Arrive into Glasgow or Edinburgh Airport* and make your way to the lovely Carlton George Hotel, in the very heart of Glasgow, a place we know really well. Check in and spend the rest of the day exploring Scotland’s largest city, we will be making suggestions. Between 5 – 7pm meet Liz, Marcus and the team in the upstairs club lounge, help yourselves to complimentary alcohol, soft drinks and snacks. Overnight Glasgow. Note, over the years many guests like to arrive a day earlier to ease the jet lag and see more of Glasgow. Please ask for details.

After your first fully cooked Scottish breakfast, we head to Loch Lomond for photos & rest rooms. Then to St Conan’s Kirk, on the stunning Loch Awe. for a very quick visit. A fragment of what is believed to be Robert the Bruce’s finger bone is kept in The Bruce Chapel which also features an beautiful effigy of the king. Then to Oban where you have time to explore this, the Seafood Capital of Scotland. We then take the 4pm sail taking 45 mins to Mull getting superb views of Duart Castle. Finally 30 mins north to Tobermory checking into the traditional Western Isles Hotel, where you spend the next 4 nights. We suggest booking dinner in the hotel this evening and enjoy the best views on the island.

A free morning in Tobermory, collect your registration packs and tickets you have purchased for the clan events. Please note, everyone must register with the Clan Maclean, we will put a link once details have been released, tickets are not available through us. This afternoon meet in Tobermory for a coach to the Ulva Ferry where you take the 2pm sail to Staffa, returning at 1715, before heading back to Tobermory. There may be Clan events on tonight, please note The Western Isles Hotel is on a hill and the coach is not available in the evenings. It’s a 10 minute walk down a fairly steep hill to town. There are taxis, which we suggest you book if you don’t want to walk back.

A day trip to the wee isle of Iona. It’s a 2 hour plus drive in stunning scenery, passing Duart Castle again. From Fionnphort, it’s a ten minute sail over to the tiny island. You have plenty of time to explore on foot (no visitor’s vehicles allowed on the island), visit Iona Abbey and take pictures of the Maclean’s Cross dating back from the late 1400s. We return to Tobermory in time for the Clan events this evening, it’s a five minute walk from the hotel to the Clan Maclean Gathering tent. Typically there is a Scottish Ceilidh you can take part in. Tickets are optional and must be purchased in advance from the Clan.

Leaving Tobermory first stop at Pennygown Churchyard, probably built in the early 1200’s. Just outside the walls of the chapel lie two remarkable grave slabs – local legend says that they mark the graves of one of the Maclean Chiefs of Duart and his wife. Then on to Duart Castle to join the grand procession marching with Sir Lachan Maclean, the 28th Clan Chief. Check out the official timetable at the Clan site, we will post a link once more information is available. Typically there’s highland dancing, a battle re-enactment, kilt demonstrations, a tour of the castle and food and drinks options. The coach will remain at Duart Castle all day, leaving after the official Clan Maclean Gathering group photograph. Then back to Tobermory where there is usually a large Clan function in the tent near the Western Isles. Enjoy your final night on Mull.

Leaving Craignure on the 11am ferry we sail back to Oban and head north up the west coast to the infamous Glencoe. We drive in to show you this scenic place and out then lunch (included) at The Glencoe Inn. On to Inverness, where you check into the River Ness Hotel. Overnight in Inverness, we will suggest dining options.

This morning we head to the iconic Urquhart Castle, a majestic ruin on the banks of Loch Ness which has the largest volume of fresh water in Great Britain. Late morning we go to Culloden Visitor Centre where a private lunch is included. Then we take a tour of the centre followed by a personal tour of the Battlefield. Back to Inverness for the evening. If it’s a nice night, a stroll along the river is rather pleasant.

Your last day with the Clan Maclean Gathering coach as we head south. We stop for a comfort break only in the Victorian town of Pitlochry then down to Perth. We visit the Perth Museum where the Stone of Destiny lies, before enjoying a champagne afternoon tea at The Royal George Hotel, where Queen Victoria stayed in1848. Finally, on to a city centre hotel in Edinburgh where you spend the next two nights. Your driver and guide leave you this evening. We will of course, be recommending places to eat, drink and shop. We hope you have a great final couple of days.  

After breakfast your tour ends with us, if you wish to add to the tour, please ask for details.