mcleanscotland  are local Scots who pride ourselves on showing you the nooks & crannies other tours companies pass on by.   We can show you those hidden gems even Scots do not know!  mcleanscotland of Perth tour company for vacations to Scotland here are our guides all Scottish for your satisfaction.  A whisky tour with sightseeing for 3 nights in Edinburgh Scotland with mcleanscotland

Welcome to Scotland

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DAY ONE:  arrival at Edinburgh airport 11.10am, mcleanscotland will meet you and transfer you by coach to a nice Scottish pub, where lunch can be taken.  We then take a city tour by coach ending at the Castle.  You may visit here or wander along the Royal Mile.  Free time in our capital city, we will hold your luggage until check in, in the coach. The coach will meet you once again at the Castle at 3.30pm, transferring you to the Royal Scots Club.  Situated in one of Edinburgh’s finest Georgian streets this is a rare combination, the charm of a country house hotel with a cosy club atmosphere. Founded in 1919 as a tribute to those who fell in The Great War The Royal Scots Club is proud of its heritage. Traditional values are very important. Courtesy, personal service and warm hospitality are at the very heart of the Club. The  Douglas Room has been booked for 5.30pm for your private meeting.  Following your meeting, this room is yours again for a private dinner.  After your dinner, please accept our membership card of THE SCOTCH MALT WHISKY ASSOCIATION for you to enjoy the surroundings of the Leith club. Enjoy your first evening in our country, maybe sharing a dram or two at Leith?

DAY TWO: After a Full Scottish breakfast we meet you at the hotel for a 9am departure to Tullibardine distillery in Perthshire for 10am, where we have a quick tour and visit.  En route to Crieff we will be making a courtesy stop in Perth, at the Caithness Glass Centre, refreshment and rest rooms available here.  Just a wee stop as we pick up another member of mcleanscotland staff’ Liz McIntyre. The directly to the Famous Grouse Whisky Distillery for 12 – 12.30 visit. Once at the distillery you will be guided around this amazing experience, before ending at the restaurant for a special tasting: with 5 superb whiskies for you to enjoy.  As Scotland’s oldest distillery, it has a long and colourful history!  From illicit stills and smugglers to today’s Glenturret, which is still made the traditional way, the tour will give you an insight on how this single malt is produced.  After the Grouse, we head back to Edinburgh via a different route.  Liz is a new member of our staff and has family in Pitlochry, which is our route on the way back to Edinburgh, so she will enlighten us with a few local notes as we travel through the glens and mountains of Perthshire, with another stop, this time EDRADOUR DISTILLERY.  We then make our way south to Perth, for a wonderful “pub meal” in the Foundry Pub.  This will be at your own expense as the meal/drinks are not included within today’s package.  This is one of the best pubs in Perth and the staff and locals are very friendly.  It also has an exceptional whisky display for even more drams if you have the capacity!  Liz works here also!

DAY THREE: A guided tour today to Rosslyn Chapel.  Its construction began in 1446 and has since evoked wonder and surprise with the beauty and intricacy of its stonework. The chapel served as a family house of worship through most of the 1500s, though the St Clair's continued Catholicism after the Reformation in 1560 led to considerable tensions with the Kirk. The altars were finally destroyed in August 1592 and the chapel fell into disuse. During their attack on nearby Rosslyn Castle in 1650, Cromwell's troops used the chapel as stables, but left it otherwise unharmed. Restoration was begun by James St Clair in 1736, who reglazed the windows and made the building weatherproof once more. More repairs followed through the 1800s, and in 1861 the 3rd Earl of Rosslyn restarted Sunday services at the chapel. The baptistry and organ loft were added to the west end in 1881.  At the meeting of the South Aisle and the Lady Chapel is the stunningly carved pillar known as the apprentice pillar (pictured above). It is said that the master mason was instructed by Sir William St Clair to build a pillar to match a drawing he had provided. The master mason went to Italy to study the original, and in his absence an apprentice produced the magnificent pillar on view today. The story does not have a happy ending: the master mason was so consumed with envy on his return that he killed the apprentice with a blow from his mallet. There are other legends associated with Rosslyn Chapel's links with the Knights Templar and the Masons. Sealed burial vaults below the chapel are thought to contain the remains of ten Barons of Rosslyn in their full armour. But some believe these vaults, or other parts of the chapel, may also contain the Holy Grail, or the Ark of the Covenant, or part of the actual cross on which Christ was crucified.  We return to Edinburgh where the remainder of the day is your free time to explore and visit some of the fantastic sites available in this, our Capital City.  For Dinner this evening we have reserved a table for you at The Dome, one of the Capital’s mossuperior eating houses!  This is for 8pm. Overnight at the Royal Scots Club.  

DAY FOUR:  Free time this morning – your last chance for those souvenirs, whisky bottles and gifts!  The first departures from Edinburgh airport, we will leave Edinburgh at 13.30 for the 16.15 flights. mcleanscotland will transfer you in time for your flight home

For the lucky few, enjoy your extra night here in Edinburgh!  And again, enjoy the golf!

TOTAL COST FOR TEN PEOPLE FROM £4745  FULLY GUIDED with luxury transport as shown below. Not included; flights, entrance to any location other than mentioned, evening meals at the Dome and pub in Perth.

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