Clan Tours from Edinburgh & Glasgow

Clan Tours from Edinburgh & Glasgow – New for 2024!

Clan Tours from Edinburgh & Glasgow – Due to the success of our Clan Tours we are now pleased to be able to offer our range of Scottish Highland Clan Tours from Edinburgh & Glasgow for 2024! 

Please take some time to browse our range of Clan Tours from Edinburgh & Glasgow we are always adding to it. If you cannot see your particular Clan then please email us and we will happily work with you to create the perfect tour for you! 

3 Day Clan Cameron Tour 

Day One – We collect you from your chosen departure point in Edinburgh or Glasgow. After booking one of the team will be in contact to discuss options and build the perfect day for the road north to Inverness

Day Two – We tour Clan Cameron country which lies 65 miles from Inverness around Fort William on the west coast. Achnacarry Castle (briefly known as Castle Commando) is the clan seat, and also the home of Donald Cameron of Lochiel, 27th chief of the clan. Visiting the Clan Cameron Museum can easily be linked with seeing the castle because it is located in a cottage close by.

Day Three – Return to Edinburgh or Glasgow. Again we will discuss with you the options that you wish to take on the road south after booking. 

Clan Chisholm Tartan - - Scottish Clan Tours from Inverness

3 Day Clan Chisholm Tour

Day One – We collect you from your chosen departure point in Edinburgh or Glasgow. After booking one of the team will be in contact to discuss options and build the perfect day for the road north to Inverness

Day Two – The Chisholm clan tour from inverness centres on the village of Cannich in Strathglass, and the three main valleys running west from Strathglass These are Glen Affric, Glen Cannich and Strathfarrar. Erchless Castle is the clan seat, although in private hands since its sale in 1935. Hamish Chisholm of Chisholm is the 33rd chief.

Day Three – Return to Edinburgh or Glasgow. Again we will discuss with you the options that you wish to take on the road south after booking. 

3 Day Clan Cumming Tour

Day One – We collect you from your chosen departure point in Edinburgh or Glasgow. After booking one of the team will be in contact to discuss options and build the perfect day for the road north to Inverness

Day Two – Join us on our Clan Cumming Tour from Inverness. (Which is also the Clan Comyn Tour from Inverness.) A powerful clan with a tumultuous history.  Clan Cumming, also known as Clan Comyn, is a Scottish clan from the central Highlands that played a major role in the history of 13th century Scotland.  Take a journey with us through their clanland.  Skirting the edge of the Cairngorm mountains we stop at the Cummings/Comyn stronghold of Lochindorb Castle and up through the Altyre Estate.  Onto the Morayshire coast for a beachside lunch and time for a stop into Glen Moray Distillery as we make our way back to Inverness.

Day Three – Return to Edinburgh or Glasgow. Again we will discuss with you the options that you wish to take on the road south after booking. 

Clan Fraser of Lovat Tartan - Scottish Clan Tours from Inverness

3 Day Clan Fraser of Lovat Tour

Day One – We collect you from your chosen departure point in Edinburgh or Glasgow. After booking one of the team will be in contact to discuss options and build the perfect day for the road north to Inverness

Day two – The Clan Fraser of Lovat tour from Inverness stops first at Beauly, just outside of Inverness, which was Fraser of Lovat’s main settlement, and a rewarding stop. Beaufort Castle is the clan seat, although it was sold to settle debts in 1990’s. Fraser country has become more popular since the TV show, Outlander. The current chief is Simon Fraser, 18th Lord Lovat, 25th MacShimidh (pronounced Macsheemee).

Day Three – Return to Edinburgh or Glasgow. Again we will discuss with you the options that you wish to take on the road south after booking.

Clan Mackay Tartan - Scottish Clan Tours from Inverness

3 Day Clan Mackay Tour

Day One – We collect you from your chosen departure point in Edinburgh or Glasgow. After booking one of the team will be in contact to discuss options and build the perfect day for the road north to Inverness

Day Two – The Clan Mackay Tour from Inverness heads to the clan heartland which is called Mackay Country (because it translates from the Gaelic name, Duthaich MhicAoidh). Strathnaver Museum is a great place to discover the clan story. These clanlands lie in the far north west, around Tongue, so the ancient clan seat was Castle Varrich.The current chief of Clan Mackay is Aeneas Simon Mackay, 15th Lord Reay.

Day Three – Return to Edinburgh or Glasgow. Again we will discuss with you the options that you wish to take on the road south after booking. 

Clan Mackenzie Tartan - Scottish Clan Tours from Inverness

3 Day Clan Mackenzie Tour

Day One – We collect you from your chosen departure point in Edinburgh or Glasgow. After booking one of the team will be in contact to discuss options and build the perfect day for the road north to Inverness

Day Two – We enjoy a tour of Clan Mackenzie country as it takes us all the way from Inverness to Wester Ross. The Clan Mackenzie have been around since the 1200’s, but rose to immense power and influence from the 1500’s. Their clanlands, as mentioned, stretched from west coast to east coast and included around a dozen castles. The current clan seat is Castle Leod, near Dingwall, which is the home of the clan chief, John Mackenzie, 5th Earl of Cromartie

Day Three – Return to Edinburgh or Glasgow. Again we will discuss with you the options that you wish to take on the road south after booking. 

Clan Mackintosh Tartan - Scottish Clan Tours from Inverness

3 Day Clan Mackintosh Tour

Day One – We collect you from your chosen departure point in Edinburgh or Glasgow. After booking one of the team will be in contact to discuss options and build the perfect day for the road north to Inverness

Day Two -Our Clan Mackintosh tour is our most local one, as the clan were from the Inverness area. The King gave Clan Mackintosh rich lands around Inverness in the 1100’s. They became quite powerful, as a result, and a number of clans joined their confederation which was known as Clan Chattan (pronounced (Hattan). John Mackintosh of Mackintosh is the 31st Chief, and his mother maintains an interesting historical collection at the clan seat, Moy Hall.

Day Three – Return to Edinburgh or Glasgow. Again we will discuss with you the options that you wish to take on the road south after booking. 

Clan Rose Tartan - Scottish Clan Tours from Inverness

3 Day Clan Rose Tour

Day One – We collect you from your chosen departure point in Edinburgh or Glasgow. After booking one of the team will be in contact to discuss options and build the perfect day for the road north to Inverness

Day Two – The Clan Rose Tour runs east from Inverness, as the clanlands lie primarily in Strathnairn and Nairnshire. The Rose family settled by the river Nairn in 1230, and secured their clan seat, Kilravock Castle, thereafter by marriage. The Rose family has always had a close relationship with the town of Nairn, many of them being town Provosts (Mayors). The current chief is David Rose, 26th Baron of Kilravock (pronounced Kilrock).

Day Three – Return to Edinburgh or Glasgow. Again we will discuss with you the options that you wish to take on the road south after booking. 

Mackay Country Stone - Scottish Clan Tours from Inverness

Custom Scottish Clan Tours from Edinburgh & Glasgow

 We love helping our guests to discover the places important to their ancestors. The Clan Tours from Edinburgh & Glasgow listed above are the tours that, up until now, have been the most commonly requested. But many of our guests have asked for different clan tours. We have presented these, below, in bullet point form. As a result, you should be able to more quickly discover whether we already have your clan tour ready to go. Even if your clan is not on the list below, we would encourage you to contact us, and we will be able to provide advice and information.
After all – you know what they say in the clanlands …. “Come away in, the door is open and the kettle’s on!”

  • Brodie
  • Cumming
  • Davidson
  • Farquharson
  • Gordon
  • Gunn
  • Grant
  • Innes
  • Keith
  • Logan
  • MacBean
  • MacDonald
  • MacGillivray
  • Mackinnon
  • MacLennan
  • MacLeod of Assynt
  • MacLeod of Skye
  • MacPhail
  • Macpherson
  • Macrae
  • Matheson
  • Murray /Moray
  • Ross
  • Shaw
  • Sinclair
  • Sutherland
  • Urquhart

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