Homecoming Scotland 2009 - marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of our national poet and international cultural icon Robert Burns whose message of friendship and 'Auld Lang Syne' lives on. 2009 will be a celebration of not only Robert Burns but some of Scotland's great contributions to the world: Burns, Golf, Whisky, The Scottish Enlightenment and Innovation, as well as our rich culture and heritage which lives on at home and through the many people of Scots descent who live around the world. A highlight of the planned events will be the Gathering with the Clan Parade and Pageant at Edinburgh Castle on Saturday 25 July. It will be very exciting to be part of this unique experience.
On our tour we will visit the home of Sir Walter Scott who in 1822 persuaded most of Scotland's leading figures to wear tartan to celebrate the Royal visit of George IV to Edinburgh. He even got the King to wear the kilt! It is hoped that Clansmen from around the world will wear their tartan with pride for the parade and pageant. I know from our previous tours that the MacDuff's love to wear their tartan. This photo was taken in St Machars Cathedral in Aberdeen where we had celebrated the renewal of the wedding vows of Paul and Priscilla Schmitz on the 2001 tour.
Bob & Maria Spence, Deep South Regional Conveners are the Clan MacDuff'09 Tour Coordinators in America while I, Elizabeth Kininmonth-Oliver will be the Organiser in Scotland. The provisional tour costs is $2500 per person for 2 people sharing and $2800 per person for a single room. The costs have to be provisional at this stage, as the hotels and visitor attractions are unable to confirm the costs for 2009 this early in 2008. We can also hope the $ to £ rate of exchange many improve. A deposit of $600 is requested to be paid to Bob, full details in the Clan Newsletter.
The tour price includes meals from dinner on 15 July to breakfast on 27 July - there may be a couple of lunches and dinners that are not included, to allow you the opportunity to try local restaurants either at lunch or dinner: entrance fees to all tourist att
ractions along with coach and ferry travel to our destinations: porterage of 1 piece of luggage per person at hotels: gratuities for staff at hotels.
Weather in Scotland in July is likely to be variable with temperatures varying from 55 degrees to 80 degrees fahrenheit. It can also rain! The landscape usually looks very green in July and the bell heather will be in bloom, adding bright purple hues as we travel across the moors to Oban and Glencoe. Kilchurn Castle is at the end of Loch Awe and is much photographed. I was lucky as the cloud lifted allowing the sun to spotlight the castle.
Details of the daily tours is in the article below.
On our tour we will visit the home of Sir Walter Scott who in 1822 persuaded most of Scotland's leading figures to wear tartan to celebrate the Royal visit of George IV to Edinburgh. He even got the King to wear the kilt! It is hoped that Clansmen from around the world will wear their tartan with pride for the parade and pageant. I know from our previous tours that the MacDuff's love to wear their tartan. This photo was taken in St Machars Cathedral in Aberdeen where we had celebrated the renewal of the wedding vows of Paul and Priscilla Schmitz on the 2001 tour.Bob & Maria Spence, Deep South Regional Conveners are the Clan MacDuff'09 Tour Coordinators in America while I, Elizabeth Kininmonth-Oliver will be the Organiser in Scotland. The provisional tour costs is $2500 per person for 2 people sharing and $2800 per person for a single room. The costs have to be provisional at this stage, as the hotels and visitor attractions are unable to confirm the costs for 2009 this early in 2008. We can also hope the $ to £ rate of exchange many improve. A deposit of $600 is requested to be paid to Bob, full details in the Clan Newsletter.
The tour price includes meals from dinner on 15 July to breakfast on 27 July - there may be a couple of lunches and dinners that are not included, to allow you the opportunity to try local restaurants either at lunch or dinner: entrance fees to all tourist att
ractions along with coach and ferry travel to our destinations: porterage of 1 piece of luggage per person at hotels: gratuities for staff at hotels.Weather in Scotland in July is likely to be variable with temperatures varying from 55 degrees to 80 degrees fahrenheit. It can also rain! The landscape usually looks very green in July and the bell heather will be in bloom, adding bright purple hues as we travel across the moors to Oban and Glencoe. Kilchurn Castle is at the end of Loch Awe and is much photographed. I was lucky as the cloud lifted allowing the sun to spotlight the castle.
Details of the daily tours is in the article below.
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