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

SCOTTISH GUIDES by MCLEANSCOTLAND

 PAUL MCLEAN THE FIRST TOUR I did was for friends from USA who came over for a vacation and asked if I would join them as guide.  Which I did, we had a great time.  two months later they rang me and asked if I would do the same for friends of theirs, I agreed.  Had another great time, and thought there was something in this.  Many folks (USA) do not want to come to a strange land without knowing where to go and what to see.  So I started out this way, took some clients on tour myself, some went on car rentals etc, which I planned their itinerary and all accommodation etc.  It has grown from a hobby to a full time career in these past ten years.  As for Scottish heritage and geography - I have O levels in both, and they still remain my best subjects and hobbies.  I can bore people to death with Scotland! This is my company I share with Liz, so everything will be done (and more) to ensure you enjoy your vacation with us.  I drive and guide maybe ten tours a year, I am very choosey I'm afraid.  I also work with wee man Colin on the coach tours we do together.  Some other guiding I do is for wee groups from Scandinavia (mainly) for whisky tours.  I'm saying nothing!      Can you tell I all wrote these?

Lamont is a friend and excellent guide living on Islay. What he does not know about the whisky and island life on Islay, can fit on a postage stamp with room to spare.  Airport pick ups, meeting you at the ferry, he will arrange this to match your timings.  As he says, "I always have a wee dram in the car (I call it my SECOND AID kit!) so I can keep your guests happy."  He is a local and knows many other locals, including the distillery and hotel/bar staff!  When going to Islay we will place you in the very capable hands of Lamont!  Paul.

ANDY GRANT is a Drum Major with the Denny & Dunipace Pipe Band (world champions of 2006), he is ex Argyll & Sutherland - Army.  He knows Scotland well and his history is well matched, he also has a wicked sense of humour!  He is a driver guide and lives in Aberdeen for his sins. When he is not with the pipe band, Andy is available during the summer (sometimes winter too) for driver guiding around the whole of Scotland, although he does like his own patch - Aberdeenshire and Speyside.  He knows a thing or two about whisky, is a stinker for getting things right (damn him!) and if you say Urquhart castle is lovely, he will correct you "it's actually Castle Urquhart".  Did I say he has a sense of humour?  Oh aye, and one more thing, he married a Campbell lassie!  I can just now hear most all of the world in uproar, "why have mcleanscotland hired a Campbell lover?" Well, it's like this you see; he was kind enough at an early age to do the best thing possible for this wee lassie, marry here and give her another name!  way to go big man. That's him there pondering the world ... or why he still talks to us!

Andy shown here being interviewed for radio at a competition

MIKE LYNCH - what can we say about Mike?  he's Irish and talks it, lives it and he can tell a tale or two. So what do we use Mike for? (we don't know either!) Actually he is a good friend of mcleanscotland whom we met in Ireland one year, he know lives here in Scotland, he liked us that much, he moved!  Mike is a senior pro Golfer and can take any number of golfers here in Scotland and Ireland on tour.  He is what it says on the tin, a pro golfer.  He can yap for Ireland also. We trust Mike with anyone, he has that charm only the Irish have (oh did I say, I am half Irish too) that gets him away with anything.  Mike is a driver and guide specialising in golf tours, pubs and tales old and new, good man so you are! below right.

THE TEXT BELOW IS FROM OUR RECOMMENDATIONS PAGE; Mats mentions our pals over on Islay who guide for us there, especially whisky!

Paul,  I should have written earlier but had a full schedule. Thank you for everything you and your team had arranged for us. We had a wonderful time and we brought some good weather too. Our first afternoon starting with a traditional pub lunch and then a couple of hours at CULZEAN "(colleen)" castle was grat fun before going to Islay. Our welcome on Islay and the program and treats that followed was just fantastic. Jim had done a wonderful job preparing it and Lamont did a wonderful job taking us around. Hotel and food also amazing. What can I say!?  Also Terry gave us some time for shopping in Glasgow and finally we had lunch at Willow Tea Rooms before going back home. I´d do it all again any day.  Thank´s again and let´s keep in touch.  Best regards   Mats Larsson, Sweden  
 

We have good friends in all sorts of locations who guide for us, no matter where you wish to go, we will find a guide or driver/guide for you with expert local knowledge, well, that's what it's all about eh!

The guides above are just a wee sample. More to follow soon.  Aye we do use Blue Badge Guides also, but sometimes non blue badgers are just as good, or dare we say better!  Well, none of these above are badgers.  Why not read what people say about us in our recommendations page, includes guides  ...  www.mcleanscotland.co.uk/whatpeoplesayaboutus.asp

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