The Story Tours services

The tours are always bespoke / custom made to your needs. There are two types of service:

~ Step-on guide - your vehicle, per half-day (jump to costs)

~The works - Pick up and drop off at airport, hired vehicle, itinery planned, accomodation etc

hired van tour for four people, week long One day tour of MacColl Land, Appin, as a step on guide

Hired van tour for four people, week long; One day tour as a step on guide.

Through my intimate knowledge of both Clan history, Tale and highland life, past and present, you'll get much more from your trip than guide-books can furnish, and you'll come away understanding Scotland and your ancestors better than before.

A customized day tour might involve:

Carnasserie Castle, of Bishop Carswell, Argyll. ~ From your local accomodation, travelling to an area of interest to you, all the while hearing Tales, history and having questions answered with Gàidhlig Highland knowledge, charm and humour.

~ As you walk the ancestral land that your people were born on, farmed, fought on, where they had their homes, you'll hear what they wore, thought and felt; how their crafts gave them survival. You'll benefit from the detailed information that only your ancestral area can supply.

~ You might take a lunch of Highland fayre in a local hostelry. The afternoon might be spent similarly in another area of interest, or perhaps you'll see the West Coast as your ancestors often did - from the sea on board a small boat.

~ The evening might then involve an atmospheric storytelling Cèilidh of some of the great works of the Celtic tradition so fundamental to the Celtic way of life, or perhaps the evening might take in a folk music session in a pub or a highland dance. Ceilidh with musicians in Biggar, Bailie land

"The story of the Appin Murders has been the best piece of Scottish history of my journey"
Richard Harrex, New Zealand.

Costs for the full service
Of course this depends on what you want but typically a tour for 1 week around Scotland's beautiful west coast, inclusive of B&B, will cost
For a couple	about 1800 pounds
Group of 4 in a hired vehicle	about 700 per person
Group up to 14 people	about 500 per person.
Meals not included in costings.

Costs for the Step on Guide service
Half day	80 GBP (about 140 USD) +expenses
Full day	150 GBP (about 280 USD) +expenses
Subsequent days	100 GBP (about 190 USD) +expenses

The not-so-small-print.
Typical expenses are travel for Scot and sometimes the organsier, Sam, to meet the client and during the day as a step-on guide.
Sometimes, overnight accommodation is also required for Scot/Sam while conducting Story Tours.
Most expenses can be predicted well in advance.
All fees are paid in Pounds Sterling.
Bookings for the Story-Tours are finalised when contract and deposit is exchanged (40%).