Optional Tours (at an extra cost)
Open top bus (self guided)
Whisky Distillery tour (self guided)
On your own - we will give guidance
1. Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum Guided - Limited to 12 ($35)
Half day guided walking tour Guide 1
Opened in 1901 this palace was built to house the artwork and historical exhibits of Glasgow and around the world. Kelvingrove may be built in a Spanish Architectural style but the red sandstone of its construction is pure Glasgow. This building is more than a museum, built to inform the working classes of Glasgow’s industrial past Kelvingrove is till held in great affection by the people of the city and is full of life, music and atmosphere which compliments its fascinating artefacts.
Description: Meet at hotel 13:00. Half hour guided walk or underground ride. Tour of exterior and general guiding of interior. Specific items guided by request. Half hour return walk /underground to hotel for appx 17:30
2. Glasgow Cathedral/Necropolis Guided - Limited to 12 ($30)
Half day guided walking tour Guide 1
The birthplace of Glasgow, established around the burial site of its founder St Mungo Glasgow has one of the few Scottish cathedrals to survive the religious storm that was the protestant reformation. Showing the grandeur of religious buildings from the middle ages and the central role they played in promoting art, architecture and in contributing to creating society as we know it today. The nearby Necropolis (city of the dead) is the site of the personal monuments to the great and good from the city of Glasgow from the 1800's with wide views across the city.
Description: Meet at hotel 09:00. Half hour guided walk to the site. Visit to Provans Land (Oldest domestic property in Glasgow) entry fee? Museum of Religious Life, entry fee? Cathedral Precint ( check restrictions on groups and possible events), Cathedral, Necropolis. Half hour guided return walk to hotel 12:303
3. Pollok park Guided - Limited to 12 ($35)
¾ day guided tour public transport and walking Guide 2
365 acres of country estate is an oasis of picturesque tranquillity surrounded by Glasgow. Reached by public bus you will have a chance to come face to face with highland cattle, the iconic ‘hairy coos’ beloved by the Scots and now the world. The river Cart meanders through its grounds looked over by the magnificent 18th C Pollok House. Home to a café and some fine art. Pollok park is also home to the stunning Burrel Collection currently closed for renovation but due to re-open before your visit. Pollok park is known as a wee world apart, so much so that in the 1970s to prevent encroachment of developers the park sought to declare its independence from Scotland!
Description: Guided walk then public bus to the park. Guided walk to include Pollok House, Burrell Collection and key areas of park. Public bus return and guided walk back to hotel for mid afternoon. Burrell collection and park are free, Pollok house entry fee.
4. Argyll Tour - Full day mini bus and walking Guide Miles ($110)
For 700 years Argyll is both a place and a title. Just over an hour from Glasgow you will enter a whole other world where the highland clans fused with the Viking raiders to create a people apart. Clan Cambell the Dukes of Argyll remain a key part of the Scottish aristocaracy. On this trip you will travel via the beautiful shores of Loch Lomond into the mountainous west where you will have a chance to visit the picturesque loch-side town of Inveraray and the present home and ornamental gardens of the Duke of Argyll at Inverary Castle.
Description: Meet at hotel. 1.5 hr guided drive via Loch Lomond to view of Kilchurn Castle and Inveraray town. Visit town self guided 1hr. Shuttle to Inverary Castle, snack lunch guided visit of Castle and gardens. Return via Luss (scenic Loch Lomond-side village) return 17:00
Entry fee for Inverarary Castle/gardens
Overnight in Glasgow