Celtic Mystical Journeys offers a 13-day spiritual trek through the many sacred sites of Scotland. The tour is guided by Barry Dunford, author of numerous books dealing with Scotland's religious and spiritual legacy, who gives tour-goers an informative and well-rounded idea of the importance and history of Scotland's prominent spiritual sites. The tour takes in nearly 45 sites, such as St. Ninian's chapel, Whithorn priory, the Torhouse stone circle, Drumtrodden standing stones, as well as The Holy Isle, the Saint Molaise hermit caves, the Callanish stones, which is a thirteenth century stone circle called the "Stonehenge of the North," as well as famous Rosslyn Chapel. The tour places emphasis on the intersection of spiritual, religious and historical powers throughout Scotland during its deep past and how that has shaped the landscape. The cost of the tour includes accommodation and breakfast and dinner.
Celtic Mystical Journeys
Tour to the Sacred Sites of Scotland
1-877-756-8763
celticmysticaljourneys.com
Lynott Tours offers a religious tour that puts emphasis on the Presbyterian heritage of Scotland. Presbyterian Christianity, also called Church of Scotland, has been the country's official religion since the sixteenth century when it replaced Catholicism. The tour takes in St. Mungo's Museum of Religious Life and Art, Glasgow Cathedral, the isle of Iona where St. Columba first landed and converted the Scots to Christianity, the town of St. Andrews where John Knox, the man who is noted as the great Presbyterian reformer of Scotland, first preached and St. Giles Cathedral, among others. The nine-day tour includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner, as well as all sightseeing and admittance costs.
Lynott Tours
Presbyterian Tour of Scotland
1-800-221-2474
lynotttours.com
Circle of Light International offers a six- to nine-day tour of the religious and spiritual landscape of Scotland, taking in sites relating to the Celtic, Hebraid and Druid heritage, as well as the later emergence of Christianity. Barry Dunford, author of Jesus in Scotland and The Gospel of the Grail, guides tours along with Sandra Shaw, offering insight into the places the tour visits. The tour takes in chapels, cathedrals, priories, the holy islands of western Scotland, standing stones, ancient burial sites and the sacred natural sites, including a trip to the Isle of Iona on the Autumn equinox. The cost of the tour includes accommodation at bed and breakfasts, some meals and some admittance costs to certain sites.
Circle of Light International
The Holy Land of Scotland
+011-44-0845-456-1007
spiritualholidays.com
