A special visit to Roslyn Chapel of Da Vinci Code fame. Most of the western isles of Scotland are relatively small and off the beaten track yet their reputations around the world are impressive. Who has not heard of Iona or Mull? Their stunning beauty and dramatic location certainly help and so does another unseen mysterious quality. In building their sacred sites on these remote islands our Neolithic and Celtic ancestors recognized this quality - the power and energy in the land.
Join us in exploring the stunningly beautiful and energetic islands off the western coast of Scotland. We are offering this journey because some of the most powerful and dramatic sacred sites in the British Isles are hidden away 'North of the Border'. We will start at the most northerly of the Outer Hebrides – on the Isle of Lewis, the elegant stones of Callanish circle stand like a neolithic cathedral amidst the island's raw beauty. It has a north-south aligned leyline named after it.
As we meander our way south we will find that many of the sacred sites of these islands are empowered by the energy currents of the Callanish line. This will also be a fun and dramatic journey as we take the local ferry-boats from island to island, from Lewis and Harris to North and South Uist, to Mull, Iona and Arran. We'll also explore some of the special places on the mainland such as the amazing Loch Nell Serpent Mound and Kilmartin Valley. En route we visit holy wells, stone circles, fairy glens, chambered cairns, a former spiritual university of the Middle Ages, a serpent mound, an abbey, early saints' churches, lochs, glens, mountains, islands, beach and ocean! And at the end of this remarkable journey we will have a special guided tour of the Knights Templar sanctuary of Roslyn Chapel with its many secrets.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1, Wednesday, 21 May: You will be met at Stornoway airport on the Isle of Lewis after your connecting flight from Glasgow. Go to hotel for rest-up before. Introductions meeting. Dinner at hotel.
Day 2, Thursday, 22 May: Morning orientation meeting. Our first port of call is Callanish adjoining circles II and III for grounding and preparation before visiting the Callanish main stone circle. We will have a meditation/ceremony here. We will visit Dun Carloway Broch to see what was a grand house in the Hebrides at the time of Jesus. Dinner at the hotel.
Day 3, Friday, 23 May: Drive through the stunningly beautiful scenery of the adjoining isles of Lewis and Harris. Catch the ferry from Harris to N. Uist. Afternoon on North Uist. Visit Pobull Fhinn circle, a beautiful dreaming circle on moorland, overlooking a sea-loch and nearby Barpa Langais Chambered Cairn for drumming and deep meditation into the Earth. Stay at a hotel on Benbecula Island.
Day 4, Saturday, 24 May: En route south we will stop at Cringraval Circle where the road cuts through it. Teampull Na Troin is a ruined church which was a former spiritual university in the Middle Ages, people came from all over Europe to study here. There is a beautiful feeling here on the edge of a sea-loch. Our Lady of the Isles is a stunning 1960’s statue of Mary holding the child Jesus aloft, placed directly on the Callanish energy line! We catch the ferry to Oban on the mainland, a 5½ -hour sailing part of which is through the beautiful Sound of Mull. We will have time on board to share our experiences to date. Stay at hotel in Oban.
Day 5, Sunday, 25 May: We start the day with a visit to the amazing Loch Nell Serpent Mound. Drive to Kilmartin Valley with over 150 sacred sites! We visit Stone Avenue, Templewood stone circle, with a cist and chambered cairn. We will spend the afternoon exploring some of the sites there. Stay at Oban hotel again.
Day 6, Monday, 26 May: We catch the early Oban – Craignure, Mull ferry, just a 45 minute sailing. We then have an hour’s scenic drive through Mull to the ferry terminal over to Iona. Day on Iona: St. Columba’s chair where he used to meditate and where the Callanish energy line comes in, Iona Abbey, with its beautiful acoustic Chapel, the Nunnery gardens which are sublime, the Well of Eternal Youth, the beach, and generally exploring the island. We catch the return ferry to Mull where we stay for the night.
Day 7, Tuesday, 27 May: We start the day with a visit to Lochbuie Stone Circle, a Fairy circle surrounded by mountains, its location is idyllic. We will offer a ceremony/meditation to the elementals whose presence is very strong here. We then catch the return ferry to Oban before driving down the side of beautiful Loch Fyne to Clonaig for the ferry to Lochranza, on Isle of Arran. Stay at hotel in Brodick on Arran for two nights. Dinner at hotel.
Day 8, Wednesday, 28 May: Morning exploring sites on Arran: The six Stone circles of Machrie Moor are stunning! Brodick Homemade chocolates shop is a very sacred site! The Ring of Brodick and the magical Fairy Dell.
Day 9, Thursday, 29 May: Early morning ferry to the mainland at Ardrossan then a two-hour drive to Edinburgh. We will have an afternoon guided tour of Roslyn Chapel, the Knight’s Templar sanctuary made famous by the Da Vinci Code. Farewell dinner at our hotel.
Day 10, Friday, 30 May: To Glasgow airport for return flights home.
Member discount:
10% discount for InfoHub customer. Request a free gift certificate.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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