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MacLean & Bruce is a Scottish destination management company for advisors whose clients expect privacy, access and exceptional detail. Founded in 2013 with whisky writer Charles MacLean MBE, we design and run private journeys, groups and events throughout Scotland, and look after your clients from arrival to departure.
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You know your clients. We know Scotland. We work alongside you from the first brief to the last transfer, so your clients experience the country as we do, and you can be confident every detail is in hand.
Tailor-made tours for couples, families and friends. Private tours of Scotland.
Programmes for incentive winners and small corporate groups, with exclusive-use houses and private dining.
Quiet estates and country houses for meetings, with time outdoors built in.
Private distillery visits and tastings across Speyside, Islay and the Highlands.
Distilleries, estates and wildlife on the west coast and in the Hebrides. Superyacht support.
Anniversaries, milestone birthdays and family gatherings, planned in quiet detail.
Whisky runs through almost every journey we create. MacLean & Bruce was founded with Charles MacLean MBE, one of the world’s leading authorities on Scotch, and our team knows the distilleries, the warehouses and the people behind them.
Galleries, the Old Town, festivals and some of Scotland’s best restaurants.
Glencoe, sea lochs and the great sporting estates. Highlands private tours.
The Trotternish ridge, island distilleries and the Hebrides. Skye private tours.
Whisky at source, with private visits and warehouse tastings.
Golf, castles, coastal villages and the home of the Bruce family at Broomhall.
Big trees, great houses, rivers and gardens.
A destination management company plans and runs the journey on the ground: accommodation, transport, guides, private access and every detail in between. You keep the relationship with your client; we take care of Scotland.
Yes. We work with travel advisors, agencies and concierge teams, and can present proposals under your own name if you prefer.
Yes. Alongside couples and families we arrange private programmes for small corporate groups, incentive winners, leadership retreats and client entertainment, often around whisky and exclusive-use houses.
Yes. We arrange shore programmes on the west coast and in the Hebrides: distilleries, estates, wildlife and private dining, timed around the yacht.
Six to twelve months is ideal for the summer and for the most sought-after houses. We also receive many enquiries at short notice, and will always do our very best to make a late journey happen.
Tell us about your clients, their dates and what they enjoy. We will come back with a shape for the journey and arrange every detail.
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