Whew: What a couple of years! At one point it actually seemed that we were not going to survive the worldwide effect that Covid had on the tourism industry, but, thanks to Grants from the Scottish Government we are still here.
However we have had to rethink our tour strategy in response to Covid and the impact that it had on tourism. Many accommodation providers and restaurants are no longer with us. Historic Environment Scotland has had to close some visitor attractions in order to assess their safety. Many places have reduced visitor numbers in order to provide a safe environment. Hotels and restaurants are operating on reduced hours and capacity due to both staff and ingredient shortages. Prices have increased across the board, including fuel and insurance which have directly impacted us.
We have stopped our online booking system in the meantime as we want to ensure that we can provide the tour that you want, with access to all the sites that we would visit. As we could not guarantee a future tour would be able to do this we felt it better for guests to contact us directly so that we could check what is and what was not possible to provide so we did not make false promises to our visitors.
We have also moved to providing only Private Tours. There are two main reasons for this. 1) A group known to each other is safer in this Covid world and 2) we found that shared tours could create conflict within a group due to differing priorities. We hope you understand this decision.
We hava also removed our Seven day tours for the time being.
Covid taught us that being out in the fresh air was wonderful. We are introducing walking tours of Dunfermline and West Fife and the surrounding areas. There are many open spaces in this area of great Heritage and History, where walking and living at a slower pace will be good for both our health and mental well-being. Get in touch if you are interested by emailing enquiries@clanmackenzieroutes.com or telephoning 07468481589.
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