"Tour hosts and driver and guide in Scotland were top notch. Very responsive to questions,
​problems, desires etc. truly enjoyed traveling with them."
2016 Kilts & Quilts Textile Tour of Scotland participant
Welcome to Celtic Quilt Tours
  • Thank you for choosing to travel with us. Celtic Quilt Tours offers exciting tours for quilters, regardless of your experience. Even your non-quilting friends will love our tours, as we have something for everyone. All you need is a love of travel, interest in meeting new people and a willingness to have fun!

Travelers
  • You will find the saying, “quilters are the friendliest people” rings true! Like-minded people traveling together, bringing together strangers who depart as friends. We encourage everyone to mix and mingle at our group dinners, on the coach, at an informal pub night or two and throughout the beautiful countries we visit.

Group Dinners
  • Our group dinners provide an opportunity to sample some of the local specialties and traditional fare of each country. Every effort will be made to accommodate special dietary considerations.

Accommodation
  • Hotel accommodations are provided at four-star, centrally located hotels. Occasionally, a hotel stay may not be located right downtown, but will offer a myriad of other amenities, including on-site luxury spa, beautiful gardens and walking paths, and always a pub where you can sit and enjoy a pint or dram.

Pre-travel Information
  • We keep you well informed via a monthly newsletter, providing all kinds of information to help you prepare for your trip. Please join our Celtic Quilt Tours Facebook page, where you will enjoy updates, photos and interesting information about the history and legends, as well as “meeting” fellow travelers.
  • Please keep in mind that all travelers departing the USA and Canada will need a current Passport that will not expire until at least 6 months after the date of your scheduled return to the USA and Canada. 

Booking Your Own Airfare & Airport Transfers
  • When booking your airfare, please be aware that It is your responsibility to schedule your flight arrival/departure times to coincide with the official group transportation times to/from the designated airport. If you arrive/depart outside the group transportation times, or use an alternative airport, you will need to make your own arrangements for airport transfers to meet up with the group.
  • If your flight is delayed or cancelled and you arrive outside the designated group airport transportation time and location, it will be your responsibility (including any associated costs) to meet up with the group after you arrive. Please contact your tour hosts if you are unable to meet at the designated time and they will work with you to find alternate transportation. 

Flexibility
  • We will make every effort to follow our written itinerary. Please keep in mind our tours are planned over a year in advance and we may need to occasionally divert from what is written due to timing, weather or closure. Please know that any change will only enhance your experience.
 
Trip/Travel Insurance
  • Travel insurance is strongly recommended. The insurance premium for trip cancellation insurance is calculated at 9% of the total purchase. This premium is collected at time of initial deposit. 
  •  ​For travelers on offered escorted tours, trip cancellation protection is provided by Trip Mate Inc. All claims are to be made to Trip Mate Inc. at 1-800-888-7292 or 9225 Ward Parkway, Suite 200, Kansas City, MO 64114. For full details, please visit:  http://journeysconnect.com/about-1/group-travel-insurance.
  • Insurance through Journeys Connect is not available to travelers outside of North America. We recommend that you purchase travel insurance through a local company.

​Terms and Conditions:
  • These are private group journeys, based on a minimum number of participants to operate. Rates quoted are in US$, per person based on double occupancy. Hotels are subject to change. Depending on weather conditions and circumstances beyond our control, the itinerary is subject to change. 

Responsibility/Liability:
  • Payment of the tour package constitutes consent to all Legal policies and terms and conditions described here. Neither the Operator, Tour Hosts, nor any mentioned or unmentioned subagents / affiliates shall be held responsible for any personal injury, property damage or other loss a passenger incurs on any tour arising from acts or omissions by any air carrier, public transport company, hotel, car rental company, subcontractor or other person or organization, whether or not such company is rendering any services supplied on the tour.
  • All tickets and vouchers are issued and supplied subject to the foregoing and to any and all terms and conditions under which transportation and services are provided. The Tour Operator and Tour Hosts accepts no responsibility for losses or expenses due to delay or changes in schedules, flight cancellations or missed connections due to mechanical problems, sickness, quarantine, weather, acts of God, strikes, government actions, war, terrorism or other circumstances beyond its control. Passengers must bear all such losses or expenses.
  • To guard against unforeseen circumstances, we recommend you purchase our optional travel protection plan offered with each booking. The Tour Operator reserves the right to alter prices at any time prior to departure and without prior notice if circumstances so warrant. Any devaluation or revaluation of currencies may affect published prices. 
From the moment you arrive, until our farewell at the airport,
your Tour Hosts, Guide and Driver will work to make
your trip an adventure to remember!!