We thought our guide was excellent. If we were to make another trip with Wilderness Scotland we would request David to be our guide.

David was fantastic in every way. He never had time off the whole week. He was always patient, understanding, and certainly well experienced in hiking.

Our guide was generally friendly and accommodating if there were any issues we had. he was a really nice guy. But...
I would have preferred more stories. Not just the occasional historical notes of Scotland but other stories and information as well. He was also not so attentive to the difficulties I had while hiking. EG: I wrongly placed a foot and fell, leaving my knee in a precarious position. The guide was not sure how to help until I had to ask him to lift my knee out. And then he continued walking and didn't stop when there was another 'tricky' spot to navigate. He often walked far ahead of the group. I was almost always the last one, and I would have liked him to stop more often and allow me to catch up. I often had to ask which was the best way to navigate a certain section, and the answer was invariably "anyway is good". So overall, I would have preferred more hands-on input.


TEAM WILDERNESS RESPONSE:

It is really nice to read that you had a lovely experience on your Skye walking trip. Our guides will always try and share as much information about the areas travelled through. The guide will certainly reflect on your comments to add more in future. We appreciate that guide may have been at the front at times. Our guides will try and manage their time evenly by walking with different members of the group at different times but also need to balance this with the need to lead at the front when necessary. Your guide will certainly reflect on these comments for future. Thanks for booking onto this trip and delighted that you had a great time.

Informative, friendly and very helpful.

The guides were great, and adapted to the ever-changing Scottish weather, adding a bit extra on a sunny day to compensate for a wet one previously. Good local knowledge, good cycling expertise and maintenance skills, and an uncanny ability to reverse the van and bike trailer through the narrowest spaces.

The Wilderness Scotland guides were exemplary. Nothing was too much trouble, from the briefing before each ride to the expertise in bike mechanics and attention to details in order to make our riding a safe and enjoyable pursuit.
I was particularly impressed at the guides willingness to talk about some of my interests on the tour, the geology of the regions and the animals, landscape and history in which they showed a thorough knowledge.

Both David and Wally are experienced, friendly and knowledgeable. With their due care, practical tips and encouragement, I managed to have break-throughs in finishing most of the though routes. My sincere thanks to both of them.

As I mentioned previously, Dave Greer is an exceptional guide. We've traveled around the world (65-70 countries) and have used guides in many places, and he's at the top of the list!
He's extremely attentive to people's needs, has a noticeable intuitive streak, he has exceptionally high EQ and is able to build on whatever else people are talking about, and he seems interested in what you're saying, which is remarkable considering how many different people he has to deal with. He's also very knowledgeable and entertaining, and he delighted my husband with all his information about Scottish whiskey!

Our guides by turns accompanied us on bike and support vehicle.
They offered detailed information for the for the part of the route ahead of us by means of map and accurate explanation.
Nevertheless on the road we sometimes took the wrong turn or the group split up
because of everyone’s individual speed.
David and Neil always managed to bring all of us to the next meeting point along
the way and everyone savely reached the destination in the evening.
Although they pedaled some extra mile to accompany the faster as well as the
slower ones of our group, both did this in a calm pleasant and very friendly way.

What Neil and David did for us was much more than just guiding, I would call it a
full week complete service.
- luggage service
We had lightweight bikes, for our guides this meant dragging lots of our heavy
bags to the van in the morning and to the hotel in the evening.
- technical service
to keep our bikes running
- food service
preparing our picnic and coffee stops (always in style with tablecloth)
- psychological service
When my legs lost power the last miles of the day, I appreciated the encouraging
words of Neil or David riding by my side.
- knowledge service
Due to our guides‘ detailed knowledge we learned a lot about the regions we
passed through.

Wilderness Scotland Promise: „ you can expect to be in friendly and safe hands“

I completely agree

David was just as he describes himself: organized, laid back & stoic. He was always quietly supporting us and so attentive to our needs. I really appreciated that he believed in our abilities and just always seemed to be there when we needed him. It felt like he was always one step ahead, adjusting and rearranging routes, timing, the schedule to ensure we had the most optimal experience. He made our trip extremely special.

As noted, the guys accommodated everyone and every situation with grace, charm and humor.

The guides were pretty good at making everyone was ok and accommodating a range of speeds and desires. I was often on my own for an hour at a time, but then I'd come around a corner and a guide would be waiting for me. I also appreciated their flexibility in adapting the schedule to the weather.

We felt very well taken care of by David and Neil.

They were great guys who worked hard and were always super helpful. Dave helped with a flat in record time. Neal kept the conversation lively and was eager to help as well.

The guide during our trekking in Torridon was very helpful. He explained and gave us information about certain flora and fauna and was always pleased to answer to our questions and queries.

Our guide for trekking David Bucket was very informative and friendly . He made our trekking experience a memorable one .

Joe (the Quiraing) and David (Torridon) were both a delight. Temperamentally perfect for our gang. Please give them our contact info in case they are ever in the Southwest U.S.