I am an experienced adventurer with many years of sea kayaking, canoeing, sailing and mountaineering in many of the world’s wildest places; from Antarctica to Greenland and many places in between. As a Fellow of The Royal Geographical Society and a Master Educator of Leave No Trace, I am committed to sustainable tourism contributing positively to communities and wildlife in the places I work.
I love sharing the wild places of Scotland, whether Mountains, Glens, Loch or Coast. Apart from helping you have a fun and enjoyable holiday, I hope you will connect with both the place and the experience when you travel with us. I am very interested in the folklore and traditional uses of plants and other natural resources and run training on wild food and ethnobotany. You may get some very ‘fresh’ ingredients to try on a trip with me.
Almost anywhere on the west or northern coasts and islands of Scotland. If I have to choose, then Shetland never fails to blow my mind.
Myles Farnbank is not my original name..!
“I love sharing the wild places of Scotland, whether Mountains, Glens, Loch or Coast. Apart from helping you have a fun and enjoyable holiday, I hope you will connect with both the place and the experience when you travel with us. I am very interested in the folklore and traditional uses of plants and other natural resources and run training on wild food and ethnobotany. You may get some very ‘fresh’ ingredients to try on a trip with me.”
Mountain Training Association: https://mt.tahdah.me/profile/index/4651
International Sea Kayak Guide Association: http://www.iskga.com/myles-farnbank/
I am an experienced wilderness guide with many years of sea kayaking, canoeing, sailing and mountaineering in some of the worlds wildest places. I am committed to the principles of ecotourism contributing positively to communities and wildlife in the places I work.
I am a Fellow of The Royal Geographical Society. I am a qualified Marine Wildlife Guide and Trainer for the WiSe Marine Wildlife Watching Scheme. If I were asked to state my USP it would be, expertise at creating outdoor experiences and training to help deeply connect people with both place and experience. I am championing the Leave No Trace message in the UK, liaising with a range of agencies and organisations to get a consistent picture on best practice relating to responsible recreational activity in our wild lands. I am passionate about sea kayak & canoe expeditions and have paddled in many varied locations from Antarctic Peninsula, Greenland, Baffin Island, Norway, Sweden, Sardinia, Croatia, Austria, France, Canada, Madagascar, New Zealand, West and East coast USA as well as extensively in my home waters of Scotland. In recent years I have been providing consulting services to adventure travel businesses and DMO’s around the world. To date Oman, Namibia, Ireland, Armenia, Georgia, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Norway and Kyrgyzstan.
In 2011 Myles led two sailing and sea kayak expeditions back to back in Antarctica. Sailing from Puerto Williams in Chile across the infamous Drake Passage and then sea kayaking and camping on the ice along the Antarctic Peninsula. 42 days continuous guiding in one of the worlds wildest and most beautiful locations.
I have a keen interest in the traditional uses of plants and other natural resources and run training on wild food and ethnobotany.
Both Donald and Myles were extremely knowledgeable and fantastic guides.
Vanessa Robson
Sea Kayaking - Outer Hebrides
Reviewed on 05/10/2020
Myles and Donald are welcoming and friendly, offering instruction and tips and boosting confidence. So willing to share knowledge of the wildlife or geology or the island’s history as well as where your Skeg should be. They really are superb guides.
Matthew Cousins
Sea Kayaking - Outer Hebrides
Reviewed on 30/09/2020
Both guides were exceptional and we were very lucky to have both Donald and Myles with so much experience and different knowledge, interests and personalities to bring to the trip. I always felt in very safe hands. They really did make it the success it was.
Penny Macfarlane
Sea Kayaking - Outer Hebrides
Reviewed on 27/09/2020
Trip / Departure | Availability | Status | Price | Book |
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Wilderness Walking – The Isle of Skye 27th Mar - 2nd Apr 2021 |
7 place(s) left | UNCONFIRMED | £1,695 | Book Now |
Open Canoeing – North West Highlands 15th May - 21st May 2021 |
7 place(s) left | UNCONFIRMED | £1,065 | Book Now |
Open Canoeing – Canoeing the Scottish Highlands 29th May - 4th Jun 2021 |
6 place(s) left | CONFIRMED | £1,495 | Book Now |
High Points of Torridon and Wester Ross 26th Jun - 2nd Jul 2021 |
8 place(s) left | UNCONFIRMED | £1,595 | Book Now |
Wilderness Walking – Outer Hebrides and Skye 14th Aug - 20th Aug 2021 |
8 place(s) left | UNCONFIRMED | £1,735 | Book Now |
Sea Kayaking – The Isle of Mull 4th Sep - 9th Sep 2021 |
2 place(s) left | CONFIRMED | £1,395 | Book Now |
Sometimes it's nice to get family and friends together and travel privately for some quality time. This means you benefit from all the features of the group departure, including hand-picked accommodation and expert local guides and we'll take care of it all. Then you can make your choice of departures dates and we'll get back to you to finalise the details.
We work together with our team of guides to decide which departures they lead each year. As part of that, guides provide available dates that they are free to be booked. This means that any of the dates you see in the first field of the form below, could be perfect for your private departure or customised tour.
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