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    With 80+ packaged tours and the option to customise any trip, we offer the widest range of inspiring adventure holidays, journeys and active experiences in the most remote and beautiful regions of the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

    Choose from travel themes and activities like walking, wildlife and winter trips, or cycling, sailing and sea kayaking.

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    We take care of every detail so that you have the most inspiring experience possible. That means we take the worry out of finding the local hidden trails to explore, the most friendly accommodation to stay and the tasty eateries that know how to treat fresh seasonal ingredients. Don’t take our word for it though, we have over 4,500 customer reviews so you can see what other travellers thought of the trips you’re interested in booking.

     

    Tours by Month

    TripDatePriceAvailabilityBook
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye3rd Jun - 9th Jun 2023£2,3451 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wildlife Adventures - Mull, Staffa and Iona10th Jun - 16th Jun 2023£2,3752 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Cairngorms National Park & Royal Deeside10th Jun - 16th Jun 2023£2,0552 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye10th Jun - 16th Jun 2023£2,3451 place(s) leftBook Now
    Road Cycling - Highland Coast to Coast17th Jun - 23rd Jun 2023£2,4453 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides: Uists, Barra and Mingulay24th Jun - 30th Jun 2023£2,3451 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wildlife Adventures - Mull, Staffa and Iona24th Jun - 30th Jun 2023£2,3753 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way26th Jun - 3rd Jul 2023£2,2653 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wildlife Adventures - Mull, Staffa and Iona1st Jul - 7th Jul 2023£2,3755 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye8th Jul - 14th Jul 2023£2,245Trip Full
    Wilderness Walking - Cairngorms National Park & Royal Deeside8th Jul - 14th Jul 2023£2,0554 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way10th Jul - 17th Jul 2023£2,2652 place(s) leftBook Now
    Sea Kayaking - Introduction Course15th Jul - 19th Jul 2023£965Trip Full
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye15th Jul - 21st Jul 2023£2,3451 place(s) leftBook Now
    Open Canoeing - Canoeing the Scottish Highlands22nd Jul - 28th Jul 2023£1,7454 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides: Uists, Barra and Mingulay22nd Jul - 28th Jul 2023£2,3451 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way24th Jul - 31st Jul 2023£2,2658 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Cairngorms National Park & Royal Deeside29th Jul - 4th Aug 2023£2,0551 place(s) leftBook Now
    Mountain Biking - Wild Highland Trail5th Aug - 11th Aug 2023£2,0954 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way7th Aug - 14th Aug 2023£2,2659 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye12th Aug - 18th Aug 2023£2,3455 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - National Parks of the UK13th Aug - 22nd Aug 2023£2,9957 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way21st Aug - 28th Aug 2023£2,2658 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Cairngorms National Park & Royal Deeside26th Aug - 1st Sep 2023£2,0553 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides: Uists, Barra and Mingulay26th Aug - 1st Sep 2023£2,2454 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye2nd Sep - 8th Sep 2023£2,3451 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way4th Sep - 11th Sep 2023£2,2651 place(s) leftBook Now
    Open Canoeing - Canoeing the Scottish Highlands9th Sep - 15th Sep 2023£1,7452 place(s) leftBook Now
    Sea Kayaking - Introduction Course9th Sep - 13th Sep 2023£9657 place(s) leftBook Now
    Road Cycling - Highland Coast to Coast16th Sep - 22nd Sep 2023£2,4458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way18th Sep - 25th Sep 2023£2,2652 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye23rd Sep - 29th Sep 2023£2,3451 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye21st Oct - 27th Oct 2023£2,1657 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye16th Mar - 22nd Mar 2024£2,0458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye23rd Mar - 29th Mar 2024£2,0958 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye30th Mar - 5th Apr 2024£2,0958 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides: Uists, Barra and Mingulay30th Mar - 5th Apr 2024£2,1958 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye6th Apr - 12th Apr 2024£2,2558 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye13th Apr - 19th Apr 2024£2,2558 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - National Parks of the UK14th Apr - 23rd Apr 2024£2,8958 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way15th Apr - 22nd Apr 2024£2,23515 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wildlife Adventures - Mull, Staffa and Iona20th Apr - 26th Apr 2024£2,3756 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Cairngorms National Park & Royal Deeside20th Apr - 26th Apr 2024£1,9958 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye20th Apr - 26th Apr 2024£2,2958 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye27th Apr - 3rd May 2024£2,2958 place(s) leftBook Now
    Sea Kayaking - Introduction Course27th Apr - 1st May 2024£9658 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wildlife Adventures - The Shetland Isles27th Apr - 3rd May 2024£2,3456 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides: Uists, Barra and Mingulay27th Apr - 3rd May 2024£2,2955 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides: Uists, Barra and Mingulay11th May - 17th May 2024£2,3457 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wildlife Adventures - The Shetland Isles11th May - 17th May 2024£2,3455 place(s) leftBook Now
    Sea Kayaking - Introduction Course11th May - 15th May 2024£9658 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wildlife Adventures - Mull, Staffa and Iona11th May - 17th May 2024£2,3758 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Cairngorms National Park & Royal Deeside11th May - 17th May 2024£2,0558 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye11th May - 17th May 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye11th May - 17th May 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - National Parks of the UK12th May - 21st May 2024£2,9956 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way13th May - 20th May 2024£2,26516 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wildlife Adventures - The Shetland Isles18th May - 24th May 2024£2,3456 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye18th May - 24th May 2024£3,9758 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way20th May - 27th May 2024£2,26514 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye25th May - 31st May 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wildlife Adventures - Mull, Staffa and Iona25th May - 31st May 2024£2,3758 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides: Uists, Barra and Mingulay25th May - 31st May 2024£2,3457 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wildlife Adventures - The Shetland Isles25th May - 31st May 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way27th May - 3rd Jun 2024£2,26516 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wildlife Adventures - Mull, Staffa and Iona1st Jun - 7th Jun 2024£2,3758 place(s) leftBook Now
    Sea Kayaking - Introduction Course1st Jun - 5th Jun 2024£9658 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Cairngorms National Park & Royal Deeside1st Jun - 7th Jun 2024£2,0558 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way3rd Jun - 10th Jun 2024£2,26515 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye8th Jun - 14th Jun 2024£2,3453 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye8th Jun - 14th Jun 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way10th Jun - 17th Jun 2024£2,26516 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides: Uists, Barra and Mingulay15th Jun - 21st Jun 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye15th Jun - 21st Jun 2024£3,9758 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wildlife Adventures - The Shetland Isles15th Jun - 21st Jun 2024£2,3454 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Cairngorms National Park & Royal Deeside22nd Jun - 28th Jun 2024£2,0556 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye22nd Jun - 28th Jun 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye22nd Jun - 28th Jun 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wildlife Adventures - Mull, Staffa and Iona22nd Jun - 28th Jun 2024£2,3758 place(s) leftBook Now
    Sea Kayaking - Introduction Course22nd Jun - 26th Jun 2024£9658 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - National Parks of the UK23rd Jun - 2nd Jul 2024£2,9958 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way24th Jun - 1st Jul 2024£2,26516 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye29th Jun - 5th Jul 2024£3,9758 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wildlife Adventures - Mull, Staffa and Iona29th Jun - 5th Jul 2024£2,3758 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye6th Jul - 12th Jul 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wildlife Adventures - The Shetland Isles6th Jul - 12th Jul 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides: Uists, Barra and Mingulay6th Jul - 12th Jul 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye6th Jul - 12th Jul 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way8th Jul - 15th Jul 2024£2,26514 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Cairngorms National Park & Royal Deeside13th Jul - 19th Jul 2024£2,0558 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye13th Jul - 19th Jul 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Sea Kayaking - Introduction Course13th Jul - 17th Jul 2024£9658 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides: Uists, Barra and Mingulay13th Jul - 19th Jul 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye20th Jul - 26th Jul 2024£3,9758 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - National Parks of the UK21st Jul - 30th Jul 2024£2,9958 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way22nd Jul - 29th Jul 2024£2,26516 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides: Uists, Barra and Mingulay3rd Aug - 9th Aug 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Cairngorms National Park & Royal Deeside3rd Aug - 9th Aug 2024£2,0558 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye3rd Aug - 9th Aug 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye3rd Aug - 9th Aug 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Sea Kayaking - Introduction Course3rd Aug - 7th Aug 2024£9658 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way5th Aug - 12th Aug 2024£2,26516 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides: Uists, Barra and Mingulay10th Aug - 16th Aug 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - National Parks of the UK11th Aug - 20th Aug 2024£2,9958 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye17th Aug - 23rd Aug 2024£3,9758 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye17th Aug - 23rd Aug 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way19th Aug - 26th Aug 2024£2,26516 place(s) leftBook Now
    Sea Kayaking - Introduction Course24th Aug - 28th Aug 2024£9658 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Cairngorms National Park & Royal Deeside24th Aug - 30th Aug 2024£2,0558 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way26th Aug - 2nd Sep 2024£2,26516 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye31st Aug - 6th Sep 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye31st Aug - 6th Sep 2024£2,3457 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides: Uists, Barra and Mingulay31st Aug - 6th Sep 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way2nd Sep - 9th Sep 2024£2,26514 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way9th Sep - 16th Sep 2024£2,26516 place(s) leftBook Now
    Sea Kayaking - Introduction Course14th Sep - 18th Sep 2024£9658 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye14th Sep - 20th Sep 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Cairngorms National Park & Royal Deeside15th Sep - 21st Sep 2024£2,0558 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - National Parks of the UK15th Sep - 24th Sep 2024£2,9958 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - The West Highland Way16th Sep - 23rd Sep 2024£2,26516 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye21st Sep - 27th Sep 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye28th Sep - 4th Oct 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides: Uists, Barra and Mingulay28th Sep - 4th Oct 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Outer Hebrides & Skye5th Oct - 11th Oct 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Cairngorms National Park & Royal Deeside5th Oct - 11th Oct 2024£2,0558 place(s) leftBook Now
    Wilderness Walking - Isle of Skye12th Oct - 18th Oct 2024£2,3458 place(s) leftBook Now

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    …And when you’re done, explore the outdoor holidays in Scotland that create a lifetime of memories by choosing your favourite activity above.

    Travel Tips

    What to Wear on Your Outdoor Adventure Holiday Read More

    See below for advice on what you should wear on each of our activity holidays:

    Walking

    What to Wear Summer Hiking

    Footwear: Boots vs Shoes

     

    Sea Kayaking & Canoeing

    What to Wear Sea Kayaking

    What to Wear Canoeing

    Footwear for Sea Kayaking & Canoeing

     

    Road Cycling

    What to Wear Road Cycling

     

    Mountain Biking

    What to Wear Mountain Biking

    Weather Read More

    Scotland is known for its ever-changing weather conditions – yes, you should prepare for rainy conditions with appropriate waterproofs for protection, but really you should prepare for all types of weather changes. Especially in Summer, you can experience rather interchangeable conditions – one moment the skies can be clear blue with the sun shining brightly, then later in the day the heavens open up to provide some refreshing rain to help you cool down and then before you know it the sun is back to accompany you for the rest of the day. So, the best advice is to take your raincoat and some suntan lotion.

    Below are some articles relating to Scottish weather and seasons:

    10 Best Weather Forecast Websites

    What is the Best Season to Hike in Scotland?

    8 Reasons to Travel in Spring

    What is a Scottish Summer Like?

    5 Reasons to Visit Scotland in Autumn

     

    How Many People Join Our Holidays? Read More

    In the broad our range of small-group, fixed-date tours run with a maximum of 8 people. We find that, along with an expert guide, this is an ideal number to ensure that the group is intimate and has an opportunity to create some strong bonds across a week-long adventure.

    Of course, there are some exceptions to the rule and a small number of tours run with extended capacity, such as the West Highland Way and also our Photography tours.

    Our Private Departures and Custom Tours, by their nature can be customised to your own requirements and therefore the size of the group is entirely dependent on who you’d like to travel with.

    How Many Guides Will Lead Our Tour? Read More

    For the vast majority of our tours you will have the service of one of our expert guides on a 1:8 ratio.

    Our guides are highly trained, not only in the activity they are guiding but also in many other aspects that make up an incredible adventure travel experience. Those include, landscape interpretation, history and storytelling, the night sky, gaelic in the landscape and of course in the high level of service we provide.

    On the water for our sea kayaking and canoeing trips that ratio drops to 1 guide for every 4 travellers and for our West Highland Way tours (where we have a larger group size) we add an extra guide when the group size reaches 11.

    Travelling to Scotland Read More

    See below for our guide on various travel links within the United Kingdom, Europe, North America and Australia and New Zealand:

    Travel to Scotland

    Solo Travel Read More

    Whether travelling solo on a group holiday or journeying on a self-guided walking adventure, we can provide you with advice about solo travel. Check out the articles below for more information:

    Travelling Solo on a Group Adventure: A Guide’s Perspective

    Solo Travel: Making New Friends on Arran, Islay and Jura

    5 Reasons to Solo Travel

    Self Guided Walking Holidays – Your Questions Answered

    5 Tips for Self Guided Walks

     

    Fitness Levels Read More

    Our holidays are open to people with various levels of fitness – all our trips are graded by difficulty; green trips are the easiest, while blue trips offer an intermediate challenge and red graded activities are the most challenging. Click the link below to view our guides and videos on grading for each activity holiday that we offer.

    Our Trip Grading Explained

    While our grading system caters for a range of fitness levels it is good to get your body prepared before heading on your adventure:

    How to Get Fit for a Long Distance Hike

    Getting Fit for Sea Kayaking

     

    Accommodation Read More

    From spending nights in grandiose castles, relaxing by a cosy fireplace in a beautiful 4-star hotel or camping lochside during one of our canoeing holidays you can be sure to have a memorable time with whichever activity holiday you choose. In castle and hotel accommodation look forward to tasting some fine locally sourced food from some of the most magical locations in Scotland. On our luxury walking holidays experience some of the greatest 5-star hotels in Scotland.

    Top 5 luxury hotels in Scotland

     

    Further Information

    Most of our small group outdoor adventure holidays in Scotland have a maximum group size of just 8 clients. These holidays are led by fully qualified and very experienced guides, who will lead you on all of our small group trips, as well as looking after all of your requirements while you are on holiday with us.

    Our activity holidays in Scotland are not for everyone. They are not sightseeing tours of the Highlands and Islands. All of the trips involve an outdoor activity, so you will need to have the appropriate level of fitness to join any particular holiday. Even our ‘easy’ graded trips require a reasonable level of fitness.

    Furthermore, our trips venture into wilderness areas and national parks, so you need to expect the unexpected and accept that the weather and other factors sometimes mean a change of plan. This is all part of adventure travel. Please do call us if you would like to discuss any aspect of our small group holidays.

    Most of our adventure holidays in Scotland focus on one activity. We offer walking, sea kayaking, canoeing, mountain biking, road cycling, sailing, photography, winter walking and family outdoor holidays.

    As well as small group holidays, we offer bespoke private group holidays and self-guided walking holidays. Please do contact us if you would like to discuss any of our holidays in Scotland or check out our sister company Wilderness Ireland for Irish activity holidays.

    Our holidays reviewed
    in your own words

    Amazing. Exceeded my expectations and look forward to doing it again. The enjoyable company of my small group this time obviously added to the overall experience too.

    Suzanne Taylor
    Road Cycling - Arran, Islay and Jura
    Reviewed on 22/07/2019

    Rated 4.89 out of 5 based on 5,778 reviews

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