Walking: Skye and the Highlands

Your guide will meet you this morning in Inverness then transfer to the Isle of Skye. We’ll stop on the way at Black Water Falls for a short hike along the banks of a river with several tumbling falls and a historic Jacobite-era stone bridge.

We’ll continue our journey over the Skye bridge, arriving at our lodge accommodation which will be our base for the next 3 nights.

Included meals: Lunch, dinner

Today with we’ll enjoy a superb coastal circuit full of history and amazing scenery. We’ll start by following the old workings of an ancient marble quarry, before hiking over the moors and down to the coast. Here we’ll discover the sad history of the ruined villages of Boreraig and Suisnish – cleared of their inhabitants in 1853. Hike the old trail that winds along the shoreline and between the ruined homes, where sheep graze among the crumbling structures. As we turn the corner of the coast we are rewarded with stunning views of Bla Bheinn before reaching the end at the beautiful beach of Camas Malag.

Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

Heading to the northern end of Skye today you’ll explore one of the island’s most dramatic and diverse landscapes, the Trotternish Peninsula.

Carved from ancient volcanic activity the peninsula has a unique landscape of old landslides, rock pinnacles and rugged coastline.

With your guide you’ll set out on a hike, either to the crumpled slopes of the Quiraing Ridge or the otherworldly rock pinnacles and cliff faces of the Old Man of Storr. If the tide is low you may also want to make a stop at the shoreline and hunt for dinosaur footprints in the bright green seaweed.

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Meet your guide this morning and head to the Sleat Peninsula for a day of hiking and history.

Our aim for the day is to hike out to the Point of Sleat on the furthest south point of the island. Arriving at the small lighthouse you’ll be rewarded with incredible views of the Small Isles of Rum and Eigg, each of which have their own unique character both in their landscape and their stories and communities.

After our hike we transfer to Armadale pier and take the ferry back to the mainland, driving along the Morar Coast and through Glenfinnan, passing the famous viaduct and monument to reach the town of Fort William.

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Today we’ll head to Glen Nevis – one of Scotland’s most beautiful glens, sheltered beneath the peak of Ben Nevis. Here, we’ll hike into the Nevis gorge to see the dramatic Steall Falls, where a small mountain stream cascades over a 100 metres down the rock face amid dramatic surroundings. Afterwards, we’ll do a second hike lower in the glen, exploring the woods of the the riverbank

Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

We start our hike today from the village of Fort Augustus by the shores of Loch Ness.

Starting from a fascinating old cemetery we will walk into beautiful Glen Tarff to the lovely Lady Veil Falls. From here we ascend gradually through birch forests onto the open hillside, with wonderful views of Loch Ness. We follow one of Scotland’s ancient military roads uphill into the wilderness until we reach a remote bothy, where we will stop for lunch. On the way back down we take a different route back into Fort Augustus where we can admire the beautiful lock-gates of the Caledonian Canal before finally heading back to Invergarry.

Included meals: Breakfast, lunch, dinner

On our final day we make our way back to Inverness.

On the way to Inverness we’ll head to the hills above Loch Ness for our final hike. We’ll enjoy a hike through woodlands managed by a local community trust, taking in forest trails and the hilltop. We’ll also visit a recreated Shieling and replica illicit whisky still before completing our circuit. Afterwards a short drive takes us back to Inverness, returning in the late afternoon.

Included meals: Breakfast, lunch