Northwest Highlands: Private Tour with Hike and Lunch
ID: GYG387293-701214
Category:
Country: United Kingdom
Duration:
09:00 hours
Description
Explore a range of stunning landscapes on a full-day tour through the Scottish Highlands. Experience huge glacial “corries," ancient ice age caves, dark ravines, and iconic mountains.
If you like wide-open spaces, lonely glens to hike up, and dramatic mountian scenery, this tour has it all. After getting picked up, your guide will explain the course of the day and make any adjustments that you may require. Leaving Inverness and heading northwest over the Black Isle, you will be entertained with stories and legends of the area before stopping off at the beautiful, old Silver Bridge.
Follow the Black Water river to the huge Aultguish Dam and onto Wester Ross. At Corrieshalloch Gorge, you’ll take a 30-minute walk and learn about the traces left from the ice age that formed the landscape. Take in the breathtaking views of this spectacular ravine. The fishing village Ullapool is the next stop, where you can take time to wander the streets and have a light refreshment.
Then you’ll venture into one of the last wildernesses in Europe. Stop and take in the peculiar yet stunning Stac Pollaidh, Suilven, and An Tealach mountains. After traveling through some of the oldest mountains in the world, you’ll stop at the tiny fishing village of Lochinver for lunch. Depending on the weather, your lunch will be served in the restaurant or on a sandy beach under the shadow of Ardvreck Castle before you head into a lonely glen for your main 2-hour hike of the day: the Bone Caves of Inchnadamph.
From here continue on through Sutherland and onto the east coast of Ross and Cromarty where the landscape changes again to flatter and greener farmland. Journey through the beautiful Strath Okyel and onto the Kyle of Sutherland, where a spectacular view awaits. From there you’ll return to Inverness, taking in the old navy port of Invergordon and a curious monument on top of Fyrish Hill.
Highlights
- Hike up to ancient caves from the ice age
- Picnic under the shadows of a ruined castle
- Take in the most iconic mountains in Scotland
- Spend more time outside taking in the vastness of the Highlands of Scotland
Guiding languages
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This tour will take place regardless of the weather, but we will discuss with you all options should the weather be particularly wet. We always have a plan B!
The hike to the caves has a relatively steep section at the end, so a degree of fitness is required. The hike usually lasts about 2 hours.
All areas that customers touch are frequently cleaned
If you are being picked up from your accommodation, we will arrive at the front entrance 15 minutes prior to departure.
If your are being picked up from Invergordon, we will arrange a specific pickup point with you.
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 48 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 48 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.
