Guided Walking Holidays in Scotland
With nearly 300 peaks over 3000ft and a wealth of low level routes, the Scottish Highlands offer a lifetime of walking and adventure. Being one of Europe’s least populated areas, they possess the rare qualities of wilderness and solitude. The sense of space and the soft light combined with the wild and rugged scenery make the Highlands a must visit destination. The forever changing weather only adds to the landscape’s mystique and appeal. The beauty of the Highlands of Scotland is unique and unrivalled.
In response to your feedback, we are offering you an early booking discount of 5% on any of our courses/holidays departing after 24th October 2009. The booking must be made a minimum of 3 months prior to departure in order to qualify for this discount. The early booking discount applies to walking holidays running between 1st April and 30th November.
Superlative Skye
Grade 2
5th September 2010 - 10th September 2010(Limited Availability)
£737.00 per person
Besides the Black Cuillin’s scary ridges, the Isle of Skye offers the hill-walker some tremendous days out. This holiday focuses on the stunning Trotternish Ridge with its bizarre landscapes and the dramatic Red Cuillin. Both these areas offer the mountain walker some challenging walking with views than can rival any across Scotland.
Mountains and Malts
Grade 2
20th September 2010 - 24th September 2010
£579.00 per person
Explore whisky country to the fullest with Mountain Innovations on this Speyside walking holiday. Walk the smugglers’ routes and taste (not compulsory) connoisseur’s whisky under the expert guidance of Mike Drury @ the Whisky Castle, Tomintoul – home to the world’s largest bottle of whisky.
Northern Hi-Lights weekend
Grade 2
9th October 2010 - 10th October 2010
£249.00 per person
Fantastic mountain walking, beautiful scenery, delicious food, a badger watch supping mulled wine and the Aurora Borialis!! What more could you want! Well, we may not be able to guarantee the latter item but they’re a lot more common than you might expect.
Autumn Munros
Grade 3
24th October 2010 - 29th October 2010
£680.00 per person
The golden birch mixed with the deep green pines; rusty bracken and rich brown moors; the array of colours amongst the flora of the high tops, all combine to make this the most colourful time of year to visit.
Big Mountain Weekend 1
Grade 3
6th November 2010 - 7th November 2010
£240.00 per person
Saturday is a challenging day tackling one of Britain’s highest peaks while on the Sunday it’s an early start to do a shorter mountain route before you head back home in good time.
Hike n Bike Weekends
Grade 4
13th November 2010 - 14th November 2010
£313.00 per person
With this weekend we get into some really remote & wild mountain scenery with the use of Mountain Bikes. All three of these mountains have been chosen for the superb scenery & the access along good tracks.
Big Mountain Weekend 2
Grade 3, Grade 4
27th November 2010 - 28th November 2010
£258.00 per person
The route to Mullach Clach a’ Blair takes us up beautiful Glen Feshie, for many the prettiest in the Cairngorms.
Classic Winter Cairngorms
Grade 3, Grade 4
31st January 2011 - 3rd February 2011
£593.00 per person
Holiday in Britain’s high arctic, home to our most permanent snow beds. With so much ground above 3000ft, nowhere else are conditions so consistent - a winter mountain wonderland.
Winter Munros
Grade 3
14th February 2011 - 18th February 2011
£611.00 per person
This winter escape provides you with some classic high level winter hill walking on distinctive mountains in the east and central Highlands.
Highland Easter
Grade 2
22nd April 2011 - 25th April 2011
£0.00 per person
Make the most of this year's Easter weather and extend your hill walking season. This holiday sees us taking in peaks in very varied mountain-scapes throughout the Cairngorms National Park. We take you to the Park extremities in all directions for a complete adventure.
Lairig Ghru Challenge Weekend
Grade 2, Grade 3
27th April 2011 - 28th April 2011
£0.00 per person
Walk Britain’s most spectacular mountain pass. The 18 mile route of past drovers, thieves and soldiers cuts right through the heart of the high Cairngorm splendour. From the high point its sides rise sheer for another 1500 ft to 4 of the 5 highest peaks in Britain - awesome scenery and a worthy challenge.
Cairngorm 4000ers
Grade 4
30th April 2011 - 2nd May 2011
£0.00 per person
There are nine 4000ft peaks in Britain. 5 of these mighty mountains are in the ‘Gorms: Cairngorm (day1), Ben MacDui (day 2), Carn Toul, Braeriach and Sgor an Lochain Uaine (day 3).
The Empty Quarter
Grade 2, Grade 3
8th May 2011 - 13th May 2011
£0.00 per person
Empty of people, maybe, but not of hillwalking interest. This is the very distinctive wilderness of Assynt and NW Sutherland, where the superlatives really start to flow - ‘island mountains’ rising abruptly from a vast, lochpitted tableland. The sense of space is superb. We could go on but to say these are the most eye-catching of mountains with fantastic walking.
Glens, Forests & Lochs
Grade 1
16th May 2011 - 20th May 2011
£0.00 per person
Immerse yourself in some of the finest habitats and views. This is walking through wild lands where little appears to have changed since the forests chased back the glaciers.
Mountains and Malts
Grade 2
28th May 2011 - 30th May 2011
£0.00 per person
Explore whisky country to the fullest with Mountain Innovations on this Speyside walking holiday. Walk the smugglers’ routes and taste (not compulsory) connoisseur’s whisky under the expert guidance of Mike Drury @ the Whisky Castle, Tomintoul – home to the world’s largest bottle of whisky.
Addictive Arran
Grade 2, Grade 3
5th June 2011 - 10th June 2011
£0.00 per person
This is mountain walking for the connoisseur. Arran may lack Munros but its granite mountains are spectacular. Angular peaks and jagged ridges dissected by deep valleys provide some of the most entertaining walking on offer. This, all in an island setting with views stretching to the distant mainland ranges - Scotland in miniature.
Midsummer Cairngorm Backpacking
Grade 3
24th June 2011 - 26th June 2011
£0.00 per person
If you’re looking to totally immerse yourself in the mountains, then there’s no better way than backpacking. If you want the perfect place to do it, then look no further than the Cairngorms. We avoid the repeated long ups and downs of other ranges. Once the gently undulating ‘plateau’ edge is gained, we’re left to relax & enjoy - an ideal introduction to backpacking.
The Guiding & Instruction
This is delivered by Andy or equally highly qualified Guides & mountaineers (WML, MIC, BMG) each with many years of mountaineering experience, many of them being leading activists. They all live locally and have both intimate and a comprehensive knowledge of the Scottish mountains. Their experience is complemented by numerous mountaineering expeditions to various ranges around the world. They are the very best in the business.
Our Groups
We limit out walking holidays to 8 (+ guide) to optimise the superb experience. On courses the ratio varies - refer to particular course. Singles, couples and small groups of friends of all ages and walks of life come on our holidys enjoying the relaxed and informatl atmosphere. Many guests return yearly, some within the same season!
What's included?
All holidays and course include guiding or instruction, full board and acommodation, transport between your accommodation (usually Fraoch Lodge) and the hills and transfers between Aviemore rail station and Inverness airport, if required.
Food & Accommodation
Rebecca's meals have been described as 'blue-ribbonned events'. Bread is baked daily and all dishes are home-prepared using as many organic & home-grown ingredients as possible. There are a variety of options for breakfast. Packed lunches are imaginative but practical. There's home made cakes on our return and the evening meal consist of 2 courses, with the option for seconds of course, followed by tea of coffee. Special diets are also catered for.
Our Highland base is Fraoch Lodge, (or for our holidays further afied an equally well appointed hoiday cottage). The Lodge provides a very comfortable dining room with wood brutning stove & a separate lounge with open fire. Single guests generally share a twin room with a member of the same sex. If you would prefer a single room, please enquire for availability.
Added Extras
Massages - Mountain Innovations are now offering the opportunity for you to take a relaxing massage part way through your course or holiday (Wednesday) with a qualified masseuse. Each 1/2 hour session will cost £25. Massages must be booked in advance and are dependent on availability.
Badger or Pine Marten Watch - Boat of Garten is in proud possession of a Badger hide. Visits to the hide are managed and monitored by Allan Bantick (www.allanbantick.net). A small charge of £5 is made for each visitor to help with the maintenance of the hide.
There is also the opportunity (dependent on numbers) to visit the Rothiemurchus Pine Marten hide. The charge for this is £15 per person.
Featured Trip
Highland Munros - This is a great introduction to the challenges of Scotland’s high mountains. We head north, south, east and west into the big mountain groups. Coires and ridges abound giving you unending interest amongst some of the Highlands' finest mountain scenery.
Holidays & Courses
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Green Travel Discount
Exclusive offer - In direct response to growing Climate Change, those who travel up to us by train or bus to Aviemore a £15 discount on the price of their holiday or course.
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