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Walking Tours in Scotland by Scotland tour operator Rob Roy Tours
In The Footsteps of Rob Roy
DEPARTURE DATES 2004: (always Saturday to Saturday)
"Spring walks":15.05-22.05., 05.06.-12.06.
"Summer walks": 03.07.-10.07., 31.07-07.08., 14.08.-21.08., 23.08. - 30.08,
"Autumn walks": , 04.09.-11.09., 09.10. - 16.10.
Price is per person double occupancy and includes:
· all sightseeing visits
· entry fees
·
railway journeys and
transfers as detailed in the programme
·
experienced walking and
tour guide
·
seven nights in very
good small hotels with en-suite rooms
·
full Scottish
breakfast, five three course dinners and five packed lunches
·
airport transfers
·
luggage transfer
·
maps as required
·
welcoming drink.
An experienced, friendly and qualified walking and tour guide who knows Scotland
intimately will accompany you and give you personal attention.
The essence of the walking tour is the experience of the countryside rather than
arduous physical exertion. It includes parts of the West Highland Way with
optional ascents to the high tops, walks through some of the most beautiful of
the Scottish glens, and across wild moorland; there is also a chance to climb
the highest British mountain, Ben Nevis, and to explore some mountain ridges. An
eventful day's journey at the end of the walking tour takes you through
Scotland, the length of the Great Glen, from Fort Augustus, alongside Loch Ness
to the Highland capital, Inverness, south through the Grampian Mountains, and
over the Forth Bridge to Edinburgh where we show you round the Scottish capital.
The sightseeing highlights of the trip include a city tour of Edinburgh; visits
to a whisky distillery and to one of the best preserved prehistoric stone
circles in Scotland; a journey on the West Highland Railway Line across wild,
romantic Rannoch Moor and an excursion to Loch Ness, where there is the chance
of a boat trip. If you wish, a Scottish evening can be arranged.
You do not have to be an experienced walker, but you should have the physical
ability to walk for up to six hours. Strenuous or challenging elements of the
walks can be avoided by easy alternative routes which your guide can arrange. On
the other hand, you can take a day off from walking if you prefer to relax, or
you might like to hire a mountain bike for a day, or visit an interesting
museum.
Walking and touring groups are small so that we can give you personal attention.
The smallest viable group is of six people, though usually a group consists of
twelve to sixteen people. On the walks you need carry only a small daysack to
hold your packed lunch and camera. In most instances the walk starts directly
from the hotel you are staying in. Where transport is needed to the start of a
walk we try to use the West Highland Railway wherever it is convenient. Thus the
journey to the walk is itself an enjoyable experience, away from cars and roads
Itinerary
Day 1.
Arrival to Glasgow by 3pm. Transfer to your hotel in the Crianlarich area.
Welcome dinner.
Day 2.
Walk the west Highland Way and beautiful and varied mountain scenery, through
woods and open country with superb views, following historic routes used by
Scottish clansmen. Very brief ascents and descents, ideal for the first day’s
walking. Duration about 6 hours (131/2 miles).
Day 3. Today you have a choice of 2 routes: most often walkers choose the seductively beautiful level or slightly undulating and less demanding route along a former military road. Duration 4 to 5 hours. 16 km (10 miles). The alternative route for all or for part of the group consists of steep ascents and descents and leads you over 3 summits with breathtaking panoramic views. Duration 10 hours. 28 kilometers (17112 miles).
Day 4. Walk Rannoch Moor. Walk across the wilderness of Rannoch Moor. It is one of the last vast areas of unspoiled nature in Europe, with its own flora and fauna. The walk takes you past picturesque lochs with wide, sandy beaches, far from roads and civilization. If the mythical creatures of Scottish folklore still exist anywhere, then ft must be here! Duration 6 or 7 hours. 22 kilometers (131/2 miles). This fascinating day is rounded off by a railway journey to Fort William. Enjoy going to a pub or attending a Scottish evening.
Day 5. Walk Ben Nevis. Ascend to the summit Of the highest mountain in Great Britain, Ben Nevis, 1343 meters. Duration 8 hours. 16 kilometers (10 miles). During the ascent, especially from the summit you will be rewarded by very impressive panoramic views, in ideal weather conditions you can see most of the Scottish Highlands and many of the Hebridean islands. An alternative walk is offered through Glen Nevis with its spectacular waterfalls. Duration from 3 to 6 hours.
Day 6. Walk Glencoe. Journey into Glencoe, famed in history. Visit the Hidden Valley or choose alternative routes according to the walking abilities of the group. Or walk the final stretch of the West Highland Way. Duration 6 hours. 21 kilometers (13 1/2 miles).
Day 7. Coach or minibus (depending on size of group) to Edinburgh. After & week's walking we relax on an extensive tour of the Great Glen and the Caledonian Canal to Loch Ness, followed by a short tour of Inverness, the Highland capital. You can visit a woollen mill and enjoy a guided tour of a whisky distillery with a chance to taste the Scottish elixir of life. After visiting the Quiloden battlefield and a beautifully preserved prehistoric stone circle, you travel to Edinburgh where you enjoy a short city tour. As an optional extra you can take a ghost tour, a traditional Scottlsh evening, or a pub crawl.
Day 8. Edinburgh and Departure or Transfer to the Second Week's Tour. Depending on travel arrangements, free time in Edinburgh, transfer to the airport ~d departure, or transfer to the next tour.
This tour can ideally be booked in combination with our walking and sightseeing tours in England (Lake District or Yorkshire Dales/Lake District) or the Highlands and islands Tour In Scotland.
Email or call 203-222-8787 for information and reservation
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