Sutherland and Wester Ross: The Rugged North West
The far north-west is perhaps the most desolate and scenically impressive area of Scotland, a forbidding wilderness of rock-strewn glens, glacial boulders, mountains and dark lochs. A wild and broken coast with many islands.
A remarkable holiday - illustrating the grandeur, wildness and beauty of this magnificent and unspoilt area, the least populated in Britain. For those who seek an opportunity for exploration in peace and quiet!!
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Departs Glasgow 9.00am. Wednesday 2 June 5 days
£420 + £50 Single Supplement
Day 1 Pitlochry, Passes of Killiecrankie & Drumochter; Grampian Mountains, Inverness to our hotel on Little Loch Broom, in the shadow of the mountain An Teallach, Wester Ross (four nights).
Day 2 A magnificent circular drive in Wester Ross - via Achnasheen, Kinlochewe, Gairloch and Inverewe sub-tropical gardens.
Day 3 North to Sutherland and the far north west corner of Scotland - Durness (wonderful beaches). Via Ullapool and Scourie. The mountains of Ben More, Assynt, Quinag, Foinavon and Cranstackie.
Day 4 South through Wester Ross (through some marvellous glacial terrain) to Lochcarron, over the spectacular Bealach Na Bo (Pass of the Cattle) to the remote settlement of Applecross (one of the earliest seats of Christianity in Scotland). Over the North Applecross Road to Shieldaig, Loch Torridon and the Torridon mountains to the Beinn Eighe Nature Reserve and Kinlochewe. A truly fabulous day!
Day 5 Return south via Loch Ness, Fort Augustus, Glengarry, Fort William, Glencoe, Rannoch Moor, Loch Lomond to Glasgow and Paisley.
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