Mountain & Sea Guides
Sea Kayaking and Mountaineering in NW Scotland
Tel: +44 7787 446 934
Duration 4 days: Join us on a sea kayak exploration of the most Fjord like sea loch in Scotland.
Trip Only Option
£480
-Qualified, local guiding and instruction
-All local transport throughout
-All specialist equipment: No hidden hire costs
Expedition catering Option
£550 Includes all your food on the wild camps. You'll be cooked for too!
Price includes
-4 days of sea kayaking
- all meals throughout the trip on overnight camps.
- Qualified, local guiding and instruction
-All local transport throughout
--All specialist equipment: No hidden hire costs
-Fully catered: Fresh, homemade food and cakes provided on expedition.
Contact these great accommodation providers in Lochcarron. All within an easy walk to the Spar, Lochcarron hotel or Bistro, & book yourself in:
Castle Cottage Bed & Breakfast accommodation Lochcarron (castle-cottage-lochcarron.co.uk) – superb location on the shore of Lochcarron in the middle of the village. B&B all year. Half board offered in the winter months.
Self Catering cottages:
Cosy Bungalow in the village of Lochcarron,Highlands of Scotland (vrbo.com)
Explore Holiday Lettings, Cottages & Apartments - HomeToGo
2 bed Cottage in Lochcarron - 10194750 - Moriston Cottage (holidaylettings.co.uk)
Places to stay outside Lochcarron within 40 min drive:
Stay at Shieldaig or Applecross campsites or take advantage of the SYHA hostels in Applecross or Torridon. Go to Hostelling Scotland | Book Direct for Best Price Guaranteed! If you stay outside Lochcarron please take into account driving times to our kayak base at Lochcarron golf club car park. Use Google maps for journey times.
Stay at the Applecross Campsite in cosy winter Wishbone Cabins or camp.
Testimonials
" a serene and stunning location cradled by mountains. Thanks for a memorable few days. I really enjoyed the white sandy beaches of the Sandaig islands and the Porpoises at the head of Loch Hourn" James Hardy July 2014
" my wife and I, along with our kids, did this trip and can recommend it as a great family holiday. Just so much to see and we appreciated your care and patience with the youngsters. We even saw an otter at the Sandaig islands - particularly good as we'd watched Ring of Bright water the week before with the kids. 10/10" George Williams Aug 2014
Barrisdale bay
Mighty Ladhar Bheinn towering above our camp
Wild camp bliss.
Light through the trees
Looking west from the narrows of Loch Hourn
Coral sands, Sandaig islands
Cuillin ridge, Skye
Beinn Sgritheall
Barrisdale bay
Kyle Rhea straights
The upper reaches of Loch Hourn
Loch Hourn from Ladhair Bhein
Calm, sheltered water, Loch Beag - the upper reaches of Loch Hourn, May 2013
Kayaks at camp, upper Loch Hourn
a local visitor to camp, Loch Hourn
lunch stop at Barrisdale bay
relaxing at camp, Loch Hourn
The stunning Sandaig islands, Loch Hourn
Trip Description
As a step up from our Inner Sound expedition this four day trip is is the perfect way to explore Loch Hourn. We'll pack and prep on meeting on the morning of the first day and then head to the start point at Arnisdale, Loch Hourn prior to paddling off to the first night wild camp.
Days two to four will be spent on expedition where we paddle the full length of Loch Hourn inland before heading west to the open Sound of Sleat and the Sandaig islands
(famous as the location where Gavin Maxwell lived and which features in his 'Ring of Bright Water' book and film).
Experience wild camping on the shingle and sandy shores and beaches of Loch Hourn. Enjoy homemade, fresh food, campfires and the breathtaking mountains of the Knoydart wilderness.
Famed for its wildness and beauty, Knoydart and its Northern shores offer scenic sea paddling like no other. Inland to the east the Loch narrows to a mere 50 metres at Loch Beag and 5 kilometres wide at the western open sea entrance to the Sound of Sleat.
Along the full length of the Loch beaches, islands and woodlands make for some fantastic varied scenery and some great wild camping spots.
Experience Level: You will need to have been in a kayak previously and have a good idea of some of the basic paddle skills so as to use a tandem kayak, or, have a good grasp of all the steering and recovery/bracing skills for a single kayak experience.
On a three night expedition in the sheltered sea loch this presents a chance to paddle in one of the great wilderness areas of Scotland and to build confidence towards longer kayak trips and expeditions.
Schedule
Monday morning pack up in Applecross, drive to Loch Hourn to paddle to camp 1
Tuesday to Thursday continueing on expedition
Thursday late pm finish
Instructor Ratio
1:6
Suitable For
Anyone with good fitness (regular upper body exercise pre-trip essential!) You need to have paddled before and know the basic paddle skills allowing us to start on expedition right away. Anyone with good fitness wanting to experience sea kayaking with the camping/expedition element. Single kayaks for confident paddlers and tandem for developing paddlers.
2024
APRIL 8-11 , 15-18 , 22-25 , 29-2 MAY
MAY 6-9 , 13-16 , 20-23 , 27-30
JUNE 3-6 , 10-13
JULY 8-11 , 15-18 , 22-25 , 29- 1 AUG
AUG 5-8 , 12-15 , 19-22 , 26-29
SEP 2-5 , 9-12 , 16-19 , 23-26
OCT 7-10 , 14-17 , 21-24 , 28-31
Note: Actual activity days shown. Arrival & departure travel days are either side of above dates. Other dates may be available with demand. Email first, before booking, to check space as above dates may already be full.
Discounts & Groups
If you are in any of the following categories then you'll get a discount of 5% per person off the Trip only option shown - discounts are per person only with valid employee id.
Fire , Police , Armed forces currently serving or disabled ex servicemen/women , nurses & paramedic workers (NHS only) , students, Parents & kids - just chat to us by email and we'll apply the discount.
Private Guiding
If you don't want to join an open trip with other people, or have a family/friends group of your own, then private instruction and guiding will meet your goals. Pricing is per person and will depend upon activity, distance travelled, peak or low season. We can email you a quote. Simply let us know where, when, what and for how many people.
Need a Transfer to get to us?
Add an airport pick up or return from Inverness — 2 hours from Applecross, email for a quote for your group size.
Add transfers to/from our nearest rail station (Strathcarron on the Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh line) + £18 each way.
Please email to arrange transfers after booking and place a note in the booking form detailing your requirements.
Tel: +44 7787 446 934
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