Walking - The Knoydart Peninsula Traveller Reviews

I travelled on my own to join this walking group & had a wonderful time. Great leadership & planning, challenging mountain & Island hiking on Knoydart & the small Isles. Breathtaking scenery, wonderful wildlife sightings, many from the boat on the way to island walks, excellent accommodation & fabulous meals all included. I would do it all again.

I was impressed with the efficient & warm communications via email from my very first contact with Wilderness Scotland. First impressions count for a lot! Very well organised small group tour. All-inclusive, accommodation, meals, planning & leadership of the walks etc was excellent. I would (& already have) happily recommend Wilderness Scotland to friends.

I travelled on my own to join this walking group & had a wonderful time. Great leadership & planning, challenging mountain & Island hiking on Knoydart & the small Isles. Breathtaking scenery, wonderful wildlife sightings, many from the boat on the way to island walks, excellent accommodation & fabulous meals all included. I would do it all again.

I was impressed with the efficient & warm communications via email from my very first contact with Wilderness Scotland. First impressions count for a lot! Very well organised small group tour. All-inclusive, accommodation, meals, planning & leadership of the walks etc was excellent. I would (& already have) happily recommend Wilderness Scotland to friends.

We were based at Doune on the Knoydart peninsular, reached by boat from Mallaig. This was a walking holiday and you are often walking on rough ground rather than established paths. We travelled by boat to and from walks on Rum, the south of Skye amongst the Cuillins, and Eigg, and to the far end of Loch Nevis to be landed there, being picked up later from Inverie. On the boat we saw porpoises, a minkie whale, and were accompanied for part of the voyage to Eigg by around 100 dolphins (so many is unusual we were told, it was a remarkable experience). The food at the restaurant at Doune was consistently delicious. On our walks we enjoyed some great views, and were looked after very well by an experienced and knowledgeable leader, whose choices of walks were excellent and challenging.

This was my first experience of Wilderness Scotland, we had a wonderful holiday, and I would recommend the holiday we did to anyone who likes remote places and does not mind walking on rough ground.

1 week in true Wilderness with a mixture of walking experiences moderated by the weather lots of opportunities to see wildlife, fantastic guide with excellent knowledge of the flora, fauna,, ecology geology some walks accessed by boat stayed in lodge at Doune with fantastic food, basic bedrooms, no en-suites but communal facilities were adequate with lots of hot water, I don't think I could ever tire of the view from the front porch -we even saw an otter one morning

Wilderness Scotland - well planned program with flexibility allowing for group requirements and weather,

Our recent experience with Wilderness Scotland exceeded our expectations in almost all respects with regard to trip itinerary & guide leadership, meals & accommodation and trip support. Even when adverse weather forced changes to itinerary, the alternate plan offered excellent experience for all concerned. Highly recommended!!

Wilderness Scotland appear to offer trips of the highest quality, taking great pride in ensuring the guest experience is superb. Our guide was outstanding and the accommodation, meals & support were excellent.

We spent a week on the Knoydart Peninsula based from Doune Stone Lodges through Wilderness Scotland. It was fabulous from start to finish, from the exceptional facilities and meals; scenic hiking routes; island visits; and friendly and professional guide, Kirsty.

Wilderness Scotland has a fabulous website which is easy to navigate and very informative. All details are covered and the trip was delivered as outlined on the itinerary. Appears to be a very professional tour operator and one we would recommend in the future.

Ditti

Small groups, expert guides

This was a very well-organized, thoroughly enjoyable vacation of hiking and seeing the sights of the western highlands and the islands. The guide was excellent, informative and knowledgeable; the "basecamp" outstanding - great hospitality and excellent food; and the overall experience satisfying. We would recommend it highly for anyone wanting to experience the western part of Scotland. However, be forewarned. Hiking conditions are difficult - trails few and not well-maintained, very boggy and muddy, and weather highly variable. In spite of that, we loved the experience. It is a beautiful area of the world!

Very well-organized trip.