Many who enjoy the outdoors and that have spent time in the mountainous areas of Scotland will be aware of mountain bothies. They may even have made use of one or two of them over the years. Lots of others won’t know of their existence, but may have perhaps wondered what that abandoned looking old
Loch Ericht (Scottish Gaelic, Loch Eireachd) is a freshwater loch on the border between Perth and Kinross and the Highlands with a north-east to south-west orientation. The village of Dalwhinnie lies at the north east end of the loch and it is the tenth largest freshwater lake in Scotland. Loch Ericht is surrounded by a
Scotland is already home to a number of famous long-distance touring routes, whether that is on foot, in a canoe or kayak on water or by road or bike. We have it all. We have the Great Glen Canoe Trail, West Highland Way, North Coast 500, North East 250 and the Argyll Coastal Route to
Due to additional complications when carrying out extensive renovation work to one of the Calendonian Canal's locks, on the Great Glen Canoe Trail, the re-opening of the canal at Kytra is now due on 17th April 2019. Find out more on the Scottish Canals website
Leave No Trace principles offers us some top tips to help us minimise our own impact on the environment when we visit the countryside to work & play. We should all try to do our little bit to help make a difference where we can. These are not hard and fast rules, rather a set
We opened our doors to customers at our new activity location on the shores of Loch Tay, in February. Based at Loch Tay Highland Lodges, we have a brilliant base for activities on site and elsewhere in the area. With the Easter holiday approaching, we have a number of activities available to book. These activities
It's half-way through March and the Easter school holidays are on the horizon. For those of you heading to the Aviemore & Cairngorms area for a break, we've got plenty to offer, whether a family group or bunch of friends. We have TreeZone, Segways and archery on offer at Easter time. You can check availability
We are running our first Sunrise Canoe Safari on the 24th March and have 4 places left. This is an gentle canoe journey in a spectacular setting, the big benefit of doing it in March is that sunrise is still a sensible time in the morning (i.e. longer in bed!). It's a great opportunity to
#VisitScotExpo is Scotland’s Premier Travel Trade Show and takes place @SECGlasgow on 10+11 April 2019. In Your Element will be exhibiting again this year (stand D39) and offers us the opportunity to showcase what we do, to travel companies from around the world. We’ve made some great contacts there in the past and are
Due to an upgrade and switch over to a new online booking platform, you may experience some disruption if trying to book the following activities online from 3rd to 6th March. TreeZone Aerial Adventure Course Segways at Aviemore Archery at Aviemore In the meantime you can still check availability and book by calling the Rothiemurchus