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This is the place to find out what’s going on with In Your Element, Outdoor Experiences, Events, Staff and Company News.
Ex-hire bike & boat sale – Open Day 23 November
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ex-hire boat & bike sale open-day - Saturday 23rd November in Aviemore 9:00AM to 4:00PM. Â We will have all of our unsold canoes, kayaks and mountain bikes on...
Activity experience gift vouchers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It's that time of year again when many of us start turning our attention to Christmas time and that dreaded task of sorting out Christmas presents. It's not...
Ex-hire equipment for sale
In addition to the ex-hire mountain bikes already on sale, we now have some Canadian Canoes, Venture Easky touring kayaks and P&H Scorpio sea kayaks for sale. You can find out more about what's...
Loch Tay – Heart of Scotland
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Loch Tay is a big-old freshwater loch in the central highlands of Scotland, and straddles both Perthshire and Stirlingshire counties. The watershed of Loch Tay...
Engineering works, Great Glen Canoe Trail
Engineering Works & Closures A number of sections of the Canoe Trail will be closed this autumn and winter due to engineering works: Closed between Aberchalder Bridge and Fort Augustus, Monday...
Winter expeditions – where do I start?
So you read our last blog post on what to wear if it's looking a bit chilly outside (see Brrrrr! What shall I wear today), and now you're thinking 'What else do I need to think about for my...
Brrrrrrr! What shall I wear today?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Autumn is well and truly with us and if you're anything like us, you won't want a little bit of inclement weather to stop you getting outside to play. There is no...
TreeZone in the dark for Halloween!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We're very excited to announce that TreeZone Loch Lomond will be opening late at Halloween (29th and 30th October 2019). You may have had a go at TreeZone or...
Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With such a varied landscape of lochs, glens, hills, mountains and coast, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park is the perfect playground for all kinds of...
Things to do in the October holidays
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The October school holidays start for some schools in Scotland, on Friday 11th October, to the excitement of many kids. Parents will have already started to look...
Ocean Paddler e-zine now available online
The latest edition of the Ocean Paddler magazine from Paddle Press Media, is now available for all you salty-paddlers out there. In this issue: 360˚• News • My Superior Summer • Making the shot 17 -...
Photo competition at TreeZone Loch Lomond
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]TreeZone Loch Lomond have just launched a photo competition to find out what talented photographers there are in the area. TreeZone are looking for funny,...
Outdoor learning for kids
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It's August and the schools in Scotland are starting to go back for the next academic year. Kids are excited to see their friends again and find out what homework...
New ‘In Your Element’ Activities Video
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We are happy to share our new video with you - you can find it on our Youtube channel and our Facebook page. If you can't decide what to do this summer, have a...
My Great Glen Canoe Expedition Experience
My experience with 'In Your Element' My name is Elitsa Metodieva and I am a Marketing Management student at Edinburgh Napier University. I am from Bulgaria and I have been living in Scotland for 3...
Aviemore bike hire goes online
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It's all go for us at the moment! We're very excited to announce that mountain bikes, trailers and tag-a-longs can now be booked online, at our Aviemore bike hire...
Latest In Your Element Newsletter
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Our latest newsletter is now available to read online, with activity ideas for the summer, news about online bike hire, Great Glen Canoe Expeditions, Trip Adviser...
New bus service to help River Spey canoe hire customers
A new bus service will be introduced from July 8 connecting Aviemore with Dufftown and Elgin. This new bus connection will provide links to Citylink services in Aviemore either for those travelling...
Sunrise Canoe Safari – 20th July
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image="4607" img_size="large" alignment="center"][vc_column_text]Our next Early morning canoe safari near Inverness is full, but we have places left on the 20th...
Loch Maree – something for everyone
If you like to explore remote, unspoilt areas of the country, Loch Maree offers open space in vast quantities. You need to drive (or cycle) west of Inverness almost to the coast to reach this...