Mountain & Sea Guides
Sea Kayaking and Mountaineering in NW Scotland
Tel: +44 7787 446 934
4 days - Want to explore the wildlife and mountainous fjords of Wester Ross, and a wee bit of Kintail ! This trip involves lightweight days and a return to your accommodation each night.
Fully Inclusive at Rock Villa Hotel
£1350pp 5% off pp for 2 people sharing a room
Price Includes
- 5 nights full board
-Qualified, local guiding and instruction
-All local transport throughout
-All specialist equipment: No hidden hire costs
- daily transport
Trip Only Option
£510pp
Price includes
-Guiding
-Instruction
-Equipment
-Local transport every day
- Note: Great option if you’re camping or using local B&B etc allowing you arrange your own accommodation to suit your budget.
Lochcarron Accommodation.
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.
Fully Inclusive at Castle Cottage B&B
£1160pp 5% off for 2 people sharing a room
Price Includes -
- 5 nights full board
- Qualified, local guiding and instruction
- All local transport throughout
- All specialist equipment: No hidden hire costs - daily transport
Testimonials
"it would not have been possible to pack so much into the week without your superb organisation and local knowledge. It was a long way to come from London but worth every minute to blow away all the stress of work. For the sake of my sanity I think I'll need to do several of these trips next summer. Can't wait to come back. Top marks on your equipment & care of group " James Whittle
Sea kayak fjords week
"although we paddle lots of short trips with our club we learned loads surpassing anything we would have achieved on our own. What I liked was the fact that you where always keen that we improved, enabling us to potentially run our own trips in the future. Don't worry though, even though you don't seem concerned about doing yourself out of a job us 'leisure' paddlers will always look to your longer itineraries after seeing how organised and professional you are at Mountain & Sea Guides!" Brian Jones
3 lochs week
You'll be well equipped with the best kit
Time spent gazing . . a lot
Amazing crowd free beaches
The Torridon mountains , Loch Torridon
Trip Description
This is a great escape for those of you wanting to enjoy wild scenic paddling without packing for an overnight wild camp. Using our vehicle and trailer we're able to be flexible so as to get the most out of the weather and a variety of locations.
Our three great lochs cut a swathe inland through spectacular mountains and wildlife habitat. To the north of our Lochcarron base is Loch Torridon with its rough ancient Torridonian sandstone and Lewisian Gniess shorelines. Paddling beneath the steep mountains of the Torridon peaks is a bucket list destination for many paddlers. The upper loch is sheltered and large enough for a day paddle on its own. The outer loch puts us right out on the edge of the Minch where dolphins & whales pop into the loch on a regular basis.
Lochcarron offers beautiful tree lined shores of mixed woodland with lots of otter territory and seal colonies. Beyond the Strome narrows the views open up to the Isle of Skye and the Cuillin mountains as we explore the Kishorn islands.
To the south of our base, Loch Duich heads south east to the stunning Kintail peaks. Paddling towards the five sisters of Kintail is an unforgettable experience. We also have the option of paddling north east through Loch Long using the tide for a free ride! And setting off with the stunning Eilean Donan castle as a backdrop is a bonus.
We meet each day at our kayak base at Lochcarron golf club car park. After a short planning session we'll embark by road to the start point of the kayak route for that day. You'll be fully involved in all aspects of planning for the weather, tides and routes allowing a chance to develop confidence and skills towards future expeditions.
This four day trip is a great precursor to our longer trips such as the The Inner Sound Sea Kayak Expedition , Isles of Raasay & Rona Sea Kayak Expedition , Introductory Wild Camping Sea Kayak Expedition , Dalmatian Islands Expedition, Croatia . As with all of our experiences we aim to continually improve your paddling skills throughout allowing opportunities for future trips.
This trip can also be run on any four days in the calendar for a minimum group of three booking together.
Schedule
Arrive Sunday evening
Paddle days meet at 0915 each day
Mon- Thur finishing by 5pm
Stay an extra night or head home Friday morning
Instructor Ratio
1:6
Suitable For
Anyone with good advanced beginner or intermediate skills. This is not a complete beginners trip as we head off to the first paddle route on Monday morning. However, if you are a beginner, take a look at our Introduction to sea kayak weekends, or the popular Inner Sound kayak expedition, which will be right up your street.
2025 Dates
JULY 7-10 , 14-17 , 21-24 , 28-31
AUG 4-7 , 11-14 , 18-21, SEP 15-18 , 22-25 , SEP 29-2 OCT (Limited space)
OCT 27-30, NOV 3-6 , 10-13
2026
APRIL 6-9 , 13-16 , 20-23 , 27-30
MAY 4-7 , 11-14 , 18-21 , 25-28
JUNE 1-4 , 8-11 , 15-18 , 22-25 , 29-2 JULY
JULY 6-9 , 13-16 , 20-23 , 27-30
AUG 3-6 , 10-13 , 17-20 , 24-27 , 31-3 SEP
SEP 7-10 , 14-17 , 21-24 , 28-1 OCT
OCT 5-8 , 12-15 , 19-22 , 26-29
NOV - Easter 2027 all dates available.
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.
Groups & Discounts
If you are in any of the following categories then you'll get a discount of 10% per person off this trip :
Fire , Police , Armed forces , nurses & paramedic workers , students , Kayak/Canoe club members, SCA/BCU members, Parent & 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 transfers to/from our nearest rail station (Strathcarron on the Inverness to Kyle of Lochalsh line) - free of charge when you stay in Lochcarron area.
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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