SCOTLAND MAINLAND
"Wild West & Whisky Trail"
MOTORBIKE TOUR
Glencoe, Isle of Skye, Northwestern Highlands, Whisky Country, Royal Deeside
REF: SCOTLAND-WILD-ROAD
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Date / Price:
22 - 28 May 2016
SPACES
**Booking Deadline
12 Feb 2016
£ 980 Rider own bike
£ 980 Pillion
£300 deposit per participant to secure your place
£ 326 Single Room Supplement
Min 10 participants
6 Days / 7 Nights Accommodation in quality Highland Hotels & Guest Houses
6 Full Days Riding
all breakfasts & 3 dinners
Fully Guided by John Fulton (Your Scottish guide)
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Wildcat Adventures is based in Scotland. Let us show you its hidden treasures - scenic quiet roads, majestic glens, picture perfect coastal scenery, traditional pubs and inns with great food.
Join us on a journey especially designed for the discerning motorcyclist seeking quiet roads in a peaceful setting with spectacular scenery. A country steeped in history with incredible motorcycling roads, weaving through the mountains, glens, and islands in some of the last great wilderness areas in Europe.
Enjoy the unique atmosphere of Scotland by motorbike; its culture and its people with their natural way of life.
A tour with time to enjoy the wonderful scenery, castles, battle sites, distilleries, Celtic and iron age ruins. Whilst on the short ferry crossings there is an opportunity to see dolphins/seals/basking whales and a variety of seabirds.
 
Biking Profile
Our special route travels the length and breath of the country incorporating the best motorcycling roads.
An unforgettable and exciting ride from Stirling (the ancient capital of Scotland), to Glencoe, the Isle of Skye, the incomparable Northwest Highlands, and the Pentland Firth. We return through Speyside, the Cairngorm Mountains (Whisky Country, Royal Deeside) to finish in Stirling.
A route designed by John Fulton from experience gained over 30 Years leading adventure tours throughout Scotland. John & Brigitte lead the tours.
A typical day's riding starts at 9am and we reach our destination around 4pm; providing plenty of time to relax and explore the numerous points of interest.
OUTLINE ITINERARY
SCOTLAND Wild West & Whisky Trail
Approx Total: 860 miles
7 Nights in great Highland Hotels/Guest Houses with traditional Highland welcome
6 Days / 6 Full Ride days
A detailed Day to Day Itinerary with
hotel details, route & maps supplied on booking
Day 1 - Meet at our hotel in STIRLING for a 19:00hrs tour briefing and dinner.
Stirling is the ancient capital of Scotland and the gateway to the highlands. We recommend you arrive early and visit Stirling Castle, Wallace Monument, and the Battle of Bannockburn visitor centre.
Meals today - Dinner included
Overnight Hotel
Day 2 - Loch Lomond & the Trossachs National Park"
We ride northwest through Argyl and take a short ferry (included) to our highland hotel in the wild bounds of Knoydart.
Meals today - breakfast included
Overnight Traditional Highland Hotel
Day 3 - The road to the Isles
We follow in the footprints of Bonnie Prince Charlie as we travel through the wild west of Scotland to our hotel in a small village overlooking the Isle of Skye.
Enroute we visit Scotland's most westerly point and the landing place of Bonnie Prince Charlie for the Jacobite Rebellion
Meals today - breakfast included
Overnight Traditional Highland Hotel
Day 4 - Wester Ross
A short ferry hop (included) onto the Isle of Skye and a ride along the south coast before heading into the incomparable Wester Ross.
We ride one of the most spectacular and highest passes in Scotland (Applecross) enroute to our hotel overlooking the Isle of Lewis.
Meals today - breakfast & DINNER included
Overnight Traditional Highland Hotel
Day 5 - The Wild West of Sutherland
We ride northwest on quiet highland roads winding our way by coastal inlets and small remote villages. Our destination is a small village near Scotland's most northwesterly point.
We enjoy the spectacular beaches and the views to the Orkney Islands.
Meals today - breakfast included
Overnight Hotel / Guest House
Day 6 - Speyside and Whisky Country
We ride the beautiful coast of the Pentland Firth before heading south through Easter Ross to the Moray Firth (the driest/sunniest area in Scotland).
An opportunity to visit Iron Age Brochs, Castles, Gardens, and Culloden Battlefield enroute to Speyside
Meals today - breakfast & DINNER included
Overnight Traditional Highland Hotel
Day 7 - Cairngorms National Park & Royal Deeside
Our route today is one of the very best in Scotland as we ride through the Cairngorms National Park, Royal Deeside, Perthshire to Stirling. Enroute we take in Scotland's 2 highest passes and the second highest village, Balmoral Castle.
We finish our ride at our hotel in Stirling.
There is an opportunity to visit a whisky distillery.
Meals today - Breakfast included
Overnight Hotel.
The distances covered on our route selected are moderate as the travel time is slower - roads are scenic, quiet, and most are twisty - a motorbiker's dream!
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