Photography holidays in Scotland
| country: | Scotland |
| location: | Inner Hebrides, Western Isles, Scottish Highlands |
| departures: | 2010: 22 May, 21 Aug, 4 Sep |
| price: | From £1295 (8 days) excluding flights or train travel to start point |
| vouchers: | Gift vouchers can be used with this holiday |
the amazing things you'll be doing
In journeying to the wildest places in Scotland, our clients and guides are afforded some incredible photographic opportunities. We are proud to work in association with two of Scotland’s finest landscape and outdoor photographers. We now offer a range of unique photographic journeys in association with Colin Prior and other leading photographers. These trips will allow you to improve your photography while based in stunning wilderness areas. Learning to connect with the landscape holds the key to capturing an image.
Knoydart, Skye and the Small Isles
A photography holiday exploring Scotland's Knoydart Peninsula and Small Isles archipelago with leading photographer Colin Prior. Explore secret locations by private boat and stay in a remote wilderness lodge overlooking the Isle of Skye.
Knoydart, Skye and the Small Isles
A photography holiday exploring Scotland's Knoydart Peninsula and Small Isles archipelago with leading photographer Colin Prior. Explore secret locations by private boat and stay in a remote wilderness lodge overlooking the Isle of Skye.
lower carbon travel
All of our trips start and finish at or close to railway stations, as this makes it much easier for our clients to travel to the Highlands by rail. We encourage travel by train or bus in all of our joining instructions that we send to clients, and also have a section on our website which includes links to train timetables and booking services to make it easier for clients to choose to travel by rail. highly commended
This tourism business was Highly Commended in our 2009 Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards - organised by responsibletravel.com in association with The Daily Telegraph, World Travel Market and Geographical Magazine, of the Royal Geographical Society. Since 2004, the Awards has recognised individuals, companies and organisations in travel making a big commitment to the culture and economies of local communities and helping to conserve biodiversity.
how this holiday makes a difference
 Despite its beauty, the Highlands and Islands is one of the least affluent regions of Scotland. The further north you travel, the more evident this is. By bringing the benefits of tourism to this remote area and using local services and produce, we help to support local businesses, create employment and contribute to the overall sustainable development of the region. Our strict 'leave no trace' policy ensures that our presence in these beautiful regions will not have a negative effect on this fragile environment. This concept will be explained by our guide at the start of the trip and practised throughout. Through responsible guiding, we will enable our clients to develop an understanding of the existing and future issues which affect these valuable wilderness areas. These trips are based in locally owned guest houses. Photography trips provide a valuable source of revenue for these small businesses outside of the main tourist season. The guest houses use locally sourced food whenever possible, and also employ part-time staff, thus contributing to the local economy. All of our Scotland-based trips start at railway stations to encourage travel by rail to Scotland.  Our photography expert, Colin Prior, is passionate about protecting wild places and feels that forming a connection with the wilderness is a vital element to capturing its spirit in a photograph. Awakening these connections amongst our clients has knock on benefits as they realise the value of wild places and perhaps make some small changes to their own lifestyle to lessen their individual impact on our fragile environment. |
Tourism can be good and bad for destinations & local people. We carefully screen every holiday against our criteria for responsible travel. 'Look behind the brochure' to find how each holiday makes a difference (see left). We don't claim to be perfect - there is no global accreditation - but we've led the way since 2001 and screened 1000's of holidays. We invite every traveller to write a review about their experiences and responsible tourism. This valuable feedback is sent to the people who run the holidays. We keep a very close eye on it and take off holidays that don't live up to our standards. |