Scottish Highlands tailor made holidays
This holiday is operated by a company based in the holiday destination and they will be able to provide expert local knowledge. They will be able to tailor make your holiday to suit your requirements not only concerning the dates of travel but also typically the standard of accommodation, and thus price. It is rare for local operators to be able to help with the booking of your flights.
How this holiday makes a difference
Environment
Everything we do is aimed at making a positive impact on the people who stay with us and on the people, places and communities that we introduce them to.
We believe passionately in protecting our local environment. We source local produce to cut down on food miles, our fish and seafood generally comes straight out of the Minch and our organic meat and vegetables from the farmland around us.
We re-use and recycle all that we can, from paper in the office to fishing rope washed up on the beach. We compost all our paper and food waste. We reduce our waste by buying direct from the supplier; much of our food is never packaged. We carbon off-set our journeys while you are with us and encourage you to do the same with your journeys up to us. We use the C-change Trust, a charity which plants trees in Britain. We cut down on our energy use wherever possible and encourage you to do the same. Our accommodation varies, from lodges supplied with their own hydroelectric schemes, to farm cottages with modern under floor heating systems which cut down on energy use. All our accommodation has open fires and wood burners stoves or ranges. Fire wood comes from local woods and we never use coal as it is toxic, unsustainable and comes from the other side of the world. We use green cleaning products and never use bleach.
We are very aware of the natural unspoilt beauty of the area and endeavour to help keep it that way. On visits to the beach we carry a few bags so we can do a stint beach cleaning before leaving. We encourage clients to adopt the responsible tourist’s mantra of; “leave only foot prints, take only photographs”.
Community
We are committed to using local services wherever possible, sourcing locally for all our accommodation and transport, for virtually all the food we serve and most of the experts that we use.
We generate employment and revenue for local people and businesses including organic farmers, market stall holders, fishermen, artists, craftsmen, mountain guides, taxi drivers, cafes, restaurants and shops.
Ross-shire is a sparsely populated area dominated by massive tract of mountainous wilderness. Our business helps to support and expand a regional network of like-minded individuals. We help to encourage cohesion and skill-sharing amongst craft practitioners and our other specialists.
