• A professional English-speaking guide plus assistant guide/support driver
• All transfers involved in the itinerary
• All accommodation as described
• All meals

• Travel Insurance
• Visa fees (if applicable)
• Airport transfers
• Drinks
• Miscellaneous personal expenses

This holiday is operated in association with Wilderness Scotland, and they sell their own customers directly on to this trip also. KE acts as an agent for Wilderness Scotland and by booking this holiday you are entering into an agreement directly with Wilderness Scotland under the terms of their booking conditions.

On Day 1 of the itinerary your guide will meet you at the centre of Aberdeen Railway Station at 11.00am.

On Day 7 of the itinerary you will be transferred to Inverness Railway Station for 12:00pm.

All meals from Lunch on Day 1 to Breakfast on Day 7 are included.

Water from the taps is perfectly drinkable on this holiday - please use this to fill your personal bottles for your daily activities. We do not encourage the purchase of single-use plastic bottles.

Lunch each day will be either a wilderness picnic or taken at a local cafe/ restaurant. Drinks and snacks are provided throughout the day as you require. Evening meals are included on the first and final evenings, and on this itinerary and we have the flexibility to take evening meals in local restaurants or pubs. Based upon our knowledge and experience, we will visit the best places to eat along the route.

On this trip we generally eat dinner as a group however if you would like to make alternative arrangements you are free to do so. Your guide will have an evening off during this trip where they do not eat with the group. They will recommend options for dinner that evening and will help you make any necessary reservations.

This trip features some of the best hotel and guest house accommodation and food along the route we travel. We use a variety of accommodations such as country inns, guesthouses and small hotels, all hand-picked by us. Accommodation is in a choice of double or twin rooms with ensuite facilities.

The group will be led by an experienced and qualified leader.

A road bike or standard cycle-touring bike is recommended for this trip, fitted with a triple or compact chainset and 23/25mm touring tyres. Please call us if you are unsure about the suitability of your bike. We cannot stress enough the importance of ensuring that your bike is in perfect working condition before you start this trip. You are depending on your bike to transport you throughout your holiday. It is VITAL to ensure it is THOROUGHLY SERVICED to guarantee it is in good mechanical order before departure. If you are not mechanically minded, get your local bicycle dealer to service it for you. For home mechanics, points to note particularly are: 

a) Check rims and if they are worn, cracked or dented replace with a new rim or wheel to avoid wheel failure. It is especially important to check that your bike’s rims are not worn concave by the brake blocks - replace them if they are! b) Check wheels are true and spoke tension is correct. 

c) Check and, if required, adjust, grease or replace ALL bearings and quick release skewers. 

d) Check and, if required, replace brake and gear cables. 

e) Check and tighten, if required, all bolts (esp. crank, bottom brackets, aheadset, stem/handlebars). 

f) Check chain, cassette and chain rings for wear - replace as necessary. 

g) Take the right tyres, inner tubes and BIKE SPECIFIC SPARES. 

Whilst not essential, it is a good idea that you familiarise yourself with how to carry out at least some basic repairs to your bike e.g. changing an inner tube and fixing a puncture. Naturally, the bike guide will always be happy to assist with any repairs, however, due to the often remote nature of our trips being able to carry out a simple repair can save time and inconvenience waiting for assistance.

You can either take your own bike or hire one locally.

Bike hire costs:

Road Bike – £175

Hybrid Bike – £175

E-Bike – £300*

*There are a maximum of 2 e-bikes available per trip and these are strictly on a first come, first served basis.

Details of hire bikes:

Road Bike – Checkpoint ALR 5

Hybrid Bike – FX Sport 4

Required information for bike hire:

• Height
• Inseam measurement
• Type of peddle required (flat, SPD, own)

There is no weight limit for your luggage on this holiday, however you will need to be able to lift and move your own luggage easily.  There is also limited room in the transfer vehicles, and so apart from your bike, one bag to be transferred and one small day pack per person is ideal.

For each holiday there is a minimum number of participants required to enable it to go ahead. Once the minimum number is reached, the trip status will change from 'Available' to 'Guaranteed to run'. You can check the trip status for each departure in the ‘Dates and Prices’ table. Other than in exceptional circumstances, we will not cancel a trip once it has achieved this guaranteed to run status so you are free to proceed with your international flight booking and other travel arrangements.