The Cairngorms – 7 day guided walking holiday

Walking itinerary, routes & prices for the Cairngorms

A fantastic region that offers so much to see and do. High mountain tops, vast mountain vistas, ancient wood land, waterfalls, the chance to look for whales, dolphins and seals, birds of prey, ospreys, culture, history and entertainment.

This tour is to experience a vast rugged arctic–like country which is unlike any other area of Scotland.

We will based on the edge of a mountain range called the Cairngorms. This is a beautiful and unique wild land area of Scotland. The Cairngorm mountain plateau is the largest slice of high country in the United Kingdom, with over 500 square kilometres (200 square miles) of land over 610 metres (2000ft) and consists of four of Scotland’s highest mountains. It is a vast empty country and offers a massive primeval landscape.

The mountain range was formed more than 40 million years ago and is part of the Cairngorm national park. The area provides a distinctive alpine semi- tundra moorland habitat home to many rare plants birds and mammals. Birds exclusive to the mountain plateau include Ptarmigan, Dotterel, Snow Bunting, Golden Eagle, Ring Ouzel, Red Grouse, Snowy Owl, Twite, Purple Sandpiper and Lapland Bunting.

The national park also tenures ancient woodland one of the last major ones of its kind in the United Kingdom which is known as the Caledonian Forest. The forest have Capercaille, Black Grouse, Scottish Crossbill, Parrot Crossbill and Crested Tit. It is also home to Red and Roe Deer, Mountain Hare, Pine Martin, Red Squirrel, Wild Cat and Otter.

Holiday photos

Cairngorm holiday highlights

• Explore an ancient beautiful pine forest Rothiemurcus one a the last remaining in the UK

• Experience walking on the vast lonely Cairngorm Mountain Plateau

• A cruise on the Moray Firth to look for dolphins

• A visit to the town of Braemar on the south side of the Cairngorm National Park