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Included
Hire of
24 speed hybrid cycles and equipment
B&B accommodation
in standard grade twin/double rooms
Tour information including maps and detailed routes
Emergency support
Excluded
Lunches and Dinners
Castle entrance fees
Ferry passenger & cycle fares. Train fare Mallaig to Fort William
Extras
Single rooms
Luggage transport
Rooms with shower/wc
Hotel Accommodation
Access:
by air to Glasgow Airport
airport collection service available
by train with Scotrail Glasgow-Oban
by bus with Citylink: car parking available
Duration:
9Nights /10 Days
Start:
most days depending on ferries April to October
Minimum two persons
Level
3
Tour
Code: BUH
Price
£450 per person
Luggage carrying from £85 p.p.
rooms with shower/wc £5 p.p. per
night, single supplement £8 per night standard room, £18 per night ensuite
Options:
from
Tarbert on Harris continue north to Stornoway on Lewis, take the
ferry to Ullapool and end the tour in Inverness |
 Day
1. Arrive OBAN:
cycle provision and route briefing: afternoon ferry to Barra
Click
to enlage image of Castlebay, Barra >>>
Day 2. EXPLORE BARRA
16ml(25km)
Cycle round this quiet island and its linked small island, Vatersay.
Perhaps visit the four Catholic Churches, Kismul Castle,the ancestral
home of the Clan MacNeil,  the thatched Cottage Museum at Craigston
and the airport
on Cockle Strand Beach.Enjoy the peace
and tranquillity, the birds and the flowers together with the
quiet welcome of its people. Barra
Airfield >>>
Day
3. CASTLEBAY - BALIVANICH(SOUTH UIST) 41ml(66km)
Take
the passenger ferry to Ludag on South Uist andcontinue northwards
to Benbecula. The main road takes a fairly flat, straight path
with many links on the west side to the "machir" and the beautiful
silver sands which occupy the west coast of South Uist. By the
road is the peaty moorland and many lochans, noted for their trout
fishing. 
Day
4. BALIVANICH - BERNERAY 32/42ml(51/68km)
Cross the causeway to North Uist and take the road up the
west coast on the longer route. If time permits visit the Bird
Reserve at Balranald. Alternatively the easier journey is by the
east coast to Lochmaddy and continue to the beautiful quiet island
of Berneray now linked to the mainland by a causeway. Traffic jam >>>>
Day
5. BERNERAY - TARBERT(HARRIS) 23ml(37km)
 Take the ferry to Eriskay and cross the causeway to Harris
is an interesting trip as the boat navigates the narrow channel
between the many small islands. Follow the road on the west side
of Harris past many white sandy beaches and fertile grasslands
to reach the main town of Tarbert. In contrast to the flat west
coast this part of the island is dominated by its mountains-huge
chunks of desolate grey rock with little soil or vegetation. Tarbert,
Harris >>>>
 Day
6. Rest day TARBERT
Explore eastwards to the beautiful Island of Scalpay or cycle
westwards to visit the beach
at Hushnish from where there are scenic views to the island of
Scarp. Alternatively take a bus trip around the neighbouring island
of Lewis.
The Island
of Scalpay >>>
 Day
7. TARBERT - PORTREE(SKYE) 18ml(29km)
An
early morning ferry takes you to Uig on the island of Skye. From
there climb the hills to cross the plateau and reach the east
coast at Staffin and on south to the island’s capital Portree.
Uig Bay >>>
Day
8. PORTREE - BROADFORD 26ml(42km)
Make an early start to leave time for a visit to the unspoilt
island of Raasay. A short
ferry crossing will enable you to explore its history,
forest paths and wildlife. Return to continue the short distance
to your overnight stop at Broadford.
Day
9. BROADFORD - ARMADALE 26ml(42km)
Across the island to Sleat "the Garden of Skye". In this soft,
green and wooded southern peninsula
you can get a real feel of a Highland community at work.
Leave the main road at Toravaig and visit the typical crofting
community at “Cod Bay” and continue via Tokavaig and Tarskavaig
to Armadale. At Armadale there is the Castle and the Clan
Donald Visitor Centre.
Day
10. Depart Armadale by ferry to MALLAIG and onward to Fort William
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