Posts tagged as:

walking

Borders Abbeys Way

13 August 2010
Thumbnail image for Borders Abbeys Way

The Borders Abbeys Way is a sublime walk through the Scottish Borders, which visits the historic Abbeys of the Scottish Borders. Macs Adventure is thrilled to announce that we are now offering walking holidays on the Borders Abbeys Way.
The Scottish Borders have long been a favourite of mine and the Borders Abbeys Way shows off [...]

Read the full article →

Great Weather for Lucy & the Crew on the West Highland Way

28 April 2010
Thumbnail image for Great Weather for Lucy & the Crew on the West Highland Way

Our first Guided West Highland Way Holiday of the season enjoyed wonderful weather, although it was somewhat disrupted by the flight choas caused by the Icelandic Volcano.
Lucy,one of our expert local guides, has written a comprehensive blog post about the trip, which includes a selection of great photos. So if you are thinking about joining [...]

Read the full article →

Snowy Start to the West Highland Way Season

7 April 2010
Buachaille Etive Mor from the West Highland Way

Well done to the hardy walkers who persevered on the West Highland Way last week, and bad luck to those whose plans were thwarted by snow and blizzards.
The unbelievable Scottish Winter continued last week with several of our clients walking the West Highland Way getting caught out by unseasonable snow falls. With the help of [...]

Read the full article →

How Many Days to Walk the West Highland Way?

26 March 2010
Thumbnail image for How Many Days to Walk the West Highland Way?

At 95 Miles the West Highland Way is a challenge no matter how much time you choose to spend on it, however the main thing is to tailor the challenge to suit you best.
Everyone has a different idea about how many days they want to take to complete this majestic walk, ranging from the ultra [...]

Read the full article →

Multi Activity Holiday Scotland

16 February 2010
Thumbnail image for Multi Activity Holiday Scotland

I am proud to announce the launch of our first  Multi Activity Holiday in Scotland, part of our long awaited Discovery Scotland Collection.
Our aim is to enable visitors to Scotland to experience the real Scotland up close and personal. It’s only when your boots are wet, there’s a trickle of icy water dripping down your [...]

Read the full article →

In 2010 You Will Mainly Be:-

12 January 2010

Walking the West Highland Way and trekking the Inca Trail.
We had over 100 responses to our November survey asking “What will you be doing in 2010?” Thank you to all who responded and well done to Amy Balmain of Hove in Sussex who was the lucky winner of a Mountain Equipment Kit Bag. Amy [...]

Read the full article →

8 Reasons to Walk North on the West Highland Way

4 January 2010

The West Highland Way was originally envisaged as a walk from Milngavie to Fort William, going North through the Western Highlands of Scotland. I have walked (and loved) the West Highland Way six times and we specialise in organising walking holidays on the West Highland Way.
We often get asked whether it is possible to walk [...]

Read the full article →

Macs Adventure Success on Ben Nevis Climb

20 November 2009

Debbie booked our Ben Nevis private guiding service to celebrate her husband’s birthday. (I won’t tell you which one but it was an important one!).
They tackled the Ben Last Saturday (14th November) with one of our experienced guides, Ian Stephenson. Despite really challenging conditions including plenty of snow and high winds they persevered and made [...]

Read the full article →

Top 5 UK Walking Holidays in 2010

17 November 2009

I think there is no better way to experience the UK’s landscape, history, culture and people than on a walking holiday. But what makes for a truly great walking holiday? What are the magic ingredients that make a trail stand head and shoulders above the rest.
I have walked thousand’s of miles on the UK’s long [...]

Read the full article →

More Outstanding Feedback & Reviews for Macs Adventure

3 November 2009

As the 2009 walking holiday season in Scotland draws to a close we at Macs HQ are thrilled with our 2009 feedback and reviews once again. It makes it all worth it when our customers have outstanding holidays and adventures in Scotland. You can download our full customer survey results or just cast your eye [...]

Read the full article →

Kath does the Camino!

27 October 2009

After sleepless nights about what to pack in our 10k hand luggage allowance, my sister Holly and I set off on our journey to Northern Spain to walk the last section of the Camino.  Not really knowing what to expect we were like excited children joking about how awful we were going to look in [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries