This trip will take you from Sleat in Skye along the coast of Skye, to Plockton, passed Applecross and further north. The coastline along the route is some of the best in the Scottish Highlands. The paddle will also take us to Kyle of Lochalsh, Red Point, Gairloch and even possible to get as far as Ullapool. This is an exiting trip with much wildlife to see, many steep sea cliffs on the way and the areas to paddle in are first sheltered and get more exposed as we paddle further north.
There are also some tide races in the area however we will try to paddle through them at the best time when the water is slack to going north with us.
Camping is usually wild camping but if the group wants to spend one or two nights of the trip at a campsite it can be arranged too.

Sea kayaks, paddles, spray deck, buoyancy aid and cagoule can be hired for £18 per day (depending on availability).

Price: £690
Ratio: 1:6
Minimum: 2
Maximum: 6
Dates:
6 - 14 May 2010 Places Available Book Now
5 - 13 July 2010 Places Available Book Now
2 - 10 September 2010 Places Available Book Now
15 - 23 October 2010 Places Available Book Now

These dates are calculated according to the tidal streams. Please contact us if these dates don't suit you and we will try to arrange other dates.

Itinerary

Day 1

Book into the B&B in Inverness enjoy the beautiful city. This is an ideal opportunity to meet other trip members. We will also meet you at the B&B, go through the required kit and start packing so that we can have an early start in the morning with as little faffing.

Day 2

Drive to Skye or Mallaig, load the kayaks and start paddling. This day will take us passed some coastline in the Sound of Sleat and up to Sandaig Islands where we set up our first camp.

Day 3

Start in the morning at Sandaig. Heading north we go through Kyle Rhea, which is  with up to 8kn one of the fastest tide races in Scotland. However, we will get there at slack water and will take the north going tide for the rest of the day.

Day 4-7

These days are according to weather conditions and the speed we can paddle in a group. There are many little villages on the way and if needed we can use some camp sites instead of wild camping.

Day 8

Make that a shorter day to wind down and get back to the pickup place. Drive back to the B&B Inverness to be there for dinner.

Day 9

Leave Inverness

• 2 full sets of clothing to wear while sea kayaking - base layer, fleece, trousers, normal over trousers (preferably synthetics or wool, no cotton as it cools the body when wet)
• 1 full set of clothing for the evenings (including waterproof jacket)
• 2 full sets of spare clothing for sea kayaking (preferably synthetics or wool)
• 1 pair of willies or old trainers for sea kayaking
• 1 pair of walking boots or good trainers for evenings
• 1 bottle of water (0.5 – 1 litre)
• Sun cream
• Hat or cap as sun protection
• Sun glasses
• 1 pair of gloves (even in summer)
• 1 Sleeping bag (2 season for June – August, 3 season for Spring and Autumn)
• Midge/mosquito hood

What we provide but you can bring your own:

• 1 sea kayak
• 1 touring paddle
• 1 spray deck
• 1 buoyancy aid
• 1 cagoule (per person)
• 1 touring paddle (per person)
• 1 buoyancy aid (per person)
• 1 spray deck (per person)
• Food for 3 meals per day
• 2 Dry bags (13 Litre Ortlieb) (per person)
• 1 Water container (usually 4 litre Ortlieb) (per person)
• Pots
• 1 Set of cutlery (per person)
• 1 Deep plate (per person)
• 1 Mug (per person)
• Stoves
• 2 Man tent
• 1 Sleeping mat (per person)

Skill Level

This is a moderate sea kayaking trip which includes some exposed coast line. It is advisable to have an experiance of 8 days sea kayaking minimum. Being able to eskimo roll is not essential but knowledge in rescue techniques can help.