The Luxury Travel Magazine
The Luxury Travel Magazine
By Born Wild
There’s something particularly fascinating about Scotland and especially in the highlands. Perhaps it’s the people with their thick brogue and their ginger hair. Or perhaps that it is an untrampled destination without the herd of travelers streaming out of double-decker busses jockeying for position for their next Instagram selfie. Part of what makes Northern Scotland special that it is off the beaten paths and offers miles of beautiful uncrowded beaches as well as inspiring mountainous regions laden with wildlife of golden eagles, otters, puffins, and stags. Travelers also fall in love with the lochs fronted by moss-green hills or the deep blue sapphire sea and its playful jumping dolphins.
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"Visitors to the Scottish Highlands find themselves in mystical nooks and alcoves, abandoned crumbling castles and views so breath-taking that one feels lost in a scene from J.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth. "
Travelers to Scotland love to explore its barbaric history, castles, and small intimate villages. There’s also a tranquillity there where guests get off the grid, especially in the most remote parts of Scotland where one is stretched to find any phone signal at all. What guests do find is mystical nooks and alcoves, abandoned crumbling castles and views so breath-taking that one feels lost in a scene from J.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth. It’s a wonder why this somewhat abandoned wilderness isn’t considered as one of the greatest natural wonders of the world.
An ideal way to explore this fabulous region is to take the unbeaten paths of the legendary North Coast 500 route through the many sight-seeing pleasures along the way. This famous route is twinned with the Route 66 and one can feel the similarities. Long highways in remote areas, no one for miles and miles, the clean, crisp air that surrounds you, and mountains that fill you with wonder.
Dolphins passing through the ocean is common in Northern Scotland and guests can watch them jump and play in the sea just a few feet away. The perfect way to experience this is through a private eco-boat where dolphins are left untouched in their natural environment. Watching such magnificent creatures against the rugged coastal background is truly inspiring.
Heading along the coastline on route, guests get to experience some of the most mystical and magical castles and ruins that leave you with 1000 stories of what happened here, who lived here and it a quick immersion in their part of Scottish history. To add to the experience, a must-see natural site are the extraordinary sea formations. Sea stacks meters high, erupting through the oceans and pointed sea formations that people travel far and wide to see. This area of Northern Scotland is simply magnificent.
After traveling through the wildlands of the highlands there’s no better way to rest and resort than in the unique Scandinavian lodges in the middle of the mountains of Kylesku. Kylesku is magnificent in its own right and offers a welcome break from traveling. An ideal based to explore this territory is to stay in Kylesku Lodges which is an intimate cluster of Scandinavian-style lodges where guests wake up to mountains, a beautiful large lake, wildlife, silence, and the priceless feeling of tranquillity.
From here the adventure leads to the most remote parts of Northern Scotland – Sutherland and Wester Ross where explorers climb one of the most tremendous and scenic mountains in the area – Stac Pollaidh. This particular mountain isn’t one of the go-to mountains in Scotland, but it boasts its quiet beauty and its rugged edged summit. There’s nothing like sitting and there surrounded by natural beauty and enjoying the impressive and grand views whilst stopping for lunch.
There’s much more to the Scottish Highlands than their prestigious mountains. Scotland possesses some of the most breath-taking beaches, you might be surprised. However, because of Scotland’s sheer untouched scenery, its beaches are of spectacular, especially on a sunny day. Crystal clear waters, crisp and refreshing waters beg for one to just dive in and experience the oceans as well as the views of the surrounding emerald mountains.
After experiencing the natural gifts of the Scottish Highlands land and sea, guests will love to take in the night’s sky and an extra special evening of star-gazing astronomy in the mountains of Kylesku. A Scottish Astronomer takes guests through the night skies, the stars and the planets and gives an extraordinary insight about the sky above. It’s truly inspirational and a perfect way to end this experience of a lifetime.
This adventure is run by BornWild Escapes. To book your adventure in the Scottish Highlands visit their website – www.bornwild.rocks. 50% of the proceeds will go to leading conservation charity, WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, the leading global charity for the protection and conservation of whales and dolphins.
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