Including 2 Gala Dinners
Ashore on Bute, venture with the walkers along the West Island Way to Rubh 'an Eun Lighthouse from Kilchattan, and climb Canada Hill from Rothesay to stirring views over the Kyles.
Or perhaps visit Victorian Gothic Mount Stuart House, proudly set in 300 acre gardens, and the ruins of Rothesay Castle, steeped in history.
South to Arran, join the walkers on an invigorating coastal and mountain route from North Sannox, or tour 'Scotland in miniature', tasting single malt at the Arran Distillery, with an afternoon visit to ancient Brodick Castle, magnificent beneath Goatfell. Through stirring landscapes, head along the forested Kintyre Way from Carradale, still utterly remote today.
Or, with the strollers, view this breathtaking peninsula by coach, uncovering more secrets at Springbank Distillery in the former whisky capital of Campbeltown.
Experience the faraway feel of Sanda Island, privately-owned, perfect for walks and bird-watching, cruising onwards up the scenic Kintyre coast and through the Kyles of Bute. After walks and strolls for all at Tighnabruaich in a picturesque hillside backdrop, relax and enjoy the unfolding panoramas as Hebridean Princess steams up Loch Long and Loch Goil. On our final day, ramble with the walkers on Puck's Glen or the River Eachaig and Massan circuit, later crossing to the littleknown Cumbrae Isles for a stimulating walk to Gladstone Hill.
If a more leisurely pace tempts you, why not opt for the paths of exotic Benmore Botanic Garden and the magic of Britain's smallest cathedral, Great Cumbrae's Cathedral of the Isles?
