The best of East and West for walkers with limited time who would like to experience some of the finest hiking in Scotland. This 8-day holiday is taken in small groups of from 4 to 8 with a knowledgeable guide. The usual sequence is to start in Argyll, where you are in the care of John Fisher of About Argyll Walking Holidays , then to transfer in midweek to the Borders, where, on their home ground, Grazyna and Alexander Hamilton of Scotwalk take over. The Hamiltons Dates and prices are given below. The Scottish countryside, Scottish history, even Scottish people are very different from one side of the country to the other.
Scenic differences are just as strong.
Argyll has a long, broken, islanded coast next to rugged and rocky hills. Its deep glens are threaded by short, clear, rapid rivers, and scattered with many lochs, both large and small. The Borders hills are more rounded and serene, its woods taller, its rivers longer and bigger. In these different landscapes, there are even differences in building traditions. Come and see for yourself.