Scotland - Highlands Coast to Coast

Really superb guides can’t fault them. Obviously very experienced cyclist’s so it was great to learn from them. Hope to ride with them again. Great fun to be with both during the riding and the evenings. Very knowledgable about the area. Nothing to much trouble. Up to the usual [tour operator] high standard.

Tomintoul to Ballater had some superb technical single track and a great fast decent. Mount Keen also worth a mention for it’s challenging climb technical single track across the top and awesome decent. I would recommend this holiday to any keen mountain biker as a must do trip!

Every day was excellent but I’m still smiling from the downhill descent on day 6 (Ballator to Edzell) after lugging our bikes over the hill – quite spectacular! Hire bikes were excellent, would happily have taken it home with me.

The guides were amazing! All had such a great sense of humour, were good fun and very encouraging – the perfect ambassadors for [the tour operator]! A great escape from what has been a rough couple of years – the guides helped the whole experience feel very Covid safe.

Well designed tour, excellent group of guides. Excellent resourceful pick-up team. Comfortable vehicles. Expert guides with superb people skills. Steve is a superb leader, I will follow him blindly. Helen and Laura were excellent. Most agreeable people, expert cyclists who clearly knew what they were doing. Very good communication between the three professionals and the client group. Breakfasts as a rule lavish, good variety and plenty of volume of lunch goodies, ample snacks and drinks for underway.

For me the holiday was on the expensive side, particularly when adding the evening meals to the cost. However I quickly realised what I got for that money. I was comfortable and well looked after. I never had any doubts or concerns about my safety. Everything was highly organised and efficient. The guides worked hard and with enthusiasm at all times. I was always comfortable in the accommodation. There was always enough to eat and a good variety of food.I was made to feel welcome despite being a lone and older female. No one was left behind. This has not always been my experience on other cycling holidays!

Off-road route was fantastic and linked parts of Scotland from West to East that you just don’t normally associate by road. A satisfying challenge – walked when felt too challenging but learnt a lot!

Richard was excellent with mechanical skills and Laura was full of great outdoor details. Well done with organising holiday despite the difficulties of Covid.

Excellent – Steve, Tony, and Alan were great. They took excellent care of both riders and the bikes.

 The [...] guides are what made this trip so fantastic. They are both amazing. I was particularly impressed with the way they provided information about the upcoming sections of the ride – in a way that did a good job of indicating obstacles and rough sections and where to pay particular attention. (This is really important because the scenery is so spectacular it’s tempting to spend time looking around instead of at the trail.) The river crossings were my favourite part!

Tony and Charley were also exceptional guides. I had great confidence in all of them when out riding, and they have consideration for each person in the group to make sure everyone is happy. Can’t get a better combination that these three surely!

Overall (quality of the riding and [tour operator] service) I would say this is the best [tour operator] trip I have done. Lunch was very good and punctual and waiting every day when we met the support van. The best cycling I have done. Very varied and beautiful scenery.

Well planned, organised and executed – highly professional job. The accommodation was all excellent! The guides did a great job of providing us with fresh, interesting, high quality lunches.

Steve was outstanding as a tour guide. Highly professional leader and organiser who did it all extremely well and made it look easy.

One of the best mountain bike holidays we have done. Quality of biking and guiding was fantastic. We would certainly consider doing this trip again!

The guides technical ability and advise were exceptional. It was good to come home having learnt various hints and tips. His ability to read the pace during the day made the riding even more enjoyable.