Bring
your own
car
on Calmac Ferries or fly direct to your holidays in the
Western Isles from several
airports in Scotland, then enjoy Scottish island hopping with
a holiday
hire car rental included.
Our holiday packages can
be tailored precisely to your wishes, so your island
hopping through the Western Isles will be just what you want - the kind of hotels, guest
houses, bed and breakfast or inn accommodations that you like.
The booking
is arranged for you by expert advisors who actually live in the Outer
Hebrides - we know from first hand experience what's here, what it's
like here today and what it might be like in March. We know
when the machair flowers and when the cuckoo calls because we see and
hear everything that happens around us.
We even
include your Calmac ferries between these idyllic Western Isles of
Scotland - so you're free to enjoy your holiday without the stress of
organising any of the time-consuming details.
Our holidays
with end-to-end bicyle hire provided have proved so popular that we
are introducing Electric
Assist Bikes for the new season. This option
will still give you lots of fresh air - but with rather
less effort!
Electrically
assisted bikes will ease your journey for 25 to 35 miles per day - you
still need to pedal and the battery life varies according to how much
assistance you take from it.
At the end of
the day, just recharge at your accommodation, ready for tomorrow.
CHOOSE TO SEE AND DO WHAT INTERESTS YOU.
There's So much to see and do on hoidays in the Western Isles. Whether
your interests lie in the history of the area, the abundant wildlife,
the sea and islands that surround our islands, or the opportunities for
art and photography, there are activity operators who can help you make
the most of your visit.
Our advisors
can even make bookings with some of them for you.
Sit back and
let a qualified guide drive you for a day, take a boat trip to St
Kilda, learn fly fishing, art or take a photography holday course.
See more .
Aurora Borealis - the Northern Lights -
sometimes visible from these Scottish islands
Scientists
predict sun spot activity will influence and maximise the Aurora
Borealis (Northern Lights) though 2013 to 2014.
Given the
extreme
northerly latitude, clean air and low levels of light pollution, you
could be lucky enough to catch a good view, especially up to April and
after August, when we have reasonably dark nights and subject, of course, to solar
activity and sufficiently clear skies.
September and October 2012 have
yielded a good number of sightings
and while there is absolutely no guarantee that you’ll see
this
wonderful phenomenon, if you do, it should be an unforgettable
experience.
We can offer
holdays at any time of year so please feel welcome to call our holiday
advisors for bookings.
However, we
remind you
that winter weather here is unpredictable, in even the short term -
varying from glorious to furious (another unforgettable experience) -
so winter guests travel at their own risk of delays, etc.
AN
ISLAND PARISH
Visit
the locations from the BBC
TV series, "An Island Parish." Maybe meet some of the characters, too.
Situated at
the southern end of the Outer Hebrides, the Isle of
Barra, the
Isle of Eriskay and the Isle of South Uist were the main settings for
An
Island Parish and you're sure to enjoy exploring the area,
where it's
easy to recognise the views you saw in the programme.
Chances are,
if you take a
stroll around Castlebay (Barra), Eriskay or South Uist, you'll see some
of the folk featured. The Churches are delightful and well
worth
a visit.
WE COULDN'T DESCRIBE IT BETTER THAN THE
INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
When
celebrated travel journalist, Ben Lerwill sampled our Freedom of the
Isles bike holiday, he travelled in exactly the same
way
you can staying in the same accommodation that you can choose.
No special bikes or vans to whish him
between the best bits!
MEET THE
PEOPLE OF BBC TV'S 'AN ISLAND PARISH' AND 'MONTY HALLS' GREAT HEBRIDEAN
ESCAPE'
In the last
couple of years, BBC TV programmes have drawn attention to the beauty
of the Western Isles, local
attractions, history and wildlife, plus the warmth of local
people.
Book with us
and you could
even find yourself staying in a property with one of the
people featured on the
programmes, or perhaps meetiing one of the show's 'stars' while out for
a walk.
We've made
two special pages to help
you
follow in Monty Halls' footsteps -
Hebridean
Hopscotch
flydrive holiday clients either arrive or depart from the world's only
beach airport that handles scheduled airlne flights.
Tiny Barra
Airport is one
of the world's 10 favourite scenic airport landings, according to a
global poll conducted by private jet hire booking network,PrivateFly.
A tourist
attraction in
itself, the Isle of Barra's tiny airport is well worth a visit at the
time the
flight lands or takes off, just to see the pilots' skill at handling
the Twin Otter aircraft.
This video,
by YouTube user HHRichard, shows such a landing.
SPECIAL ITINERARIES FOR COACH AND GROUP
TRAVEL OPERATORS
With years of experience in the
hotel/travel industry here, we understand the needs of group travel.
We
consistently receive good feedback from operator's clients and many
tour operators return year after year, because their customers gain so
much enjoyment out of an holiday experience that is so different to
others.
Four
of our properties are suitable for coach parties and we've prepared
suggested schedules that are suitable for these holidays.
When
you book your Western Isles holiday, you'll probably want to swot up on
the local attractions, history and wildlife. Or plan your walks in the
islands and map out the route that your journey through the Outer
Hebrides will take.
Our
reading list gives you some starting ideas and some of the most popular
publications may be ordered direct from us when you make your holiday
reservation.
NEW FOR 2010 - EXPLORE THE WESTERN ISLES
WITH GOOGLE STREET VIEW
We've added Google street view links on
all
our Western Isles hotel and bed and breakfast accommodation pages,
so you can take a virtual tour in the vicinity
of each property - to get a real idea of what the area is like.
If you prefer, select any
property in our own Google map, drag the
little yellow man over and you'll see all there is to see.
These
articles provide an independent view of our destinations
- link
to Travel Editor opens in a new window - close it to return to
Hebridean Hopscotch.
Complete
financial peace of mind with
Hebridean Hopscotch Holidays - the inclusive car touring holiday
company that's
actually in the Outer Hebrides.
The
air holidays and flights on
this website are ATOL protected -
All the
flights and flight-inclusive holidays on this website - as
appropriate are financially protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay
you will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate. Please ask for it and
check to ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other
services) is listed on it.
Please see our booking conditions
for further information or for more information about financial
protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: www.atol.org.uk/ATOLCertificate
To
see confirmation of
our
ATOL number, click the the ATOL logo.
This
protection does not apply to our holidays that do not include flights,
which are covered by topp - see below.
For holidays using car/ferry
travel only– Total
Payment Protection (topp) Policy cover:
In compliance with the UK Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package
Tours Regulations 1992 an insurance policy has been arranged with
Travel & General Insurance Company plc, authorised and
regulated by
the Financial Services Authority, to protect customers’
prepayments in the unlikely event of our financial failure and paid in
respect of:
· non-flight inclusive
packages commencing and returning to the UK
· the ground handling aspects
of packages
where the customer is responsible for arranging travel to the
destination
· inbound business to the
UK
offered in this brochure/literature/document/on this website (subject
to the terms of the insurance policy), for:
· a refund of such prepayments
if customers have not yet travelled, or
· making arrangements to
enable the holiday to continue if customers have already travelled
Customers’ prepayments are protected by a topp
policy. In
the unlikely event of financial failure please contact the claims
helpline on 0870 0137 965. A copy of the policy is available on
request.
This
protection does not apply to our holidays by air, which are covered by
ATOL.
To
see our
certificate of topp insurance, click the topp logo - image opens in a
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Aurora Borealis - the Northern Lights -
sometimes visible from these Scottish islands
