Highlands on Horseback

Saddles, Falcons & Scottish Lore

A bespoke week that threads Scotland’s dramatic Highlands with equal parts saddle-time and story-time. Start in Edinburgh’s shadowy closes, then trade cobbles for countryside: handle falcons with master falconers, ride sure-footed Fjord horses through ancient pine forests and heathered peaks, picnic wild, and finish in regal style at The Fife Arms—Scotland’s most storied hotel. Castle tours, tartan lore, a clay-shoot finale and every meal steeped in local flavour round off a small-group journey where luxury and legend ride side by side.

Key highlights

• Ghost walk in Edinburgh’s Old Town
• Private visit to Edinburgh Castle and bespoke tartan fitting
• Hands-on falconry sessions in forest and field
• Three full days (≈ 90 km) on Norwegian Fjord horses—fast group & easy group divisions
• Boutique Highland lodging + one night at world-famous The Fife Arms
• Clay-shoot finale in woodland estate
• All-inclusive gourmet Scottish cuisine (non-alcoholic drinks)

Accommodation unfolds like the Highlands themselves—steeped in history yet brushed with quiet luxury. For the first four nights you’ll settle into hand-picked boutique lodges tucked among forests and stony glens: think beam-framed rooms with wool throws, crackling hearths, and windows that fill with misty mountain light. On the penultimate evening the journey crowns itself at The Fife Arms in Braemar, a restored 19th-century coaching inn now regarded as Scotland’s most storied hotel, where art-filled corridors lead to mahogany beds and a bar stocked with rare malts. Every double room comes with an en-suite bath, soft linens, and a waking view that reminds you exactly where you are—deep in Highland legend, yet wrapped in modern comfort.