The Great Glen Canoe Trail has become more and more popular over the recent years and is a fantastic adventure that can be carried out as a self guided multi day canoe or kayak trip by competent groups of paddlers with a basic level of experience. Many people also take the option of hiring a

We Have Moved – but we’re still in The Great Glen!

The Great Glen Hostel

After being based at the Great Glen Water Park on Loch Oich for over 10 years we decided that it was time to move on to a new location with better facilities for Active Highs and our customers. Just Down The Road! We have literally moved less than 1 mile down the A82 and have

Easter Activities in Fort William A Family Activity Eggstravaganza! With the 2018 spring and summer season approaching fast (honest, last week’s snow was just a blip!) Active Highs are looking forward to lighter nights, warmer weather and a good fun activity filled season! If you are visiting the Highlands over the holidays we have a

Weekend White Water Rafting We have some guaranteed releases of water on the following weekends over the next few months for white water rafting. The next weekend release is Saturday the 27th May and we have spaces left on our 12 pm trip. We also have the following Saturdays available over the summer: Saturday 1st July

Easter Activities in Fort William & Fort Augustus If you are heading towards Fort William and Ben Nevis or Fort Augustus and Loch Ness over the Easter break for a holiday or weekend away, we have a great line up of activities available for you to enjoy during your visit! White Water Rafting We have

Well it’s fair to say that this year summer has been a long time in arriving but here it is at last! With higher temperatures and warmer weather the water is now becoming more pleasant to play in or on! Our summer activity programme is now well under way with loads of fun to be

So that was the start of the 2015 season at Active Highs and what a busy Easter period we have had! In the last few weeks we have had families and groups taking part in white water rafting on the River Garry and as always we have had fantastic water levels and great white water rafting

2014 River Garry Release Dates

2014 White Water Rafting Dates We now have the long awaited release dates for white water rafting on the River Garry this year! The River Garry is a dam release river which means that once or twice per week the dam opens and floods the river with water from the loch above. originally the freshet

We are pleased to announce that we have purchased a new fleet of open canoes for the 2014 season at Active Highs. This season our customers can enjoy paddling our new Venture Prospector Canoes on Loch Oich and in the Great Glen. We are extremely happy to have these new boats as we believe that they

Active Highs are the official on site provider of activities at The Great Glen Water Park. We are based on site at the pier front on the side of Loch Oich which is part of the Caledonian Canal and the Great Glen Canoe Trail. The Great Glen Water Park is a great base for an