Misadventure in The Great Glen!

folded canoe

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

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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

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Easter Activities in Fort William

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

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Summer Outdoor Activities in Scotland

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

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Early Season Adventures

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

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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

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New Canoes

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

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Outdoor Activities at The Great Glen Water Park

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

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The Dream team

2014 Instructional & Guiding Team Being a small outdoor activity company it is great to think that we have a good close knit team that enjoy their work! So we are really pleased to welcome both Dan and Fraser back again for the 2014 season after such a snowy winter. Myself (Andy) and Fraser have

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