Alongside our River Spey adventure, the River Tay is considered to be one of the ‘Big Four’ of rivers to paddle (the Dee and Tweed being the others) and this expedition is ideal progression for those who have some moving water experience, ideally on our River Spey trip. Our Loch Tay and River Tay expedition covers five days of paddling starting with a day on the open waters of Loch Tay. This entails adding to our repertoire of skills including rafting canoes together and sailing. The river flows through the renowned White Water Centre at Grandtully and rapids below Stanley where we will develop our ability to read the river and pick the best lines of flow through the rapids. We will camp on river banks and islands and enjoy cooking and eating together around the embers of our campfire. This expedition is unique in featuring so much variety of water to paddle and will test our skills and paddling.

ITINERARY:

Day 1: Meet in Killin for briefing. Load canoes and set off to paddle and perhaps sail to the other end of the loch. (flat water, 23km)

Day 2: Paddle from Killin to Grandtully, negotiatoing the rapids at the White Water Centre (up to Grade 3, 20km)

Day 3: Grandtully to Dunkeld (Grade 1, 18km)

Day 4: Dunkeld to Stanley via the falls of Campsie Linn (up to Grade 2/3, 25km)

Day 5: Our last day on the river, paddling from Stanley to Perth where our expedition ends. (up to Grade 2/3, 13km)

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Join/End: Killin

What’s included: all food on the river expedition, tents, canoes and all paddling equipment, qualified and experienced river guide.

Accommodation: four nights camping (wild campsites or basic organised campsites)

Maximum group size: 10

Deposit: £100 (final balance payable 56 days before departure)

This trip is available as a private booking for those who wish to travel on different dates in their own group. Please contact us to discuss your needs.