Outer Hebrides
per person
Fully booked
Photo Tour Outer Hebrides
This one-week photo tour Outer Hebrides is something very special and takes you to the western end of Europe. Far away from everyday life, you will discover the fascinating and little-known island world of the Outer Hebrides with your camera. The base for our discoveries on the island of Harris and Lewis is a unique and authentic lodge in the middle of the Highlands. You will be wonderfully pampered in this exclusively booked and very cosy accommodation, making this photo retreat an indulgent feel-good package and a unique break from everyday life.
You will spend six nights on the wild and rugged island of Harris and Lewis. This island is incomparable and as soon as you arrive you will feel like you have escaped from everyday life. Here, far away from the tourist crowds, you will enjoy a unique tranquillity and explore untouched coasts and a wide range of scenic highlights with your camera. Be enchanted by the endless white sandy beaches, rugged coastlines, bizarre rock formations, idyllic moorland and much more. The island of Harris and Lewis in the Outer Hebrides will definitely inspire you.
Our local photographic guide Nick Hanson is the current Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year and knows the island very well. As well as giving you access to the culture and customs of the destination, he guarantees the best photo spots and insider tips.
Take a time out from your everyday life, immerse yourself intensively in photography and explore the wonderful landscape of Scotland’s largest island with us.
This Photo Tour Outer Hebrides offers extraordinary highlights!
- The destination and the accommodation of this photo tour are something very special. We take you far away from the tourist crowds to the most beautiful nature, where you will find peace and isolation. This trip is therefore a unique photo retreat.
- On this photo tour you will be accompanied by professional and well-known Scottish photographer Nick Hanson. He has been living on the Isle of Skye and knows the region of the Inner and Outer Hebrides better than anyone. You will visit both classic photo locations, as well as less known spots which are insider tips.
- Scotland’s volatile and ever-changing weather leads to fantastic lightning and guarantees high-contrast and dramatic shots.
- The wild and raw beauty of Harris and Lewis, with its stunning coastlines, rock formations and imposing landscapes, will fascinate you.
- Capture picturesque white beaches, which will remind you more of the Caribbean Islands than Scotland, with beautiful sand dunes and a view of the stunning blue waters as far as the eye can see.
- Immerse yourself in the history of Scotland and explore ancient sites such as mystical stone circles, e.g. the Standing Stones of Callanish.
- On this photo trip, you will spend the night in a beautiful lodge reserved exclusively for our group. You will enjoy excellent food (full board) in an idyllic location and each guest has his or her own room.
Photo Guide
Price
15 – 21 March 2025
CHF 3‘690.- | Price per person sharing (double occupancy)
CHF 3‘690.- | Price per person in a single room
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Departure
18.03.2023
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Return Time
24.03.2023
From our gallery
The most beautiful impressions from the Outer Hebrides.
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Day 1 – Meeting point Stornoway
We meet at Stornoway Airport. We will be happy to give you the appropriate flight connection for your arrival time. Here we are met by our Scottish photo guide. The journey in a comfortable van takes us directly to our lodge in an idyllic location in Lewis. The accommodation in the historic building of our Highland Lodge is very special and the perfect place for our photo retreat. We have rented the lodge exclusively for our group for a cosy and intimate setting. It is the perfect retreat from everyday life.
Harris and Lewis are not two separate islands. A raw and impassable mountain range separates the southern part (Harris) from the northern part (Lewis). In the past, the easiest way between the two parts of the island was by boat and therefore, two separate cultures were formed.
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Day 2 to 6 – Out and about on Harris and Lewis
We will depart every day directly from the lodge to the various photo locations on Harris and Lewis. Depending on the weather we will take photographs 3-4 hours in the early morning for the sunrise and in the evening for the sundown when the light is best. If there are nice light conditions during the day, we will also go outside to hunt for photo motifs.
The Outer Hebrides are a dream for anyone who likes to photograph landscapes. There are countless photo opportunities. We will put together the exact day program on site to be able to respond to the respective weather and light conditions. Our photo guide will bring you to the most beautiful photo locations. He knows the islands of the Inner and Outer Hebrides like no one else.
Between photo sessions and in the evenings, there is time to meet with your travel companions, photo discussions or relaxation in front of the crackling peat fire. The cosy common rooms of our lodge provide the ideal setting for these activities.
Meals are also special on this photography trip. Breakfast and dinner are served at the long table in the lodge's traditionally decorated dining room. At lunch time, we eat lovingly prepared packed lunches. All meals are freshly cooked and prepared mainly from regional ingredients. On this trip you will intensively enjoy Scottish delicacies. Enjoy the delicious three-course meals that are served every evening together with a fine glass of wine. For the little hunger in between, we also have the pantry at our disposal, where we can stock up on snacks and drinks at any time.
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Day 7 – End of the photo tour
In the morning the photo tour ends at the Stornoway Airport. From here you start your individual home or onward journey.
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Optional extra night in Edinburgh
If you need an overnight stay in Edinburgh on the return journey from Stornoway, we will gladly organize it for you.
Accommodation
Beautiful Highland Lodge – exclusively booked for our group
As the base for this special photo retreat we have chosen a beautiful Highland Lodge in an idyllic location. This accommodation is rented exclusively for our group. The lodge is privately owned and situated in the middle of an unspoilt, impressive coastal landscape, far away from civilisation. The manor house was built over 100 years ago and has been preserved in its original style. The lodge's natural surroundings invite you to go for walks and it is not unusual to come across red deers or the ponies that live here. In the morning you will certainly be woken up by the twittering of birds or the call of the cuckoo.
Each guest has his or her own room and there is no single supplement on this trip. Several bathrooms and showers are available on different floors. In addition to the bedrooms, the lodge has various living rooms and lounges with fireplaces. Depending on the weather, you can enjoy a typical open fire with turf here. Wireless internet, a billiard room and a fitness room are also available.
The friendly staff of the lodge will take care of your well-being during your stay and spoil you with delicious meals. The food is not just full board on this trip, but a real treat. All meals and drinks are included on this photo retreat. The homemade delicacies and local dishes are preferably cooked from regional products. For example, fresh fish and shellfish come directly from the sea in front of the lodge, the eggs come from their own chickens and the vegetables from their own garden. Breakfast and the 3-course dinner are served in the atmospheric dining room. For lunch, you can put together your own individual packed lunch from a buffet.
