About Wildmoor
Local guides, small groups, a lighter footprint
Wildmoor started in 2012 with one minibus, one guide and a stubborn belief that the Highlands are best seen slowly, in small groups, with someone who knows the stories behind every glen.
Our story
From one minibus on the A82
Ewan MacRae grew up on a croft near Plockton and spent his twenties driving coach tours that stopped for twelve minutes at Eilean Donan. He wanted to give guests the whole morning instead.
Today Wildmoor runs six tours from our Basecamp in Inverness, from a half-day at Culloden and Clava Cairns to a four-day North Coast 500 tour. The groups are still small and the stops are still long.
2012
Founded in Inverness
4
Local guides
16
Guests at most
6
Tours from Inverness
The guides
Meet your Highland guides
Ewan MacRae
Founder and lead guide
Grew up on a croft near Plockton. Guiding for 14 years.
Ask about: Skye, Gaelic place names, ceilidh tunes
“Every glen has a story. My job is to get you there before the coaches.”
Isla Munro
Naturalist guide
Born in Aviemore. Guiding for 9 years.
Ask about: Golden eagles, pinewood ecology, tracking
“Turn the engine off, wait five minutes, and the hill comes alive.”
Callum Grant
History guide
Inverness born and bred. Guiding for 11 years.
Ask about: Culloden, the Jacobites, Pictish stones
“I'll show you where the history happened, not just where the gift shop is.”
Ailsa Ross
North Coast guide
Moved to Durness in 2012. Guiding for 8 years.
Ask about: Geology, sea birds, single-track driving
“The north coast is the Highlands with the volume turned up.”
Why small groups
16 seats, never 50
A small minibus fits down the single-track roads to the Fairy Pools, the Findhorn Valley and Assynt, where big coaches simply cannot go.
Fewer people means quieter viewpoints, more questions for your guide and a far smaller impact on fragile places like the Quiraing and the Old Man of Storr.
Sustainability
Travelling lightly through the Highlands
Low-emission minibuses
Our fleet of 16-seat minibuses meets the latest Euro 6 standard, and we never idle the engine at viewpoints.
Leave no trace
We stick to paths, carry out every scrap of litter and brief every group on the Scottish Outdoor Access Code.
£2 per guest to the land
From every booking we give £2 to local footpath repair and peatland restoration projects in the Highlands.
Spend local
Lunch stops are at independent cafes, our B&Bs are family-run, and our shortbread is baked in Inverness.