BBC Social and Splash White Water Rafting Johannes Tulin moved over to Scotland looking for adventure and now he is living his dream. BBC Social We recently had a visit from the BBC Social team, where they interviewed one of our young Swedish whitewater rafting guides about the outdoors, becoming a whitewater rafting guide […]
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Can you go Canyoning in the rain?
Can you go canyoning in the rain? Yes, and No, it really depends on the canyon and the rain. Canyoning in the rain? – The Canyon The way in which each Canyon is shaped and the geology of the area will determine how fast it fills and how it handles extra water volume. Some Canyons […]
River Tummel Rafting
River Tummel Rafting An excellent whitewater rafting river experience for those looking for the next level. Rafting River Tummel Facts The River Tummel Rafting River is Dam released Tummel River Rafting is located 3 miles from the scenic town of Pitlochry, Perthshire. The Tummel Rafting takes place when the dam releases, which is currently every […]
Rafting in den Highlands
Rafting in den Highlands Recently we had Mario over from Germany working as an intern, this is his first-hand experience of rafting with Splash- in his native tongue. 2 Grad Lufttemperatur in den schottischen Highlands Raften ? Ja es ist kalt, aber sobald man die ersten Wellen erreicht wird einem auch schon wieder […]
A day in Edinburgh
A day in Edinburgh Recently we had two excellent Interns over from Germany. We set them a task to go and see Edinburgh on returning, write a blog. This is their experience. Going to Edinburgh from Glasgow is quite easy. You just jump on the train and arrive there 50 minutes later. Our strategy […]
Schottland’s Highlands und Schlösser
Schottland’s Highlands und Schlösser Am 18. März bin ich in Glasgow am Flughafen angekommen und habe mich dann mit dem Bus auf den Weg zu meiner Gastmutter gemacht. Das erste Wochenende war direkt eine Tour in die Highlands geplant. Die Highlands sind mit ihrer atemberaubenden Landschaft und den malerischen Kulissen auf jeden Fall eine Reise […]
What is a white water rafting experience with Splash, Aberfeldy actually like?
What is a white water rafting experience with Splash, Aberfeldy actually like? This is a question we get asked a lot, we push out a lot of photos and videos of our activities and evidently some folk are skeptical, they see the happy faces screaming in the rapids with the water splashing everywhere or […]
Best White Water Rafting Rivers Scotland
Best White Water Rafting Rivers Scotland The UK has lots of great white water rafting, Scotland’s Highland Perthshire area, Mountains of Wales and the Peak District of England. However, as we don’t have the sheer size of the landmass of continents like Africa and America we do not generate spectacular rivers like the River Nile […]
Class 4 whitewater rafting
Class 4 whitewater rafting Class 4 white water rafting also called Grade 4 white water rafting is a rafting, kayaking term which pertains to the hazards and risk of a branch of the white water being rafted. Whitewater rafting has a clear grading system that goes between 1 and 6 where 1 is flat and […]
Class 5 white water rafting
Class 5 white water rafting Class 5 white water rafting also called Grade 5 white water rafting is a term which refers to the difficulty and danger of a section of the white water river being rafted. White water rafting has a clear grading system that goes between 1 and 6 where 1 is flat […]
Do you need to be fit to go rafting?
Do you need to be fit to go rafting? This a question that we get asked regularly. “Am I fit enough to go rafting?”, “What level of fitness will I need?” , Or statements like “I am not fit enough to go rafting” or “ I Couldn’t do that I am no shape for that”. […]
What is Adventure?
What is Adventure? The problem with adventure is it is variable and determined by the person who’s accessing the adventure. Ranulph Fiennes, Christopher Columbus, Marco Polo, Neil Armstrong are all extreme explorers and adventurers but for most people activities like white water rafting, outdoor climbing and abseiling, canyoning, paintball these are the sort of activities […]
Winter Rafting Reviews – 2017
Winter Rafting Reviews -2017 Below is a selection of reviews from our Tripadvisor and The Splash White Water Rafting Facebook pages from the winter of 2017. We love providing adventure activities, we are passionate about adventure (and everything it does for the soul:) and we are passionate about great customer experiences. We believe that our […]
Family White Water Rafting
Family White Water Rafting We are often here via email, facebook messenger, telephone or in person – “Ah the rafting, it look great I will bring we John up when he is a bit older he would love it” to which we reply “ What age is wee John ?” “ Ah he is only […]
Winter Rafting
Winter Rafting It’s pretty amazing to think that Winter is the best time for rafting in Scotland. When I say rafting I mean “Big Water Rafting”. Obviously, the winter has some caveats compared to the pleasantness of the summer season, in the summertime rafting is pleasant as the air temperature is nice(on occasion it is […]
The River Tay
The River Tay We are based 50 yards from the banks of the River Tay, every day we see her glory, our main business is based upon the adventure she provides to our customers, we owe a lot to the majestic River Tay. In this blog we are going to have a look at the […]
Winter Rafting Scotland
Winter Rafting Scotland As we move into October 2017 the days are beginning to get noticeably shorter, darker and colder and soon enough winter will be upon us. To quote The Game of Thrones and wee Jon Snow “Winter is Coming”. Do you still raft in the winter? The main question we get around this […]
Is adventure good for you?
Is adventure good for you? Being adventurous means being open to possibilities, it means taking risk, putting yourself in the zone. But being adventurous and getting into the “adventure zone” can mean many different things to many different people. Take a world class whitewater rafting guide (like the team we employ here at Splash) who […]
White Water Rafting Reviews – July 2017
White Water Rafting Reviews – July 2017 As you can imagine the summer season is a Rafting companies busiest time. This summer has been no different, it is busy and we love it. We have had customers from all over the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) as well as lots of tourists from […]
Edinburgh Festival- The Fringe
Edinburgh Festival Fringe From the 04th till the 29th of August Edinburgh plays home to the world’s finest creative festival -The Fringe is Edinburgh’s biggest, in facts it’s Scotland’s biggest, nope it’s the world’s biggest celebration of arts and culture and it is happening right now in Edinburgh!! Why visit the Fringe? There is […]
Saving an Osprey with Splash and David
On the 30th of June David and his children came to Splash White Water Rafting to enjoy some river bugging, little did they know that day they would save a wild bird of prey ( We think it was an Osprey but it may have been a Buzzard or an Eagle- if you can identify […]
Splash Tripadvisor Award 2017
Tripadvisor Award 2017 Splash White Water Rafting earns Tripadvisor’s 2017 certificate of excellence for the fifth year in a row. Peter Syme, Splash white water rafting boss announced today that Splash had received the 2017 Tripadvisor certificate of excellence. The award celebrates a consistency of quality traveller reviews on Tripadvisor by Splash White Water Rafting […]
Group Adventure Days
Group Adventure Days With Splash White Water Rafting. We love groups of adventurers here at Splash, over the years we have catered for many different groups. The groups we have worked with over the years have been diverse (Group size, Group purpose, logistics, etc ). We can provide activities, accommodation and transport as required with many other […]
Logierait Lodges
Logierait Lodges What a fantastic place to have a short break. We love recommending Logierait Lodges to our customers, why? Because we know them, we know the staff and we know the passion they have for their customers, they are local (on the route to Splash HQ and to our River Tummel site) and not […]
Outdoor Adventure Scotland
Outdoor Adventure Scotland Scotland is often associated with the great outdoors, rugged landscapes, romantic rolling hills, breathtaking lochs, expansive spaces and adrenaline filled adventure activities. Scotland has everything an adventurer requires from excellent countryside access laws, great access via road, rail and boat to some spectacularly remote locations, friendly helpful locals passionate about their area […]
White Water Rafting facts
White Water Rafting facts Every so often we are contacted by major news outlets looking for rafting facts and general rafting information. So we thought why not compile a short blog post with some of our favourite white water rafting facts for all our blog readers to enjoy. Everyone loves some raft facts, not […]
BBC Landward come to Splash – Outdoors for all
Outdoor for all- Outdoor activities accessible to all. Sam Little works for the BBC in Aberdeen and in this episode of Landward, she has a look to see how accessible Scotland’s outdoors are for folks with disabilities. Sam has Usher syndrome and A syndrome is a disease or disorder that has more than one feature […]
Best Things To Do in Pitlochry
Best Things To Do in Pitlochry Pitlochry Festival Theatre This unique highland theatre has spectacular river views, a cafe, and a bar. The Pitlochry Festival Theatre show a wide variety of productions from live music to comedians to full-on theatrical shows. Check out their website to see what’s on when you’re in the area. […]
Rafting Videos Scotland
IF you are looking for Rafting Videos Scotland then you have come to the right place. Rafting videos are a great source of rafting information allowing you to see first hand what you can expect whilst water rafting. Over the years we have captured hundreds of thousands of rafting photographs (all our rafting trips come with […]
What is Water Rafting?
What is Water Rafting? What is Water rafting is a popular shorthand term for white water rafting. Water rafting or white water rafting is a sport and activity which sees a crew work in unison to navigate a river or artificial white water course. This article will give you information about white water rafting. The […]
White Water Rafting in Scotland
White Water Rafting in Scotland There are a number of places to experience white water rafting in Scotland. Rafting in Scotland can essentially be divided into two simple categories. These are rafting “ In the Highlands” and rafting “In Glasgow”, yes you read that right, there is white water rafting in Scotland’s largest city. […]
Best things to do in Aberfeldy
There are hundreds of things to do in Aberfeldy, the town is the bustling heart of highland Perthshire. Aberfeldy is steeped in history from ancient stones to spectacular bridges (1733) and architecture. It has pubs and restaurants serving excellent local fare as well as many galleries and more. Below is a short list of the […]
Buggy Racing
Go Karts and Quads are both excellent activities for groups (Stag Do, Hen Party, Birthday, Corporate events, Charity fundraising etc), families as well as individuals. However, there is a driving activity that combines the thrill and excitement of Kart racing with the terrains accessible to quads. It’s called Buggy Racing and it is now available […]
Splash Glasgow- We are coming to Pinkston Waterpark
Secure online booking via TourCMS – Glasgow Rafting Splash White Water Rafting has been one of the main providers of outdoor activities in the UK for well over two decades. In this time we have looked after more than 100,000 guests !! We are a specialist outdoor activities company, specialising in both water and land activities. […]
13 travel books every adventurer should read
13 travel books every adventurer should read. Our list of travel books covers a wide spectrum, from books that will inspire you to take to the road, to books that will prepare you for your travels. We have mainly focused on long-haul expeditions as our sister company 1000milejourneys.com specialises in these expeditions. All Titles and […]
Kai Lightner the future of climbing
Is Kai Lightner the future of climbing ? He very well may be, with a tenacious dedication to his art he is proving that hard work and dedication for your passion not only gets you medals but brings you peace and happiness. Now for most people the heady heights and excessive physical exertions of climbing may […]
10 Biggest Cliff Dives from around the world
The Red Bull Cliff dive series is a worldwide competition that pits the best high divers in the world against one another. The professional divers jump from heights of 26–28 m (85–92 ft). That is HIGH, it’s one of the most amazing things to watch due to the spectacular spins, turns and of course […]
The Linn of Tummel
The Linn of Tummel is a spectacular site. Fast moving water flows over and around the rocks to create a perfect rapid for white water rafting. The water roars as it progresses over the two steps that make up the Linn of Tummel the final rapid on the River Tummel. These two steps total 18 […]
BREAKING A LEG IN MACEDONIA
A HAIKU BY A SEASONED TRAVELER By Kristen Gill Why not break a leg while traveling the Balkans? I did, and then some Bleak hospital is something out of the ‘50s or, maybe older Stray dogs roam outside while chickens run through the yard i hop in wheelchair And pass the smokers hovering outside the door […]
SHE ALWAYS KNOWN by David Roberts
‘ SHE ALWAYS KNOWN’ by David Roberts #storiestoshare The Colorado River, She Keeps On Flowing & Flowing. She’s Always Known Where She’s Going. From High Mountain Meadows, Over Rocks And Down Steep Water Falls, She Keeps On Flowing, Traveling Along Many Of Mother Nature’s Red Rock Walls, She Shares Her Life Giving Waters With Wildflowers […]
White Water Rafting Scotland River Tummel
White Water Rafting Scotland River Tummel The River Tummel Scotland has many excellent white water rafting rivers, one of the key rivers on the Scottish rafting scene is the River Tummel. White Water Rafting on Scotland’s River Tummel is something special and it serves up its unique adrenaline cocktail every June through to September. The […]
White Water Rafting Scotland
Splash white Water Rafting is the key place for White Water rafting Scotland, we are rated independently by Tripadvisor as the NO 1 boat provider in Aberfeldy. Aberfeldy is a small, scenic town in the Highland Perthshire area. Aberfeldy along with Pitlochry are well known as the hubs for white water rafting ie river rafting […]
What is white water rafting?
What is white water rafting? What is white water rafting? White Water Rafting or River rafting as it is also known is a popular water-based activity. Most noteworthy Rafting is one of the most exciting river activities. It is practised commercially and privately all around the world. Here in Scotland, the heartland of white water […]
4 key white water rafting terms
4 key white water rafting terms Overs The guide predominantly sits at the back of the white water raft. From here they direct the crew by shouting out various commands. “Over left” and “Over right” are the two commands you will hear if you come rafting with us on the River Tummel in Perthshire. This […]
The two innovations that gave us White Water Rafting
The genius of Nathaniel Galloway Nathaniel Galloway a native of Utah, USA. He was one of the first people to think fresh ideas about rowing, river dynamics and river navigation. These fresh ideas lead to a major breakthrough that would change river navigation and sow the seeds for white water rafting. His ideas were to […]
4 Reasons why Splash Activity Vouchers are a good choice
Exchange our Splash Activity Vouchers against any of these activities. We run activities all year round and your activity vouchers can be used against any of our adventure activities. These include White Water Rafting on the River Tay or River Tummel, Abseiling, River Bugging, Canyoning, Stand Up Paddle boards, Duckies and more. Splash Experience Vouchers […]
5 Things to do in Aberfeldy, Highland Perthshire
There are hundreds of things to do in Aberfeldy, the town is the bustling heart of Highland Perthshire. Aberfeldy is steeped in history from ancient stones to spectacular bridges (1733) and architecture. It has pubs and restaurants serving excellent local fare as well as many galleries and more. Below is a short list of five […]
Canyoning with Splash
How to Book On a smartphone? Just tap to call/email.To book your adventure call the Splash office on 01887 829706 9 am – 9 pm 7 days a week Or Email: info.rafting.co.uk or online above. If you like the idea of jumping, swimming, walking and even abseiling down the river, then canyoning is for you. A unique activity that sees you work […]
Gobi Desert Expedition
1000 Mile Journeys will do the Gobi Desert Expedition again during 2016/17/18 on foot, these will be full 1000 Mile Journeys. For the Gobi Desert Expedition crossing on foot, you need to allow 55 days but we aim to complete in fifty days and again from West to East. Mongolia is a vast country with a […]
Free Rafting Photos at Splash
We are happy to give all of our Rafting clients Free Rafting Photos at Splash as part of their experience with Splash, whether on the River Tay, Tummel or River Orchy. Download from our dedicated photo website at: www.photos.rafting.co.uk So, on that note, we look forward to seeing you on the river.
Patagonia 3 week ice cap expedition
Patagonia 3 week ice cap expedition expertly led by Richard Hartley of Spanish Highs Mountaineering. The expedition was successful in crossing the ice cap. The secondary aim of climbing one of the many rarely climbed peaks on the ice cap was cancelled due to lots of fresh deep wet snow causing avalanches. This was or […]
