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 […]
Adventure
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 whitewater course. This article will give you information about white water rafting. The Raft […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
