Fee charged: The price of staying 7 nights at the lighthouse is US$ 600 per person. This includes 7 nights lodging, 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 7 dinners, 5 days guided walking , 1 day tour to local sub tropical garden and heritage museum with Chris, transfers from Inverness airport or rail station to Rua Reidh lighthouse and return, and UK sales taxes.

Accommodation is in the keepers house which is next to the still operational light tower within the lighthouse walls. There are eight bedrooms, four of which have en suite facilities and two are hostel bunk rooms. There are two sitting rooms with log fires and a wealth of reference books and board games, a drying room and dining room. Food is home cooked and plentiful using fresh local produce, with special diets being catered for with prior notice.

A seven night Wilderness Walking programme might look like what follows,  but exact route details will be subject to weather conditions and the needs of each particular walking group:

On Day One, Chris or her sidekick Fran will pick up guests from the Rail station or Airport in Inverness at17.00 to drive the 86 miles to the Lighthouse. Inverness is on the East coast and Rua Reidh on the west so the journey takes us from coast to coast, over a small pass called glen Docharty which gives fantastic views on a good day of Loch Maree, one of Scotlands large freshwater lochs and the only one with a level of water unaffected by artificial rises and falls due to dams and hydro power schemes. We will arrive at the Lighthouse around 7.30 PM in time for dinner, and hopefully, a good sunset over the outer Hebrides!

On Day Two, after a short drive, Chris will guide you alongside the west end of Loch Maree, steadily gaining height on a good track until bearing off onto rough terrain and heading into the low hills in front of the Torridon mountains. The flora in this area is abundant with wild orchids, mosses, worts and vetches everywhere. The walk takes you over an easy rocky top – just high enough to get some great views of the sea and Islands beyond. If our luck holds, Golden Eagles may be seen circling overhead. The route then drops down into the Flowerdale Glen, ending at the local pub where the party waits while Chris collects the mini bus.

On Day Three Chris guides the group in the isolated area around the lighthouse. The walk starts by walking to the highest point on the moors behind the lighthouse to take in the panoramic views looking north to the lonely hills of Sutherland and Assynt. The walkers then drop sharply downhill and into the ancient woodland of Lochan Druing. This is a magical place with an atmosphere all of its own. The group then heads out to the coast.  The two sandy bays facing west to the outer Hebrides are great places for a picnic lunch. White tailed eagle are often viewed from here and the cliff around the beaches are home to a wide variety of seabirds.

Day Four is a rest day from walking where Chris takes the party to the famous Inverewe Gardens for a look at this unique sub tropical Garden which provides living proof of the warming effects of the Gulf Stream to this northern area. Chris will then take the party to the local heritage museum where the living history of the area is told in an award winning display. In the evening, Beth, a local music teacher, comes to the lighthouse after dinner to play the Clarsach (Celtic Harp), for us and to sing both Gaelic and old Scots songs.

Day Five finds the group walking again; this time around the coast at Greenstone point where seals are nearly always seen, and Dolphins and Whales are often spotted on a good day.

On Day Six Chris guides the group into the hills once more, this time the small hills of the Torridon Mountains. Ptarmigan are often seen here and the resident herd of red deer is usually not far away. The geology of these mountains is complex but Chris, a geologist, will endeavour to explain how these mountains were formed and which rocks are which.

Day Seven is time to return to Inverness.   After breakfast at the Lighthouse Chris or Fran will drive the group the 86 miles from west to east.