In Your Element Scotland
In Your Element Scotland
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9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
About
In Your Element is a mobile outdoor adventure activity company offering amazing outdoor adventures across Scotland, with bases in Inverness, Aviemore, Loch Tay and at Loch Lomond . We offer a range of outdoor experience for families, stag/ hen groups, corporate or charity groups including canoeing, gorge walking, archery, aerial adventure courses and much more. We're the largest canoe and kayak hire operator in Scotland, with a large fleet of boats available for individuals, small groups and adventure events. With a flexible shuttle service and comprehensive outfitting service we should be your first port of call.
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Lynda
1 contribution
Jul 2023 • Solo
This was booked as I wanted a challenging experience for my birthday! Our guide Natasha was brilliant from start to finish. Very knowledgeable, friendly, chatty, helpful nothing was too much trouble for her and how she managed to make such amazing food in an outdoor kitchen is beyond belief.

We had quite a mix of weather, sunny spells, cloud, rain, wind, thunderstorms. None of this made it any less enjoyable, in fact the strong wind and high waves on Loch Ness made for an exciting day! We got the sails out and later had to raft 2 canoes together for more stability, hard work but great fun.

We camped at some lovely places along the way and beautiful varied scenery along the canals and lochs. Portering the canoes and all equipment around the lock gates especially at Fort Augustus can take a bit of time.

I would like to say a big thank you not only to Natasha (our guide), but also the 5 ex commandos that completed the group and made our adventure more interesting!!!

Would happily recommend this trip to anyone that enjoys a bit of outdoor adventure.
Written 19 July 2023
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So pleased that you enjoyed!! Thanks for reviewing.
Written 27 July 2023
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Joana A
Wellington, New Zealand64 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
It was a fantastic experience with a great guide and great food. The lochs and canals are beautiful. The small group dynamics worked well.

It was a hard trip, with long days of paddling, but it was worth the challenge. The wild camping locations were pretty.

The hardest part was getting out, unloading the canoes, carrying them, and then repacking them at each loch gate - that was very tiring.

Toilet stops at each gate was really appreciated lol.

Sailing a canoe was a new experience - when the wind got strong on Loch Ness, we got to put up sails to go faster.

The food the guide cooked was fantastic. He (Adian) was funny, friendly, and concerned about the environment - having us check for other people's rubbish at each camp site - it was great.
Written 8 July 2023
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Great stuff! We're so pleased that you enjoyed your experience with us!
Written 27 July 2023
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Gary P
Guildford, UK156 contributions
Jun 2023 • Couples
We look a canoe trip with on of their guides and one other in 2 Canadian canoes along the Loch at Forest Holidays Strathyre . Guide was great and the scenery was too.
Written 22 June 2023
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Many thanks for your review. You're right - the rain doesn't always spoil the fun! Calum
Written 6 July 2023
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William C
2 contributions
May 2023 • Friends
I have just returned from an IYE canoeing adventure from Fort William to Inverness, with seven friends. It was a fantastic experience: superbly organised and delivered by our guide Andy Russell and the IYE team. I was hugely impressed with the thought behind and safety of the trip, particularly the care taken to select breathtaking camping spots, and actually the attention to detail for every aspect!

Andy, in particular was outstanding: reliable and organised, of course, a knowledgeable and inspiring guide who made all the right decisions, and an absolutely first class chef across all four nights. He was also just great company. We will recommend IYE widely!
Written 31 May 2023
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Thanks so much for this lovely view - so pleased! See you again for another activity we hope!
Written 21 June 2023
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Lan Sin
7 contributions
Apr 2023 • Couples
Searched on TripAdvisor for reliable vendor for guided canoeing experience, eventually narrowed down to In Your Element as they had the date available in early April, turns out our activity was the first of the season.

Cut the story short, I was staying in Inverness and didn't realised how inaccessible public transport was to get to Fort Augustus (meeting point) by 10am, Calum at the IYE office was fantastic, he helped to contact the rest of the guests on the same activity to seek agreement to push back the start time by 15mins, saving me to miss the activity which was the highlight of my trip to Scotland.

Our guide Jack was friendly and helpful, the canoes look new and well maintained. Though the weather was cloudy with slight rain, overall it was still a memorable experience canoeing on Loch Ness!
Written 19 May 2023
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Great stuff - so pleased that you enjoyed your canoeing experience! Thanks for your review.
Written 21 June 2023
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Alan D
6 contributions
Aug 2022 • Family
Great afternoon gorge walking in Culloden. Our guide Colin was fab and ensured we all had an amazing experience. If you're in the area this is a must!
Written 7 September 2022
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Thanks so much for this lovely review - we're so pleased that you enjoyed the Culloden gorge!
Written 28 October 2022
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CeeCee
37 contributions
Sep 2022 • Couples
We stayed at Loch Tay highland lodges and one of the main reasons was you could book activities to keep us busy whilst there for the 5 nights.
We pretty much did everything they had on offer
Canoe tour 🛶
We did this with Giles as our guide, he’s a great guy and we where the only ones booked on that morning which made it very personal
Archery class 🏹
There was 7 of us on this with Tim so a bit of waiting around but a good laugh none the less
Segway tour ⚙️
Again we ended up being the only ones on this with Giles, which was great as we got going a lot quicker, this is so much fun I laughed all the way
We hired a boat for the day 🚤
At one point we where the only ones on the Loch that we could see, so peaceful and the sun can out!
Paddle boarding 🏄‍♂️
We hired paddlebards and wet suites for 3 hours, the sun came out we paddled round to a little beach and back really good fun
All the activities were great fun, the staff where lovely. If you are staying at Loch Tay get a few things booked as something to look forward to
Written 3 September 2022
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Aw thanks for much for this lovely review! We appreciate your business and your lovely words! Thanks!
Written 28 October 2022
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Haddy
1 contribution
Aug 2022 • Friends
Went Gorge scrambling at Culloden. So easy to book, really friendly staff, all equipment provided, and catered to all levels. Amazing way to see nature otherwise untouched and such a fun start to NC500.
Written 30 August 2022
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Thanks for much for this lovely review! Really pleased that you enjoyed the Culloden gorge walk! See you again at one of our other locations we hope!
Written 28 October 2022
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Baldy51
Inverness7 contributions
Aug 2022
Went canoeing with a group from work, Scott was friendly and helpful and put some of the more nervous team members at ease on the water. Saw Loch Ness from a different angle than the roadside. Great fun, and a cup of tea too!
Written 19 August 2022
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Thanks so much - we are really pleased that you enjoyed your Loch Ness experience! We hope to see you back trying something else soon!
Written 19 August 2022
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MichelleB2311
Leeds, UK16 contributions
Aug 2022 • Friends
What an amazing experience this was. Colin the guide was fabulous and gave us lots of local knowledge and introduced us to the gorge and it’s many amazing and interesting features. The gorge walking was brilliant. We had the opportunity to jump into deep water and slide down a waterfall. It was exciting and exhilarating and such a pleasure to be guided by Colin. He encouraged us to make the jumps and I’m glad he did as we would have regretted not doing them. We did the jumps again we enjoyed them so much.
I have already booked to do it again next week. Would definitely recommend. Thanks In Your Element
Written 9 August 2022
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Thanks so much for this lovely review! You must have enjoyed it considering you booked to do it again the next week - delighted!
Written 19 August 2022
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