Local Guides – Local Knowledge "Ornsay, Skye" - photo courtesy of Iain Tait TOUR GUIDE DIRECTORY 2020 Find your local specialist for touring the Highlands of Scotland. hostga.co.uk HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND TOUR GUIDE ASSOCIATION (HOSTGA) www.hostga.co.uk GENERAL INFORMATION HOSTGA is an association of self-employed, qualified tour guides who have specialized knowledge of the Scottish Highlands and Islands. For queries about the organization itself, you can reach our office-bearers by email, using the Contact Box on the website. BOOKINGS For bookings, please explore our guides' entries in this directory or on our website for more information and get in touch with whichever guide, or guides, seem to be closest to your special interests. We do our utmost to accommodate visitors with disabilities. Please talk to your chosen HOSTGA guide, who will be happy to help. RECOMMENDED FEES AND CONDITIONS – 2020 English Language: Half Day from £150 / Full Day from £215 Foreign Language: Half Day from £190 / Full Day from £275 ‘Half Day’ is normally 4 hours, ‘Full Day’ is 8 hours, including suitable breaks. The suggested minimum rate for vehicle hire with a driver/guide is £60 per hour, but individual rates may vary and should be discussed between client and driver/guide. The above rates are for guidance only. For all other information on costs, terms and conditions please refer to our website where additional information is available. 1 www.hostga.co.uk for further information HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND TOUR GUIDE ASSOCIATION (HOSTGA) DIRECTORY This Directory contains detailed information on our guides. It is arranged in alphabetical order of surname. The main points, noted after each guide's name, are: CPD: guides who participate in the HOSTGA Continuing Professional Development Scheme (I): guides who have public liability insurance through HOSTGA HOSTGA: guides who have qualified with our association STGA Blue Badge/ Green Badge: guides who have qualified with the Scottish Tour Guide Association and are also HOSTGA members Contact details: guides' telephone numbers and addresses Languages: a guide’s first language is shown in bold capital letters, proficiency in another language is shown in bold lower-case letters and some ability in another language is in normal typeface e.g. ENGLISH, French, Spanish ½ day, 1 day, year-round, etc. indicates the guides' normal availability Specialist attributes Driver-guide: these guides either own vehicles or rent vehicles with 3-8 seats, and are insured to carry paying passengers. In addition, guides with PCV (Passenger Carrying Vehicle) are licensed and insured to drive mini- buses or coaches carrying paying passengers Extended walking: guides who are used to long-distance walks or more challenging walks in the hills See pages 33-36 for further details and listings Our website www.hostga.co.uk gives a wider profile of each guide and indicates knowledge of specific topics and expertise. Some of our guides are also experts on other parts of Scotland and some have experience of international guiding. 2 www.hostga.co.uk for further information DIRECTORY OF GUIDES - 2020 Hugh Allison HOSTGA CPD (I) 7 Elmgrove, Nairn IV12 4SL : Mobile: 07743 473 081 E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.invernesstours.com ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day / extended / year-round Driver-guide with own 7-passenger vehicle Andrew Baxter STGA Green Badge Guide (I) 12 Riverside Road, Kinlochleven, Argyll, PH50 4QH : 01855 831 563 Mobile: 07740 698 173 Email: [email protected] Web: www.glen2glen.com ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day / extended / year-round Driver Guide (vehicle hired as required) Valeria Bellazzi STGA Green Badge Guide CPD (I) Flat 10, Galleons View, 1 Stewart Street, London E14 3EX : 02075 372 990 Mobile: 07553 202 106 Email: [email protected] (preferred) [email protected] ITALIAN / English ½ day / 1 day / extended / year-round Eric Beudaert HOSTGA (I) Based at: Edinburgh : Mobile: 07534 588 555 Email: [email protected] FRENCH / Spanish / English All Year Round 3 www.hostga.co.uk for further information Linda Bruce STGA Green Badge Guide (I) 20 Spey Drive, Rothes, Aberlour AB38 7BY : Mobile: 07746 145 400 Email: [email protected] Web: www.speysideescapes.com ENGLISH / French ½ day / 1 day / extended / year-round / Driver-guide Tatiana Buswell HOSTGA (I) 1 Craiglea Court, Blackridge, West Lothian EH48 3SQ : Mobile: 07951 416 073 Email: [email protected] RUSSIAN / English ½ day / 1 day / extended / Driver-guide Steve Cairns HOSTGA (I) 33 St Margaret’s Road, Inverness IV3 5AF : Mobile: 07808 803 308 Email: [email protected] ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day / extended / year-round / Driver-guide Caroline Cameron HOSTGA CPD (I) 19 Knockbreck Avenue, Tain, Ross & Cromarty IV19 1LY : 01862 894 060 Mobile: 07966 035 859 Email: [email protected] ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day / year-round 4 www.hostga.co.uk for further information Ishbel Cameron-McAlpine HOSTGA CPD (I) 25 Carbisdale Gardens, Inverness IV2 6ER : 01463 239 141 Mobile: 07873 892 879 Email: [email protected] ENGLISH / Spanish / French ½ day / 1 day / year-round Renate Chart HOSTGA (I) Rose Cottage, Croy, Inverness-shire IV2 5PG : 01667 493 778 Mobile: 07799 855 868 Email: [email protected] GERMAN / English ½ day / 1 day / up to 3 days / year-round Fiona Coats HOSTGA (I) Holly Lodge, Golf Course Road, Strathpeffer, Ross & Cromarty IV14 9AR : 01997 423 313 Mobile: 07770 332 733 Email: [email protected] Web: www.fionacoats.com ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day / year-round Full PCV licence Tony Cowan-Martin HOSTGA (I) 2 Rhuarden Court, Grantown-on-Spey, Moray PH26 3DA : 01479 873 694 Mobile: 07951 687 791 Email: [email protected] ENGLISH / German ½ day / 1 day / year-round 5 www.hostga.co.uk for further information Stephen Cribb STGA Blue Badge Guide Based at: Inverness : 01463 729 023 Mobile: 07818 012 969 Email: [email protected] ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day / extended / year-round Gisela Cumming HOSTGA CPD (I) 4 Elm Park, Inverness IV2 4WN : 01463 237 498 Mobile: 07732 272 191 Email: [email protected] GERMAN / English ½ day / 1 day / extended / year-round Alastair Cunningham HOSTGA (I) Coille House, Appletreehall, Hawick TD9 8RS : 01450 363 472 Mobile: 07734 831 594 Email: [email protected] Web: www.thereiversroad.com ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day Marion Davidson HOSTGA CPD (I) 10C Roseisle Drive, Elgin IV30 4NT : 01343 552 166 Mobile: 07833 084 961 Email: [email protected] ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day 6 www.hostga.co.uk for further information Ulrike Davies HOSTGA CPD (I) 2 Scorguie Gardens, Inverness IV3 8SS : 01463 233 965 Email: [email protected] GERMAN / English ½ day / 1 day / extended / year-round / Driver-guide Rosemary Dempster HOSTGA (I) Coignashie, Coignafearn, Tomatin, Inverness-shire IV13 7YB : 01808 531 218 Email: [email protected] ENGLISH / German ½ day / 1 day / year-round Ian Deveney HOSTGA CPD (I) Apartment 9, Lentran House, Lentran, Inverness-shire IV3 8RL Highlands : Mobile: 07881 934 502 Email: [email protected] ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day / Driver-guide with own 6-seat vehicle Alastair A. Dick HOSTGA (I) 43 Hamilton Drive, Erskine PA8 6DA : Mobile: 07802 322 507 Email: [email protected] ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day / extended / year-round 7 www.hostga.co.uk for further information Angelina Dick HOSTGA CPD (I) 43 Hamilton Drive, Erskine PA8 6DA : Mobile: 07929 709 157 Email: [email protected] ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day / extended / year-round Frank van Duivenbode HOSTGA CPD (I) Tigh an Daraich, Ardgay, Sutherland IV24 3DJ : 01863 766 106 Mobile: 07748 807 347 Email: [email protected] ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day / extended / year-round James Dunbar STGA Green Badge Guide (I) Kincardine Beag, Street of Kincardine, Boat of Garten, Inverness-shire PH24 3BY : 01479 831 216 Email: [email protected] ENGLISH / German ½ day / 1 day / extended / year-round UK (excl. London) Susan Erasmus HOSTGA CPD (I) Based at: Evanton : Mobile: 07990 886 662 Email: [email protected] German / English / AFRIKAANS ½ day / 1 day (August and early September) 8 www.hostga.co.uk for further information Helen Fairhurst-Bärlocher HOSTGA CPD (I) 30 Sunnyside, Culloden Moor, Inverness IV2 5ES : 01463 790 768 Mobile: 07712 940 374 Email: [email protected] SWISS-GERMAN / GERMAN / English ½ day / 1 day / up to 3 days / year- round Sonya Helen Fairhurst HOSTGA CPD (I) 30 Sunnyside, Culloden Moor, Inverness IV2 5ES : 01463 790 768 Mobile: 07719 914 419 Email: [email protected] ENGLISH / Spanish / German ½ day / 1 day Paola Faricelli STGA Green Badge Guide (I) Based at: Isle of Skye : Mobile: 07477 657 737 Email: [email protected] ITALIAN / English / French ½ day / 1 day / year-round Celia Ffitch-Stewart HOSTGA CPD (I) 22 Ness Road, Fortrose, Ross & Cromarty IV10 8SD /Fax: 01381 621 151 Mobile: 07734 266 561 Email: [email protected] Web: www.tourwithcelia.co.uk ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day / extended / year-round / Driver-guide with own superior car (4 passengers); Cruise Ship Co-ordinator 9 www.hostga.co.uk for further information Donald Fisher HOSTGA CPD (I) Varkasaig, Scourie, Sutherland IV27 4SX : 01971 502 245 Mobile: 07780 112 110 - no reception at base Email: [email protected] ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day / year-round Sheena Forsyth HOSTGA CPD (I) Based at: Inverness : 01463 783 236 Mobile: 07801 842 307 Email: [email protected] ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day / Weekends and school holidays only Ian W M Fraser HOSTGA (I) Shieldaig, Tore, Ross & Cromarty IV6 7RY : 01463 811 410 Mobile: 07775 608 842 Email: [email protected] ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day Dave Fyfe HOSTGA (I) 12 Whitelaw Crescent, Nairn IV12 5DW : Mobile: 07832 374 442 Email: [email protected] Web: www.historymattersltd.com ENGLISH ½ day / 1 day / extended / year-round Driver-guide with own vehicle for 7 passengers 10 www.hostga.co.uk for further information Dr Marina Gay HOSTGA CPD (I) 14 Loch View, Forres, Moray IV36 2XH : 01309 671 523 Mobile: 07841 464 159 Email: [email protected] Web: www.highland-tours.ru FB: www.facebook.com/MultiMarinru RUSSIAN / English 1 day / extended / year-round Driver-guide with own vehicle for 6 passengers J.