Small-group walking adventures shaped by landscape, culture and quiet local connection — crafted by those who live the land.
A Slower Way Into Scotland
Scotland is not a place that reveals itself all at once. Much of what stays with you only reveals itself when you slow down — when days are not overfilled, routes are quieter, and there is space to notice what lies between the landmarks. This is how we approach Scotland at Reisen ins Glück. Through carefully crafted walking tours and adventures, we invite travellers to experience the country not as a sequence of highlights, but as something to move through with attention and time — an approach often described as slow travel, though for us it is simply how Scotland asks to be explored. Our journeys grow out of long familiarity with the land and are shaped by the same philosophy that runs through our work.
Letting the Landscape Set the Rhythm
Our tours are thoughtfully planned, but never rigid. Routes, distances and timings are chosen with care, yet remain flexible enough to respond to weather, terrain and what unfolds along the way. Rather than pushing a fixed tempo, we design our programmes so that the landscape itself can shape the rhythm of each day. This way of travelling has grown from years of being present in Scotland and from our shared perspective as guides and hosts — a story that is closely tied to who we are and how we work.
Walking as a Way of Being There
Walking is central to everything we do — not as a sporting challenge, but as a way of being in the landscape. Our walking tours lead along coastlines shaped by wind and tide, across island terrain where distances feel different, and into the open, spacious Highlands. Across all our walking journeys, movement is woven together with cultural, culinary and human encounters that arise naturally along the way. Whether a tour leans more towards #wanderglück or #glücksgenuss, walking remains the connective thread running through our programme of walking adventures in Scotland.
Journeys Shaped by Place
Some of our tours grow from the meeting of land and sea. North Sea Saga: In the Footsteps of the Orkney & Shetland Islands, for example, follows quiet paths across Orkney and Shetland, tracing island landscapes shaped by stone, wind and deep time — a tour deeply rooted in #inselglück. Others explore the connection between walking and everyday culture. On Sand & Salt: The Culinary Trails of the Outer Hebrides, days spent walking the Outer Hebrides are complemented by encounters with local food traditions and the people who keep them alive — shaped as much by #glücksgenuss as by landscape. In the Cairngorms, Summit Bliss: The Stories of the Eternal Mountains moves through wide plateaus and quiet mountain spaces, where scale and exposure invite a slower, more grounded way of walking — an expression of #gipfelglück that is as much about presence as about height gained. At the heart of our programme lies the Flow of Life Tour, a walking adventure that reflects the original impulse behind Reisen ins Glück: moving with openness, curiosity and time, and allowing each day to unfold in dialogue with the land. For those drawn to quieter edges, Hidden Worlds: In the Footsteps of the Outer Hebrides leads into lesser-known corners of the Outer Hebrides, where paths are subtle and days take their shape from weather, light and people.
Small Groups, Chosen with Intention
All our tours take place in small groups. This is a conscious decision — one that allows flexibility, reduces pressure on landscapes and communities, and creates space for both silence and shared experience. Travelling at this scale makes it easier to respond thoughtfully to changing conditions and to move through places with care rather than haste. Alongside our scheduled tours, we are always open to individual enquiries and thoughtfully tailored journeys.
Guided From Within
Reisen ins Glück was founded by Tim and Rob. Our relationship with Scotland has grown through long-term presence rather than occasional visits. We guide not as observers from the outside, but from within a lived connection to place — acting as cultural and linguistic bridges between travellers and the landscapes we move through. At present, our tours are offered to an international, German-speaking audience, allowing us to guide in our native language while travelling deeply within Scotland.
Continuing the Conversation
We enjoy exchanging ideas with partners, organisations and travellers who value thoughtful, small-scale and place-led travel. If you’d like to continue the conversation, you can always reach out to us.
