10/7/2023 0 Comments Neptun staircaseIn this stunning sea loch you will have the opportunity to see many types of sea birds, including sea eagles, as well as dolphins and seals. Loch Linnhe: To arrive at the Caledonian Canal entrance we cruise up Loch Linnhe. There are lovely walks across the causeway bridge to Port Appin. We can go ashore and visit the local nature reserve on the mainland and admire the famous Castle Stalker. We will see the famous Castle Stalker located on a small tidal loch and our spectacular backdrop up ahead is the Ben Nevis mountain range. Oban: If you are travelling east (the west cruise is, of course, this itinerary in reverse) we embark our vessels at 1330 at Dunstaffnage Marina, near Oban, the gateway to the Hebridean isles.Ĭastle Stalker: We head out into beautiful Loch Linnhe and cruise along the east side of the picturesque Isle of Lismore to an anchorage off lovely Shuna Island. Excursions and visits ashore are at your own cost. If you wish to visit a specific place or have a specific experience, such as whisky tasting, then please do let your skipper know and he will endeavour to meet your request. Depending upon the weather and nature’s conditions, wildlife viewing varies. There are many considerations such as tidal gates, wind direction and strength, the strength and direction of currents, overfalls, and fetch. Weather doesn't just mean good or bad weather. Please note that your voyage is weather dependent. Included in the price is the Caledonian Canal’s transit fee and the transport between Dunstaffnage Marina and Inverness. Throughout the cruises there are great walks, stunning wildlife, amazing sea and fresh water lochs and picturesque Highland villages and towns and, perhaps, even a chance of seeing the elusive Loch Ness monster! These spectacular sea and fresh water lochs are all located in the Great Glen. The Caledonian canal is some 60 miles long and its 29 locks, 10 bridges and 4 aqueducts link the lochs of Dochfour, Ness, Oich, and Lochy. Depending of your choice of travel through the canal we start the cruise in either Dunstaffnage Marina, near Oban (eastwards) or Seaport Marina, near Inverness (westwards). Guests can decide in which direction they wish to travel – either eastwards from Fort William or westwards from Inverness. Our six night Scottish cruises travel both ways through the Canal which connects Fort William on the west coast of Scotland, situated at the top of Loch Linnhe, to Inverness, on the east coast and the capital of the Highlands, situated on the Moray Firth. The Great Glen cuts the Scottish Highlands in half and the Caledonian Canal is an extraordinary feast of Victorian engineering that was devised by Thomas Telford to connect the east and west Scottish coasts and to allow ships to avoid the northern stormy water of the Pentland Firth and Cape Wrath. One of the best ways to have a true Scottish Experience is to cruise Scotland’s Great Glen in a wee ship, sailing through Loch Ness and along the incredible Caledonian Canal. Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal Cruise
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