Scottish Highlands – Caledonian Canal Loch Ness

Zeilvakantie in de Schotse highlanden
Departure
8 June 2025 18:30
Return
15 June 2025 10:30
Days
7
Sailing area
North Sea
Port of departure
Inverness (UK)
Port of arrival
Oban (UK)

From Inverness, we will sail up the Caledonian Canal, a stunning cruising route right through the Highlands. We will also sail across Loch Ness, although we cannot guarantee to see the monster. If the weather cooperates, we can anchor on Loch Ness to visit the ruins of Duart Castle.

Via Fort Augustus, we go up and down through several locks. The locks are almost all in close succession, which also allows space for sailing. The scenery becomes increasingly beautiful, higher and rougher.

The locks are an experience in themselves, their operation and the wind determine our progress through the Caledonian Canal, but there are lots of wonderful overnight places in the middle of nature. After sailing, there is of course the opportunity for a nice walk.

At Fort William, we sail out on the west coast of Scotland. Overlooking the highest mountain, Ben Nevis. The last day we sail to Oban, a wonderful sailing trip, and in the evening we go out for dinner.

Day distances are between 15 and 30 nautical miles. The above schedule depends on weather, wind and tide, we will deviate from it if necessary.

Category C/F: Relaxed sailing holiday with shorter day distances and plenty of time for sightseeing. There are also smaller children on board.

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Frequently asked questions

We still handle your bookings personally and therefore do not have an automatic booking system. This way, we can enable you to reserve individual places for a few days without any obligation. This allows you, for example, to arrange your holiday without someone stealing your place from under your nose. For this reason, we cannot keep track of the exact number of free places on a daily basis. However, we regularly check the availability of our sailing holidays. Therefore, you can generally assume that plenty of free places are still available on all trips that are not marked as ‘fully booked’ or ‘Last Minute’. Call us or use our booking form if you want to know the exact number of places available.

If you are travelling alone and have not booked a private cabin, you will be accommodated in a shared cabin. Shared cabins are normally divided by gender. Only on the Belle Amie and Seatrips Yachts do they sometimes have mixed cabins.

Yes, vegetarians and allergies/intolerances can be catered for on most ships. However, there is only one menu per day on the programme. Therefore, please let us know during your booking if you have any special dietary requirements.

In principle, all our trips are suitable for both experienced and novice sailors. The professional crew on board will teach you everything you need to know. In some cases (e.g. on Atlantic crossings) initial sailing experience may be an advantage/requirement. In this case, this will be clearly indicated in the cruise description.

Prices

DescriptionPrice
Double cabin young people up to 29 years old
Adult€ 1.430
Child
Double cabin (from 30 years)
Adult€ 1.589
Child
Single cabin
Adult€ 2.384
Child

Included in price

Accommodation on board in double cabins
Personnel costs for skipper and sailor
Join-in catering
Bed linen & towels
All additional boat fees (port charges, fuel costs, etc.)

Not included in price

Food drinks ashore (restaurant visit on the last evening)
Travel to/from the port of departure
Sailing suit and boots (optional rental for 35€ and 10€ respectively)
Travel/cancellation insurance

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