Your cruise
The Caledonian Canal allows you to navigate in the heart of Scotland's interior and the famous Loch Ness!
For this original cruise from Inverness to Oban, in the Great Glen way (famous great hiking trail of Scotland), count 30 meters of difference in level at and even a drop on the way down as well as 29 automatic locks, and especially 3 big lochs to cross, including the famous and world famous Loch Ness.
6 days through the canals, with the passage of locks, including the famous Neptune waterfall and its 9 successive locks. A beautiful work of art and history in the heart of a splendid country.
Your possible stops during this cruise
Itinerary of your Cruise Scotland Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness :
day 1: We enter the canal in the morning. The sea lock of Clachnaharry is close to the marina of Inverness. Passage of the first locks between Clachnaharry and Dochgarroch. Quiet night on the banks of the canal.
Day 2: Arrival in Loch Ness. Sailing. Anchor at Urquhart Castle, which we recommend to visit! Then not far from Drumnadrochit, we recommend a two-hour walk from Foyers. This walk will take you into a gorge where the final touch is a beautiful waterfall!
Overnight stay upstream from Fort Augustus
Day 3: Crossing the canal between Fort Augustus and Cullochy. You can visit the ruins of Invergarry Castle and imagine yourself living like a lord. Overnight in the loch Oich.
Day 4: Crossing of loch Oich and loch Lochy. Overnight upstream of Gairlochy
Day 5: Crossing of Gairlochy to Banavie. Arrival in the afternoon at the Neptune Stairs.
Day 6: Passage of the Neptune Staircase locks, a sight to behold, and a great place to relax!
Then sail the last section of the canal to the Corpach Sea Lock. Anchor at Fort William, where beautiful walks await you!
Day 7: Sailing down Loch Lhinne to Oban. Arrival at the North Pier in Oban in the late afternoon.
The skipper
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The skipper sleeps in a double cabin, the others are available for passengers
The skipper cooks, you have nothing to do!
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- Places of embarkation:Marina Inverness
- Boarding time:08H00
- Time of landing:18H00
You arrive at INVERNESS by train via Glasgow (3h30 by bus to the airport) or directly from London, by train or plane. The journey from Paris is possible entirely by train. By a Paris/London under the Channel and then a day of reading in a train that crosses the whole Highland range. Already a real trip and much better for its carbon footprint
You leave OBAN by bus or train to Glasgow airport (2h30) or Edinburgh (3h30).