Enjoy an incredible luxury break on this delightful cruise through Scotland's majestic scenery. Your trip will take you to some of the most stunning locations in the Highlands and Islands, including a trip along the impressive Caledonian Canal, as well as visits to hidden sea lochs and captivating isles of Scotland's western shore.
You'll take in Loch Ness, Mull, Oban and Iona - all dramatic destinations with plenty of native flora and fauna to admire. Your home for this trip is the wonderful Lord of the Glens, a beautiful small ship, similar to the Royal Yacht Britannia. There are just 26 outward-facing ensuite cabins and a maximum of 54 passengers, so you can ensure an exclusive and relaxing experience.
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Transfer by coach (included) from Inverness to Oban. Embark in Oban and settle into your cabin prior to the welcome reception and dinner. We remain alongside in Oban overnight.
Explore Oban, the gateway of the isles, on foot and visit the impressive McCaig's Folly for spectacular vistas across the bay to the Atlantic Isles. During lunch, we sail to Craignure, Isle of Mull, for a tour of Duart Castle. Seat of Clan Maclean for over 700 years, it dominates the view of the Sound of Mull with its huge curtain walls and solid keep.
This morning, we travel to the Isle of Iona, the last resting place of some 50 Scottish Kings and where St. Columba introduced Christianity to Scotland. Discover the tranquility of this sacred isle and its restored Benedictine Abbey. Onwards to Mull's island capital of Tobermory, for an afternoon exploring the harbour town, where brightly painted houses line the waterfront which were originally built by the British Fisheries Company to house its workers. We remain alongside overnight.
Cruising the Sound of Mull and Loch Linnhe, we pass Castle Stalker where the Monty Python film the Holy Grail was filmed, set on its own Island and berth in Corpach, at the entrance of the Caledonian Canal. From here From here we take the West Highland railway line (standard scheduled service on Scotrail) and cross the 21-arched Glenfinnan viaduct which overlooks Loch Shiel and the Jacobite monument.
From sea level, Lord of the Glens ascends the spectacular eight inter-connected locks of Neptune's Staircase to Banavie in the shadow of Ben Nevis. Spending a relaxing afternoon on board, we sail through Loch Lochy then transit the tranquil, tree-lined Laggan Avenue to Loch Oich where we moor overnight at the top of the series of locks at Fort Augustus.
This morning, we decend the Fort Augustus locks which takes its name from a fort built after the defeat of the 1715 Jacobite uprising, before setting sail along Loch Ness. Pausing briefly, for a view of the ruins of Urquhart Castle, we continue the 21 mile transit of Loch Ness and Loch Dochfour, and along the man-made section of the Caledonian Canal to the cosmopolitan city of Inverness for our final visit to Culloden, the infamous battlefield where Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite forces were defeated in 1746.
After breakfast, we say farewell and disembark in Inverness.
A charming, small ship with elegant furnishings, a comfortable bar and restaurant, panoramic windows and outward-facing cabins.
There are nautical nods, including scaled models of ocean-going vessels and hardwood flooring inlaid with compass motifs made by artisans. There are 26 outward-facing State Cabins spread over three decks and finished in rich hardwood, plush carpeting, and en-suite facilities.
A single restaurant serves freshly prepared dishes by a loyal brigade of chefs, drawing on the rich bounty of local produce. The aft area is reserved for the Bar, a comfortable, relaxing place, and a stern-facing viewing deck.
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