Wildlife and Sea Lochs

There is the opportunity to see wildlife on all of our cruises. However, on a wildlife specific cruise, there is a resident wildlife expert on board.  This leader will offer optional nature walks each day.  These cruises visit sheltered sea lochs as well as traversing the Caledonian Canal.  The sea life is plentiful and the dolphins in the Moray Firth frequently display their presence. The dolphin watching is generally complemented with feeding osprey, peregrine falcons, and much, much more. Our resident wildlife leaders are experts in their field and offer daily walks and trips to get the best views.  Other activities are available or you can choose to stay on the barge and relax it is entirely up to you. 

Each wildlife cruise will either spend time in Loch Linhhe at the western end of the Great Glen or in the Moray Firth at the eastern end of the Great Glen

In 2021 the cruises will run as follows

Cruise commencing 15^th May is a Moray Firth Wildlife

Cruise commencing 22^nd May is a Loch Linnhe Wildlife

Cruise commencing 12^th June is a Moray Firth Wildlife

Cruise commencing 19^th June is a Moray Firth Wildlife

Ros Crana has regular sized steps down from the deck into the boat at both ends. These have good handrails and we are very used to helping people up and down but the boat is in no way wheelchair accessible. Occasionally when we are at anchor, access to and from the shore is by our smaller RIB support boat. Access to this boat is by a short ladder from the deck. Down below in Ros Crana there is a small ramp at each end of the cabin passage and single steps again up into the en-suite and into the shower.

With just twelve guests aboard we make a week-long journey along the Great Glen, traversing the North of Scotland from coast to coast between Fort William and Inverness.

The unhurried pace allows plenty of time to relax and enjoy the area as the barge spends just half of each day cruising. You have the option to stay on board and enjoy the fun of the waterway and the locks or you can make the journey under your own steam by walking, cycling, canoeing or sailing along the Great Glen by the Caledonian Canal.

Once we are safely tied up or at anchor there are woodland and riverside walks, castles and places of interest to visit, mountains galore, towpaths, and off road tracks for cycling. For the more active there are a variety of water sport options. Quiet canal reaches, rivers, shallow bays or more challenging stretches of open water give us a variety of options each day. The activity options depend on where we are, what you would like to do, your chosen cruise and of course the weather conditions.

In the evening we all get back together over a fantastic freshly made meal, share stories of our adventures and make plans for the following day.

At mealtimes all guests and crew sit together around a large table and typically meals are as follows

Breakfast 8am

Lunch 1pm

Dinner 7pm