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Scottish Highlander, Scotland Cruise ex Muirtown to Banavie

Cruise Scottish Highlander, Scotland Cruise ex Muirtown to Banavie
Cruise Line European Waterways
Ship Scottish Highlander
Destination EU Rivers
Brief Description 6 Night Cruise sailing from Muirtown to Banavie aboard Scottish Highlander.
Type of Cruise River
Departure Date 21 Aug 2022
Cruise Description 6 Night Cruise sailing from Muirtown to Banavie aboard Scottish Highlander.

NOTE: On alternate weeks the cruise is in the reverse direction. This is a sample itinerary and is subject to change. Please check at time of enquiry/booking

* Please note, the excursion to Cawdor Castle is only possible between early May and the end of September. A visit to Fort George will replace it either side of these dates.

*** Weather Permitting

Sunday, Day 1 Muirtown
Champagne Welcome and perhaps an early evening stroll to the sea lock with wonderful views over the Moray and Beauly Firths. Dinner on board.

Monday, Day 2 Muirtown to Dochgarroch
Our first cruise will take us up the Muirtown lock flight and through the Tomnahurich swing bridge, with an option to walk alongside River Ness to the hamlet of Dochgarroch. After lunch on board, we visit Culloden Moor, scene of the last major battle on British soil in 1746 where English Government troops faced the Highlanders of “Bonnie Prince Charlie”. If time allows, then we take a tour of Clava Cairns, a pre-historic clan chieftain burial site dating back to 2,000 B.C and setting for the Outlander TV series. Dinner on board.

Tuesday, Day 3 Dochgarroch to Fort Augustus
This morning we enjoy a visit to Cawdor Castle*, forever immortalised in Shakespeare’s “Scottish Play”, Macbeth. The picturesque gardens have been listed amongst the top 100 in the UK. The castle contains a superb collection of tapestries, pictures and furnishings and the Dowager Countess of Cawdor still lives there for part of the year. After lunch onboard, we cruise through Loch Dochfour and across Loch Ness, where en-route we pass Urquhart Castle, navigating closely beneath its spectacular 13th century ruins, before continuing our cruise to Fort Augustus. Dinner on board.

Wednesday, Day 4 Fort Augustus to Kytra
After breakfast, we visit the private Highland Club, a spectacular exclusive set of residences and a former 19th century Benedictine Monastery. Here we are treated to a falconry and birds of prey demonstration*** on the banks of Loch Ness, and the majesty of the swooping birds against the backdrop of the sweeping Scottish Highlands is not easily forgotten. There is time to explore the pretty village of Fort Augustus before lunch on board, after which our cruise takes us up the “flight”, as the locals call it, at Fort Augustus and then on to our pretty mooring at Cullochy. This evening we are given a tutored private whisky tasting at charming The Glenmoriston Arms Hotel, followed by dinner in the hotel restaurant.

Thursday, Day 5 Kytra to Laggan
This morning’s cruise can be partially walked as we cross the very scenic Loch Oich, perhaps stopping en route for a spot of fishing, and onto the pretty Laggan Avenue. As we approach Laggan, our Highland Piper may greet us with a stirring rendition of traditional Scottish music. After lunch on board we take in some of the finest scenery Scotland has to offer as we drive to one of its best known and most photographed castles, Eilean Donan, which has featured in movies such as “Highlander” and James Bond’s “The World Is Not Enough” and overlooks three sea lochs. Dinner on board.

Friday, Day 6 Laggan to Banavie
Today, our final cruise will see us pass through Moy Bridge, the last fully hand-operated bridge on the canal, before mooring at Banavie beneath Ben Nevis and a stroll from Neptune’s Staircase leading down to Loch Eil. After lunch on board, our tour today takes us to the renowned Dalwhinnie Distillery, standing in the Cairngorms National Park. Here, we are given a tour of the distillery and taste some single malts paired with a selection of delicious chocolates. If time permits, on the drive back to Scottish Highlander we can also visit the ruins of Old Inverlochy Castle. Captain’s Farewell Dinner and of course, the opportunity to enjoy another wee dram or two.

Saturday, Day 7 Banavie
After breakfast, guests disembark.
Sailing Dates
30 Aug 2020
06 Sep 2020
13 Sep 2020
20 Sep 2020
27 Sep 2020
04 Oct 2020
11 Oct 2020
18 Oct 2020
25 Oct 2020
04 Apr 2021
11 Apr 2021
18 Apr 2021
25 Apr 2021
02 May 2021
09 May 2021
16 May 2021
23 May 2021
30 May 2021
06 Jun 2021
13 Jun 2021
20 Jun 2021
27 Jun 2021
04 Jul 2021
11 Jul 2021
18 Jul 2021
25 Jul 2021
01 Aug 2021
08 Aug 2021
15 Aug 2021
22 Aug 2021
29 Aug 2021
05 Sep 2021
12 Sep 2021
19 Sep 2021
26 Sep 2021
03 Oct 2021
10 Oct 2021
17 Oct 2021
24 Oct 2021
03 Apr 2022
10 Apr 2022
17 Apr 2022
24 Apr 2022
01 May 2022
08 May 2022
15 May 2022
22 May 2022
29 May 2022
05 Jun 2022
12 Jun 2022
19 Jun 2022
26 Jun 2022
03 Jul 2022
10 Jul 2022
17 Jul 2022
24 Jul 2022
31 Jul 2022
07 Aug 2022
14 Aug 2022
21 Aug 2022
28 Aug 2022
04 Sep 2022
11 Sep 2022
18 Sep 2022
25 Sep 2022
02 Oct 2022
09 Oct 2022
16 Oct 2022
23 Oct 2022
02 Apr 2023
09 Apr 2023
16 Apr 2023
23 Apr 2023
30 Apr 2023
07 May 2023
14 May 2023
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28 May 2023
04 Jun 2023
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25 Jun 2023
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09 Jul 2023
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06 Aug 2023
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Pricing
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Cruise Itinerary
Date Port Arrive Depart
21 Aug 2022 Muirtown, Scotland
22 Aug 2022 Dochgarroch, Inverness, Scotland
23 Aug 2022 Fort Augustus, Scotland
24 Aug 2022 Kytra, Scotland
25 Aug 2022 Laggan Locks, Scotland
26 Aug 2022 Banavie, Scotland
27 Aug 2022 Banavie, Scotland
All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.

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