Sea Kayaking - Arisaig and Beyond Cruise

Our first morning will see us meeting in the town of Fort William. Pick up is available at either the train station or a hotel/B&B of your choice. We will then head up to the small village of Arisaig, a mecca for sea kayakers. Here your bags will be collected by the ship’s crew and shuttled out to the MV Monadhliath for you. We ourselves will spend our time preparing our sea kayaks and spending valuable time in this well-sheltered bay, getting used to our sea kayaks and how to handle them. We will then head out, cutting through islands that guard the entrance to this sheltered loch, exploring the rich wildlife and finally connecting with our waiting boat and your floating home from home for the next three nights.

Loch Nevis will be our destination and its remote shorelines will be our playground today. This remote loch with its small village (housing Britain's remotest pub!) and rich cultural history is only matched by its breath-taking scenery. If there is anywhere in Scotland that can make you feel small, then this is the place. The mountains will tower above us all day, and as we travel along the loch’s shoreline you will very quickly lose yourself in the remoteness of this very special place.

Today will see us exploring Loch Hourn. This remote sea loch slowly cuts its way inland and with the Isle of Skye and the Cuillins as our backdrop, we will again paddle into the wilderness. There are small clusters of islands that shelter a rich and diverse range of wildlife, and the hills that will surround us host a range of birds including sea eagles and golden eagles. All of these areas we will explore from our sea kayaks. At the far end of the loch is the even remoter Loch Beag and if the tide is right, we will get the chance to slip through the narrows and truly lose ourselves.