Secluded Scotland
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This voyage is fully crewed. Check out our voyage finder to see what else we have available.
This voyage will use the wind to sail out beyond Mull to explore the dramatic Small Isles or the more sheltered Hebridean Isles of Iona and Colonsay among others.
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Aboard your home, Bessie Ellen you will spend a week wandering under sail, seeking out the best wildlife locations to achieve the best chance of spotting whales, dolphins, eagles and hopefully otter. You will explore tiny uninhabited islands and forage for food on the rocky shores.
Along with the exceptional scenery, I will show you the ropes and encourage you to enjoy sailing as it should be – no pressure, just sheer enjoyment of working a wind driven ship.
And of course the entertainment is as you make it – we have a fantastic chef who conjures up dishes using local ingredients and after dinner you can play one of the ships instruments ( guitar or tambourine!), sing songs or play a hand of cards. A really simple way to achieve a 100% relaxing holiday.
From my past experience, May to September are the definitive months for the most sightings, this includes Minke and Orca as well as basking sharks, but all depend on the weather at the time.
Sea birds have come in to the coasts to breed and the most popular is the Puffin – we will endeavour to get you ashore to walk among them as they collect sand eels and prepare for nesting in their burrows.
Rum and Mull are certainly eagle country and out at sea there should be both Atlantic common and bottlenose dolphin.
Schedule
| VOYAGE | SET SAIL | VENTURE | COST PP | DEPOSIT | BOOK NOW BUTTON |
| BE250818 | 25th August 2018 | Secluded Scotland | 850 | 170 | |
There are currently no voyages scheduled. Please get in touch with the VentureSail team to find out what’s available, or if other upcoming voyages might be suitable.
Call us in the Office on 01872 487288 or email [email protected], and we will be happy to help you find your next adventure!
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As this is an active adventure holiday, we advise that everyone has the appropriate personal accident travel insurance whilst onboard in addition to standard travel insurance which would cover you in the time between making your booking and departing for your adventure. These policies can sometimes be combined so please check with your travel insurance provider.
Please read more information on our Insurance guidelines page.
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From: Oban
To: Oban
To see where the ports are, along with your likely sailing area, please view the sail area & highlights.
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