Scottish Highlander |
Barge Information
Rating  :
Deluxe
Number of
Passengers: 8
Number of Cabins:
4
Size of
Vessel: 117 ft in length
Number of Crew:
4
Cruise
Region: Scotland
Other Regions Sailed:
None
2010 Whole
Boat Charters for 8 starting at
$27,200
2010 Prices
(per person) starting at $3,490
2011 Whole
Boat Charters for 8 starting at $28,000
2011 Prices
(per person) starting at $3,590
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 Scottish
Highlander |
Overview
The lovely Scottish Highlander has the atmosphere of a
Scottish country house with subtle use of tartan
furnishings and landscape paintings. She is spacious and
features every comfort for year round cruising.
The experienced crew of four ensures attention
to your every need during your week long cruise.
Delicious cuisine aboard Scottish Highlander is
traditional Scottish fare - salmon, game, venison and
seafood, prepared by your own Master Chef.
Along
the way, your vessel will anchor below castles and
you'll explore the Glens, Munroes and Bens. You'll
experience some of Scotland's finest scenery on this
extraordinary cruise.
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Accommodations
The Scottish Highlander offers three comfortable and
spacious staterooms and one suite, all of which can be
configured with twin or double beds. Each features
beautiful traditional Scottish furnishings, a private
ensuite bath, and plenty of storage space.
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Amenities
- Highest quality traditional Scottish cuisine
- Fine European wines with lunch and dinner
- Open bar
- Lovely sundeck with chairs and a heated bridge
with seating
- Central heating, no air conditioning needed
- Bicycles
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Sample Itinerary
Dochgarroch to Banavie
Sunday - Meet
in the afternoon at the Glenmoriston Town House Hotel in
Inverness and transfer to Scottish Highlander moored at
Dochgarroch. Enjoy a champagne welcome followed by a
short evening cruise along the heather-lined canal to
the winding hole.
Monday - This morning
you'll visit the 14th century fairytale Cawdor Castle
immortalized by Shakespeare with Macbeth, housing a
superb collection of tapestries, pictures and furniture
with beautiful landscaped gardens. You'll also visit
Culloden Moor, made famous by the MacDonald and Campbell
battle in the 13th century. After lunch, rejoin the
barge and cruise Loch Dochfour to Fort Augustus passing
Urquhart Castle and the south shore of Loch Ness, where
there is an abundance of wildlife, to the evening's
mooring near Fort Augustus Abbey.
Tuesday
- After breakfast you'll cruise up the staircase of five
locks through the village of Fort Augustus, which gives
you plenty of time to shop and look around this pretty
Caledonian gem. After lunch you'll visit Urquhart Castle
and Invermoriston Falls. Fort Augustus has a charming
heather-laced 9 or 18 hole golf course, where the
official green keepers are sheep! You'll dine out
tonight at a local restaurant.
Wednesday
- You'll leave Fort Augustus this morning for a cruise
to Cullochy Lock via Kytra. After lunch you'll drive
through Glen Moriston and stunning highland countryside
to romantic medieval Eilean Donan Castle, setting for
the film Highlander. Eilean Donan Castle has an idyllic
island setting with commanding views of three sea lochs
and frequent sightings of otters, dolphins and the Isle
of Skye. Following the abortive Jacobite rising of 1719,
the ruins of the castle were abandoned for 200 years
until the 20th century when a complete reconstruction
was undertaken.
Thursday - Leave Cullochy
Lock for a morning cruise via two locks at Laggan, and
through Lochs Oich and Lochy to Gairlochy. In the
afternoon there is a chance to see either the World War
II Commando memorial, the woollen mill at Spean Bridge,
selling traditional knitwear and tweeds, or the Clan
Cameron museum.
Friday - This morning take
a visit to the mystic battlefields of Glencoe. On the
way back visit the Ben Nevis distillery for an insight
into the secrets of the various stages of Whisky
preparation and taste a wee dram or two. In the
afternoon you'll cruise to Banavie and Neptune's
Staircase, a flight of eight locks that is a spectacular
feat of engineering. Then enjoy the Farewell Captain's
Dinner on board.
Saturday - You'll
disembark for the transfer to Fort William by minibus
after a hearty Scottish breakfast.
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