The Caledonian Canal, Loch Ness & The Highlands

Scotland

An inspiring land of mountains, glens and famous battlefields, with magical lochs that reflect the legends of the past.

Scotland

The Caledonian Canal, Loch Ness & the Highlands

Dochgarroch Eilean Donan Castle

Cruising past Urquart Castle

The Scottish Highlands

The Scottish Highlands are truly magical - a magnificent vista of expansive lochs, formidable mountainsides and historic battlegrounds. We cruise sedately through the Great Glen between Inverness and Fort William, navigating beautiful lochs and the engineering masterpiece that is the Caledonian Canal.

Ancient castles perched on the water’s edge, heather-clad hillsides and magnificent views of the surrounding mountains make it arguably the finest inland cruising in the world and an unforgettable experience.

Along the way, you will visit places that have featured strongly in the centuries-old history of the region, such as Cawdor, Eilean Donan, Glencoe and Culloden Moor. You will also find out more about Scotland’s best-known export – whisky – on a private tour of a long-established distillery and, of course, taste the ‘water of life’ itself.

Cuisine is traditional Scottish fare, with your creative chef preparing dishes using locally-sourced game and beef, wild salmon and seafood paired with a selection of fine international wines. And for whisky lovers there is a wide range of single malt and blended whiskies to savour on board.

Scotland’s legends of the past, the taste of single malt and the mythical inhabitant of Loch Ness all contribute to a bewitching charm only experienced in the dramatic Highlands.

Typical Cuisine Aboard

Gastronomy

Munro of Marinated Salmon; Fillet of Aberdeen Angus Beef with a Sherry and Wild Mushroom Sauce; Hickory Smoked Venison with Candied Walnuts and Blue Cheese

Whisky Cellar

The Macallan Gold; Dalwhinnie 15 Year Old; The Singleton of Glen Ord 15 Year Old; Lagavulin 16 Year Old; Isle of Jura 10 Year Old. A wide selection of French and International Wines are also served aboard

Spirit of Scotland Cruising on Loch Ness

Cheese Board

Bonchester; Isle of Kintyre Mature Cheddar; Connage Smoked; Scottish Brie; Dunsyre Blue; Black Crowdie; Lanark Blue; Caboc Gruth Du; Strathdon Blue; Sharpam