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Gaskan Cruise: Golden Eagles
4.9
76 Ratings
Highland Council
Embark on a Gaskan cruise to explore Glenfinnan’s history, spot golden eagles, and visit Harry Potter landmarks. Discover serene, unspoilt wilderness.
Embark on a Gaskan cruise to explore Glenfinnan’s history, spot golden eagles, and visit Harry Potter landmarks. Discover serene, unspoilt wilderness.
Duration:
2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Glenfinnan Viaduct - Discover the history of this iconic viaduct and its rise to fame through its appearances in the Harry Potter films.
- Loch Shiel - Enjoy a 2.5-hour cruise along the loch as we delve into its history, geology, cultural significance, and Harry Potter landmarks, while keeping an eye out for wildlife. Spot golden eagles, red…
- Glenfinnan Viaduct - Discover the history of this iconic viaduct and its rise to fame through its appearances in the Harry Potter films.
- Loch Shiel - Enjoy a 2.5-hour cruise along the loch as we delve into its history, geology, cultural significance, and Harry Potter landmarks, while keeping an eye out for wildlife. Spot golden eagles, red deer, black-throated divers, mergansers, goosanders, cormorants, ospreys, and other birds of prey on this enchanting journey.
- Glenfinnan Monument - Learn about the monument’s history, its importance, and the path taken by “Bonnie Prince Charlie” along Loch Shiel.
- St. Mary & Saint Finnan Catholic Church - Explore the church’s architecture, history, and its role in the village.
What's Included
- Scenic boat cruise
- Scenic boat cruise
What's Not Included
- There is a reasonably priced bar on board with hot drinks, soft drinks, alcohol and snacks.
- There is a reasonably priced bar on board with hot drinks, soft drinks, alcohol and snacks.
Additional Information
This cruise takes you on an adventure in to the wilderness.
Starting in the busy Glenfinnan area where we describe all the sights and detail the history of the village both old and modern. We soon whisk you off down the loch to the land of eagles, deer, Harry Potter landmarks and the home of the MacDonalds of Glenaladale.
Gaskan cottage was the home of…
This cruise takes you on an adventure in to the wilderness.
Starting in the busy Glenfinnan area where we describe all the sights and detail the history of the village both old and modern. We soon whisk you off down the loch to the land of eagles, deer, Harry Potter landmarks and the home of the MacDonalds of Glenaladale.
Gaskan cottage was the home of well known naturalist Mike Tomkies for many years whilst he studied and wrote of the local wildlife, especially the eagles and wildcats there. It can only be accessed by boat or very long walk so this part of the loch is very serene and unspoilt.
This cruise returns to Glenfinnan jetty.
- Are well behaved dogs allowed? Yes
Location
Loch Shiel Cruises
Park at Glenfinnan House Hotel and follow the path past the hotel's front door along the shore to the jetty. People reduced mobility can be dropped directly at the jetty.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.9
(76 Ratings)
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Wiseoldman
Sep 16, 2024
Beautiful relaxing trip in style. - Great cruise trip with our Son and lovely Daughter in Law
We were with a great Captain and his wife who looked after us like Royalty.
Excellent time well described and we saw the Eagles . The weather was a bit poor but it did not spoil the day.
Would totally recommend this to anyone interested in a relaxing time in some of the most beautiful scenery in Scotland.
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Q6777xddavidh
Sep 12, 2024
highly recommended cruise to see the local wildlife - Excellent cruise got to see and photograph the Sea Eagles the crew were professional and knowledgeable would highly recommend this cruise
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896rozb
Sep 3, 2024
An exciting afternoon - Exciting cruise.We saw a white tailed eagle very close to the boat.
The captain and his crew mate were enthusiastic and knowledgeable.
A really enjoyable afternoon.
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Petercr6588lc
Aug 28, 2024
Not to be missed - This wonderful loch tour was a highlight of our trip. The skipper and crew utterly committed to making sure everyone has a great day out ( and sees some wildlife even if the weather wasnt on our side)
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Darrensw9533jn
Aug 12, 2024
We saw 3 golden eagles!! - What a lovely cruise we had. The crew were very good at spotting the wildlife and giving time for us to see it as well as interesting commentary on the area and its history.
Golden Eagles and Red deer were the highlights, the eagles were too high for me to get a decent photo on this occasion but still great to see.
Thanks again to the crew for the friendly hospitality, our best day out so far.
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Johncob
Aug 4, 2024
A July Cruise On Loch Shiel , Featuring Wildlife. - A fantastic wildlife seeking cruise with Loch Shiel Cruises Wednesday 31st July 2024. Beautiful calm conditions , and the skipper and crew couldn't do enough to locate wildlife and for you to get your images .Equally time was taken explaining the history of the location as we sailed along . Overall very good value for money.
I have attached 2 images from many taken.
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Hansriver
Jul 30, 2024
Sea Eagle in action in Harry Potter scene - Very nice trip over Loch Shiel. Very enthusiastic captain/guide with knowledge and the gift of making sure we could photograph a sea eagle in action very close up. The pictures on Facebook speak for themselves!
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Peterashort
Jul 29, 2024
Fantastic Trip - We did the Gaskan trip which takes you halfway down the loch, where we saw a White- tipped Eagle, and then back. Ali the Skipper was great, he was very friendly and knowledgeable. He gave us a great insight into the history of the loch, in particular Glenfinnan House Hotel and the author Mike Tomkies. Binoculars and blankets were provided. We would highly recommend.
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Q135xwstephenc
Jul 27, 2024
Lovely Boat Trip topped off by seeing a Sea Eagle - I really enjoyed our trip half-way down Loch Shiel with Loch Shiel cruises. I live locally and so have seen Ali and his boat, the Sileas puttering back and forth on the loch for a number of years now, since they took over from Jim Michie. Having my niece and nephew to stay, I thought a boat trip would be a great way to show them the loch and I wasn't disappointed. Ali is a lovely captain - friendly and helpful. The recordings, with information about the various sites are interesting. Seeing the landscape, from a boat is always nice. But the highlight of the trip was being able to see a sea eagle (relatively) up close. Obviously, seeing such things is not guarenteed on any trip, but Ali makes a real effort to give people the best chance possible, and he clearly still gets as much of a buzz as his passengers at this special opportunity. His photographs of wildlife are amazing! Many thanks for an excellent afternoon.
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Alan_c
Sep 20, 2024
Disappointed - Looking forward to it but sadly the boat broke down. I know these things happen but very disappointed. As we had almost got to the jetty.
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