Country Walking | Inverness to Banavie

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Country Walking | Inverness to Banavie
Muirtown Basin, Inverness IV3 5LE
Jun 27 - Jul 3, 2026
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£1,975
Deposit: £495

About this trip

Experience the best of our scenic and low-level walks in the Great Glen. 

On this week-long cruise, our friendly and experienced guide leads an easy to moderate walk each day of between 4 and 11 miles, taking you to the most scenic parts of the glen and areas of historical and cultural interest. Expect views of our majestic mountains, picturesque lochs, including the scenic Loch Ness, and stunning ancient woodland.

With a more relaxed itinerary than our “Walk the Great Glen” cruise, this trip allows us time to explore parts of the glen that we might not get the opportunity to experience on our other walking cruises.

Key Features

  • 6 nights’ accommodation in ensuite twin cabins - single occupancy is available

  • All freshly prepared meals included 

  • Optional daily guided walks

The Barges

Our two converted Belgian barges are called Fingal of Caledonia and Ros Crana. Both can carry up to 12 guests in comfortable, ensuite cabins, with a shared dining and living area.

Access to the barges is via a short ladder or stairway on Fingal and via a step on Ros Crana with a further stairway leading down to the accommodation. These have good handrails and we are very used to helping people up and down, but the boats are in no way wheelchair accessible. Occasionally when we are at anchor, access to and from the shore is by our smaller RIB support boat. Access to this boat is by a short ladder from the deck.

For more information on our barges: click here to learn about Ros Crana, and click here to learn about Fingal of Caledonia.

Life on Board

With just twelve guests on board, we make a week-long journey along the Great Glen. Following the Caledonian Canal, Loch Ness, Loch Lochy and Loch Oich, we traverse the North of Scotland from coast to coast between Fort William and Inverness.

The unhurried pace allows plenty of time to relax and enjoy the area as the barge remains stationary for part of each day and every evening. During your stay you have the opportunity to step off the barge to explore our beautiful surroundings. There are woodland and riverside walks, castles and places of interest to visit, mountains galore, towpaths and off-road tracks for cycling. 

Depending on the cruise you have chosen, there might also be the opportunity for some watersports. Quiet canal reaches, rivers, shallow bays or more challenging stretches of open water give us a variety of options each day. The activity options depend on where we are, what you would like to do, your chosen cruise and of course the weather conditions.

In the evening, we all get back together over a fantastic freshly made meal, share stories of our adventures and make plans for the following day. At mealtimes all guests and crew sit together around a large table.

For more information about life on board, click here.

Deposits and Balance Payments

On making your reservation we will confirm the booking upon receipt of a 25% non-refundable deposit, with the balance payable 63 days (9 weeks) before the cruise start date.


For further information on our Terms and Conditions please click here.

Starting Point

This cruise starts in Inverness.

Barge

This cruise is aboard Fingal of Caledonia.

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1. Muirtown Basin, Inverness IV3 5LE

Muirtown Basin, Inverness IV3 5LE

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Caledonian Discovery - Cruise holidays with outdoor activities in the Great Glen, Highlands of Scotland.

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