a passage voyage, sailing from Oban to Mallaig
Oban to Mallaig
29 June to 6 July 2026 (7 nights)
£1810.00 per person sharing twin cabin
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On this voyage we will depart from Oban and travel to the small fishing village of Mallaig. We call this a passage trip because we end up in a different place. This allows more time than usual to explore some amazing places.
We’ll travel up the Sound of Mull, perhaps stopping at the colourful village of Tobermory. Then we will pass Ardnamurchan point which is the most westerly tip of mainland Britain.
After that the choices are amazing. We may dip down south for a visit to Fingals Cave on Staffa or we could go for a tour of the Small isles, Muck Eigg, Rum and Canna. Each of these wonderful islands has its own unique character.
Muck, the smallest small isle is delightfully pretty and a great place for picking up the freshest seafood. Eigg, a pioneer of community ownership is a brilliant place for a walk. Its profile is defined by the very distinctive shape of the Sgurr of Eigg which is a huge rocky ridge of a mountain formed millions of years ago by a volcano, the remains of which form the mountainous peaks of Rum.
One of our favourite places is the Island of Canna. With a lovely natural harbour there is great shelter and Canna is home to a sizeable Puffin colony. These colourful and playful birds always lift the spirit.
If we’re lucky we may be able to stop in Loch Scavaig on the south coast of Skye. This is an inlet surrounded by giant jagged mountains. We need calm weather for this one because in any kind of breeze the mountains funnel the wind downwards violently. But in calm weather its a magical place to stop which allows easy access to a walk around the fresh water Loch Carouisk on Sky. A walk around the loch or maybe a dip in the glassy clear waters is a fantastic treat and a place where we’ve had some very close encounters with otters.
Closer to Mallaig there are two beautiful sea lochs to explore. Loch Nevis and Loch Horrn. We can travel far inland to the upper reaches to access amazing hills and mountains. In some ways the solitude found here seems even more remote than the islands.
On the north side of Lock Nevis is the tiny village of Inverie. It has a road, but it isn’t connected to the rest of the road network. You have to walk 20 miles or get there by boat. We will almost certainly end up here on the last night of this trip and enjoy a pint in The Old Forge, Britain’s most remote mainland pub.
Both Oban and Mallaig have really good train connections so the logistics of arriving and travelling back to the world are super easy.
