Scottish Wildlife Cruises

Cruise Loch Linnhe, the Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness in 2020 aboard Emma Jane. View the stunning film of this one-way 6-night cruise by Skipper James Fairbairn and read our news page of the highlights in 2019 by our onboard Wildlife Guide Will Smith. With only 6 cabins remaining on two dates in September, book now.

Our 2020 cruises are booking up fast but there is still time to witness the rare wildlife and stunning scenery of the north west coast of Scotland, the Hebrides and  the Caledonian Canal aboard our specialist wildlife cruises, with expert Crew and luxury vessels. Read our Facebook page for updates on life aboard our cruises. 

New 10-night "Whale Watching in the Northern Minch" cruise for 2020

This one-off cruise departing on August 15th 2020 really is the trip of a lifetime. With years of shared experience, successfully sighting wildlife in the Hebrides, our Skippers have come up with the ultimate trip for spotting a variety of rare cetaceans and seabirds. There is now only 1 double or twin cabin available aboard Elizabeth G - book now while there is still availability. Find out more>

New "Far-flung islands" 10-night cruises 

Our “Far-flung Islands” series of 10-night cruises access the most remote, evocative and idyllic islands of the Outer Hebrides and the far North West of Scotland. There are now only 2 cabins available on these popular cruises for 2020 therefore we are now taking bookings for 2021 Find out more>

Request our 2020 brochure

Our 2020 cruises are booking up very quickly but there is still a choice of 4-night, 6-night, 8-night, and 10-night cruise itineraries. Many of the cruises have only one cabin remaining , so book now to secure your cruise and date. View our 2020 cruise calendar

A Wildlife Guide on every cruise

We are the only Scottish small-ship cruise company that provides accompanied on-shore guided trips, with a specialist Wildlife Guide on board every cruise. Our Skippers and Wildlife Guides are expert at reading the sea and landscape, backed by years of experience and knowledge, to find and identify wildlife in the west coast of Scotland. Our excellent crews, who have been with us over many seasons, ensure the holiday of a lifetime for our guests - our ratio of 4 Crew to 8 or 10 guests is the highest in small-ship cruising in the Hebrides.

View our gallery of wildlife photos from our 2019 season 

Having the opportunity to see a wide range of rare wildlife is clearly a wonderful experience for our guests and our 2019 season had a fantastic number and variety of sightings. View just some of the wildlife photos taken by our crew and guests on our Wildlife Gallery 2019

Get a taste of the fabulous food served on board our cruises

The meals served onboard our vessels by our onboard Chefs are legendary. All food is prepared from fresh, local ingredients, creating delicious dishes that get rave reviews from our guests.  A speciality of Hebrides Cruises is hand-dived scallops, often provided by the Skipper on board actually doing the dive! View our Fabulous Food Gallery>

Read our guest reviews

Trip Advisor dont review cruises, so we have our own review system on our website where guests can leave a review in their own words, unedited. We are delighted at the high number of postiive reviews we have received for our 2019 season. Read our guest reviews>