Whale watching in the Northern Minch 10-nights

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The focus of this fabulous expedition wildlife cruise is to find as many cetacean species as we can.  The main destination is the best area of the west coast of Scotland, at the best time of year for spotting these rare animals. From Oban, we cruise the Sound of Mull, the Small Isles and the Isle of Skye to reach the Northern Minch, between the Outer Hebrides and the far northwest of mainland Scotland. Off the coast of Lewis and around the Shiant Islands we will be on the lookout for large baleen whales, namely humpback whales, fin whales and sei whales. In the far reaches of the Northern Minch, nearer the Scottish mainland, we will be looking for orca and pilot whales. The deeper waters of the Northern Minch is where we hope to see Risso’s dolphins and white-beaked dolphins. Minke whales, common dolphins, bottlenose dolphins and porpoises can show up at any point of the cruise itinerary. Meanwhile there is also a great opportunity to spot many rare seabird species including Manx, sooty and great shearwaters; storm and Leaches petrel and great, arctic, pomarine and long-tailed skuas. On top of all of that, there are beautiful remote stopovers on offer, with options for exploring onshore, such as the Summer Isles, Handa Island & Sea Stack, Loch Laxford, Loch Nedd, Kylesku, Badcall Islands and Stornoway.

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