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Enchantment Cruise: Loch Ness and Canal Tour
4.7
60 Ratings
Highland Council
Explore Loch Ness on a 50-minute cruise, uncover secrets with sonar, and capture stunning views of Bona Lighthouse and Aldourie Castle.
Explore Loch Ness on a 50-minute cruise, uncover secrets with sonar, and capture stunning views of Bona Lighthouse and Aldourie Castle.
Duration:
50 minutes
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Loch Ness by Jacobite - Greet the welcoming shore team and embark on your cruise across Loch Ness.
- Caledonian Canal - Delight in the beginning of your cruise on the Caledonian Canal.
- Loch Ness - Relish the cruise into Loch Ness and take in the stunning panoramic views of the Loch.
- Loch Ness by Jacobite - Greet the welcoming shore team and embark on your cruise across Loch Ness.
- Caledonian Canal - Delight in the beginning of your cruise on the Caledonian Canal.
- Loch Ness - Relish the cruise into Loch Ness and take in the stunning panoramic views of the Loch.
What's Included
- 50-minute round trip cruise
- 50-minute round trip cruise
What's Not Included
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Food and drinks
- Alcoholic drinks (available to purchase)
- Food and drinks
Additional Information
Embark on a 50-minute cruise along the Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness, departing from Dochgarroch. The Enchantment cruise offers a chance to uncover the mysteries of Loch Ness and hunt for Nessie using onboard sonar and guidance from our expert tour guides. Revel in the breathtaking scenery and iconic landmarks such as Bona Lighthouse and Aldourie Castle. Don’t forget to have your camera at the ready!
Embark on a 50-minute cruise along the Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness, departing from Dochgarroch. The Enchantment cruise offers a chance to uncover the mysteries of Loch Ness and hunt for Nessie using onboard sonar and guidance from our expert tour guides. Revel in the breathtaking scenery and iconic landmarks such as Bona Lighthouse and Aldourie Castle. Don’t forget to have your camera at the ready!
Location
Dochgarroch Locks, Caledonian Canal
Dochgarroch Cottages
Turn left at Dochgarroch Lock, by the large orange-coloured building. There is a car park on your immediate left once turning in, please park there and walk down to the Canal where the boat is berthed.
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
4.7
(60 Ratings)
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Maasvanderveen
Mar 13, 2025
Great way to see the lake from the water! - Easy parking, sweet staff and a boat with good views all around. Tour guide Owen was funny and easy to listen to! Definitely reccomend doing this if you’ve got the time.
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Storyteller585492
Mar 12, 2025
Inver"Nessie" cruise - What a lovely experience. The boat was very clean and spacious. Crew members were knowledgeable and very friendly.
Pity it was raining on the way out, however the sun came out for our return to The berthing area. A very relaxing hour and interesting.
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Annsley_m
Feb 24, 2025
This was a great little... - This was a great little cruise through the Loch Ness! We were able to see lots of things that you normally wouldn’t see when staying in the city. Definitely worth taking a couple of hours out of our day to do!
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Stephenpc1154dn
May 6, 2023
Loch Ness and castle visit - Brilliant trip from start to finish . Loverly hot choc with a dash of whiskey ( very nice ) on the boat and a intresting castle . Did not see messy though .
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Moiramitchell
Apr 23, 2023
Great relaxing cruise on a lovely boat. - A wee bit hard to find Lochgarroch, so leave in plenty time in case you get lost.
We took the cruise as a family trip. 8 Adults and 3 children, 15yrs, 12yrs and 11yrs. We were very lucky with the weather, it was sunny and no wind.
We had a nice welcome from the crew and were given safety talk.
The boat was lovely and modern, very clean and had coffee tea and snacks, which was really good.
We all thoroughly enjoyed our trip (2hrs) and would definitely recommend it. No complaints about anything.
A relaxing 2 hours.
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Go29548652659
Apr 5, 2023
Wonderful LOCH NESS cruise - Beautiful trip.. neat and clean place . My kids enjoyed. ❤️ drinks and snacks r also reasonable.wonderful rime in Loch ness water. Sightseeing was great feom the cruise.
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Roadrunner68
Oct 5, 2020
Brilliant despite no hot chocolate! 😂 - Stunning scenery and very informative guide(Gordon). Despite the persistent rain, was able to get out and see scenery from the deck and also good view from inside. Interesting facts about the Loch, local landmarks and personalities. One of our group was looking forward to a warming hot chocolate but machine broken - enjoyed a bit of lighthearted banter with the guide about making sure it was on for next time. Definitely worth the trip, even with the weather. Would be lovely to see all different autumn colours on a sunny day.
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Maria
Aug 30, 2020
Lock ness is stunning. - We loved the trip. It was two hours and it went so quick. The views were breathtaking.
Thank you for a fantastic day.
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Toddlerontour
Jul 20, 2020
Excellent COVID-19 Setup. Safe & Enjoyable! Nessy? - We joined the 9:30 cruise to the castle and back. Lovely big car park with a large modern cafe/restaurant at the canal side. All COVID-19 precautions taken, and apart from the toilet doors you don’t have to touch anything to get anywhere on the boat. Toilets are fantastic by the way! Like a modern hotel suite! Not expected on a boat. Great coffee on board too.
Saw something lurking in the waters surround the castle when we were sightseeing later that day. Long, slender, black/green. See pics! Few metres long whatever it was, moving about in the water. The truth is out there! 😱🤫
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Malv7662
Aug 31, 2019
Loch Ness - The entire booking process was easy and quick. Everyone we encountered at the centre was professional. The cruise/castle were lovely, we did have amazing weather on the day. Overall I would recommend the cruise company and cruises. It was a wonderful way to experience Loch Ness.
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