Planning to go to Fingal's Cave

Vanessa · August 2016

Hiya!

I want to go to Fingal's Cave (It's awesome) and I was looking what options to I have. So, I find a tour that departs from Oban it seems nice, but, is there any other option to go there by myself.
I am not very keen on guided tours, but I really want to go there! so any ideas? or do I have to go with a group to reach my destination?

Ta!!

Samantha_Grant · August 2016

Hi there, it's unlikely/improbable that you'd be able to get to Fingal's Cave without a guided tour as it's on a small rocky island out in the sea, so you'd need a boat to get there. If you don't want to go via Oban with a bigger tour party you could try one of the smaller ones departing from the Isle of Iona off the coast of Mull. Mull and Iona are beautiful islands and worth a visit if you're in the area. You'll find some excellent budget accommodation on Mull at Craignure and you could use the local bus service to get to the Iona ferry. Iona is relatively close to Fingal's cave so would be the shortest crossing if you've not got good sea legs. The sea there can be quite choppy at times. It's not always possible to visit due to the weather and at other times it's not possible to get off the boat when it does sail as it's not deemed safe to alight. You'll love it though, it's an amazing place. @vanessa ;

Vanessa · August 2016

Thanks for that! I really want to go there, and the isles as well seems pretty amazing

PS. Casper is cool! and so cute!! I saved your blog in my favourites :P I also have a blog of my trips around Scotland! is this one: www.travscotland.com, i am also a photographer

but just starting with all this blogging thing and with the social media (That is killing me somethimes

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Samantha_Grant · August 2016

@Vanessa I look forward to hearing about your adventures on Staffa. We're off to Mull & Iona shortly. Love the islands too. Will check out your blog. Mine has been up and running since Dec last year and I'm really enjoying it. I started as I'm always getting asked about Scotland so I figured I might as well start writing down what I know.

Ps Casper says thank you.

Vanessa · August 2016

@Samantha_Grant Scotland in general is awesome, actually

I will share my experiences in Staffa as soon as I get there! I am looking for some hotels or airbnb or something, because we are too far away to do it in one day! so wish me luck :P

Samantha_Grant · August 2016

@Vanessa Good luck - let me know if you need any accomodation tips for Mull. I can recommend a couple of good value places to try.

FraserM · August 2016

@Vanessa As said you'll pretty much need to go on a guided tour to get to Staffa. One piece of advice I'd give is try and get an "early bird" sailing from Iona. We did this last August bank holiday weekend and despite it being a beautiful day there was only about 16 people on board. Later on that day the boats were far fuller!

Enjoy!

Vanessa · August 2016

Samantha_Grant and @FraserM !! I´ll try to go there next week

And i´ll try the "early bid" as you say

Samantha_Grant · September 2016

Thought I'd share a photo of Fingal's Cave taken yesterday during an awesome sea swell. The sound was deafening. A strong stomach and good sea legs required but it was wonderful seeing the sea raging.

We took the early bird tour from Mull with Staffa Tours. They were excellent - professional, friendly and informative plus they're dog friendly too.

Vanessa · September 2016

WoW! That's cool!! Nice shot! I want to go!! But I couldn't... I hope that I will be there soon

MDHarding · September 2016

@Vanessa Can highly recommend the Three Isles Tour with West Coast Motors from Oban. We visited in September and it wasn't too busy. Got a good look around Iona and on Staffa. Hope you have a great time.

Vanessa · October 2016

@Samantha_Grant @MDHarding I could get it!! I went there on September, it was pretty cool actually, thanks for the recommendations!!

See my review here: http://travscotland.com/staffa.html

Amazing!!

Horizons · October 2016

Edit: realized @Vanessa has already visited but putting in info so someone else stumbling into this thread.

If you're an avid sailor, I do know some folk who took their own boat to Staffa amid choppy waters. But apart from that, the tours mentioned above as well as the Staffa Trips tour from Fionnphort are the best way to get to Staffa. I believe Staffa Trips has sailed their last for this season.

I'd actually recommend going to Staffa during puffin season (June-Aug), they are such adorable birds. Here's a puffin shot from when I'd visited Staffa.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/6027156/uploads/editor/7v/5sqvpfc7x5km.jpg

j2scotland · October 2016

@Horizons Thanks for the info on when the best time to see puffins is and great picture!

Vanessa · November 2016

@Horizons
Completely agree, those wee things are adorable!! I saw them during August (lat year) in Isle of May, it is worth to go and see them!! It is quite funny as well if it's a windy day!! look at the one on the left, hehe he was having fun there!

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/6027156/uploads/editor/kv/2stswcos5uql.jpg

Samantha_Grant · November 2016

@Vanessa Excellent - so glad you managed to visit.

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