PM Heard of the famous Loch Ness Monster?
Spend your afternoon on the water – hunt for our famous Loch Ness Monster or search for the most northerly colony of Bottlenose Dolphins in the world!
Loch Ness
Immerse yourself in Scotland’s most famous legend! Tour Loch Ness in comfort with Jacobite Cruises or take a short drive out to Dores Beach. You might just spot Nessie!
Satisfy your need for speed for the Jacobite’s RIB speed boat (1 hour), enjoy a gentle cruise of the canal and loch (2 hours) or experience the real stars of the Loch with Jacobite Cruises 3 or 4 hour boat cruise – discover castles, monuments, light houses and breathtaking scenery.
Dores is a 15 minute drive from Inverness – Dores Beach is at the northern end of Loch Ness. The pebble beach has some of the most iconic views of Loch Ness. Meet the man who has the Guinness World Record for Nessie hunting, Steve resides in the small caravan at the beach. He is considered the go-to man about all things Nessie!
Dolphins
The sea around the Black Isle is world famous for it’s dolphin spotting possibilities! Cruise the waters with EcoVentures or visit Chanonry Point in Fortrose.
EcoVentures’ exhilarating 2 hour boat trip has been operating since 2004 and showcases the best of what the Moray Firth has to offer – scenery, history and, if you are lucky, Bottlenose Dolphins! By nature dolphins are quite inquisitive, boisterous animals, and as such they often approach the boat for a closer look!
There are two great spots to watch dolphins from: the seafront in the village of North Kessock, just across the water from Inverness – the dolphins can be seen in the fast tide right in front of the gift shop and art studio, or alternatively, Chanonry Point.
Further onto the Black Isle, pass through the village of Avoch and then Fortrose. Fortrose has a one mile long peninsula jutting out into the sea – Chanonry Point is located in front of the old light house, from the beach. You can often see the local dolphins hunting salmon a few metres away in the fast, deep and turbulent water around the tip of the Point on a rising or flooding tide – it’s amazing. The Chanonry Point car park can get quite busy, so if you might want to take the leisurely stroll along the beach from Rosemarkie (the next village) or if you are camping at Fortrose Bay Campsite, you might want to walk over.
Discover more of what the Black Isle has to offer here.
