We offer an unforgettable experience onboard Solais Na Mara
on our sightseeing and wildlife trips.
The
warm waters of the Gulf Stream, which surround the Isle of Mull, are
teaming with wildlife and provide spectacular views of whales,
dolphins, seals, porpoises, basking sharks, to name but a few, and
many species of seabirds, such as gannets, skuas, razorbills,
cormorants, auks and many others, all in their natural environment.
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We do
not aim to cover many miles on our trips at high speed, but rather, we
move sedately and steadily and take time to enjoy every moment of every
view in every direction at leisure and in comfort. We do not need to go
out into the open sea; there are regular sightings in the sheltered
waters of the Sound of Mull between the landmasses of Mull and the
Ardnamurchan Peninsular.
We have
a powerful engine which takes us to a likely location for wildlife and
then, weather permitting, we turn off the engine, hoist the sails (and
you can help if you like!) and listen to the sounds of the birds calling
or a whale blowing or a dolphin breaching… We never know what we might
hear or see, which always adds to the excitement and anticipation.
Everyone is looking in different directions, trying to be the first to
spot something else. ‘A trip of a lifetime’, ‘unforgettable’,
‘magical’ is how it is often described to us by delighted
passengers. So that our passengers have a relaxed & peacful
cruise, we take a maximum of twelve people per trip.
Some of our regular passengers may have
noticed Solais na Mara in the recent BBC Documentary " The History of
Scotland".Below are pictures of Colin (Skipper) and Neil Oliver(BBC
Presenter) in the wheelhouse and the BBC crew and Solais crew under sail
during the filming.
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