oban and kirkwall

any ideas for excursions or do it yourself ones. iam going there on the FUNCHAL on 1st/2nd may.

david templar

Hi, i've been to Oban and Kirkwall, although not on a cruise. Oban has a nice distillery to visit as well as being somewhere you could walk around yourself. Depending on how long you're there for, you can also get to some of the Islands from there.

For Kirkwall, there are standing stones which are amazing, but it depends on how long you have in port. Scapa flow is also there with its war time history. And of course, Highland Park is a great distillery for a visit.

I live in Aberdeen these days, so let me know if I can help with more info.

HTH Soraya

Have been to Oban by car,we spent the afternoon at a delightful property.It was called " wild breeds farm"just outside oban. Had a lot of unusual animals and Highland cattle.Got some great photos!Well worth a visit,this was a few years back

Hi David,

Hope you enjoy Oban. As you know Sunday (1st) may be a bit tougher than Monday 2nd - but I'd have a look at the seals first:

http://www.sealsanctuary.co.uk/oban1.html

and then take a river cruise on Loch Etive:

http://www.oban.org.uk/cgi-local/busdb/busmember.pl?etivecruises

You may find this a useful guide to read (PDF):

http://www.freedomglen.co.uk/oban_/pdfs/Oban.pdf

............... lovely weather today!

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Jeff

Soraya,

I found your name listed in very old CC thread about Kirkwall and Aberdeen. We will be in Kirkwall from 8A-4P in July 2018 and in Aberdeen only until 1:20PM in July as well. They cut our Port time in Aberdeen by 3.5 hours after we booked our cruise, supposedly due to the tides??

Anyway, I am looking for suggestions for Aberdeen especially since we have only about 4 hours in Port. Can you share with me any recommendations on must see attractions for this limited time frame.

Any info on small group tour companies for Kirkwall would also be great. We prefer not to do the cruise ship tours when possible. Overpriced and undervalued usually.

Thank You so much!

Hi, i've been to Oban and Kirkwall, although not on a cruise. Oban has a nice distillery to visit as well as being somewhere you could walk around yourself. Depending on how long you're there for, you can also get to some of the Islands from there.

 

For Kirkwall, there are standing stones which are amazing, but it depends on how long you have in port. Scapa flow is also there with its war time history. And of course, Highland Park is a great distillery for a visit.

 

I live in Aberdeen these days, so let me know if I can help with more info.

 

HTH Soraya

We will be in Oban on the Azamara Pursuit Aug 24, 2018 from 9-5. What can you suggest that we do during that time. I looked at the Sea life park and that is definitely an option. Thank you

I not sure where you dock in Aberdeen but you can maybe take a walk to the uni area. It has some beautiful buildings. There is a great sea front with a long beach. There is a very pretty areaof old fisherman’s houses. Locally it is called “Fittie” because it is at the fit or foot of the town. Well worth a wander round.

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