Isle of Staffa | Mull, Staffa & Iona Tour
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Today my sister, wee Coban and Danny decided to take the Three Isles Excursion Tour offered by Staffa Tours to Mull, Staffa and Iona. It's a full day tour but excellent value for money.
You can book online or in Oban in the Staffa Tours office in the town centre where you pick up all your tickets. The tour involves several ferries, a bus tour with guide and a boat trip out to the Isle of Staffa.
You have to be pretty on point with time as you can't really hang about in each place if you want to get round all you want to see but they let you know prior to leaving the ferry, boat or bus.
On Mull it's basically a guided bus tour across the island and back to where you get the boat out to Staffa.
For me, the most awesome part of the full tour is the boat trip out to Staffa. This is actually the second time I've been on this trip and we were pretty lucky to see some dolphins this time!
The Isle of Staffa is amazing and having a quick roam about is really cool. Normally you can go into the mouth of Fingal's cave somewhat but on this trip the path had fallen away in a storm so we couldn't go in, however there was a guy there repairing it so hopefully that will be fixed soon.
Iona is really cool and there is a toilet, shop and wee place to get hot food right at the harbour. The Abbey itself is looked after by Historic Scotland and to get in you do have to pay separately. I'm a member of Historic Scotland (well worth it by the way!) so I get in with my membership but this time round we decided to head up to the tallest point on the island on a wee hike to take in some views and savour the epic scenery. The light was just right and the island looked magical at the time.
Oh yeah, there are toilets, a shop, bar and place to get hot food on the ferries. plus dogs are welcome on the trip.
It's a long day and normally the bus ride back across Mull and then the ferry back to Oban is quite a quiet and calm time however on this occasion we had a great surprise waiting for us in Oban! Oban High School Pipe Band was playing when we got off the boat and it was great to hang out for a bit listening to them play before heading back to the campsite.
Really great trip and I'd thoroughly recommend it! It's really a great part of Scotland to explore that brings you back time and time again!
awesome scenery, loved those cliffs and the dolphins although I've literally just watched my own dolphin performance out front ... I live on a river! Those pipes brought back so many memories. I grew up doing Scottish dances, yes here in Australia, but doubt I've seen many more than one piper at a time so those two bands were tops, thanks John.
Coban is growing quickly, soon he'll be back packing across the fells with you.
Aye, there are pure hunners o' folk wae Scottish ancestors in Australia. It's good that folk still celebrate elements of their roots. 👍
@@HoundsofHowgate lol no Scottish roots here, purely UK with one very distant Welsh rel ... keep up the grand videos John
Cobans' first mtn, dolphins, pipes and drums. What a luck uncle he has. Hounds of Howgate go island hopping. 🐺🐾🐾
Haha, aye. He's into exploration so I wonder what he'll be like when he grows up! 🐾👍
Cracking video John. I've never been to Iona myself but have always wanted to go there. It's on my to do list. Good to see Moss and yourself out and about. All the best keep on Plodding.
Thanks! 🐾👍
Defo check out Staffa Tours who run that Three Island Tour: well good!
@@HoundsofHowgate cheers buddie will keep that in mind thanks
What a cracking day John! So much interesting stuff to see and do! 👍👍
For sure Justin! That trip is awesome; especially out to Staffa! 🐾👍
Amazing country ❤😊
Absolutely agree! 🙂🐾👍
The family and me love these videos John and it just makes us want to get back up there and visit more and more😁👍👍🐺🐾🐾can’t wait for the next long distance series
Thanks Wayne! Really glad to hear that! 🙂🐾👍
Haha, I can't wait for a good stretch of holidays to get a trail in either! It's driving me mad! 😱
Great vid' again and good to see Mull, Iona and Staffa again. I have happy memories of a holiday up there in 2010. We did a walk over Dun I (cracking little hill) and ended up getting a bit lost on the way back to the ferry and a farmer told us off for going through his field!
Thanks Chris! 🐾👍
Hi wee Coban! .... looks like you all had great weather for the trip, though not a calm boat ride... loved to see the scenery and dolphins and hear the Pipe band ...👌
It was a great trip Jennifer! If you are back over in Scotland and up in the area I'd defo recommend it! 🐾👍
@@HoundsofHowgate thanks!
Great day out on the islands! thanks for sharing!
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This trip is on my list of places to visit someday ...... the problem is the list is so long and life is so short ; ) So thanks for taking us along just incase I never get there . The dolphins were wonderful ; ) Take care :D Teddy
You have to visit, it's brilliant! I know what you mean about the list though. 🙂🐾👍
Think I fancy a bit of that looks stunning
Defo go, it's amazing! 🙂🐾👍
I like a wee boat trip, staffa looks surreal , i need to visit iona and staffa next year. Like the colours used for the video too.
It's pure awesome Alex! 🐾👍
Where aboots are ye based?
Are you a book fiend? Me too! 🙏🙂🐾👍
@@HoundsofHowgate im in glasgow but I try and get away from the city as much as possible. I am a book fiend lol whyd u ask?
@@alexcameron_ cos I am too. 🙂
As a young chap I used to save up my pocket money to buy books; like proper nerding out on books style. I loved it!
Now when I hike and commute I listen to audio books. I didn't think I'd like them but I really do!
I'd be interested to hear about books you love and would recommend cos I have an insatiable appetite for good material. You could PM me on FB, insta or through the contacts page of my website. 🐾👍
Nice, always love visiting Iona and Staffa, out past the Dutchman's Cap, the little cove to the rear of Fingals Cave at the right time of year often has seal pups in it. Scenery in Mull is fantastic the midges less so! Nothing seems to deter them, spawn of Satan! Always worth driving round Mull to the Isle of Ulva for a quick visit and a beer, although the history of Ulva, Starvation Point in particular is depressing, where the old and sick who couldn't afford to emigrate were forced to go and fend for themselves during the Clearances. Wikipedia has an interesting write up on the island but calls it Starvation Terrace. For some reason the pipes and drums always make me want to punch someone...
Some interesting info there! Yeah, the clearances were awful, weren't they. Really terrible.
Haha, I hope that is punch someone out of passion rather than irritation, lol 😂🐾👍
Nice one and not a Barry mentioned
Haha, rare for me! 🐾👍
Just watched this and I’m going there shortly. Just wondering during the summer on a non windy day will it be as choppy as this video?
I've been to Staffa before and it was calmer seas on that day, so yeah, it could be calmer than in the vid, aye. 👍
@@HoundsofHowgate perfect thanks 🙏 . I was just a bit unsure of the choppy seas but thanks for letting me know am going in the summer so should be calm. 👍
Argh. This is making me want to come back to Scotland this spring and ditch the coast-to-coast.
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Beautiful.with everything going on in the world at the moment,it'd be great to wild camp on Iona
Yeah, it's a great place! There's even a wee shop and place to eat too so you'd be sorted there. 🙂🐾👍
Don’t go,,leave the Islands alone, outsiders destroy the beautiful places 🏴
@@HoundsofHowgate we don’t want interlopers coming in and messing these places up,,stay where you are please
@@jaynehinds3339 not everyone leaves a mess behind.you don’t have dance around the maypole do you?
@@jaynehinds3339 That what the problem is in this world when people think they 'own' any land. We are all free to roam where we wish, its our divine right
I'm so envious :-) It's my dream to see dolphins and puffins. In some countries like Belarus and other post-soviet countries they keep dolphins in tiny dolphinariums which is cruel. I wish people could see dolphins in freedom, not in captivity.
Best get yersel up to Oban and booked on this trip cos you'll love it! 🙂🐾👍
Oh no, I'm totally not into animals being kept in captivity. Big time not into it. I wouldn't visit a zoo etc unless the animals were there for a specific reason i.e. not there for human entertainment. Animal cruelty is sets me off really badly actually. It bothers me greatly and I react very badly to it! Usually with rage.
@@HoundsofHowgate You are lucky to be born in the UK and not to see what is happening in other countries. I was watching a travelling programme in Russian about North Korea recently and a presenter said it's a pity they eat dogs, but because it's a tourist attraction of this country I'm going to try it. I was shoked because I liked that presenter before, but after that programme I stopped. One british man said to me that he's going to try dog meat next time when he goes on holiday. I said to him do you realise because of people like you that trade is continuing. Some people just ...
@@dogblackprincehoney the world is a pretty unpleasant place in reality. It used to bother me greatly but I try and not get too angry about it anymore and just do what I can with supporting some charities etc. You are right though; a lot of people don't even realise how lucky they are. Other people don't realise how rotten they are.