Staffa — Local services in Scotland

I did the 3 Islands Tour a via Staffa Tours. From booking, asking questions and travel all went well as expected.

The walk to Fingals Cave is along a fair walk along the cliff side. There is a hand rail and the stones have been painted with anti slip paint, so if you are relatively able bodied you should be OK. In the cave mouth, it's very steep so be careful, especially if wet.

The climb to the top of the island is very steep, but steps solid and comfortable. It's also a very hilly walk, maybe 15 to 20 mins where the Puffins are. Again, be very careful and don't get too close to the cliffs edge. There are no fences whatsoever so keep very close on eye kids and pets.

The cave and surrounding area is wonderful and the walk on top is impressive, but not as impressive as the...

While on a cruise aboard Fred Olsen's Balmoral, we stopped by this extraordinary natural wonder, using the bow thruster to pirouette around so passengers on both side of the ship could have a good view. What seemed extraordinary were the little dots of people and apparently tiny boats dwarfed by the enormous opening of Fingal's Cave. It was, for me, having never seen it before, one of the highlights of the cruise and, even better, achieved by not having to take a long boat trip from Bute or Iona. It's certainly up there with the wonder of the Terracotta Warriors in Xian and Sugar Loaf/Corcovado in Rio. But I am Scottish, so maybe I am biased. It helped that we cruised past on a gloriously sunny day, which made a very special day absolutely...

Visited Staffa with Staffa Trips in July 2022 on one of the hottest days of the year and on a very calm day sea wise on the morning crossing . So an ideal day to visit. Allowed an hour on the island so if you want to see the puffins at the north tip of the island and the cave you'll just about have time. But anybody not so able bodied might struggle to see both. But the views looking east to Mull are stunning. Dropped off at Iona on the way back, which gives you the afternoon to visit and then travel back to Fionnphort via the ferry which I think is every half hour until 6:30PM in summer. A fantastic way to spend a day. Thoroughly...