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Loch Ness Cruise
A boat on the black water of the loch, past Urquhart Castle, with sonar screens for spotting the monster.
- Open
- Year-round; most sailings from spring to autumn
- Price
- Paid
- Time Needed
- 1 to 2 hours
- Address
- Boats from Dochgarroch, Drumnadrochit and Fort AugustusDirections
- Getting There
- Piers on the A82 between Inverness and Fort Augustus.
Why Go
The loch reaches about 230 meters deep, and peat in the water keeps it dark. Sightings of a monster became a sensation in 1933, after a new road opened along the shore; the most famous photo, from 1934, was later revealed as a hoax. Cruises run from the north end of the loch, from near Drumnadrochit and from Fort Augustus, some stopping at the castle.
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