Come by sea on Calmac ferries.
Your Hebridean Hopscotch holiday includes
all your holiday ferry tickets.
With lower
RET ferry fares, there's never been a better time forScottish islands holidays and Hebridean Hopscotch, together with Calmac
ferries, makes it easy for for you.
Take your
time, relax and enjoy the scenery.
This year,
you’ll
find reductions in all our price groups for touring holidays with your
own car. In October 2008 the Scottish Government committed
funding for lower Caledonian MacBrayne ferry fares, on a trial basis, until spring
2011.
These lower
fares are
calculated to equal road transport costs for the same distances as the
Calmac ferry sailings - they are generally referred to as RET fares (Road
Equivalent Tariff), so this is a great opportunity to benefit from the
Government’s £20m extra investment and visit us
this
year.
Further down
the page you
can see some of the Hopscotch routes and Calmac ferries to and from the
Hebrides - your Hebridean Hopscotch holiday advisor will be happy to
help you select the most suitable for your holiday, even if it is not
shown in our lists of suggested Calmac itineraries..
With
the many improvements of recent years, the road to the isles of the
Outer Hebrides is a great deal less arduous than it once was.
Although
it takes longer than travelling here by air, the journey
really is
part of your holiday, giving you opportunities to explore other
Scottish highlights on the way, perhaps the mountains and glens of the
Highlands, or the west coast.
From the
motorway near Perth, follow wide, smooth trunk roads past
Inverness to Ullapool, then take a short voyage on Caledonian
MacBrayne’s flagship, the Isle of Lewis with observation
lounge, restaurant, bar, children’s play area - and some of
the
finest views in Scotland.
Or take the
scenic route to Oban or the Isle of Skye and cross with
another of CalMac’s modern ships - these ships are
surprisingly large -
roughly the length of a football pitch.
The ferries are
all drive-on / drive-off and offer a relaxed, stress free journey - and normally punctual to the Calmac timetables. No
customs, no immigration, no fuss.
The ferry
journeys are
truly important aspects of your holiday visit to Scottish islands, with amazing
scenery slipping
past the ship, plus an opportunity to observe the every day comings and
goings of islanders.
Of course,
travelling in
your own car, you’ll enjoy familiar comforts, and you can
bring
as much baggage as you like - even your mountain bikes! We
include all your inter-island Caledonian MacBrayne ferry crossings, too.
Whether you
choose to
cruise or prefer to arrive by air, our resident holiday advisors will
look after every aspect of your booking, tailoring your accommodation
choices to your interests and favoured touring route.
A car
is the
ideal way to
visit Scotland and see the islands but it’s not essential -
whether you travel
here
by train, coach or bike, we can provide just the holiday to suit you -
all you need do is ask us.
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Full size Calmac ferries accommodate
around 90 to 115 cars and 600 to almost 1000 passengers.
