Local Scenery
Beyond the Scottish Highlands, on the very edge of the Northern Ocean, lies Caithness. The county of Caithness is not rugged and mountainous like the country to the south, but more than makes up for this with its spectacular coastline. Towering cliffs riven with steep-sided inlets (known locally as geos), arches, huge caves and sea stacks are set against the background of the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth and the Orkney Islands.
These are just some of the places we will take you on our standard tour (weather permitting, of course). Our boat, the ‘NorthCoast Explorer’ can operate in shallow and confined water and is highly manoeuvrable – you won’t believe some of the tight spaces we go into AND turn round in!!
We visit some wild and secret places, places hardly ever seen even by those who have lived in Caithness all their lives. The cave on the right is on the island of Stroma and there is just enough room to turn round inside, usually with an audience of grey seals.
