Start: Saturday June 14, 2025 at 16:00 in Oban/Schotland
End: Saturday June 21, 2025 at 10:00 in Troon/Schotland
€ 1.475,- p.p.
Price is based on the division of 2 persons into a double cabin.
The travel sum is inclusive:
- 7 overnight stays on board in a double cabin with private shower;
- all meals during the trip (breakfast, lunch and dinner);
- Non-alcoholic drinks with meals (coffee, tea, milk and water);
- 1 whiskytasting on board
Not included:
- all other non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks (beer, wine and whisky);
- entry tickets for visits to the various distilleries;
- Extra excursions ashore. The costs for the different excursions are estimated at approx. € 100, - per person in total. (Subject to change, program is due to changes determined by the whisky expert and the guests. Participation is not mandatory).
The sailing voyage begins and ends in Scotland. You are responsible for arranging your own travel to Scotland. This is NOT included in the price.
For your journey to and from the ship, please visit the Rome2Rio website.
Your whisky expert during this journey is Bob Wenting: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobwenting/?originalSubdomain=nl
Be guided by the currents and winds and enjoy the fascinating Scottish scenery as can only be done from a ship.
Outline of the travel itinerary:
After departing from the port of Oban on Saturday 17 May 2025, the sturdy three-masted barquentine Thalassa will take us to Troon in seven days. Accompanied by the whisky expert on board, we will visit distilleries along the way.
Just as France has its regional protection for its wines, Scotland also has its regional classification for its whiskies. On this sailing trip we will visit four of the six: Highlands, Islands, Islay and Campbeltown. This trip is the perfect opportunity to learn to distinguish the differences between the different whiskies and the regional or international characteristics.
Along the way we will encounter distilleries that date back to the late 17th century and distilleries that are only a few years old. All have in common that they make whisky from pure craftsmanship and based on regional characteristics.
Depending on weather and sailing conditions we may visit the following distilleries en route: Oban (before sailing), Ardnamurchan, Tobermory, Jura, Ardbeg, Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Bowmore, Caol Ila, Bunnahabhain, Ardnahoe, Kilchoman, Bruichladdich, Bushmills, Glen Scotia, Sprinkbank and Glengyle.
For devotees of Laphroaig with a registration for a plot, this trip is the perfect opportunity to plant the flag and pick up the dram.
During the workshop sessions during the evening we can discuss why you taste what you taste in the whisky, why one whisky is built differently from another despite the fact that the distance from one distillery to another is only a few kilometres and many more trivia. There is ample opportunity to share the flavours of the whiskies.
Besides the Scottish distilleries, we will also make a trip to Bushmills in Northern Ireland. Despite being English territory we classify this whiskey as Irish whiskey.
Of course, instead of a distillery, you can also choose to experience the special landscape of the Scottish islands.
Walks are available near each berth. This region lends itself perfectly to a short excursion or a walk of several kilometres. Our guests should not miss the impressive scenery of the Giant Causeway in Northern Ireland. But there are also beautiful circular walks through local nature reserves around Tobermory and on Islay.
Nautical life can be experienced in the various port towns, such as Port Ellen, Tobermory and Campbeltown. Oban, Campbeltown and Tobermory also have a good range of museums, galleries, shops and local attractions.
Our whisky/Scotland guide will be happy to show you the way.
Please note: all travel destinations in this outline of travel itinerary are wind and weather dependable and may vary.
