Day Trips

Day Trip £950, up to 12 passengers

Departing Rhu, this one day boat trip takes you along the Kilcreggan shoreline before turning right into Loch Long. The journey then takes you all the way up Loch Long, passing Loch Goil, the ammunitions depot at Coulport, the fuel depot at Finnart, and Glen Mallan Pier, where aircraft carriers berth right next to the shore.  Arriving in Arrochar, you will disembark onto their new pontoon from where you can walk into the village for lunch, or just to explore. After a couple of hours ashore, your boat will depart Arrochar for a gentle meander down Loch Long and back round to the Gare Loch whilst you relax, sipping a glass of prosecco. 

• 09:30 – Depart Rhu

• 11:45 – Arrive Arrochar

• 11:45-14:45 – Time ashore

• 14:45 – Depart Arrochar

• 17:00 – Arrive at Rhu

picture: Looking west across Loch Long from Arrochar village

Day Trip £950, up to 12 passengers

On this boat trip you will depart from Rhu Marina, and travel up the River Clyde in comfort, taking in all the sites and sounds of Dumbarton, Bowling, Erskine Bridge, and the Titan Crane before arriving at your destination. 

Guests on this trip have a choice of visiting Braehead shopping centre,  the Transport Museum, or the Clydeside Distillery. You will have over two hours to spend ashore, shopping in Breahead shopping Centre, or exploring either the hyper-modern Riverside Museum, with its collections of historic vehicles and state-of-the-art interactive displays, or visiting the distillery, which opened in 2017, reviving the distilling of single malt in Glasgow. The distillery offers one-hour tours for £15 (advance booking recommended), and has a cafe, the museum has a restaurant, and there are several places to eat in the shopping centre. 

•  09:30 – Depart Rhu

•  11.30 Arrive Braehead, 11.45 arrive Museum/Distillery

•  11/30/11.45 – 14:00 – Time ashore

•  14:00 – Rejoin boat for return voyage

•  17:00 – Arrive at Rhu

Image: Riverside Museum, designed by Zaha Hadid, and tall ship

Day Trip £950, up to 12 passengers

Situated in a stunning beautiful location, the village of Tighnabruaich is part of Argyll's Secret Coast. Approached via the Kyles of Bute and Bute Narrows, it looks across to the west coast of Bute. You can go ashore here and explore the village, have a snack or go on one of the many walks in the vicinity. 

After a couple of hours ashore, rejoin the boat and relax whilst sipping a glass of prosecco as we gently meander back through the Kyles of Bute and home to Rhu.

• 09:30 – Depart Rhu

• 12.00 - Arrive Tighnabruaich

• 12.00 – 14:30 – Time ashore

• 14:30 – Rejoin boat for return voyage

• 17:00 – Arrive at Rhu

Image: Tighnabruaich, looking north

Day Trip £950, up to 12 passengers

Both these towns are equidistant from Rhu - Rothesay is the main town on Bute and Largs is opposite, on the mainland. Rothesay harbour is right in the centre of the town and there are numerous interesting shops and places to eat. Largs Marina is one of the biggest marinas in the area, and there is lots of activity. In the marina itself is a a superb restaurant, excellent cafe and well stocked chandlers shop. The town of Largs is about 15 minutes walk along the shore from the Marina and has numerous shops, cafes and ice-cream parlours.

After a couple of hours ashore, rejoin the boat and relax whilst sipping a glass of prosecco as we gently meander back northwards passing the Cloch lighthouse and home to Rhu.

• 09:30 – Depart Rhu

• 11.30 - Arrive Rothesay/Largs

• 11.30 – 15:00 – Time ashore

• 15:00 – Rejoin boat for return voyage

• 17:00 – Arrive at Rhu

Image: Largs Marina