Guided Wildlife Walks and Holidays on
the Isle of Mull, Iona and Ulva
The
Isle of Iona,
with its population of 90, was where St. Columba landed his
coracle in 563AD bringing Christianity to Britain. The island is separated
from Mull by the mile wide stretch of water, the Sound of Iona.
The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry, the MV Loch Buie, runs frequently
from Fionnphort on the south-western tip of Mull to Iona village.
The journey takes approximately 5 minutes and is for
foot-passengers and bicycles; only residents of the island are
allowed to take their vehicles on to Iona.
Mull Magic offers
twice weekly walks and custom tours on Iona including
transport from Tobermory and Craignure. For further information
and prices please click here.
Iona is home to the
ruins of an ancient nunnery, a restored
 medieval abbey, and the
reputed burial ground of 48 Scottish kings. It is just three miles
long and one and a half miles wide so it is possible to walk
around Iona in a day with plenty of time to spend in the Abbey and
Nunnery. The coast is more rugged in the south with it's pebble
beaches and secluded coves.
From Iona, it is only
a short boat ride to the Isle of Staffa. The spectacular Fingal’s
Cave, which is said to have inspired Mendelssohn’s Hebrides
Overture, has a cathedral-like ceiling that rises 65 feet above
the surface of the sea.
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