Category: Gigha Excursion

An excursion to Islay’s neighbour Gigha

A visit to Islay’s neighbour Gigha (with some Scottish Gaelic)

Gigha Excursions

While I don’t have much Gaelic (at a push I can recognise the odd word) I have been to Islay’s neighbour Gigha a couple of times, most recently for several days in 2023. It’s a beautiful island with great people, well worth a visit, be it for longer or a for a day trip (I think you can get a RIB day tour from Islay? Anyone know more? Leave a comment or send me a message). Found this very enjoyable video, where Gordon (who is learning Gaelic) is talking about his visit to Gigha:

Speaking Scottish Gaelic on the Isle of Gigha in Scotland (Drone Tour) [English & Gaelic Subtitles]

If you (like me) don’t have much/any Gaelic, don’t worry, English subtitles are provided. Just like Gordon I can only recommend a visit to the Boathouse restaurant and the Twin Beaches.

Now I’ll have to check if Gordon has also been to Islay (Ìle) and/or Jura (Diùra), I very much suspect he might have been. But that’s for another post (assuming he has been), for now enjoy his visit to Gigha.

Ruth Aisling visits Islay’s neighbour Gigha

Gigha Excursions

Last year, in June 2023 to be precise, I spent a few very nice days on Islay’s neighbour Gigha. You can find some pictures of Gigha on my photoblog from this visit and previous day trips. Ruth on her campervan trips around Scotland also visited Gigha, I believe in August 2023. Here is her report:

The Scottish Island Owned By The Community | Gigha

Brought back some nice memories from my visit for me, I hope you enjoyed Ruth’s video and it maybe inspired you to visit as well. Oh, and Ruth has been to Islay and Jura as well, but that’s for another time.

Nice drone video of Islay’s neighbour Gigha

Gigha Excursions

Time for a short visit to Islay’s neighbour Gigha. Most people (well, at least those who have travelled to Islay by ferry) will have seen the Twin Beaches near the northern end of the island, this drone video filmed on a beautiful bright sunny day gives you some brilliant aerial view of it. Not to mention other nice views of Gigha:

Isle of Gigha in stunning 4K

I hope you enjoyed the video and the Dolphins showing up in the second half.

Sailing, diving and wildlife at Islay, Gigha and Jura (2 videos)

Islay on Video

Found two beautiful videos tonight which I’d like to share with you. They are both from the YouTube channel DiveClyde which mainly focuses on narrated scuba dive videos. At least two of their videos (I haven’t gone through all of their videos yet) feature Islay, Jura and Gigha, the topic of this blog. The first one covers a trip from Campbeltown to the Southern Skerries of Islay with some of the wildlife including Seals and Otters:

Sailing Scotland – Campbeltown to Islay

For the second video we cross over to Gigha and then to Jura for some fascinating scuba diving views and more, including a bonus view of a Sea Eagle:

Sailing Diving Scotland – Sound of Jura

I hope you’ve enjoyed the videos, I loved the views of the Otters and the various fish under water.