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Boat Trips
Sweeney's Cruises
( 01389-752376; www.sweeneyscruises.com ; Balloch Rd, Ballock) The main centre for
boat trips is Balloch, where Sweeney's Cruises offers a range of trips including a one-hour
cruise to Inchmurrin and back (adult/child £8.50/5, five times daily), and a two-hour
cruise (£15/8 departs 1pm and 3pm) around the islands. The quay is directly opposite Bal-
loch train station, beside the tourist office.
BOAT TOUR
Cruise Loch Lomond
( www.cruiselochlomond.co.uk ; Tarbet) Cruise Loch Lomond is based in Tarbet and offers
two-hour trips to Inversnaid, Arklet Falls and Rob Roy MacGregor's Cave (adult/child
£12.50/7.50). You can also be dropped off at Rowardennan to climb Ben Lomond
(£14.50/7.50), getting picked up at Rowardennan seven hours later, or get picked up at In-
versnaid after a 9-mile hike along the West Highland Way (£14.50/7.50).
BOAT TOUR
Balmaha Boatyard
( www.balmahaboatyard.co.uk ; Balmaha) The mailboat, run by Balmaha Boatyard, cruises
from Balmaha to the loch's four inhabited islands, departing at 11.30am and returning at
2pm, with a one-hour stop on Inchmurrin (£9/4.50 per adult/child). Trips depart daily (ex-
cept Sunday) in July and August; on Monday, Thursday and Saturday in May, June and
September; and Monday and Thursday only October to April .
BOAT TOUR
Other Activities
The mostly traffic-free Clyde and Loch Lomond Cycle Way links Glasgow to Balloch
(20 miles), where it links with the West Loch Lomond Cycle Path , which continues
along the loch shore to Tarbet (10 miles).
You can rent rowing boats at Balmaha Boatyard ( Click here ) for £10/40 per hour/day
(£20/60 for a boat with outboard motor). Lomond Adventure ( 01360-870218; www.
lomondadventure.co.uk) also rents out Canadian canoes (£30 per day) and sea kayaks
(£25).
Can You Experience ( 01389-756251; www.canyouexperience.com ; Loch Lomond
Shores, Balloch) rent out canoes (£12/17 per half-/full hour) and bicycles (£13/17 per
three hours/full day), and offer a full-day guided canoe safari on the loch (adult/child
£65/55).
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