Staffa

While on a cruise aboard Fred Olsen's Balmoral, we stopped by this extraordinary natural wonder, using the bow thruster to pirouette around so passengers on both side of the ship could have a good view. What seemed extraordinary were the little dots of people and apparently tiny boats dwarfed by the enormous opening of Fingal's Cave. It was, for me, having never seen it before, one of the highlights of the cruise and, even better, achieved by not having to take a long boat trip from Bute or Iona. It's certainly up there with the wonder of the Terracotta Warriors in Xian and Sugar Loaf/Corcovado in Rio. But I am Scottish, so maybe I am biased. It helped that we cruised past on a gloriously sunny day, which made a very special day absolutely unforgettable.

The formation of the basalt columns and sail shape cliffs is one of the most amazing natural landscapes I had ever seen. It was unfortunate that the weather was gusty and waves were choppy when I visited and the ship could not make a landing. Even then, it was still fascinating to watch the island from the ship. The swelling of the waves at Fingal's Cave is unbelievable. I will come back again

Amazing island that we visited from Fionhport with a company called Staffa tours. Fingal's cave is just spectacular, but if you walk to the top of the island the views around are also amazing. There is another cave that you can view from the top of the island, just follow the footpath as it's "behind" Fingal's cave. Really worth the visit.

What an amazing place! Caves are simply stunning, but the walk there is a bit ropy, literally. You have to hold on to a rope along the cliff face to reach it. Stairs up to the top of the island to see puffins, but we were a bit early in the breeding season to see any on land(April onwards) but we saw some at sea.

Beautiful uninhabited island with very interesting geology and puffins! The Puffins are not scared of humans as we stop seagulls from coming close so you can get up quite close to them. Also they are only there from early May until early August as an FYI. They then head to mid Atlantic so try and go between May and early August.

Staffa is a very beautiful island! The boat trip was a bit bumpy but ok. Once there, you get to experience the life of Puffins and take some great pictures of them. If you're planning on flying a drone I would recommend flying your drone west and south of the island since this is where there are little people and no puffins. Beware of gusts. I would definitely recommend exploring staffs if you're visiting Mull.

I did the 3 Islands Tour a via Staffa Tours. From booking, asking questions and travel all went well as expected. The walk to Fingals Cave is along a fair walk along the cliff side. There is a hand rail and the stones have been painted with anti slip paint, so if you are relatively able bodied you should be OK. In the cave mouth, it's very steep so be careful, especially if wet. The climb to the top of the island is very steep, but steps solid and comfortable. It's also a very hilly walk, maybe 15 to 20 mins where the Puffins are. Again, be very careful and don't get too close to the cliffs edge. There are no fences whatsoever so keep very close on eye kids and pets. The cave and surrounding area is wonderful and the walk on top is impressive, but not as impressive as the little Puffins

Great organised boat trips from Mull. Although there were quite a few folk doing the same as us it was still worth the effort to see the puffins and the caves. Amazing rock formations and good commentary from the boat skipper.