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Queensferry: 1.5-Hour Maid of the Forth Sightseeing Cruise

4.8 / 5

414 reviews

Activity provider:Maid of the Forth
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Queensferry: 1.5-Hour Maid of the Forth Sightseeing Cruise

Activity provider:Maid of the Forth

4.8

414 reviews

From US$ 21.35 per person

Cruise under the Forth Bridges on this award winning 1.5-hour sightseeing cruise. The cruise was recently voted one of the best things to do in Edinburgh, and will display many highlights of the region to you.

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Duration 1.5 hours
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Experience

Highlights
  • Spot the abundance of seals, puffins, and other seabirds and wildlife
  • Enjoy breathtaking views as you cruise under the Forth Bridges
  • Listen to the full commentary detailing the rich history and wildlife on the Forth
Full description
Your tour will begin as you visit the booking office and gift shop to collect your boarding pass. From there, you will make your way onto Hawes Pier to board the boat and embark on your sightseeing cruise. Once the boat has departed Hawes Pier, there will be a brief safety message played to all passengers before the audio commentary begins. The journey then starts with the boat heading under the Red Forth Rail Bridge before continuing past the historic Inchgarvie Island towards Inchcolm Island. You can listen as the skipper points out seals, puffins, and other wildlife that can be found throughout the cruise. Once around Inchcolm Island, you can watch carefully for sunbathing seals on the Haystack before the cruise continues back under the Red Rail Bridge towards the Forth Road Bridge and the recently opened Queensferry Crossing. Once under these majestic bridges, the boat will cruise back to Hawes Pier where you will be free to disembark.
Includes
  • The price is for the 1.5-hour sightseeing cruise only
  • Commentary translations, available from the booking office
  • Food and drinks
  • Binocular rental (please request from staff)
Not suitable for
  • Wheelchair users

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Please make your way to the brick building at the top of Hawes Pier to collect your boarding passes, these must be collected before boarding the Maid of Forth. Failure to do so may result in missing the cruise.

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What to bring

  • Warm clothing

Not allowed

  • Unaccompanied minors

Know before you go

  • There is a short ramp from the pier to the boat, followed by 2 shallow steps into the boat
  • There is a threshold step of 30 centimeters from the back to the front of the boat
  • The boat has a bar serving hot/cold/alcoholic drinks
  •  There are both male/female toilets onboard
  • Please note, this trip is non refundable within 24 hours of travel. All booking changes made within 24 hours will be subject to a £5 administration charge

From US$ 21.35 per person

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Overall rating

4.8 /5

based on 414 reviews

Review summary

  • Guide
    4.8/5
  • Transportation
    4.8/5
  • Service
    4.3/5
  • Organization
    4.7/5

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In general, the travel is fantastic! The Journey itself is very interesting, and staffs are friendly. Some more suggestions on how to improve. First, there are three different cruise/boat journeys in the same location. Please put up notice of where to queue / wait and what should passengers do before boarding. Second, please provide more information on parking spaces.

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November 6, 2021

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Enjoyable trip visiting Incholm Island and the 3 Bridges. All the better as we had some sunshine in October! For those visiting from the city centre, bear in mind that getting there by public transport is not really as straight forward as you’d think for a tourist activity.

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October 25, 2021

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We really enjoyed the boat trip, although we went on the 3.45 timing, which ment we weren't able to get off the boat at Inchcolm, which we would have like to have done, we weren't aware of this when we booked those tickets. Other than that we really enjoyed it.

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August 7, 2021

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