Why a superyacht cruise of the Hebrides is the ultimate antidote for the travel chaos of 2020

Confronted later with the barren, bleak beauty of the Isle of Skye, his Scottish colleague Kelvin Murray commented on its similarity to stark, spectacular Svalbard – although the lack of polar bears meant he hadn’t had to pack a rifle to lead us along the hiking route, only accessible by boat. With nobody else around, and the only animals in eyeshot a distant herd of red deer, we walked quietly, savouring the sights and sounds of a wilderness so close to home that bore no evidence of man and felt like ours alone.

The organisers of this luxury cruise through Scotland’s Inner Hebrides, adventure specialists EYOS Expeditions arrange bespoke superyacht expeditions to some of the most staggering places on earth. In ‘normal times’ Kelvin and Michael are more likely to be found in the polar regions or sailing the Northwest Passage, but everything is different now.