{"id":10230,"date":"2020-10-04T17:48:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-04T15:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fernwehmotive.de\/?p=10230"},"modified":"2025-05-27T19:34:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T17:34:25","slug":"neist-point-skye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fernwehmotive.de\/en\/neist-point-skye\/","title":{"rendered":"Neist Point - Spectacular Cliffs on Skye and Orca Hotspot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scotland, Isle of Skye.<\/strong> In Scotland you can watch whales and dolphins from land. The Hebridean Whale Trail indicates the best observation points. Among them is an Orca Hotspot on the westernmost headland of the Isle of Skye - Neist Point. The steep cliffs with the photogenic lighthouse jut out far into the sea and wait with epic views - with and without orcas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Fantastic Cliffs and a Marzipan Figure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Neist Point, in the far west of the Isle of Skye, makes me feel very quiet for a moment. I am standing at the top of the cliffs. The wind blows around my ears. Just don't look down. Or maybe I should? Below, at the foot of the cliffs, the roaring waves break, spray splashes into the air. My knees become soft, I look straight ahead again. And I look at the most beautiful cliffs I have seen on the Isle of Skye.<\/strong>At the very front, at the tip of the headland, a white lighthouse is enthroned like a small marzipan figure on a cream cake. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the foreground is the 95-meter-high An t-Aigeach. Behind it, the lighthouse is enthroned like a marzipan figure on a cream cake.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Orca Hotspot of the Isle of Skye<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whales, dolphins, bottlenose dolphins and other marine life can be seen from the west coast of Scotland with a little luck. But in some places the chance is a bit higher than in others. The Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust has combined these places in the so-called Hebridean Whale Trail <\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Hebrides include a small group of Orcas<\/strong><\/a>, the so-called West Coast Community. It consists of eight individuals - four males and four females. They are seen particularly often on the northwest coast of Skye. As soon as I heard about it, I wanted to stay at Neist Point for several days. But in the end it turned out to be just an afternoon - without orcas. But still! It was a great trip with a breathtaking panorama!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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View of the cliffs at Waterstein Head (296 m), the second highest cliffs on Skye.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

If you are more lucky and see whales or dolphins, you can report your sightings to the Hebridean Whale & Dolphin Trust<\/a><\/strong> to help the whale researchers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fantastic, right? The view must be even more beautiful at sunset. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

At a glance - Neist Point on Skye<\/h2>\n\n\n\n