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Wild & Ancient Britain ABOARD THE OCEAN ADVENTURER

DAYS 1-7 LONDON TO THE SALTEE

ISLANDS

Fly to London, depart by train to

Portsmouth, and embark. Visit the gardens at

medieval Tresco Abbey on the Isles of Scilly,

then voyage to Ireland’s Skellig Islands, one

of Europe’s most impressive seabird citadels.

At Waterford, visit the Waterford glassworks

or the Mount Congreve estate. Search for

puffins, murres, razorbills, gannets, and more

at the privately owned Saltee Islands.

DAYS 8-9 ISLE OF MAN / GIANT’S

CAUSEWAY

Take a ride through scenic

villages on the Isle of Man Steam Railway,

and at Portrush, visit the World Heritage

Site of Giant’s Causeway, a geological

masterpiece descending to the sea.

DAYS 10-11 INNER AND OUTER

HEBRIDES, SCOTLAND

Explore the

uninhabited island of Staff and its most

famous feature, Fingal’s Cave. On Iona, visit

the cemetery of St. Oran, where numerous

Scottish kings are buried, and the abandoned

village of St. Kilda.

DAYS 12-16 ORKNEY ISLANDS TO

EDINBURGH

The Orkneys hold Maes

Howe, a chambered tomb dating from 3500

BC, with runic hieroglyphs left by visiting

12th century Vikings. In the Shetlands,

take a walk through Lerwick, with its Norse

heritage, and ride Zodiacs out to the Isle

of Noss, where spectacular cliffs support a

large and diverse seabird colony. Fair Isle is

renowned for its handmade sweaters and is

a famed haven for seabirds. Disembark and

depart via Edinburgh on Day 16.

DATES

May 9-24, 2018

TRIP COST

From $10,980

Price is per person and depends on cabin type

On this adventure to the British Isles, explore remote and isolated coastlines where

windswept cliffs and promontories teem with some of the largest seabird colonies

in Europe, all at the height of their breeding season. Exhilarating walks bring you

through heather-clad moorlands and among the ruins of fortress-castles that echo

the lore of the Celts and Anglo-Saxons. From the lovely subtropical gardens on the

Isles of Scilly and the geological wonders of Giant’s Causeway to the sacred sites

of the Inner Hebrides and the stark beauty of the Fair Isle, this exciting expedition

captures the ancient spirit and wild heart of Britain.

ATLANTIC

OCEAN

Celtic

Sea

North

Sea

Kirkwall

Edinburgh

Lerwick/

Isle of Nos

London

Saltee Islands

Dunmore

East

Skellig

Islands

Portrush

Iona

Staffa

St Kilda

Flannan

Mousa

Fair Isle

Isles of Scilly

Portsmouth

Penzance

Isle of Man

Aberdeen

Isle of

Islay

IRELAND

ENGLAND

SCOTLAND

HEBRIDES

SHETLAND

ISLANDS

ORKNEY

ISLANDS

200 km

200 mi