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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