Wilderness Travel Cultural Cruise Collection for 2022-23

Passage from Ireland to Iceland ABOARD THE VEGA Sail the wild North Atlantic from Dublin to Iceland by way of Northern Ireland’s spectacular Antrim Coast, Scotland’s fabled Isle of Skye, and onward to the far-flung Orkneys and Shetlands to explore their mystical stone circles. Farther north, call at the wonderfully remote Faroes, with a visit to the quaint port of Torshavn, founded in the 9th century. The last week of your voyage explores Iceland’s realm of glaciers and hot springs. Visit iceberg-dotted Jökulsárlón Lagoon in Vatnajökull National Park, remote Seydisfjordur, with its multicolored wooden houses and snow-capped peaks, and Akureyri, Iceland’s northern “capital.” Cruise by Zodiac to the major seabird sanctuary on the island of Vigur before disembarking at Reykjavík.

Portsmouth to Dublin ABOARD THE VEGA

On this springtime voyage, explore the historic towns, castles, and gardens of the green and gentle lands of the British Isles. Highlights include the Isles of Scilly, legendary Connemara, the isle of Iona, the medieval castles of Oban, and Llandudno’s Bodnant Gardens. May 22-Jun 3, 2023. From $12,790.

DAYS 1-8 DUBLIN TO THE FAROE ISLANDS Explore Dublin’s city center and Trinity College’s famed library housing the Book of Kells and other treasures. Embark and set sail for Northern Ireland, visiting the World Heritage Site of

the Giant’s Causeway, then heading to Portree, your base for exploring the castles of the Isle of Skye—Eilean Donan and massive Dunvegan Castle.Orkney has a wealth of prehistoric ruins including Skara Brae, the best-preserved Neolithic village in Northern Europe, and the cliffs are home to thousands of seabirds. In the Shetland Islands, enjoy an excursion to Jarlshof, an archaeological site with layers of ruins dating back 5,000 years. Cruise to the remote Faroe Islands and explore sites around Torshavn, the capital since the 9th century, when the Vikings founded a settlement here.The Faroes are also a magnet for birds migrating over the North Atlantic, and you’ll view thousands of puffins, fulmars, and guillemots that gather along the cliffs near Vestmanna. DAYS 9-14 EXPLORING ICELAND Highlights of Iceland include Vatnajökull National Park, with its ice caps, waterfalls, glaciers, canyons, craters, volcanoes, and iceberg-dotted Jökulsárlón Lagoon. Picturesque Seydisfjordur is the setting for a fascinating walk with a local guide, and in Akureyri, “the capital of the north,” tour the city’s brightly painted wooden houses and cobbled streets. Seabird sanctuaries abound in Iceland—Grimsey has one of the largest puffin colonies in Iceland, and the small island of Vigur includes colonies of arctic terns, puffins, black guillemots, and eider ducks. Disembark in Reykjav í k on Day 14.

DATE Jun 2-15, 2023

TRIP COST From $12,890 Price is per person and depends on cabin type

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Grimsey Island

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ARCTIC OCEAN

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Isafjordur

Akureyi

Reykjavk

Hofn

ICEL AND

FAROE ISLANDS

Torshavn

SHETLAND ISLANDS

Lerwick

ATLANTIC OCEAN

ORKNEY ISLANDS

Stromness

Ullapool

ISLE OF SKYE

Portree

200 mi

Portrush

SCOTL AND

200 km

IREL AND

Dublin

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