Day 1 London, U.K. | Embark
Embark on your ship from the city center in time for lunch as you set sail down the Thames.
Day 2 Portsmouth
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Visit the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and climb inside the HMS Victory, and visit the partially restored Tudor warship Mary Rose, deployed by King Henry VIII. Alternatively, join our naturalists for a drive to the lively estuary at Titchfield Haven to walk the trails and look for visiting birds.
Day 3 Fowey
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Stroll the medieval streets of Fowey before visiting the Eden Project, a botanical garden with vast biomes. In the afternoon, visit the Lost Gardens of Heligan, left derelict after WWI and recently restored, or choose to explore the quaint town center.
Day 4 Isles of Scilly
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
According to Arthurian legend, the Isles of Scilly are all that remain of Lyonnesse, a land off Cornwall that vanished beneath the Atlantic. Meander through Tresco Abbey Gardens, where an astounding variety of subtropical plants flourish.
Day 5 Cobh, Ireland
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Arrive in colorful Cobh, a place steeped in Maritime history. Visit the fascinating Heritage Centre and walk in the footsteps of the many Irish who fled the hardships of the 19th century Ireland and immigrated to America.
Day 6 The Skelligs | Valentia Island | Dingle
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Sail by Skellig Michael, a Celtic Christian hermitage where beehive huts and remains of a 7th-century monastery still stand. Visit Valentia Island for its dramatic cliffs and a visit to The Skellig Experience Visitor Centre. Spend the afternoon discovering the picturesque seaside town of Dingle.
Day 7 Inishmore | Exploring Aran Islands
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Visit Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands. Known for its religious and cultural heritage, we make a visit to Dun Aengus, a Celtic stone fort perched on a cliff’s edge.
Day 8 Exploring Northwestern Ireland
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Today you discover northwestern Ireland: a wild and windswept region where Gaelic is still spoken. Steeped in history and folklore, the dramatic landscape of counties Sligo and Donegal inspired the works of W.B. Yeats.
Day 9 Iona and Staffa, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Visit the sacred island of Iona and its 12th Century abbey, believed to be the origin of the Book of Kells. Explore Staffa Island, famed for its geometric basalt columns, and Zodiac into dramatic Fingal’s Cave.
Day 10 St. Kilda & Callanish
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Visit the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, boasting incredible seabird colonies. Conditions permitting; we hope to make a landing at uninhabited St. Kilda, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Later, see the Neolithic Callanish Standing Stones on the Isle of Lewis.
Day 11 Orkney
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Discover the Stone Age megaliths of the Ring of Brodgar and the 5,000-year-old stoneslab village of Skara Brae. Step into medieval St. Magnus Cathedral, crafted from local red and yellow sandstone.
Day 12 Exploring the Shetland Islands
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
The Shetland Islands archipelago is characterized by incredible cultural traditions and dramatic landscapes. Experience this for yourself as you step ashore at one of the many remote islands in the region.
Day 13 Shetland
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- 1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Drive through a rolling landscape with Shetland ponies. Explore the ruins at Jarlshof, which reveal 4,000 years of near-continuous settlement.
Day 14 Bergen, Norway | Disembark
Disembark after breakfast and transfer to airport for your flight home.
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