St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, Orkney
Vat of Kirbister, Stronsay Hebridean Highlights
• Neolithic Orkney Tour • Fair Isle • Lunna House • Jarlshof • Vat of Kirbister
Italian Chapel, Orkney
Lunna Voe Lunna Kirk Lunna House
YELL
SHETLAND Scalloway
Burravoe Old Haa Museum
Lerwick Jarlshoff
Invergordon - Invergordon Northern Isles Explorer FAIR ISLE Bird Observatory WESTRAY ORKNEY Pentland Firth
STRONSAY SANDAY
Vat of Kirbister Kirkwall
St Magnus Cathedral Italian Chapel
Churchill Barriers Neolithic Orkney
Wick Wick Museum
Discover the far-flung islands of Orkney and Shetland, as Hebridean Princess sails where the Norse once ruled. These contrasting archipelagos boast some of the finest Neolithic sites in Britain and both played vital roles during the Second World War.
INVERGORDON
A gentle sail to Kirkwall leads us to St Magnus Cathedral, known as the ‘Light in the North’ and founded by the Viking, Earl Rognvald, in 1137.
Thursday 18th to Saturday 27th July 2019 9 nights including 2 Gala Dinners
Having explored the highly ornate Italian Chapel, and series of causeways known as The Churchill Barriers, we discover the heart of Neolithic Orkney on a tour of the dig at the Ness of Brodgar, the Standing Stones of Stenness and the iconic Ring of Brodgar.
Steaming north, we pause a while on the remote Fair Isle, an irresistible bird and wild flower haven.
On the same latitude as Oslo, we learn of the war time history of Burravoe, at the Old Haa Museum, before continuing to mainland Shetland and surveying Lunna House, designated by the Scottish Office as a building of outstanding regional importance.
From Lerwick, we tour the once ancient capital of Shetland, Scalloway, prior to marvelling at the complexity of Jarlshof, where more than 4,000 years of human settlement can be witnessed.
Continuing south, we stretch our legs on Westray, and participate in a ranger led walk on Sanday, famed for its sandy beaches, turquoise seas and gentle landscape.
Our final island visit is to Stronsay and the collapsed sea cave, Vat of Kirbister, before sailing the Pentland Firth and visiting the Wick Museum, recounting the history of this Caithness town.
Travel Plan – 9 nights
Thursday 18th July Invergordon - Embarkation. Friday 19th July Cruise north east coast and Pentland Firth. Kirkwall, Orkney - St Magnus Cathedral. Saturday 20th July Kirkwall, Orkney - Italian Chapel and Churchill Barriers. Kirkwall, Orkney - Neolithic Orkney. Sunday 21st July Cruise to Fair Isle. Fair Isle - Walks ashore/bird observatory. Monday 22nd July Burravoe - Yell, Old Haa Museum. Lunna Voe, Mainland Shetland - Lunna Kirk and Lunna House. Tuesday 23rd July Lerwick, Shetland - Tour to Scalloway. Lerwick, Shetland - Jarlshof. Wednesday 24th July Cruise to Westray, Orkney. Westray - Walks ashore. Thursday 25th July Sanday - Walks with ranger. Stronsay - Vat of Kirbister, walks ashore. Friday 26th July Wick - Wick Museum. Cruise north east coast. Saturday 27th July Invergordon - Disembarkation.
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