2021 CRUISE DIRECTORY - Highlands and Islands of Scotland Orkney, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Norway - Hebridean Island Cruises
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2021 CRUISE DIRECTORY Highlands and Islands of Scotland Orkney, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Norway hebridean.co.uk
Cruising on board Hebridean Princess is like no ordinary cruise On a Hebridean Princess cruise you can relax and enjoy the journey of a lifetime, safe in the knowledge that your holiday is genuinely fully-inclusive. Cruises shown in this booklet include: • Shore visits including all entrance fees and transfers; • All meals on board and ashore, snacks and picnics as shown in the itineraries; • Wines, spirits and Taittinger champagne by the glass plus beers, soft drinks and hot drinks; • Private coach transfers from the local airport or train station to and from Hebridean Princess. For those wishing to drive, parking is provided at the port; • Knowledgeable on board guides; • Renowned guest speakers on selected cruises; • Use of the ship’s bicycles; • Fishing trips and speedboat rides; • Internet access and complimentary Wi-Fi; • All gratuities and port taxes.
Hebridean Princess The Ultimate Escape from the Everyday World Whilst travel plans have been placed on hold for many of us recently, most of you will have been dreaming of better times and looking forward to future adventures. The attraction of cruising closer to home, and the appeal of small-ship cruising, make Hebridean Princess the ideal getaway as she sails off the beaten track to remote destinations and secluded anchorages. Every aspect of a holiday on board Hebridean Princess adds to the experience of total relaxation. From the sublime landscapes of the Scottish Highlands and Islands and the spectacular Norwegian fjords, to a genuine welcome, cosseted ambience and impeccable service. Superb local produce is combined to excellent effect with the finest of menus accompanied by select wines, and the thirty spacious, individually designed cabins offer tranquillity after a bracing day ashore. Our fully-inclusive tariff offers complete peace of mind and our carefully thought-out travel arrangements make your journey as stress-free as possible. Experienced guides accompany each visit, to share their extensive knowledge, or you may prefer to venture alone, or with newly made acquaintances, on an exhilarating cycle ride on virtually traffic-free roads. When the time is right for you, call our experienced reservations team on 01756 704704 to check availability or to make a booking, or email us at reservations@hebridean.co.uk. Alternatively, contact your preferred travel agent or cruise specialist. We very much look forward to welcoming you on board.
Pearls of the Clyde Greenock to Greenock Monday 1st to Friday 5th March 2021 4 nights including 1 Gala Dinner As signs of spring begin to emerge and Hebridean Princess embarks on a new season, discover some hidden gems of the Lower Clyde. Visit the timeless Crarae Garden, an island distillery, stately mansions and Robert Bruce’s ruined castle at Tarbert. Travel Plan – 4 nights Crarae Crarae Monday 1st March Garden Greenock - Embarkation. en Fy Tuesday 2nd March h Rhu c Cruise Loch Fyne. Lo Hill House Crarae - Crarae Garden. Wednesday 3rd March Rothesay GREENOCK Tarbert, Loch Fyne - Tarbert Castle. Tarbert Mount Stuart Lochranza, Arran - Arran Distillery. Tarbert Castle House Thursday 4th March BUTE Rothesay, Bute - Mount Stuart House. Rhu - Hill House. Friday 5th March Lochranza Greenock - Disembarkation. Arran Distillery ARRAN Firth of Clyde HEBRIDEAN HIGHLIGHTS • Scenic Cruise of Loch Fyne • Crarae Garden • Arran Distillery • Mount Stuart House • Hill House Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £2,010 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £2,740 Mount Stuart House Canna; Eigg; Rum £3,190 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £1,480 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £2,060 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £2,280 Danna £2,950 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £2,950 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £2,950 Berneray; Bute £3,390 Suite Arran £3,390 Crarae Garden 2 Pearls of the Clyde Tel: 01756 704704
Firth of Clyde Explorer Greenock to Greenock Friday 5th to Tuesday 9th March 2021 4 nights including 1 Gala Dinner The deep waters of the Firth of Clyde are protected by the Kintyre peninsula. Cruise in luxury to the lower reaches of the Firth where we uncover the unspoilt beauty of the Cowal peninsula, awe-inspiring lochs, a Georgian manor house and Britain’s smallest cathedral. Travel Plan – 4 nights Friday 5th March Loch Goil Greenock - Embarkation. Saturday 6th March Loch Long Portavadie - walks ashore. Holy Loch Historic Kilmun Tighnabruaich - walks ashore/view point. Sunday 7th March Tighnabruaich Portavadie GREENOCK Largs - Ardgowan House. Great Cumbrae - Cathedral of the Isles. Monday 8th March Largs Holy Loch - Historic Kilmun. Ardgowan House Cruise Loch Long and Loch Goil. GREAT CUMBRAE Tuesday 9th March Cathedral Greenock - Disembarkation. of the Isles Firth of Clyde HEBRIDEAN HIGHLIGHTS • Tighnabruaich • Portavadie • Cathedral of the Isles, Great Cumbrae • Ardgowan House • Historic Kilmun and Argyll Mausoleum Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £2,130 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £2,910 Ardgowan House Canna; Eigg; Rum £3,390 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £1,570 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £2,190 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £2,430 Danna £3,130 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £3,130 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £3,130 Berneray; Bute £3,600 Suite Cathedral of the Isles, Great Cumbrae Arran £3,600 www.hebridean.co.uk Firth of Clyde Explorer 3
Historic Houses and Castles of the Clyde HIT ECTU ARC RA L Greenock to Greenock N I T TERES Tuesday 9th to Tuesday 16th March 2021 7 nights including 1 Gala Dinner Scotland is a unique treasury of houses and castles, spanning a long and often turbulent history against haunting landscapes that evoke history and romance. Travel back through time to some of the Clyde’s most priceless architectural gems. Inveraray Castle Travel Plan – 7 nights Strachur Tuesday 9th March Strachur House Greenock - Embarkation. Crarae Ardkinglas House en Wednesday 10th March Fy h Greenock - Finlaystone House. c Lo Rothesay, Bute - Mount Stuart House. Thursday 11th March GREENOCK Tarbert BUTE Finlaystone House Troon - Full day at Dumfries House with lunch. Tarbert Castle Rothesay Mount Friday 12th March Stuart Largs House Ardgowan House Campbeltown - Torrisdale Estate Hunterston House and Gin Distillery. Kilbrannan Hunterston Castle Sound Cruise Kilbrannan Sound and Loch Fyne. ARRAN Saturday 13th March Campbeltown Firth of Strachur - Ardkinglas House. Clyde Troon Torrisdale Estate Dumfries Strachur - Strachur House. Gin Distillery House Sunday 14th March Crarae - Inveraray Castle private apartments. Tarbert, Loch Fyne - Ruined castle. HEBRIDEAN HIGHLIGHTS Monday 15th March • Finlaystone House Largs - Ardgowan House. • Dumfries House Largs - Hunterston Castle & Hunterston House. • Strachur House Tuesday 16th March • Inveraray Castle Private Apartments Greenock - Disembarkation. • Hunterston Castle and Hunterston House Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £3,960 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £5,390 Canna; Eigg; Rum £6,290 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £2,910 Ardkinglas House Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £4,070 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £4,500 Danna £5,810 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £5,810 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £5,810 Berneray; Bute £6,680 Suite Arran £6,680 Dumfries House 4 Historic Houses and Castles of the Clyde Tel: 01756 704704
Inlets and Islands of Argyll Greenock to Oban Tuesday 16th to Tuesday 23rd March 2021 7 nights including 2 Gala Dinners Bidding farewell to the islands of the Clyde, we uncover hidden secrets of the unspoilt Kintyre peninsula, before rounding the Mull en route to our home port of Oban. Travel Plan – 7 nights KERRERA OBAN Tuesday 16th March Greenock - Embarkation. Wednesday 17th March Crinan Strachur Holy Loch - Benmore Botanic Garden. Crinan Ardkinglas House Tayvallich ne Canal Rothesay, Bute - Mount Stuart House. Holy Loch Fy Benmore Botanic ch Lo Thursday 18th March JURA Garden Portavadie Cruise Loch Fyne. Loch na Mile GREENOCK Strachur - Ardkinglas House. Craighouse Rothesay BUTE Mount Stuart Friday 19th March House Portavadie - Walks ashore. Sanda Island - Walks ashore. Saturday 20th March ARRAN Campbeltown - An Ceardach Garden. Campbeltown Cruise Mull of Kintyre. An Ceardach Garden Sunday 21st March SANDA Mull of Kintyre ISLAND Tayvallich - Walks ashore. Loch na Mile, Jura - Craighouse. Monday 22nd March HEBRIDEAN HIGHLIGHTS Crinan - Canal towpath walks. • Benmore Botanic Garden Kerrera - Walks ashore. • Ardkinglas House Tuesday 23rd March • An Ceardach Garden Oban - Disembarkation. • Sanda Island • Crinan Canal Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £3,730 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £5,090 Canna; Eigg; Rum £5,930 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Benmore Botanic Garden Crinan; Harport; Torridon £2,740 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £3,840 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £4,250 Danna £5,480 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £5,480 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £5,480 Berneray; Bute £6,300 Suite Craighouse, Jura Arran £6,300 www.hebridean.co.uk Inlets and Islands of Argyll 5
Highland and Island Discovery Oban to Oban Tuesday 23rd to Tuesday 30th March 2021 7 nights including 2 Gala Dinners Enjoy the awe-inspiring contrast of untamed beinns and glens with the gentle beauty of the Small Isles and breathtaking lochs as they awaken in spring. A true voyage of discovery, offering a wonderful variety of scenery and wildlife, all waiting to be explored from Hebridean Princess. Portree Travel Plan – 7 nights SKYE Tuesday 23rd March Loch Scavaig Kyle of Lochalsh Oban - Embarkation. Loch Coruisk Eilean Donan Castle Wednesday 24th March Fort William - Aonach Mòr mountain gondola. Ballachulish - Glencoe Visitor Centre. RUM Armadale Kinloch Armadale Castle Thursday 25th March EIGG Castle Loch à Choire - Kingairloch Estate. Fort William Cruise Sound of Mull and Ardnamurchan Aonach Mòr Glenmore Bay peninsula. Ardnamurchan Distillery Ballachulish Friday 26th March Glencoe Visitor Rum - Kinloch Castle. Centre Loch Scavaig, Skye - Loch Coruisk. Loch à Choire Kingairloch Saturday 27th March Estate Armadale, Skye - Armadale Castle. MULL OBAN Kyle of Lochalsh - Eilean Donan Castle. Sunday 28th March Portree, Skye - Walks ashore. Cruise the Narrows and Kyle Rhea. HEBRIDEAN HIGHLIGHTS • Aonach Mòr by Gondola Monday 29th March • Kingairloch Estate Eigg - Walks ashore. • Loch Coruisk Glenmore Bay - Ardnamurchan Distillery. • Eilean Donan Castle Tuesday 30th March • Ardnamurchan Distillery Oban - Disembarkation. Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £4,030 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £5,490 Canna; Eigg; Rum £6,410 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £2,960 Kinloch Castle, Rum Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £4,140 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £4,590 Danna £5,920 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £5,920 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £5,920 Berneray; Bute £6,800 Suite Arran £6,800 Ardnamurchan Distillery 6 Highland and Island Discovery Tel: 01756 704704
Easter Explorer Oban to Oban Tuesday 30th March to Tuesday 6th April 2021 7 nights including 2 Gala Dinners Celebrate the holy day with a visit to Scotland’s spiritual heartland of Iona, which contrasts with the breathtaking drama of Fingal’s Cave on Staffa. Succumb to the eternal appeal of the southern Inner Isles and delightful spring gardens on this enthralling and thought-provoking cruise. Travel Plan – 7 nights Tuesday 30th March Oban - Embarkation. COLL ULVA Wednesday 31st March Treshnish Lip na Cloiche Isles Garden Crinan - Canal towpath walks. TIREE Croabh Haven - Arduaine Garden. Skerryvore Lighthouse Museum STAFFA OBAN Thursday 1st April Fingal’s MULL Ardfern - Kilmartin Glen. Cave Bunessan Croabb Haven Tayvallich - Walks ashore. IONA Ardalanish Arduaine Garden Iona Abbey Weavers Ardfern Friday 2nd April Kilmartin Glen Crinan Port Ellen, Islay - Laphroaig Distillery. JURA Tayvallich Cruise the Sound of Islay and the Treshnish Isles. Saturday 3rd April ISLAY Bunessan, Mull - Ardalanish Weavers. Ulva Ferry, Mull - Lip na Cloiche Garden. Port Ellen Sunday 4th April Laphroaig Distillery Iona - Iona Abbey. Staffa - Fingal’s Cave. GUEST SPEAKER Kenneth Steven Monday 5th April Kenneth has a passion for wild places and their stories: Hynish, Tiree - Skerryvore Lighthouse Museum. he is best-known as a poet, a novelist and a children's author. At the heart of the Hebrides, for him has always Coll - Walks ashore. been the island of Iona, about which he has written a Tuesday 6th April number of books. Kenneth and his partner Kristina now lead annual Celtic Christian retreats on Iona every Oban - Disembarkation. autumn. Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £4,630 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £6,310 Canna; Eigg; Rum £7,360 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Iona Abbey, Iona Crinan; Harport; Torridon £3,400 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £4,760 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £5,270 Danna £6,790 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £6,790 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £6,790 Berneray; Bute £7,810 Suite Kilmartin Glen Arran £7,810 www.hebridean.co.uk Easter Explorer 7
Flavours of the Hebrides OD & DR I NK FO Oban to Oban N I T TERES Tuesday 6th to Tuesday 13th April 2021 7 nights including 2 Gala Dinners This cruise also departs on 12th October 2021 From superb seafood and famous beef, to fresh game, artisan cheeses and fine malt whiskies - Scotland bears some of the world’s finest produce imaginable. Join Hebridean Princess, on this gastronomic voyage, as we explore the wonderful culinary offerings of the Highlands and Islands. RAASAY Travel Plan – 7 nights Isle of Raasay Distillery Tuesday 6th April Oban - Embarkation. Shieldaig Torridon Hotel Wednesday 7th April Dunvegan SKYE Tobermory, Mull - Isle of Mull Cheese. Dunvegan Castle Three Chimneys Cruise the Small Isles. Restaurant Thursday 8th April Loch Dunvegan, Skye - Dunvegan Castle and Three Chimneys Restaurant. Tobermory Isle of Mull Cruise the north west coast of Skye. TRESHNISH Cheese ISLES ERISKA Friday 9th April MULL Shieldaig - Walks ashore and lunch at Craignure Isle of Eriska Hotel Duart Castle OBAN Torridon Hotel. Cruise the Inner Sound. COLONSAY Saturday 10th April Oysters Raasay - Isle of Raasay Distllery. and Honey Cruise the west coast of Mull and the Treshnish Isles. Sunday 11th April HEBRIDEAN HIGHLIGHTS Cruise the Firth of Lorn and Garvellachs. • Three Chimneys Restaurant Lunch Colonsay - Oysters and honey. • The Torridon Hotel Lunch • Isle of Raasay Distillery Monday 12th April • Isle of Eriska Hotel Lunch Isle of Eriska Hotel lunch. • Duart Castle Champagne Reception Craignure, Mull - Duart Castle, champagne reception. Tuesday 13th April Prices per person Brochure Fare Oban - Disembarkation. Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £4,850 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £6,610 Canna; Eigg; Rum £7,710 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £3,560 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £4,990 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £5,520 Danna £7,120 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £7,120 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £7,120 Berneray; Bute £8,190 Suite Arran £8,190 Torridon Hotel 8 Flavours of the Hebrides Tel: 01756 704704
Springtime Surprise Oban to Oban Tuesday 13th to Tuesday 20th April 2021 7 nights including 2 Gala Dinners Embark on a voyage into the unknown and join us on our Springtime Surprise where only the Captain knows our course. As spring awakens, discover the hidden LEWIS treasures, magic and mystery of HARRIS SHIANT ISLES North Scotland’s West Coast and the remote Minch NORTH UIST and wildly beautiful Hebridean islands. Inner BENBECULA Sound The Captain will take you to some of his SOUTH UIST Little SKYE t ea Minch Sl favourite destinations, revealing the of CANNA d BARRA un itinerary on a day to day basis. PABBAY Sea of the RUM So MINGULAY BERNERAY Hebrides MUCK So un Although the itinerary is unknown, the COLL do fM TIREE ull high level of comfort and service on MULL OBAN board Hebridean Princess is always assured. JURA ISLAY Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £5,000 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £6,820 Canna; Eigg; Rum £7,950 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £3,670 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £5,140 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £5,690 Danna £7,340 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £7,340 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £7,340 Berneray; Bute £8,440 Suite Arran £8,440 www.hebridean.co.uk Springtime Surprise 9
Idyllic Outer Isles Oban to Oban Tuesday 20th to Tuesday 27th April 2021 7 nights including 2 Gala Dinners Join Hebridean Princess as she ventures across the Sea of the Hebrides, for the first time in 2021, to wonder at the magical Outer Hebrides. Discover a different pace of life as we explore untouched coasts and countryside, fascinating history and unique island cultures. LEWIS Travel Plan – 7 nights Stornoway Tuesday 20th April Callanish Stones Carloway Broch Oban - Embarkation. Lews Castle Museum Wednesday 21st April East Loch Tarbert The HARRIS Minch Eigg - Walks ashore. Tweed Weaving Cruise west coast of Skye. SKYE Thursday 22nd April Loch Dunvegan Dunvegan Castle Loch Dunvegan, Skye - Dunvegan Castle. SOUTH UIST Lochboisdale Cruise The Minch. ERISKAY Friday 23rd April BARRA Stornoway, Lewis - Carloway Broch and Kisimul EIGG Callanish Stones. Castle Sea of the Stornoway, Lewis - Lews Castle Museum. Hebrides Saturday 24th April Tobermory East Loch Tarbert, Harris - Island tour and MULL tweed weaving demonstration. OBAN Cruise east coast of the Outer Isles. Sunday 25th April Lochboisdale, South Uist - Walks at Prince's HEBRIDEAN HIGHLIGHTS Bay, Eriskay. • Dunvegan Castle Castlebay, Barra - Kisimul Castle. • Lews Castle Museum • Island Tour of Harris Monday 26th April • Prince’s Bay, Eriskay Cruise the Sea of the Hebrides. • Kisimul Castle Tobermory, Mull - Walks ashore. Tuesday 27th April Oban - Disembarkation. Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £5,300 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £7,220 Canna; Eigg; Rum £8,430 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £3,890 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £5,450 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £6,030 Danna £7,780 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £7,780 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £7,780 Berneray; Bute £8,940 Suite Arran £8,940 Callanish Stones, Lewis 10 Idyllic Outer Isles Tel: 01756 704704
Footloose Through The Inner Sound ALK I N W G Oban to Oban C R U ISE Tuesday 27th April to Tuesday 4th May 2021 7 nights including 2 Gala Dinners Our first ‘Footloose’ cruise of 2021 offers a tantalising blend of energising walks and fascinating visits to suit every taste. The diverse landscapes of the Small Isles and Skye contrast with the mainland gems of Gairloch and Shieldaig on this ‘Footloose’ escape of peaceful seclusion. Travel Plan – 7 nights Gairloch Inverewe Garden Tuesday 27th April Trotternish Gairloch Heritage Oban - Embarkation. Penisula Museum Wednesday 28th April Rum - Kinloch Castle or walks in the Uig Shieldaig Deer Reserve. Portree RAASAY Loch Scavaig, Skye - Walks at Loch Coruisk. SKYE Raasay House Loch Coruisk Raasay Thursday 29th April Distillery Loch Scavaig Uig, Skye - Full day walk on The Quiraing or tour Trotternish. RUM Armadale Portree, Skye - Guests re-join the ship. Kinloch Armadale Castle Castle Gardens Friday 30th April Raasay - Raasay House and distillery or walks. Cruise the Sound of Raasay. Saturday 1st May Gairloch - Inverewe Garden or full day walk. MULL OBAN Gairloch - Gairloch Heritage Museum. Sunday 2nd May Shieldaig - Strolls ashore or headland walk. WALKING HIGHLIGHTS Cruise the Inner Sound and Skye Bridge. • Walking on Rum Monday 3rd May • Walking at Loch Coruisk Armadale, Skye - Armadale Castle Gardens • Walking on Raasay or walks. • Walking at Gairloch Cruise the Small Isles and Sound of Mull. • Walking at Shieldaig Tuesday 4th May Oban - Disembarkation. Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £6,190 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £8,440 Canna; Eigg; Rum £9,850 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £4,550 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £6,370 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £7,050 Danna £9,090 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £9,090 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £9,090 Berneray; Bute £10,450 Suite Old Man of Storr, Skye Arran £10,450 www.hebridean.co.uk Footloose Through The Inner Sound 11
Glorious Gardens of the West Coast GA RDEN Oban to Oban IN T E R E ST Tuesday 4th to Tuesday 11th May 2021 7 nights including 2 Gala Dinners Set sail from Oban, in Hebridean Princess style, to experience the blossoming spectacle of some of Scotland’s most diverse gardens which showcase vast collections of plants from around the world in idyllic natural settings. Gairloch Inverewe Travel Plan – 7 nights Garden Tuesday 4th May SKYE Oban - Embarkation. Kyle of Lochalsh Attadale Gardens Wednesday 5th May Kyle Rhea Armadale, Skye - Armadale Armadale Castle Gardens. Armadale Castle Gardens Cruise Kyle Rhea and The Narrows. MUCK EIGG Thursday 6th May Gairloch - Inverewe Garden. Cruise the Inner Sound. ULVA Friday 7th May MULL Kyle of Lochalsh - Attadale Gardens. Lip na Cloiche OBAN IONA Garden Cruise the Small Isles and West Coast of Mull. Iona Abbey Ardmaddy Ardmaddy Castle Gardens Craobh Haven Saturday 8th May COLONSAY Crarae Garden Ulva Ferry, Mull - Lip na Cloiche Garden. Colonsay Arduaine Garden House Gardens Iona - Iona Abbey. Sunday 9th May Colonsay - Colonsay House Gardens. GUEST SPEAKER David R Mitchell Ardmaddy - Ardmaddy Castle Gardens. Previously a Curator at the Royal Botanic Garden Monday 10th May Edinburgh, where he is now a Research Associate. David Craobh Haven - Crarae Garden. has over forty years experience in Scottish Horticulture with a specialist interest in West Coast gardens. He is Craobh Haven - Arduaine Garden. currently Chairman of Scotland’s Gardens Scheme and a Tuesday 11th May Trustee of both the National Trust for Scotland and Pitlochry Festival Theatre. Oban - Disembarkation. Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £6,490 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £8,850 Canna; Eigg; Rum £10,320 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £4,770 Attadale Gardens Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £6,670 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £7,390 Danna £9,530 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £9,530 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £9,530 Berneray; Bute £10,960 Suite Arran £10,960 Ardmaddy Castle Gardens 12 Glorious Gardens of the West Coast Tel: 01756 704704
St Kilda and the Outer Isles W ORL D Oban to Oban H ER E I TA G Tuesday 11th May to Tuesday 18th May 2021 7 nights including 2 Gala Dinners This cruise of contrasts is a voyage to remember. Discover the heritage of the Outer Isles of Lewis and Harris, the tranquil Bishop’s Isles, the magical bird paradise of the Shiant Isles and the island of Hirta in the remote archipelago of St Kilda. Travel Plan – 7 nights Butt of Lewis St Moluag’s Church Tuesday 11th May FLANNAN Lews Castle Museum ISLES LEWIS Oban - Embarkation. Stornoway Wednesday 12th May Carloway Broch Callanish Stones Cruise the Sea of the Hebrides. HARRIS Bishop’s Isles - Beach landing. ST KILDA Tarbert SHIANT ISLES Hirta Tweed Beach Landing Thursday 13th May Weaving St Kilda - Cruise sea stacs and land on Hirta. Uig Cruise past the Flannan Isles. Trotternish Peninsula Portree Friday 14th May SKYE Stornoway, Lewis - Callanish Stones and Kyle Rhea Carloway Broch. Stornoway, Lewis - Butt of Lews and St Sea of the EIGG Moluag’s Church or Lews Castle Museum. Hebrides BISHOP’S Saturday 15th May ISLES Shiant Isles - Beach landing. Beach Landing Tarbert, Harris - Island tour with tweed MULL OBAN weaving demonstation. Sunday 16th May HEBRIDEAN HIGHLIGHTS Uig, Skye - Tour of Trotternish peninsula. • Bishop’s Isles Beach Landing Portree, Skye - Free time ashore. • Double UNESCO World Heritage Site of St Kilda Monday 17th May • Callanish Stones and Carloway Broch Cruise The Narrows and Kyle Rhea. • Shiant Isles Beach Landing Eigg - Walks ashore. • Harris Tweed Weaving Demonstration Tuesday 18th May Oban - Disembarkation. Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £7,090 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £9,660 Canna; Eigg; Rum £11,270 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Hebridean Princess, Village Bay, Hirta, St Kilda Crinan; Harport; Torridon £5,200 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £7,280 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £8,060 Danna £10,400 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £10,400 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £10,400 Berneray; Bute £11,960 Suite Butt of Lewis, Lewis Arran £11,960 www.hebridean.co.uk St Kilda and the Outer Isles 13
Western Isles Wildlife RE & WIL DL NATU IFE Oban to Oban N T E R E ST I Tuesday 18th to Wednesday 26th May 2021 8 nights including 2 Gala Dinners The Western Isles are the most westerly edges of the British Isles, abound with white beaches, turquoise waters, wild beauty, and a treasure trove of species including puffins, golden eagles, basking sharks, minke whales and otters. The HANDA ISLAND Travel Plan – 8 nights LEWIS Minch Wildlife Stornoway Reserve Tuesday 18th May Callanish Stones Carloway Broch Oban - Embarkation. SHIANT ISLES Wednesday 19th May NORTH UIST Cruise the Sound of Sleat and Kyle Rhea. Lochmaddy Kyle of Lochalsh - Eilean Bàn and Bright RSPB Balranald Water Visitor Centre. Barpa Langass SKYE Eilean Bàn Bright Water Thursday 20th May Little Minch Visitor Centre Cruise the west coast of the Highlands. Kyle Rhea RUM Handa Island - Seabird cliffs and wildlife Kilmory Bay reserve. Beach Landing Friday 21st May ULVA Cruise The Minch. Mull Eagle Watch LUNGA MULL Stornoway, Lewis - Callanish Stones and Puffin OBAN Watch Carloway Broch ORONSAY COLONSAY Saturday 22nd May Beach landing Colonsay House Cruise the seabird cliffs of the Shiants by RSPB Reserve Gardens small boat Lochmaddy, North Uist - RSPB Balranald and GUEST SPEAKER Andy Bunten Barpa Langass. Andy has been an obsessive wildlife enthusiast ever since he can remember. Educated at Cambridge, Sunday 23rd May Newcastle and Imperial College, he then embarked on a Cruise The Little Minch and the west coast of career in nature conservation. He has worked for local government, wildlife trusts, and, for 26 years, the RSPB. Skye. Andy is an enthusiastic traveller and has led wildlife Rum - Beach landing at Kilmory Bay. groups to numerous places around the world. Monday 24th May Lunga - Ashore by local boat to see nesting Prices per person Brochure Fare puffins. Single Cabins Ulva Ferry, Mull - Mull Eagle Watch Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £8,270 Tuesday 25th May Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £11,270 Oronsay - Beach landing and RSPB Reserve. Colonsay - Colonsay House Gardens. Canna; Eigg; Rum £13,150 Wednesday 26th May Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Oban - Disembarkation. Crinan; Harport; Torridon £6,070 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £8,500 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £9,410 Danna £12,140 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £12,140 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £12,140 Berneray; Bute £13,960 Suite Arran £13,970 Puffins, Lunga 14 Western Isles Wildlife Tel: 01756 704704
St Kilda and Scotland’s Remote Archipelagos RE & WIL W ORL D DL NATU IFE Oban to Oban H N T E R E ST ER E I I TA G Tuesday 1st June to Tuesday 8th June 2021 7 nights including 2 Gala Dinners In association with Amelia Dalton Travel The remote bird archipelago of St Kilda was settled in early prehistoric time, until its hardy residents evacuated in 1930. Experience their legacy cruising the Inner and Outer Hebrides, with a call at the magical bird paradise of the Shiant Isles, on this voyage to remember. Travel Plan – 7 nights FLANNAN Butt of Lewis ISLES Tuesday 1st June LEWIS Oban - Embarkation. Stornoway Abhainn Dearg Distillery Wednesday 2nd June Callanish Stones ST KILDA SHIANT Colonsay - Colonsay House Gardens. Hirta ISLES Iona - Iona Abbey. Beach Landing SKYE Thursday 3rd June Loch Dunvegan Hynish, Tiree - Skerryvore Lighthouse Museum. Dunvegan Castle Cruise the Sea of the Hebrides. Friday 4th June CANNA Hirta, St Kilda - Village Bay. Cruise sea stacs and Flannan Isles. Sea of the Hebrides Tobermory Saturday 5th June TIREE Stornoway, Lewis - Abhainn Dearg Distillery, Hynish MULL Skerryvore OBAN with lunch ashore. Lighthouse IONA Stornoway, Lewis - Callanish Stones. Muesum Iona Abbey COLONSAY Colonsay House Sunday 6th June Gardens Shiant Isles - Beach landing. Loch Dunvegan, Skye - Dunvegan Castle. GUEST SPEAKER Amelia Dalton Monday 7th June Amelia Dalton is an author and one of travel’s Canna - Walks ashore. aficionados. She has spoken at Literary Festivals from Scotland to Cornwall, appeared on Saturday Live, BBC Tobermory, Mull - Walks ashore. World Service and Radio Scotland. In addition to writing, Tuesday 8th June she uses her hard-won marine skills creating specialist expeditions world-wide for charities such as Durrell Oban - Disembarkation. Conservation Trust and is also a keen naturalist. Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £7,240 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £9,870 Canna; Eigg; Rum £11,510 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £5,310 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £7,440 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £8,230 Danna £10,620 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £10,620 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £10,620 Berneray; Bute £12,220 Suite Hebridean Princess, Village Bay, Hirta, St Kilda Arran £12,220 www.hebridean.co.uk St Kilda and Scotland’s Remote Archipelagos 15
Heart of the Hebrides Oban to Oban Tuesday 8th to Tuesday 15th June 2021 7 nights including 2 Gala Dinners Machair is a Gaelic word, meaning fertile low lying grassy plain, and only occurs on exposed western coasts of Scotland and Ireland. Machair habitats produce spectacular carpets of wildflowers of all different colours and are bustling with bird life at all times of the year. Travel Plan – 7 nights NORTH UIST Lochmaddy SKYE Tuesday 8th June Dunvegan Oban - Embarkation. Dunvegan Wednesday 9th June SOUTH UIST Castle Lochboisdale Loch na Mile, Jura - Walks ashore. ERISKAY Port Ellen, Islay - Lagavulin Distillery. BARRA Prince’s Bay Thursday 10th June VATERSAY Sea of the Hebrides Salen Colonsay - Colonsay House Gardens. Sunart Cruise the Sea of the Hebrides. Tobermory Oakwoods Friday 11th June MULL OBAN Barra - Walks ashore at Vatersay. Lochboisdale, South Uist - Prince’s Bay, Eriskay. COLONSAY JURA Saturday 12th June Colonsay House Gardens Lochboisdale, South Uist - Tour of the Uists. Loch na Mile Lochmaddy, North Uist - Guests re-join the ship. ISLAY Port Ellen Sunday 13th June Lagavulin Distillery Loch Dunvegan, Skye - Dunvegan Castle. Cruise the Small Isles. HEBRIDEAN HIGHLIGHTS Monday 14th June • Lagavulin Distillery Salen, Loch Sunart - Walks in the Sunart • Colonsay House Gardens Oakwoods. • Walks on Vatersay Tobermory, Mull - Walks ashore. • Tour of The Uists Tuesday 15th June • Sunart Oakwoods Oban - Disembarkation. Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £7,090 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £9,660 Canna; Eigg; Rum £11,270 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £5,200 Wild Flowers in Machair, North Uist Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £7,280 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £8,060 Danna £10,400 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £10,400 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £10,400 Berneray; Bute £11,960 Suite Arran £11,960 Tobermory, Mull 16 Heart of the Hebrides Tel: 01756 704704
Cycling over The Minch YCLIN G C Oban to Oban C R U ISE Tuesday 15th June to Tuesday 22nd June 2021 7 nights including 2 Gala Dinners Accompanied by Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman and an experienced cycling guide, you do not need to be an expert to enjoy the thrill of riding through the awe-inspiring scenery of the Hebrides. With alternative visits for the non-cyclists, this cruise offers something for everyone. Travel Plan – 7 nights Stornoway Lews Castle Tuesday 15th June Museum Oban - Embarkation. LEWIS Tarbert Wednesday 16th June HARRIS Trotternish Coll - Walks ashore/circular cycle route. NORTH Peninsula Hynish, Tiree - Skerryvore Lighthouse UIST Lochmaddy Uig Museum/circular cycle route. RAASAY Thursday 17th June Portree Raasay SOUTH UIST Barra - Island tour/linear cycle route. Lochboisdale SKYE House Kyle Lochboisdale, South Uist - Prince's Beach/ ERISKAY Rhea Prince’s Beach Armadale cycle ride on Eriskay. Clan Donald Sound BARRA Centre of Sleat Friday 18th June Sea of the Lochboisdale, South Uist - Island tour of the Hebrides COLL Uists with lunch ashore or full day cycle ride. TIREE Lochmaddy, North Uist - Guests rejoin the ship. Hynish Skerryvore MULL Saturday 19th June Lighthouse Museum East Loch Tarbert, Harris - Island tour or linear OBAN cycle route to Stornoway. Stornoway, Lewis - Lews Castle Museum. Accompanied by Olympic Cyclist Chris Boardman Sunday 20th June Chris Boardman took Britain's opening Gold medal at the Uig, Skye - Tour Trotternish peninsula or cycle 1992 Barcelona Olympics, Britain's first cycling gold in 72 to Portree. years. He then went on to lead the R&D team for GB Cycling in the run up to Beijing, where they became the Portree, Skye - Guests rejoin the ship. most successful British sporting team of all time. Between Raasay - Raasay House or linear cycle route. Barcelona and Beijing, Chris won three stages of the Tour de France, set numerous world records and became Monday 21st June arguably Britain's most successful cyclist to date. Armadale, Skye - Clan Donald Centre or cycle the Sleat peninsula. Prices per person Brochure Fare Cruise the Small Isles. Single Cabins Tuesday 22nd June Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £7,240 Oban - Disembarkation. Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £9,870 Canna; Eigg; Rum £11,510 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £5,310 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £7,440 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £8,230 Danna £10,620 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £10,620 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £10,620 Berneray; Bute £12,220 Suite Cyclists on Raasay Arran £12,220 www.hebridean.co.uk Cycling over The Minch 17
St Kilda and Wester Ross W ORL D Oban to Oban H ER E I TA G Tuesday 22nd to Tuesday 29th June 2021 7 nights including 2 Gala Dinners St Kilda is one of the most inspiring and atmospheric locations that can be visited without leaving the British Isles. Unlock the secrets of this abandoned Hebridean outpost and the remote wilderness of Wester Ross, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. FLANNAN Travel Plan – 7 nights ISLES LEWIS Tuesday 22nd June Stornoway Oban - Embarkation. Lews Castle The Museum Minch Ullapool Wednesday 23rd June Corrieshalloch ST KILDA Gorge Cruise the Sea of the Hebrides. Hirta Bishop’s Isles - Beach landing. Lochewe Thursday 24th June Inverewe Garden St Kilda - Cruise sea stacs and land on Hirta. SKYE Plockton Cruise past the Flannan Isles. Balmacara Estate Friday 25th June CANNA Kyle Rhea Stornoway, Lewis - Lews Castle Museum. Sea of the Cruise the Minch. Hebrides Saturday 26th June BISHOP’S ISLES Lochewe - Inverewe Garden. Beach Landing Ullapool - Corrieshalloch Gorge. MULL OBAN Sunday 27th June Cruise the Inner Sound. Plockton - Balmacara Estate. GUEST SPEAKER John Alexander Love Monday 28th June Born and raised in Inverness, John studied zoology at Aberdeen University before moving to the Isle of Rum to Canna - Walks ashore. manage Phase 1 of a Project to reintroduce the white- Cruise the Small Isles. tailed sea eagle to Scotland. During his 10 years living there he guided on a small charter vessel round the Tuesday 29th June Hebrides out of Oban. He has interests in photography, Oban - Disembarkation. drawing, archaeology and Highland history, traditional music and lighthouses. Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £7,240 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £9,870 Canna; Eigg; Rum £11,510 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £5,310 Sea Stacs, St Kilda Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £7,440 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £8,230 Danna £10,620 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £10,620 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £10,620 Berneray; Bute £12,220 Suite Arran £12,220 Canna 18 St Kilda and Wester Ross Tel: 01756 704704
Footloose to the Outer Isles ALK I N W G Oban to Oban C R U ISE Tuesday 29th June to Tuesday 6th July 2021 7 nights including 2 Gala Dinners Whether you are a keen walker or prefer to take it easy and soak up the stunning scenery, this cruise takes you north from Oban to wild and remote Wester Ross and westwards to the Outer Isles of Harris and Lewis. Travel Plan – 7 nights LEWIS Stornoway Tuesday 29th June Carloway Broch Oban - Embarkation. Callanish Stones Lews Castle Wednesday 30th June HARRIS Muck - Walks ashore. SHIANT ISLES Ullapool Cruise Kyle Rhea. Beach Corrieshalloch Landing Gorge Thursday 1st July Ullapool Museum Kyle of Lochalsh - Eilean Donan Castle or walks. SKYE Cruise the Inner Sound. Kyle of Lochalsh Friday 2nd July Kyle Rhea Eilean Donan Castle Ullapool - Corrieshalloch Gorge or full day walk. CANNA Ullapool - Ullapool Museum. Saturday 3rd July MUCK Stornoway, Lewis - Carloway Broch/Callanish Stones or walks. Stornoway, Lewis - Lews Castle Museum or MULL walks. OBAN Sunday 4th July Harris - Island tour or walks. WALKING HIGHLIGHTS Shiant Isles - Beach landing. • Walking on Muck Monday 5th July • Walking at Ullapool Canna - Walks ashore. • Walking on Lewis Cruise the Small Isles and Sound of Mull. • Walking on Harris Tuesday 6th July • Walking on Canna Oban - Disembarkation. Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £7,240 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £9,870 Canna; Eigg; Rum £11,510 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Carloway Broch, Lewis Crinan; Harport; Torridon £5,310 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £7,440 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £8,230 Danna £10,620 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £10,620 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £10,620 Berneray; Bute £12,220 Suite Postman’s Walk, Harris Arran £12,220 www.hebridean.co.uk Footloose to the Outer Isles 19
Kingdom of the Isles Oban to Oban Tuesday 6th to Tuesday 13th July 2021 7 nights including 2 Gala Dinners Boasting an extraordinarily rich culture and heritage, spectacular wildlife and bird havens, the treasured Outer Hebrides are untainted and sublimely secluded. Escape to their timeless beauty on this exhilarating cruise. LEWIS Travel Plan – 7 nights Stornoway Callanish Stones Tuesday 6th July Lews Castle Museum Black Houses Oban - Embarkation. HARRIS Wednesday 7th July Tarbert The Tweed Weaving Minch Eigg - Walks ashore. Cruise West coast of Skye. Thursday 8th July SKYE Stornoway, Lewis - Callanish Stones and Black Houses. BARRA Kisimul Castle Stornoway, Lewis - Lews Castle Museum. BISHOP’S EIGG Friday 9th July ISLES Sea of the Tarbert, Harris - Island tour and tweed weaving Beach Landing Hebrides demonstration. Tarbert, Harris - Tour North Harris and Scalpay. Iona ULVA OBAN Saturday 10th July Iona Abbey Sheila’s Cruise the Outer Isles. Cottage Museum Bishop’s Isles - Beach landing. Sunday 11th July Castlebay, Barra - Kisimul Castle. HEBRIDEAN HIGHLIGHTS Cruise across the Sea of the Hebrides. • Gerannan Black House Village • Tour of Harris and Scalpay Monday 12th July • Bishop’s Isles Beach Landing Iona - Iona Abbey. • Kisimul Castle Ulva - Sheila's Cottage museum. • Iona Abbey Tuesday 13th July Oban - Disembarkation. Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £7,090 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £9,660 Canna; Eigg; Rum £11,270 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £5,200 Berneray, Bishop’s Isles Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £7,280 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £8,060 Danna £10,400 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £10,400 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £10,400 Berneray; Bute £11,960 Suite Arran £11,960 Gerannan Black House Village, Lewis 20 Kingdom of the Isles Tel: 01756 704704
AVAL Following The Fleet N Oban to Inverness HI STO RY Tuesday 13th to Wednesday 21st July 2021 8 nights including 2 Gala Dinners Orkney played a pivotal role in both World Wars and poignant reminders of these turbulent periods are etched on the landscape. The main Royal Navy fleet during both wars was based in Scapa Flow and this wonderful voyage to Orcadia explores the naval history of Scotland’s far north. Travel Plan – 8 nights Tuesday 13th July Stromness ORKNEY Oban - Embarkation. Museum and Kirkwall Ness Battery St Magnus Wednesday 14th July Scapa Flow Cathedral Cape Cruise Kyle Rhea. Wrath Churchill Barriers STROMA Italian Chapel Inverarish, Raasay - Former WW1 POW camp. Scrabster Lyness Scapa Flow Thursday 15th July LEWIS Castle of Mey Visitor Centre and Museum Cruise Inner Sound. Stornoway Aultbea, Loch Ewe - Russian Arctic Convoy Arnish Gun Emplacements Museum. Loch Ewe Russian Arctic Friday 16th July Convoy Museum Stornoway, Lewis - Arnish Gun Emplacments. RAASAY Inner Sound INVERNESS Inverarish Kyle Rhea Cruise The Minch and Cape Wrath. WW1 POW Saturday 17th July Camp Stromness, Orkney - Stromness Museum and Ness Battery. Kirkwall, Orkney - St Magnus Cathedral. OBAN Sunday 18th July Kirkwall, Orkney - Churchill Barriers and Italian Chapel. GUEST SPEAKER Dr Roger Knight Cruise Scapa Flow. Roger Knight had a twenty-seven year career at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. He then taught Monday 19th July in the Greenwich Maritime Institute, University of Lyness, Hoy - Guided walk and Scap Flow Greenwich as a Visiting Professor and is now a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Historical Research, Exhibition. University of London. He published a prize-winning Stroma - Walks ashore. biography of Nelson and led research projects into the Napoleonic Navy. Tuesday 20th July Scrabster - Castle of Mey or Mary Ann’s Cottage. Prices per person Brochure Fare Cruise East Coast. Single Cabins Wednesday 21st July Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £8,100 Inverness - Disembarkation. Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £11,040 Canna; Eigg; Rum £12,880 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £5,950 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £8,320 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £9,220 Danna £11,890 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £11,890 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £11,890 Berneray; Bute £13,670 Suite Churchill Barriers, Orkney Arran £13,670 www.hebridean.co.uk Following The Fleet 21
Stavanger and the Scenic Southern Fjords W ORL D Inverness/Sandnes to Bergen H ER E I TA G Wednesday 21st or Friday 23rd to Saturday 31st July 2021 10/8 nights including 2 Gala Dinners Cradled in deep valleys, and carved by retreating glaciers flowing to the sea, the Norwegian fjords are a miracle of nature. Approaching this magical region from Stavanger, we enter a spellbinding landscape of cascading waterfalls, snow-capped peaks and mighty glaciers. Travel Plan – 10/8 nights Wednesday 21st July NORTH NORWAY Inverness - Embarkation. SEA Thursday 22nd July Cruise North Sea. BERGEN Norheimsund Lysøen Hardanger Maritime Friday 23rd July Ole Bull’s Villa Museum Sandnes - Embarkation of flying guests. Jondal Leirvik Folgefonna Saturday 24th July Stord Maritime Glacier Museum Cruise Lysefjord past Pulpit Rock. Espevær Lysebotn - Scenic drive to Øygardstøl. Avaldsnes Skudeneshavn Nordvegen Sunday 25th July History Centre Old Town Museum Lysefjord Stavanger - City tour followed by free time. Pulpit Rock Stavanger Monday 26th July Lysebton From Øygardstøl Skudeneshavn - Old town museum and INVERNESS Sandnes wooden houses. Avaldsnes - Nordvegen History Centre. Tuesday 27th July Espevær - Free time in village. Leirvik - Stord Maritime Museum. HEBRIDEAN HIGHLIGHTS Wednesday 28th July • Cruise Lysefjord Cruise - Hardanger and Fyksesundfjord. • City Tour of Stavanger Norheimsund - Hardanger Maritime Museum. • Cruise Hardanger and Fykesund Fjords Thursday 29th July • Folgefonna Glacier Jondal - Folgefonna Glacier. • City Tour of Bergen Cruise Bjørnafjord. Friday 30th July Prices per person Brochure Fare Lysøen - Ole Bull’s Villa. Single Cabins Bergen - City tour. Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £9,380 Saturday 31st July Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £12,780 Bergen - Disembarkation. Canna; Eigg; Rum £14,910 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £6,890 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £9,640 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £10,670 Danna £13,770 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £13,770 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £13,770 Berneray; Bute £15,830 Suite Arran £15,830 Pulpit Rock, Lysefjord 22 Stavanger and the Scenic Southern Fjords Tel: 01756 704704
Bergen and the Spectacular Western Fjords W ORL D Bergen to Bergen H ER E I TA G Saturday 31st July to Tuesday 10th August 2021 10 nights including 2 Gala Dinners Through the rocky isles, islets and skerries north of Bergen lies the world’s second longest and deepest fjord, the ethereal Sognefjord. Further north, the unexplored Geirangerfjord and the art-nouveau town of Ålesund conceal a host of hidden treasures. Cruise into the superlative majesty of Norway in inimitable Hebridean style. Travel Plan – 10 nights NORTH Saturday 31st July SEA Bergen - Embarkation. Ålesund Sunday 1st August Selje Benedictine Storfjord Cruise Fensfjord to Sognefjord. Abbey Eidsdal Florø - Coastal museum. Nordefjord Måløy Monday 2nd August Geirangerfjord Måløy - Walking tour. Olden Florø Glacier Trip Selje - Benedictine Abbey. Coastal Museum Tuesday 3rd August Sognefjord Cruise Storfjord to Eidsdal. Eivindvik Wednesday 4th August NORWAY Geiranger Fjord - Scenic drive. Fensfjord Cruise Geiranger Fjord. BERGEN Thursday 5th August Lysøen Ålesund - Full day visit. Ole Bull’s Villa Friday 6th August Nordefjord - Full day cruise. Saturday 7th August HEBRIDEAN HIGHLIGHTS Olden - Glacier trip. • Cruise Fensfjord and Sognefjord Cruise to Sognefjord. • UNESCO World Heritage Site of Sunday 8th August Geirangerfjord • Ålesund Eivindvik - Walking tour. • Glacier Excursion from Olden Cruise south. • UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bryggen Monday 9th August Lysøen - Ole Bull's Villa. Prices per person Brochure Fare Bergen - City tour or free time. Single Cabins Tuesday 10th August Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £10,650 Bergen - Disembarkation. Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £14,530 Canna; Eigg; Rum £16,950 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £7,820 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £10,950 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £12,120 Danna £15,640 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £15,640 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £15,640 Berneray; Bute £17,990 Suite Geirangerfjord Arran £17,990 www.hebridean.co.uk Bergen and the Spectacular Western Fjords 23
Norwegian Symphony W ORL D Bergen to Bergen H ER E I TA G Tuesday 10th to 17th August 2021 7 nights including 2 Gala Dinners This enchanting cruise goes deep into the heart of Norway’s fjordland, revealing a landscape of pine-clad mountains and placid blue-green waters, fertile farmland and fruit-filled orchards, waterfalls and icy rivers sprung from glaciers. Travel Plan – 7 nights Tuesday 10th August Bergen - Embarkation. Ulvik Folk Dancers Wednesday 11th August BERGEN Hardangerfjord Cruise past Raunefjord to Rosendal. Boten Ulvikfjord Lysøen Rosendal - visit Barony by pony and cart. Ole Bull’s Villa Kinsarvik Eidfjord Thursday 12th August Vøringsvossen Raunefjord Herand Waterfall Cruise Hardangerfjord. Rock Carvings Herand - walking tour/rock carvings. Rosendal Sørfjord Leirvik Friday 13th August Sunnhordland Herand - Museum of Cultural History. Museum Cruise Ulvikfjord to Ulvik - Folk dancers. Saturday 14th August Cruise Eidfjord to Nature Centre for NORWAY Voringsvøssen waterfall. Cruise Sørfjord to Kinsarvik. NORTH SEA Sunday 15th August Cruise Fyksesund to Botnen - Farm and old village. HEBRIDEAN HIGHLIGHTS Cruise Hardangerfjord. • Rosendal Barony by pony and trap Monday 16th August • Cruise Hardangerfjord Leirvik - Sunnhordland Museum. • Vøringsvossen waterfall Cruise to Lysøen - Evening concert at Ole • Sunnhordland Museum Bull’s villa. • Concert at Ole Bull’s Villa Tuesday 17th August Bergen - Disembarkation. Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £7,460 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £10,170 Canna; Eigg; Rum £11,860 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £5,480 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £7,670 Bergen Funicular Railway Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £8,490 Danna £10,950 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £10,950 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £10,950 Berneray; Bute £12,590 Suite Arran £12,590 Ulvik 24 Norwegian Symphony Tel: 01756 704704
Majestic Sognefjord W ORL D Bergen to Bergen/Inverness H ER E I TA G Tuesday 17th to Tuesday 24th or Thursday 26th August 2021 7/9 nights including 2 Gala Dinners Cruise north from Bergen, through rocky islets and scattered skerries to the world’s deepest and second longest fjord. Discover Norway’s smallest stave church and the world’s steepest non-cog railway, and wonder at Supphelle, the lowest lying glacier in southern Norway, a unique arm of Jostedalsbreen, Europe’s largest and fastest moving ice pack. Travel Plan – 7/9 nights Tuesday 17th August Fjærland Bergen - Embarkation. Glacier Museum Balestrand Wednesday 18th August St. Olaf’s Lærdal Bergen - City tour. Church Norwegian Wild Salmon Centre Cruise to Balestrand. Sognefjord Thursday 19th August Vik Balestrand - St. Olaf’s Church. Gudvangen Undredal Lærdal - Norwegian wild salmon centre. Stave NORTH Lonevåg Church Friday 20th August SEA Koss Valley Flåm Farm Museum Flåm Railway Flåm - Flåm Railway Undredal - Walk to Stave Church/Goats BERGEN cheese tasting. To Saturday 21st August INVERNESS Gudvangen - Full day tour to Vik. NORWAY Re-join ship at Vik - Cruise the fjords. Sunday 22nd August Fjærland - Glacier Museum. Cruise the fjords. Monday 23rd August Cruise to Lonevåg. Lonevåg - Koss Valley Farm Museum. HEBRIDEAN HIGHLIGHTS • City Tour of Bergen Tuesday 24th August • Flåm Railway Bergen - Flying guests disembark/Grieg’s House. • St Olaf’s Church, Balestrand • Full Day Tour of Gudvangen Wednesday 25th August Cruise the North Sea. • Fjærland Glacier Museum Thursday 26th August Inverness - Disembarkation. Prices per person Brochure Fare Single Cabins Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £8,440 Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £11,510 Canna; Eigg; Rum £13,420 Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £6,200 Flåm Railway Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £8,670 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £9,600 Danna £12,390 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £12,390 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £12,390 Berneray; Bute £14,250 Suite Sognefjord Arran £14,250 www.hebridean.co.uk Majestic Sognefjord 25
Island Kingdoms of the Vikings W ORL IS TORICA D H L Inverness to Oban H IN ER T E R E ST E I TA G Thursday 26th August to Friday 3rd September 2021 8 nights including 2 Gala Dinners Steeped in history and prized by the Norsemen, the Orkneys were a Viking stronghold, returned to Scotland in 1468 and remaining Nordic at heart. Our voyage takes us through Orkney to Lewis in the Western Isles, which also abounds in prehistoric remains. Stromness Kirkwall Travel Plan – 8 nights Ness of Brodgar Skara Brae ORKNEY Churchill Barriers Thursday 26th August Ring of Brodgar Italian Chapel Standing Stones of Stenness Tomb of Inverness - Embarkation. Cape the Eagles Wrath Friday 27th August Scrabster Cruise East Coast and Pentland Firth. LEWIS Castle of Mey Kirkwall, Orkney - Churchill Barriers and Stornoway Italian Chapel. Callanish Stones Carloway Broch SHIANT Saturday 28th August ISLES NORTH Beach Landing Kirkwall, Orkney - Tomb of the Eagles Visitor UIST Lochmaddy Centre. Pobull Fhinn INVERNESS Stromness, Orkney - Ness of Brodgar. SOUTH UIST Sunday 29th August Lochboisdale Stromness, Orkney - Skara Brae. Stromness, Orkney - Ring of Brodgar and Standing Stones of Stenness. MULL OBAN Monday 30th August Craobh Haven Scrabster - Castle of Mey or Mary Ann’s Kilmartin Glen Cottage. Cruise Cape Wrath and The Minch. GUEST SPEAKER Professor Donna Heddle Tuesday 31st August Donna is Director of the interdisciplinary Institute for Stornoway, Lewis - Callanish Stones and Northern Studies and Head of Cultural Heritage at the University of the Highlands and Islands. Her research Carloway Broch. interests are Scottish and Northern Isles cultural history, Shiant Isles - Beach landing. small island studies, language and literature, and Old Wednesday 1st September Norse. She has published widely in these areas and is currently leading several national and international Lochmaddy, North Uist - Tour of Uists and research projects involving Northern Studies. Pobull Fhinn. Lochboisdale, South Uist - Guests rejoin the Prices per person Brochure Fare ship. Single Cabins Thursday 2nd September Cruise the coast of Mull. Buie; Scavaig; Scresort £7,930 Craobh Haven - Kilmartin Glen. Islay; Jura; Mull; Sleat £10,810 Friday 3rd September Canna; Eigg; Rum £12,610 Oban - Disembarkation. Cabins with Double/Twin Beds Crinan; Harport; Torridon £5,820 Ardvreck; Lews; Muck; Raasay £8,150 Duart; Kinloch; Torosay £9,020 Danna £11,640 Coll; Colonsay; Iona; Staffa £11,640 Cabins with Private Balconies Barra; Benbecula £11,640 Berneray; Bute £13,390 Suite Arran £13,390 Ring of Brodgar, Orkney 26 Island Kingdoms of the Vikings Tel: 01756 704704
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