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Islands on the Edge Cruise

Uk & Eire Islands Cruise

2010 Departures

May 04
Prices
From		$5245 per Person Double
$4335 per Person Triple
$3150 Single Supplement
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Days12
Visiting15 Locations
CountriesEngland - Ireland - Scotland
OrientationOne Way
CategoriesCruises
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Winter & Spring Cruises
See AlsoTaste of Kirkenes & the Snow Hotel

From the south of England to the Hebrides this is a journey of cultural and natural history delights. For the avid birder there are many opportunities to see large numbers of gannets, fulmars, kittiwakes, cormorants, guillemots and puffins. Almost daily are new archaeological experiences from Bants Carn to blackhouses. The rugged coast was a challenge for man and nature alike to eke out an existence and shows the adaptability of both man and nature. This expedition cruise takes place in spring a time of abundance, hope and growth.

Please note that the 2010 departure is a 13 day - 12 night cruise. The exact itinerary will be published later.

Itinerary

Day 1
Visiting: Dartmouth
On Board the M/V Polar Star
Meals: Dinner
The ship awaits you in the picturesque town of Dartmouth if you have time, it is well worth coming here a few days early to enjoy the charm of this community.
Day 2
Visiting: Isles of Scilly
On Board the M/V Polar Star
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
On these beautiful windswept islands is a climate that is humid yet with a lot of sunshine and blessed with very clean air and waters. This creates a home to amazing flora especially in the Abbey Gardens of Tresco, as well as plenty of bird life. On St. Marys Island is the Neolithic Bants Cairn and charming Hugh Town.
Day 3
Visiting: Skellig Islands - Dingle Peninsula
On Board the M/V Polar Star
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
A remote pinnacle of rocks off the coast of Ireland, the Skellig Rocks (UNESCO heritage site) is home to an abandoned cliffside monastery as well as a gannet colony. There is time in the afternoon to explore Dingle Peninsula.
Day 4
Visiting: Aran Islands
On Board the M/V Polar Star
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
In early morning we get the best view of the Cliffs of Mohar from the sea. Onshore at Inishmore on Aran Island, find the namesake sweaters, charming stone walled fields, and Dun Aengus, a stunning Bronze Age fort perched atop a 90 metre cliff.
Day 5
Visiting: Donegal Bay
On Board the M/V Polar Star
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
In County Donegal, set off from Killybegs to Glencolmcille to see examples of rural Irish homes through the ages. Later there is time to explore Killybegs perhaps the carpet factory or local pub!
Day 6
Visiting: Rathin Island
On Board the M/V Polar Star
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Experience the Giants Causeway, a fascinating formation of basalt rock and volcanic activity, then continue on to the Bushmills Whisky Distillery and Rathlin Island noted for fantastic bird cliffs.
Day 7
Visiting: Islay - Gigha Island
On Board the M/V Polar Star
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Start the day off with a jolt and a visit to the Ardbeg Distillery on the Isle of Islay. In the afternoon enjoy a tranquil visit to the Achamore House and its lovely gardens on Gigha.
Day 8
Visiting: Loch Torridon
On Board the M/V Polar Star
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Stroll the lanes of tranquil Isle of Colonsay to the Iron Age fort. In Loch Tarbet of Isle of Jura find intriguing raised beaches and caves.
Day 9
Visiting: Staffa - Iona
On Board the M/V Polar Star
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Weather permitting, the possibility to Zodiac cruise or walk into Fingals Cave on Staffa is a haunting experience. On the island of Iona is a grand abbey and burial ground for 62 Scottish kings. Early Christianity spread from here to northern Europe.
Day 10
Visiting: Mingulay, Berenay, Pabbay - Hebrides
On Board the M/V Polar Star
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Learn the tale of Whiskey Galore at Friskay. Find an abandoned settlement and cliffs and stacks with birds at Mingulay, inhabited until 1912.
Day 11
Visiting: Hebrides
On Board the M/V Polar Star
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Once known as the breadbasket of the Inner Hebrides (corn), Tiree is an excellent example of the crofting lifestyle. Part of the Treshnish Isles, Lunga is a nesting place for hundreds of seabirds including guillemots, razorbills and puffins. Seal colonies may also be spotted.
Day 12
Visiting: Oban
Meals: Breakfast
The ship tucks into Oban, once a Victorian resort and now a charming town, for disembarkation.
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