Cruise |
Hebridean Princess, St Kilda and Scotland's Remote Archipelagos ex Oban Return |
Cruise Line |
Hebridean Island Cruises |
Ship |
Hebridean Princess |
Destination |
EU British Isles |
Brief Description |
7 Night Cruise sailing from Oban roundtrip aboard Hebridean Princess. |
Type of Cruise |
Luxury |
Departure Date |
10 Jun 2025 |
Cruise Description |
7 Night Cruise sailing from Oban roundtrip aboard Hebridean Princess.
World Heritage and Nature & Wildlife interest cruise.
St Kilda was settled in early prehistoric times until its hardy residents evacuated in 1930, never to return. Experience their legacy from Hebridean Princess, cruising the Inner and Outer Hebrides, on this voyage to remember.
Colonsay is your first port of call, where you explore the famous gardens of Colonsay House. On lona, absorb the spirituality of the restored Benedictine abbey where St Columba began his mission in 563 AD. Cruise to sunny Tiree to learn about the construction of the remarkable Skerryvore Lighthouse at the museum housed in the workers village at Hynish. Plot a westerly course over the Sea of the Hebrides, remarkable for its abundant marine life. Hebridean Princess makes her way to the spectacular archipelago of St Kilda a double UNESCO World Heritage Site. Cruise the outer stacs, skerries and islands to anchor in Village Bay and go ashore on the main island of Hirta. Passing the mysterious Flannan Isles, round the Butt of Lewis to discover ancient history on Lewis at the standing stones of Callanish and Carloway Broch. Your panoramic tour of Harris includes a demonstration of traditional tweed-weaving. Tethered in the midst of The Minch, the Shiant Isles are teeming with seabirds, nesting on the cliffs of huge basalt columns. Following a beach landing, head for Skye and Dunvegan Castle, seat of the Clan MacLeod. Your final day is spent discovering the delights of the Small Isle of Canna and the colourful Georgian harbour of Tobermory, island capital of Mull.
Guest Speaker - Amelia Dalton:
Amelia Dalton is an author and one of travel's aficionados. Her best-selling book Mistress and Commander, is a lively account of the pitfalls and triumphs of an English, middle class girl amongst the colourful, chauvinistic fishing communities of the Hebrides. She has spoken at Literary Festivals from Scotland to Cornwall, appeared on Saturday Live, BBC World Service and Radio Scotland. In addition to writing, she uses her hard-won marine skills creating specialist expeditions world-wide for charities such as Durrell Conservation Trust and is a keen naturalist.
Itinerary:
Tuesday 10th June
Oban - Embarkation.
Wednesday 11th June
Colonsay-Colonsay House Gardens.
lona-lona Abbey.
Thursday 12th June
Hynish, Tiree - Skerryvore Lighthouse Museum.
Cruise Sea of the Hebrides.
Friday 13th June
Hirta, St. Kilda - Village Bay.
Cruise Sea Stacs and Flannan Isles.
Saturday 14th June
Stornoway, Lewis - Callanish Stones and Carloway Broch.
Tarbert, Harris Island tour including tweed weaving demonstration.
Sunday 15th June
Shiant Isles - Beach landing.
Loch Dunvegan, Skye - Dunvegan Castle.
Monday 16th June
Canna - Walks ashore.
Tobermory, Mull-Walks ashore.
Tuesday 17th June
Oban - Disembarkation. |
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Sailing Dates |
10 Jun 2025 |
Pricing |
Please enquire for pricing |
Cruise Itinerary
Date |
Port |
Arrive |
Depart |
10 Jun 2025 |
Oban, Scotland |
Embark |
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11 Jun 2025 |
Colonsay, Scotland |
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11 Jun 2025 |
Iona, Scotland |
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12 Jun 2025 |
Tiree, Scotland |
Hynish |
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12 Jun 2025 |
At Sea Cruising |
Sea of the Hebrides |
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13 Jun 2025 |
St Kilda, Scotland |
Hirta |
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13 Jun 2025 |
At Sea Cruising |
Sea Stacs & Flannan Isles |
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14 Jun 2025 |
Stornoway, Isle of Lewis - Scotland |
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14 Jun 2025 |
Isles of Lewis and Harris , Scotland |
Tarbert, Harris |
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15 Jun 2025 |
Shiant Isles, North West Scotland |
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15 Jun 2025 |
Dunvegan, Scotland |
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16 Jun 2025 |
Canna, Scotland |
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16 Jun 2025 |
Tobermory, Scotland |
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17 Jun 2025 |
Oban, Scotland |
Disembark |
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All itineraries and ports of call at the discretion of the cruise line subject to local weather conditions and may change without notice.
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