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N o r t h er n Delig h t s Sh e t lan d & O r k n e y
9 – 16 Ju n e
Co m ew it h u s o n av o y ag eo fdis co v er y t o t h eN o r t h er n Is les o fSh et land & O r kney .E njo y t h ebr eat h -
t aking nat u r alu ns po ilt beau t y and t r anqu ilit y o ft h es eu niqu eis lands .Y o u w ilno t o nly beg r eet ed by t h e
w ar m es t o fw elco m es bu t als o w it h s o m eo fSco t land’s m o s t dr am at ic s cener y .Fo lo w in t h efo o t s t eps o f
t h eV iking s ,as w em ar v elat t h es t anding s t o nes and ancient v ilag es ,s t eeped in N o r dic Cu lt u r e.E x plo r e
t h em o s t fant as t ic land and s eas capes ,w h ich ar ebo u nd t o t akey o u r br eat h aw ay .B o o kear ly fo r ah o liday
t o r emember …
Departing O xted w e h ead
north w ards and, making comfort stops en route,
arrive at our overnig h t h otel in Darling ton.
SU N DAY 10 J U N E A fter breakfast w e h ead
tow ards th e Scottish capital and over th e Forth Road
B ridg e, th en strike north east th roug h Perth sh ire up
th e attractive coastal road for our late afternoon
sailing from A berdeen. Ch eck into your cabin, fresh en
up th en enjoy dinner on board w ith an overnig h t
sailing to L erw ick, Sh etland.
M O N DAY 11 J U N E Folow ing breakfast on board in
SATU RDAY 9 J U N E L erw ick w e disembark and meet a local g uide for a
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g uided tour of Sh etland, visiting th e outstanding site
of Jarlsh of (one of E urope’s larg est arch aeolog ical
sites spanning over 4000 years of h istory), H osw ick
Visitor centre and Sh etland’s famous ponies.W e
board th e 17 .30 N orth link Cruise Ferry from L erw ick
to K irkw al, O rkney. Dinner is included on board sh ip.
A t 23.00 w e arrive in K irkw al and travel th e sh ort
distance to our h otel.
TU ESDAY 12 J U N E
Today, w ith a local g uide w e
sh al visit th eW orld H eritag e sites of Skara B rae, an