Cruise Aberdeen - Shetland
Overnight sailing to Lerwick. Dinner on board. Comfortable en-suite twin berth cabins provided.
Northern Isles (yell And Unst)
After breakfast meet your local experienced guide for a tour of the Northern Isles - Yell and Unst. Photo stop at the vast Sullom Voe Oil Terminal, then the short ferry crossing to Yell, with entry into the Old Haa Museum, Cullivoe - full of unusual artefacts from the lives of islanders. Board the short ferry to Unst, with many beautiful beaches and home to the RAF for decades. Light lunch included. See Muckle Flugga - the most northern tip of the UK, then Skidbladner - a replica Viking Long Ship. We then check into the Shetland Hotel.
South And West Mainland
Coastal tour towards Sumburgh Head RSPB, stopping at probably the best beach on Shetland - St. Ninians. View cliff scenery, golden beaches and seabird colonies. Afterwards to Viking Jarlsof archaeological site – one of Europe’s largest and most complex sites spanning over 5000 years. Entry included into the Croft House Museum. After lunch we have a photo stop with the Shetland Ponies in the Tingwall Valley before arriving in Scalloway, the former capital of The Shetland, with its 15th century castle dominating
North Mainland And Cruise Lerwick - Aberdeen
To Voe and Brae and the “Drongs” - a spectacular series of sea stacks. Entry in to the Tangwick Haa Museum. After lunch a guided tour of Shetland Jewellery Nordic Workshop. Free time in Lerwick via Wormadale Viewpoint, before boarding your ship for the overnight sailing to Aberdeen with dinner on board.
Angus And Fife
After breakfast disembark ship, taking the coastal road passing sandy St Cyrus Beach, Montrose, Arbroath – famous for its “Smokies”. Over the Tay Bridge and into Fife, with a stop at the golf and University town of St Andrews, before continuing along the coast through the fishing villages of Crail and St Monans and your hotel in Dunfermline, near the Forth Bridges.
The 3* Shetland Hotel, Lerwick
Spacious purpose-built hotel in a great location, overlooking the bay and a few minutes walk from the town centre.
This tour also includes overnight stays at 3-star minimum hotels (TBA) and two overnight ferry crossings.