Itinerary
Day 1 - U.S./Fly overnight to Inverness, Scotland
Day 2 - Inverness/Embark Lord of the Glens
Arrive in Scotland and embark our ship in Inverness, capital of the Highlands. Moor overnight at Muirtown Lock.
Day 3 - Culloden/Loch Ness/Fort Augustus
Today Highland history comes alive at legendary Culloden Battlefield, where Bonnie Prince Charlie fought in 1746. Visit the impressive 18th-century Fort George, built to ensure that the Jacobites would never rise again, and see the ancient standing stones of Clava Cairns. In the afternoon, sail the length of Loch Ness, past the ruins of Urquhart Castle, and moor at Fort Augustus.
Day 4 - Caledonian Canal/Laggan Locks
This morning is at leisure to explore Fort Augustus. After lunch, we sail scenic Loch Oich along tree-lined Laggan Avenue, where golden eagles are often spotted. Join a guided walk in this natural area of Scotland. Moor at Laggan Locks.
Day 5 - Glencoe/Banavie
Cross Loch Lochy this morning to Banavie, in the shadow of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Great Britain. Explore rugged Glencoe, some of the finest walking country in the Highlands rich with flora and fauna, and hear tales of the infamous MacDonald massacre of 1692. Moor at Banavie.
Day 6 - Neptune's Staircase/Tobermory
Our day begins with the descent of Neptune’s Staircase, a series of eight locks that lowers our ship. Cruise magnificent Loch Linnhe into the Sound of Mull, past historic Duart Castle. Visit Torosay Castle, with its magnificent gardens, and continue to the attractive town of Tobermory with its unique clock tower.
Day 7 - Inner Hebrides: Isle of Mull/Tobermory
Sail across magnificent Loch Linnhe to the Isle of Mull, where Highland cattle dot the wild landscape. Visit photogenic Duart Castle, an impressive fortress (with a dungeon!) and the ancestral home of Clan MacLean where we have a lovely mid-morning tea. Continue to Tobermory, an attractive town with pastel houses and a unique clock tower. Moor Tobermory. (B,L,D)
Day 8 - Inner Hebrides: Iona/Tobermory
Today we explore Iona, the heart of Celtic Christianity. Walk through the ancient nunnery and along the stone walls to 12th-century Iona Abbey, where sixty kings lay buried including Duncan and Macbeth. Visit Torosay Castle with its magnificent gardens. Moor Tobermory. (B,L,D).
Day 9 - Inner Hebrides: Isle of Eigg
Day 10 - Inner Hebrides: Isle of Skye/Inverie
Day 11 - Inner Hebrides: Kyle of Lochalsh/Inverewe GardensI
Day 12 - Kyle of Lochalsh/Disembark/Inverness/Home
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Day 9 - Inner Hebrides: Isle of Eigg
Observe the local marine and birdlife of this remote island community: Atlantic seals, minke whales, dolphins, porpoises and a variety of seabirds. Overnight Eigg. (B,L,D)
Day 10 - Inner Hebrides: Isle of Skye/Inverie
Sail into the Sound of Sleat to Armadale on the rugged Hebridean Isle of Skye, legendary for its snowcapped Cuillin Mountains. Go on a nature hike or take a scenic drive to Dunvegan Castle. Cruise scenic Loch Nevis and moor at Inverie, a remote community with no roads in or out. (B,L,D)
Day 11 - Inner Hebrides: Kyle of Lochalsh/Inverewe GardensI
Sail along the Sleat Peninsula, known as the Garden of Skye, to arrive at Kyle of Lochalsh. Visit famed Inverewe Gardens. Tempered by the Gulf Stream, the delightful gardens are an anomaly of subtropical color—grown at the same latitude as St. Petersburg! Moor at Kyle of Lochalsh. (B,L,D)
Day 12 - Kyle of Lochalsh/Disembark/Inverness/Home
After breakfast, disembark in Kyle of Lochalsh and drive to Inverness for flights home, or on to other adventures. (B)
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