9 Night Cruise sailing from Inverness roundtrip aboard Hebridean Princess.

Nordic in heritage and culture, lush, undulating Orkney contrasts with the flatter, windswept landscapes of Shetland, closer to the Arctic and Scandinavia than Scotland’s capital. Uncover the myriad secrets of ancient history, hidden for millennia beneath the sands of time.

Itinerary:

Thursday 6th June
Inverness - Embarkation.

Friday 7th June
Cruise east coast. Cruise Pentland Firth.

Saturday 8th June
Stromness, Orkney - Ring of Brodgar and Standing Stones of Stenness. Stromness, Orkney - Skara Brae.

Sunday 9th June
Westray, Orkney - Links of Noltland. Papa Westray, Orkney - Knap of Howar.

Monday 10th June
Cruise to Fair Isle. Fair Isle - Bird observatory.

Tuesday 11th June
Lerwick, Shetland - Jarlshof. Sandwick, Shetland - Broch of Mousa.

Wednesday 12th June
Cruise to Orkney. Sanday, Orkney - Quoyness Chambered Cairn.

Thursday 13th June
Kirkwall, Orkney - Broch of Gurness. Kirkwall, Orkney -Churchill Barriers and Italian Chapel.

Friday 14th June
Wick - Wick Heritage Museum. Cruise east coast.

Saturday 15th June
Inverness - Disembarkation.