ENGLAND, IRELAND, and SCOTLAND Current Route: London, England to Bergen, Norway

ANCIENT ISLES: ENGLAND, IRELAND, AND SCOTLAND Current route: London, England to Bergen, Norway

16 Days National Geographic Explorer 148 Guests Expeditions in: Jun From $16,920 to $31,010 *

This expedition reveals an England, Ireland and Scotland few people know. There are plenty of historic pubs, traditional music, and small, charming local villages. But there is also a rich wildness to the isles—extraordinary wildlife, stunning archaeology, and history in a land that has been continuously inhabited for over 5,000 years. This is a voyage to the physical and cultural reaches of the modern world that also reveals the outline of the ancient world that still exists here.

Call us at 1.800.397.3348 or call your Travel Agent. In Australia, call 1300.361.012 • www.expeditions.com DAY 1: London, U.K. padding Arrive in London. Embark in the city center in time 2022 Departure Dates: for lunch as we set sail down the Thames. (Day 2: L,D) 17 Jun 2023 Departure Dates: DAY 2: Portsmouth padding 16 Jun Visit the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard and climb inside the HMS Victory, and visit the partially Important Flight Information restored Tudor warship Mary Rose, deployed by Please confirm arrival and departure dates prior King Henry VIII. Alternatively, join our naturalists to booking flights. for a drive to the lively estuary at Titchfield Haven to walk the trails and look for visiting birds. (B,L,D) Advance Payment: $2,500 DAY 3: Fowey padding Stroll the medieval streets of Fowey (pronounced Sample Airfares: “Foy”) before visiting the Eden Project, a botanical Economy: from $500 garden with vast biomes. In the afternoon, visit the Business: from $2,900 Lost Gardens of Heligan, left derelict after WWI Airfares are subject to change and recently restored, or choose to explore Fowey’s town center. (B,L,D) Cost Includes: Accommodations; meals indicated; alcoholic beverages (except premium DAY 4: Isles of Scilly padding brands); excursions; services of Lindblad See Tresco Abbey Garden’s flourishing garden, Expeditions’ Leader, Naturalist staff and filled with historic ruins and subtropical plants. expert guides; use of kayaks; entrance (B,L,D) fees; all port charges and service taxes; gratuities to ship’s crew. DAY 5: Cobh, Ireland padding Cost Not Included: Arrive in colorful Cobh, a place steeped in maritime history. Visit the fascinating Heritage Air transportation; personal items such as Centre and walk in the footsteps of the many Irish emails, laundry, voyage DVD etc. who fled the hardships of 19th century Ireland and immigrated to America. (B,L,D)

DAY 6: The Skelligs/Dingle padding Sail by Skellig Michael, a Celtic Christian hermitage where beehive huts and remains of a 7th-century monastery still stand. Spend the afternoon discovering the picturesque seaside town of Dingle. (B,L,D)

DAY 7: Inishmore/Exploring Aran Islands padding Visit Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands. Known for its religious and cultural heritage, we make a visit to Dun Aengus, a Celtic stone fort perched on a cliff’s edge. (B,L,D)

DAY 8: Exploring Northwestern Ireland padding Today we discover northwestern Ireland: a wild and windswept region where Gaelic is still spoken. Steeped in history and folklore, the dramatic landscape of counties Sligo and Donegal inspired the works of W.B. Yeats. (B,L,D)

DAY 9: Iona and Staffa, Inner Hebrides, padding Scotland Visit the sacred island of Iona and its 13th Century abbey, believed to be the origin of the Book of Kells. Explore Staffa Island, famed for its geometric basalt columns, and Zodiac into dramatic Fingal’s Cave. (B,L,D)

DAY 10: St. Kilda & Callanish padding Visit the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, boasting incredible seabird colonies. Conditions permitting;

Call us at 1.800.397.3348 or call your Travel Agent. In Australia, call 1300.361.012 • www.expeditions.com we hope to make a landing at uninhabited St. Kilda, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Later, see the Neolithic Callanish Standing Stones on the Isle Special Offers of Lewis. (B,L,D) FREE BAR TAB AND CREW TIPS INCLUDED DAY 11: Orkney padding Discover the Stone Age megaliths of the Ring of We will cover your bar tab and all tips for Brodgar and the 5,000-year-old stoneslab village the crew on all National Geographic of Skara Brae. Step into medieval St. Magnus Resolution, National Geographic Cathedral, crafted from local red and yellow Explorer, National Geographic sandstone. (B,L,D) Endurance, and National Geographic Orion voyages. DAY 12-13: Exploring the Shetland Islands padding The Shetland Islands archipelago is characterized EARLY BOOKING SAVINGS by incredible cultural traditions and dramatic landscapes. Experience this for yourself as we Book 2023 departures and get 2022 rates step ashore at one of the many remote islands in if booked by November 30, 2021. Valid for the region. (B,L,D) new bookings on departures on Lindblad- National Geographic ships, Delfin II, and The Jahan made by Nov 30, 2021, DAY 14: Shetland/At Sea subject to availability, not applicable on padding Drive through a rolling landscape with Shetland extensions, and may not be combined ponies. Explore the ruins at Jarlshof, which reveal with other offers. Call for details. 4,000 years of near-continuous settlement. (B,L,D) BACK-TO-BACK SAVINGS DAY 15: Bergen, Norway/Disembark/Home padding Disembark after breakfast and transfer to the Save 10% on any consecutive journeys airport for your flight home. (B) taken on board one of our expedition ships. This savings is applicable on voyage fares only, and are not valid on extensions or airfare.

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