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Scottish archipelagos and the Faroe Islands: Nordic heritage and island identities

Glasgow, Scotland - Glasgow, Scotland

Dates:
21/05/2025
to  30/05/2025

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10
days
9
nights on board
Starting from*
£6,830
per person
10% Ponant Bonus

Through PONANT’s alliance with The Explorers Club, this voyage will feature Sefra Alexandra - The Seed Huntress, an endurance race ethnobotanist on a perennial hunt to preserve the biodiversity of our wild and cultivated lands through seed conservation. Sefra has conducted seed conservation fieldwork globally, fortifying community seed banks with Tactivate. She was a Genebank Impacts Fellow of the Crop Trust and worked for the Global Seed Vault. Sefra holds an M.A.T. in Agroecological Education from Cornell University and is a member of WINGS WorldQuest and The Explorers Club.

PONANT proposes a 10-day expedition cruise aboard Le Bellot exploring the captivating landscapes and extraordinary historical heritage of the archipelagos of Scotland and the Faroe Islands, lands with Celtic and Viking influences. 

Leaving from Glasgow, you will reach Oban, capital of the county of Argyll, considered the cradle of Scotland, and its spectacular coastlines to the west of the Highlands.

You will then sail towards Loch Ewe in the Northwest Highlands, a sea loch that is home to a remarkable subtropical Eden; next, you will reach Shiant Islands and its huge sandstone cliffs, where many colonies of seabirds come to nest. 

You will then head for the Orkney archipelago and its windswept moorland landscape. Stromness, a small fishing port with stone houses, reveals a rich history of Vikings, merchants and sailors. 

In the middle of the North Sea, the Scottish archipelago of the Shetlands is rich in unsuspected treasures on its raw territories with jagged coastlines. From Scalloway, the stone structures at Jarlshof are a vibrant testimony to the first settlements while the cliff at Sumburgh Head offers fantastic views of the seabirds. On the more remote island of Foula, man has had to deal with the elements.

Your ship will then sail north towards the the Faroe Islands, Denmark’s northernmost autonomous territory. In this isolated archipelago, you will immerse yourself in a wild and spectacular natural environment. In Suduroy, the rolling plains populated by sheep shape the scenery punctuated by sheer summits, mountain lakes and jagged cliffs looking out to the islands, offering outstanding terrestrial and maritime panoramas. In Streymoy, you will enjoy sailing around cliffs home to bird colonies. Here, the Viking legends and the Nordic cosmogony are never far away.

In the Hebrides, St Kilda is a small volcanic archipelago with incredibly beautiful scenery, where the sheer cliffs rub shoulders with vast and verdant relief. The main island is a UNESCO World Heritage Site; uninhabited since 1930, it has remnants of very old dwellings.

The last stage of your journey will take you to Tobermory, a charming fishing port with multicoloured houses and with a distillery that produces a renowned single malt, before you arrive in Glasgow, your disembarkation port.


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Through PONANT’s alliance with The Explorers Club, this voyage will feature Sefra Alexandra - The Seed Huntress, an endurance race ethnobotanist on a perennial hunt to preserve the biodiversity of our wild...


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Choose your stateroom

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Deluxe Stateroom Deck 3
 

(204 ft²)

From £6,830 per person
10% Ponant Bonus

Prestige Stateroom Deck 4
 

(204 ft²)

From £7,190 per person
10% Ponant Bonus

Prestige Stateroom Deck 5
 

(204 ft²)

From £7,410 per person
10% Ponant Bonus

Prestige Stateroom Deck 6
 

(204 ft²)

From £7,690 per person
10% Ponant Bonus

Deluxe Suite Deck 5
 

(290 ft²)

Fully booked
10% Ponant Bonus

Deluxe Suite Deck 3
 

(290 ft²)

From £10,330 per person
10% Ponant Bonus

Deluxe Suite Deck 6
 

(290 ft²)

From £10,330 per person
10% Ponant Bonus

Deluxe Suite Deck 4
 

(290 ft²)

Fully booked
10% Ponant Bonus

Prestige Suite Deck 5
 

(409 ft²)

From £11,120 per person
10% Ponant Bonus

Prestige Suite Deck 6
 

(409 ft²)

From £11,480 per person
10% Ponant Bonus

Privilege Suite Deck 6
 

(344 ft²)

Fully booked
10% Ponant Bonus

Privilege Suite Deck 5
 

(344 ft²)

From £11,770 per person
10% Ponant Bonus

Grand Deluxe Suite Deck 6
 

(484 ft²)

Fully booked
10% Ponant Bonus

Owner's Suite Deck 5
 

(484 ft²)

Fully booked



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For more peace of mind, PONANT selects stays and flights then takes care of your transfers for your trip as well as shore visits before and after the cruise.


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