Visit Scotland's spiritual heartland, Iona, on Easter Sunday and see the 8th-century Kildalton Cross on this enthralling Easter cruise on board luxury small ship Hebridean Princess.
Stroll through the array of unusual plants and visit the plantsman’s paradise of Arduaine Garden. Discover the picturesque fishing village of Tayvallich, visit the Laphroaig Distillery, and explore the hidden gem of Lip na Cloiche Garden on the Isle of Mull.
Enjoy a special Easter Sunday on the sacred island of Iona then sail past the dramatic Fingal’s Cave on Staffa. Learn more about the history of Tiree with a visit to the Skerryvore Lighthouse Museum then relax on the island of Coll with walks ashore.
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Easter Explorer Itinerary
Day 1 - Oban (Scotland)
Embark Hebridean Princess in Oban.
Day 2 - Crinan - Croabh Haven
Enjoy walks along the canal towpath in Crinan, before heading to the 20-acre plantsman’s paradise of Arduaine Garden in Craobh Haven.
Day 3 - Tayvallich
Discover Kilmartin Glen, before exploring the picturesque fishing village of Tayvallich on the shores of Loch Sween.
Day 4 - Port Ellen
On the Isle of Islay, visit the Laphroaig Distillery, before a relaxing afternoon cruising the Sound of Islay and the uninhabited Treshnish Islands where there is the chance to spot seals and nesting seabirds.
Day 5 - Ulva Ferry - Bunessan
On Mull, watch a demonstration of traditional techniques at Ardalanish Weavers, and pay a visit to the Lip na Cloiche Garden, a real hidden gem of the Hebrides.
Day 6 - Iona - Staffa
Arrive on the lovely Iona and uncover how the island has been a centre of Christian worship since Columba’s arrival in AD 563. Perhaps join the Easter Sunday service before sailing to Fingal’s Cave with its magnificent hexagonal basalt columns.
Day 7 - Hynish - Coll
Sail to the bird haven of Tiree for a visit to Skerryvore Lighthouse Museum then enjoy walks ashore on the island of Coll.
Day 8 - Oban
Disembark Hebridean Princess in Oban.
For navigational reasons the Captain of the ship reserves the right to modify the cruise itinerary.