5 UK Island Hopping Tours Worth Booking

1.Seabird & Seal Farne Islands Cruise. 1.5 hours long. Departing from Seahouses.

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 27 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $27Our pick

Set out from Seahouses on a 90-minute cruise around the Farne Islands with skipper and lighthouse attendant George. See grey seals and resident seabirds year-round, with puffins, guillemots, razorbills, and terns most likely from May through July. Sail to Longstone Lighthouse and hear about Grace Darling and her famous rescue route. No landing is included.

“Saw seals and the resident seabirds. Shame the puffins weren’t around but I’ll come back in the main season for them! The crew were very knowledgeable. I asked a lot of questions and they could answer them all! Will be back next year, perhaps on a landing trip.”

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2.3-Day Orkney Islands Tour from Inverness

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 11 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $726

Travel from Inverness by ferry and minibus through Orkney’s ancient islands with a local driver-guide. Visit Skara Brae, Maeshowe, the Ring of Brodgar, Stenness, the Italian Chapel, Kirkwall, and Dunrobin Castle. Two nights of lodging and breakfast are included, with groups limited to 16 people.

“Wonderful guide and group to travel with. We had a good bit of time at each site. Accomodations at B and B were very nice. I'm ready to go back!!”

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3.Isle of Skye, Sealife & Islands Tour 3 Days with Luke Skye-Walker

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 3 reviews · 3 days (approx.) · from $2,766Top rated

Set out from Inverness with guide Luke Skye-Walker for three long days around Skye and three Scottish islands. Expect ferry and RHIB boat travel, a sealife experience, whisky, short hikes, photo stops, free tour photography, and a route adjusted for changing weather. Accommodation and meals are not included.

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5.3 Sides to 1 Island Hebridean Sense Explore Connect Experience

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 2 reviews · 4 hours (approx.)

Join DJ for a four-hour, small-group tour from Stornoway. Pedal a Harris Tweed loom in Vatisker, visit the Gress Raiders Monument, walk Garry beach and its sea stacs, then explore Museum nan Eilean and Lews Castle. Travel is by minibus, with a personalised souvenir photo included.

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