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Day 1 : Oban (Scotland)
Embark Hebridean Princess in Oban.
Day 2 : Loch na Mile - Port Ellen
Enjoy walks ashore on the deer island of Jura then land at the Isle of Islay to see the distillers at work at Lagavulin and sample the peaty malt produced here.
Day 3 : Colonsay
Arrive in Colonsay and head to the gardens of Colonsay House which were planted in the 1930's and are regarded as some of the finest rhododendron gardens in Scotland. Explore the magnificent variety of trees, plants and shrubs set over 200 acres. Later, cruise the Sea of the Hebrides.
Day 4 : Barra - Lochboisdale
See the narrow bar of sand and colourful machair wildflower carpet that divides the island of Vatersay in two then head to Eriskay which is home to a rare pony breed and the perfect place to see a wide variety of machair flowers.
Day 5 : Lochboisdale - Lochmaddy
Continue touring the Uists to see how traditional crofting techniques have created a rich habitat for grassland birds, and discover the extensive area of Hebridean machair whose colourful blooms support a wide variety of insects and bird life.
Day 6 : Loch Dunvegan
Discover Dunvegan Castle, the oldest continuously inhabited castle in Scotland and ancestral home of the Chiefs of Clan MacLeod for 800 years, and wander its formal gardens, before enjoying some scenic cruising past the Small Isles.
Day 7 : Salen - Tobermory
Walk through the ancient Sunart oakwoods which are home to an array of ferns, lichens and mosses before a final call at the colourful fishing village of Tobermory.
Day 8 : Oban
Disembark Hebridean Princess in Oban.
For navigational reasons the Captain of the ship reserves the right to modify the cruise itinerary.