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This exciting cruise will take you from Oban on the west coast of Scotland out amongst the Inner and Outer Hebrides as far as St Kilda, the most famous of Scotland’s remote islands. Our exact itinerary will be kept flexible, but we aim to chart a course that will encompass Mull, Canna, the Monach Islands and Mingulay as well as St Kilda. Along the coastline of Mull we’ll be looking out for Otter and White-tailed Eagle and on the Treshnish Islands we’ll enjoy the large numbers of breeding Puffins and other seabirds, all the while being watched by curious Grey Seals. As we sail around Rum and Canna we’ll keep a close eye on the water for cetaceans — this is a very good area for Minke Whale sightings, and we may be lucky enough to see Risso’s or White-beaked Dolphin or even Orca at this time of year. One of the highlights of our cruise will be reaching the remote islands of the St Kilda group, which lie 64 kilometres off North Uist! We’ll land if weather permits, and enjoy the breathtaking spectacle of hundreds of thousands of seabirds before making our way back via the Monach Islands and Mingulay to Oban where our cruise ends.

  • Visit the remote islands of St Kilda
  • Join the vessel exclusively chartered for Naturetrek 
  • Spectacular scenery of the Scottish Islands
  • Huge seabird colonies full of Gannets, Puffins, Razorbills & Common Guillemots 
  • White-tailed Eagle, Golden Eagle, Storm & Leach's Petrels also likely
  • Look for Otter, Minke Whale, White-beaked Dolphin & Grey Seal
  • Migrating Long-tailed & Pomarine Skuas
  • Led by expert Naturetrek naturalist
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From the rolling heaths and woodlands of the New Forest National Park to the extensive wetlands that line the north Norfolk coastline, the varied habitats and landscapes of the British Isles are home to a wealth of exciting wildlife. It is definitely not essential to go abroad when wildlife holidays in Britain offer such diversity!

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Within the UK, Scotland offers arguably some of the best opportunities for wildlife watching. Scotland’s landscapes encompass a huge array of habitats from mountains, lakes, forests and lochs, to seemingly endless coastlines, lowland moors, offshore islands, ‘machair’ (green sward habitat) and heaths.

With truly unspoilt settings, white-sand beaches, breathtaking sunsets, Neolithic sites and a vibrant Gaelic culture including bagpipe-playing and ceilidhs, plus excellent malt whisky and hospitable people, wildlife holidays in Scotland have a unique charm.

 

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In a world in which long-haul travel is so easy, and the opportunities to enjoy far flung wildlife ever increasing, it is all too easy to forget the wildlife treasures to be found within our own back yard. Scotland, for example, is blessed with some of the most spectacular scenery and seabird colonies in the North Atlantic. Hundreds of thousands of Common Guillemots, Razorbills, Kittiwakes and Fulmars crowd towering sea cliffs alongside some of the world’s largest gatherings of Gannets and Puffins. Whilst a small number of these colonies are accessible from the mainland, the very best are crowded onto small rocky islets and outposts far from land, and only visited by the fortunate few.

Our exclusive wildlife cruise provides the chance to visit the most famous of Scotland’s remote islands, St Kilda, aboard the 10-berth ‘Hjalmar Bjorge'. This small and comfortable vessel was built to the highest standards for the Norwegian fjords and for life in the high northern latitudes, and is the ideal floating hotel for our journey to the islands on the ‘edge of the Atlantic’. She has ample power to comfortably cruise the many spectacular islands and lochs of the Inner and Outer Hebrides, yet is small enough to anchor in the remote and beautiful places that the larger passenger ships are unable to visit.

This 9-day voyage will take you from Oban on the west coast of Scotland out amongst the islands of the Inner and Outer Hebrides and then, weather permitting, on to St Kilda itself. Here we hope to enjoy the cacophony of seabirds, plus huge White-tailed Eagles soaring overhead, and a variety of exciting mammals including Otter, Grey Seal, Minke Whale and perhaps Orca — all this from the comfort of our centrally heated ship and backed by some of the most breathtaking scenery in the British Isles.

Our holiday begins in the small town of Oban, beautifully positioned overlooking the Firth of Lorn. Here we will meet our fellow wildlife enthusiasts and will board the ‘Hjalmar Bjorge’, our base for the next eight nights. Our exact itinerary will be kept flexible to take account of the weather conditions and the advice of our captain and crew. Heading west from Oban we first enter the Sound Of Mull and then explore the coastline of Mull itself, looking for Otters and White-tailed Eagles, before finding a quiet anchorage for the night. The following morning we will most likely visit the Treshnish Islands off Mull’s west coast, home to our first seabird colony of the cruise with over 2,000 pairs of Puffins, plus Common Guillemots, Razorbills and Shags, whilst beneath it Grey Seals lounge in the clear waters. The seas around Mull are very rich and, as throughout this cruise, we will need to keep a careful eye open for such cetaceans as Minke Whale, Harbour Porpoise, Risso’s Dolphin and White-beaked Dolphin.

Moving on, we head north, past the island of Coll, looking out for Basking Sharks which are known to frequent these waters in the summer months. We will sail towards towards Canna where we will anchor for the evening. En route we will be looking out for the cetaceans mentioned above and seabirds including Manx Shearwater, Black Guillemot, Fulmar and both Arctic and Great Skuas.

Next, we continue on our north-westerly track, sailing up The Minch (the sea between the Inner and Outer Hebrides), heading for Leverburgh (Harris). Enroute, we must keep our eyes open for cetaceans and pelagic birds, including both Longtailed and Pomarine Skuas which will be heading north in May and early June. 

Weather permitting, the following day we will continue towards the highlight of our cruise, St Kilda. This remote archipelago lies 64 kilometres north-west of North Uist and is made up of four main islands: Hirta (the largest, which boasts the highest sea cliffs in Britain), Dùn, Soay and Boreray. Today St Kilda is uninhabited, with the exception of a few military personnel and scientists, the last permanent inhabitants having left in 1930. These isolated outposts are, however, home to over half a million breeding seabirds! These include 60,000 pairs of Gannets (the second largest colony in the world), 150,000 pairs of Puffins (25% of the British population) and 90% of the UK’s breeding population of Leach’s Petrel — some 45,000 pairs! On a smaller scale St Kilda is also home to a unique subspecies of Wren.

After a 2-night stay at St Kilda we will begin our journey back to Oban, stopping en route — if conditions allow — at Mingulay and Loch Spelve. Our return crossing will give us another opportunity to look for cetaceans and pelagic birds, including migrating flocks of Long-tailed and Pomarine Skuas. Finally back in Oban, we must disembark the ‘Hjalmar Bjorge’ and, with the memories of dramatic sea cliffs and raucous seabird colonies still fresh in our minds, begin our own journeys home.

 NB - travel out to St Kilda is dependent on the weather conditions in the Atlantic being suitable, and a final decision on this will be made by the captain.

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For 2024 cruises, we will be chartering the Hjalmar Bjorge, which will takes a maximum of 10 guests plus a Naturetrek leader. The vessel offers five twin bunked cabins, plus one twin berth bow cabin, all with shared facilities. All cabins have comfortable mattresses, essential for a good night’s sleep, are temperature controlled and have their own sink. There are also two shower rooms with flushing toilets and an additional toilet nearby. Please see the 2024 itinerary for further details about the vessel.

 

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All included in the price with the exception of meals in Oban.

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At Naturetrek we craft expertly-guided group and tailor-made wildlife holidays and cruises to all seven continents. On one of our holidays, you can be assured that our passionate team will enable you to experience and enjoy the best of the world's wildlife and natural spectacles in as comfortable and rewarding a manner as possible, caring as best we can for the environment in the process. We are proud to provide:

  • The widest choice of wildlife holidays worldwide
  • Tours managed and led by naturalists, for naturalists
  • Outstanding value and exceptional customer service

Furthermore, as a Naturetrek client, our office team are always to on hand to help you – so if you have any queries about your holiday, whether before or after you have booked, we will be delighted to answer them on the phone. Please just give our team a call!

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A Naturetrek Tailormade holiday allows you, with the benefit of our wildlife travel expertise and destination experience, to enjoy the perfect private wildlife holiday – one that truly matches your requirements, expectations and ambitions. We will ensure the most competitive prices, superb naturalist guides and seamless ground services.

Some of the benefits of Naturetrek Tailormade travel include:
• A bespoke itinerary which is crafted by experts and designed specifically for you
• Private guiding by the very best local naturalists 
• Travel with people you know, at your own pace
• Incorporate as much culture, history or relaxation time as you wish
• Choose dates to suit you
• Select your preferred style of accommodation
• Travel with families and children of any age

Furthermore, our Tailormade team are always on hand to help and guide you along the way, with friendly advice, first-hand knowledge and inside information specific to your destination of choice. So if you have any queries about your holiday, we will be delighted to answer them. Please just give us a call!

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For any interested natural history club or society, we can arrange for a private departure of this tour.

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A 7-day wildlife cruise around the isolated islands and seabird colonies of northern Scotland including the rare opportunity to visit the remote outpost of St Kilda.

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St Kilda & the Hebrides - Islands on the Edge of the Atlantic

Tour Code: GBR48

A 9-day wildlife cruise around the isolated islands and seabird colonies of north-west Scotland, including the rare opportunity to visit the remote outpost of St Kilda.

We hope to run this tour in the future, but have not yet finalised dates and prices. To be added to a waiting list and be informed when details are confirmed, please click on the register interest button, or phone 1-844-433-9473.

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Highlights

  • Visit the remote islands of St Kilda
  • Join the vessel exclusively chartered for Naturetrek 
  • Spectacular scenery of the Scottish Islands
  • Huge seabird colonies full of Gannets, Puffins, Razorbills & Common Guillemots 
  • White-tailed Eagle, Golden Eagle, Storm & Leach's Petrels also likely
  • Look for Otter, Minke Whale, White-beaked Dolphin & Grey Seal
  • Migrating Long-tailed & Pomarine Skuas
  • Led by expert Naturetrek naturalist

Summary

In a world in which long-haul travel is so easy, and the opportunities to enjoy far flung wildlife ever increasing, it is all too easy to forget the wildlife treasures to be found within our own back yard. Scotland, for example, is blessed with some of the most spectacular scenery and seabird colonies in the North Atlantic. Hundreds of thousands of Common Guillemots, Razorbills, Kittiwakes and Fulmars crowd towering sea cliffs alongside some of the world’s largest gatherings of Gannets and Puffins. Whilst a small number of these colonies are accessible from the mainland, the very best are crowded onto small rocky islets and outposts far from land, and only visited by the fortunate few.

Our exclusive wildlife cruise provides the chance to visit the most famous of Scotland’s remote islands, St Kilda, aboard the 10-berth ‘Hjalmar Bjorge'. This small and comfortable vessel was built to the highest standards for the Norwegian fjords and for life in the high northern latitudes, and is the ideal floating hotel for our journey to the islands on the ‘edge of the Atlantic’. She has ample power to comfortably cruise the many spectacular islands and lochs of the Inner and Outer Hebrides, yet is small enough to anchor in the remote and beautiful places that the larger passenger ships are unable to visit.

This 9-day voyage will take you from Oban on the west coast of Scotland out amongst the islands of the Inner and Outer Hebrides and then, weather permitting, on to St Kilda itself. Here we hope to enjoy the cacophony of seabirds, plus huge White-tailed Eagles soaring overhead, and a variety of exciting mammals including Otter, Grey Seal, Minke Whale and perhaps Orca — all this from the comfort of our centrally heated ship and backed by some of the most breathtaking scenery in the British Isles.

Our holiday begins in the small town of Oban, beautifully positioned overlooking the Firth of Lorn. Here we will meet our fellow wildlife enthusiasts and will board the ‘Hjalmar Bjorge’, our base for the next eight nights. Our exact itinerary will be kept flexible to take account of the weather conditions and the advice of our captain and crew. Heading west from Oban we first enter the Sound Of Mull and then explore the coastline of Mull itself, looking for Otters and White-tailed Eagles, before finding a quiet anchorage for the night. The following morning we will most likely visit the Treshnish Islands off Mull’s west coast, home to our first seabird colony of the cruise with over 2,000 pairs of Puffins, plus Common Guillemots, Razorbills and Shags, whilst beneath it Grey Seals lounge in the clear waters. The seas around Mull are very rich and, as throughout this cruise, we will need to keep a careful eye open for such cetaceans as Minke Whale, Harbour Porpoise, Risso’s Dolphin and White-beaked Dolphin.

Moving on, we head north, past the island of Coll, looking out for Basking Sharks which are known to frequent these waters in the summer months. We will sail towards towards Canna where we will anchor for the evening. En route we will be looking out for the cetaceans mentioned above and seabirds including Manx Shearwater, Black Guillemot, Fulmar and both Arctic and Great Skuas.

Next, we continue on our north-westerly track, sailing up The Minch (the sea between the Inner and Outer Hebrides), heading for Leverburgh (Harris). Enroute, we must keep our eyes open for cetaceans and pelagic birds, including both Longtailed and Pomarine Skuas which will be heading north in May and early June. 

Weather permitting, the following day we will continue towards the highlight of our cruise, St Kilda. This remote archipelago lies 64 kilometres north-west of North Uist and is made up of four main islands: Hirta (the largest, which boasts the highest sea cliffs in Britain), Dùn, Soay and Boreray. Today St Kilda is uninhabited, with the exception of a few military personnel and scientists, the last permanent inhabitants having left in 1930. These isolated outposts are, however, home to over half a million breeding seabirds! These include 60,000 pairs of Gannets (the second largest colony in the world), 150,000 pairs of Puffins (25% of the British population) and 90% of the UK’s breeding population of Leach’s Petrel — some 45,000 pairs! On a smaller scale St Kilda is also home to a unique subspecies of Wren.

After a 2-night stay at St Kilda we will begin our journey back to Oban, stopping en route — if conditions allow — at Mingulay and Loch Spelve. Our return crossing will give us another opportunity to look for cetaceans and pelagic birds, including migrating flocks of Long-tailed and Pomarine Skuas. Finally back in Oban, we must disembark the ‘Hjalmar Bjorge’ and, with the memories of dramatic sea cliffs and raucous seabird colonies still fresh in our minds, begin our own journeys home.

 NB - travel out to St Kilda is dependent on the weather conditions in the Atlantic being suitable, and a final decision on this will be made by the captain.

Outline Itinerary

Day
1
Embark Oban
Day
2
Lunga & The Small Isles (Canna)
Day
3
North Uist or Harris
Days
4 - 5
St. Kilda
Day
6
Mingulay or Vatersay
Day
7
The Small Isles (Rùm)
Day
8
Mull
Day
9
Disembark Oban
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What's Included?

Food

All included in the price with the exception of meals in Oban.

Accommodation

For 2024 cruises, we will be chartering the Hjalmar Bjorge, which will takes a maximum of 10 guests plus a Naturetrek leader. The vessel offers five twin bunked cabins, plus one twin berth bow cabin, all with shared facilities. All cabins have comfortable mattresses, essential for a good night’s sleep, are temperature controlled and have their own sink. There are also two shower rooms with flushing toilets and an additional toilet nearby. Please see the 2024 itinerary for further details about the vessel.  

Reviews

F.T., South Yorkshire, May 25, Jul 2025

This was an opportunity to visit, by boat, the Outer Hebrides and the remote island of St. Kilda, visiting some of the remote and spectacular seabird colonies, particularly around St Kilda. My holiday was one of the most enjoyable holidays I have had. The organisation was very efficient; the leadership, knowledge and 'sharp eyes' of our leader Sara was excellent; the boat crew made our time most enjoyable and the food was first class.

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F.T, South Yorkshire, May25, Jun 2025

This holiday was all that I expected and more. I feel, there was nothing lacking. I felt very satisfied with my holiday. The Hjalmar Bjorge was an excellent choice of boat. It was more comfortable than I previously imagined and easy to navigate around. The team were excellent. We were quickly made welcome; the food was wonderful and the team made our journey safe, informative and very enjoyable. Our route gave me an inspiring intoduction to the islands of the Hebrides. Our anchorages were well chosen and because of the skill and knowledge of Sara, our leader, I felt we had the best introduction to the wildlife of the Hebrides. I saw and experienced more of the wildlife of the Hebrides than I have had on previous visits; My highlights were the sighting of an orca, dolphins, sea eagles, golden eagless and the astonishing number of seabirds; also as well as the botany and landscape of the Hebrides. My overall highlight has to be our journey to St. Kilda. It was a place I have longed to visit and feel I was very fortunate to visit it as we did on this tour. The approach to St. Kilda was awesome; and to be on Hirta was very moving. The return journey through the Stacs was overwhelming and exciting. It will be an holiday I will always remember.

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J.K, West Yorkshire, May25, Jun 2025

The whole team, trip leader and boat crew were brilliant, they worked very well together and with the 'passengers', and really enhanced the whole trip. Brilliant tour, met and greatly exceeded my hopes, helped me achieve a long held ambition. We saw everything we expected and more. Tony, the skipper was excellent, he got us where we wanted to go, and was great at sharing his knowledge of the islands, wildlife and 'matters nautical' too. The accommodation was excellent, it was a small boat, but everything was neat, clean comfortable and tidy. The food was excellent, varied, interesting and very good quality and amount! I don't know how they did it. Steve and Colin did a great job. Tour leader, Sara, was very welcoming and helped the disparate group to 'gel', which enhanced the trip. Excellent knowledge of the wildlife, its habits and where to find it. Brilliant at spotting small cetacean fins amid the waves and a heavy swell. It's no accident that we saw all we could have hoped to with many super views, thanks Sara.

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