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6 Day Private Tour: Up Helly Aa Viking Festival and Shetland
Stirling
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Specialized infant seats are available
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Uk cars are smaller than our American counterparts, please be aware of this when booking for 4 adults in a 4 passenger sized vehicle.
Cancellation policy
If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
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This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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In this 6-day tour to Shetland from Edinburgh, you will experience the Up Helly Aa, the largest Viking Festival in the world, which started in the 1840's. Witness the 46 squads of guizers, led by Guizer Jarl, as they process through the streets of Lerwick with a Viking galley that is purpose built every year and burnt in the climax of the celebrations!
In the days before and after Up Helly Aa, explore Shetland it all its magnanimous raw beauty. From deserted sand beaches with seals basking in the sun, to some of the most important Viking and neolithic settlements in the world. Witness breathtaking seacliffs battered by the full force of the sea, and stand on the shore of the North Sea looki...
Highlights
6 days
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 4 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
6 days
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 4 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Driver-guide
Return ferry costs for the vehicle and guide from Aberdeen to Lerwick
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
Guide's accommodation and meals
Ferries within Shetland
Scottish snacks
Entry to Up Helly Aa halls in the evening. (optional)
Meals
Accommodation
Your ferry tickets from Aberdeen to Lerwick, optional private cabin from £130.00, sleeping pods £18.00 p/p or reclining seats £3.50 p/p.
Stirling Castle (optional) Payable on site - £17.50 p/p, discounts for families, children and 65yrs+
Black Watch Castle & Museum (optional) Payable on site
Jarlshof (optional) Payable on site - £7.50 p/p with discounts for families, pensionsers and children
6 Day Private Tour: Up Helly Aa Viking Festival and Shetland
Stirling
About
In this 6-day tour to Shetland from Edinburgh, you will experience the Up Helly Aa, the largest Viking Festival in the world, which started in the 1840's. Witness the 46 squads of guizers, led by Guizer Jarl, as they process through the streets of Lerwick with a Viking galley that is purpose built every year and burnt in the climax of the celebrations!
In the days before and after Up Helly Aa, explore Shetland it all its magnanimous raw beauty. From deserted sand beaches with seals basking in the sun, to some of the most important Viking and neolithic settlements in the world. Witness breathtaking seacliffs battered by the full force of the sea, and stand on the shore of the North Sea looki...
Highlights
6 days
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 4 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
6 days
Offered in German (Deutsch) & 4 Others
Non-refundable
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Driver-guide
Return ferry costs for the vehicle and guide from Aberdeen to Lerwick
Bottled water
Air-conditioned vehicle
Guide's accommodation and meals
Ferries within Shetland
Scottish snacks
Entry to Up Helly Aa halls in the evening. (optional)
Meals
Accommodation
Your ferry tickets from Aberdeen to Lerwick, optional private cabin from £130.00, sleeping pods £18.00 p/p or reclining seats £3.50 p/p.
Stirling Castle (optional) Payable on site - £17.50 p/p, discounts for families, children and 65yrs+
Black Watch Castle & Museum (optional) Payable on site
Jarlshof (optional) Payable on site - £7.50 p/p with discounts for families, pensionsers and children
Itinerary
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Travelling to Shetland
4 Stops
1
Pittenweem
Pittenweem is a sleepy village in the East Neuk of Fife, where you do get the genuine feeling of being off the beaten track! Pittenweem is the busiest fishing port in Fife, and here we will visit St Fillan's cave, home to an Irish missionary in the 7th century.
30 minutes
2
Crail
It is hard to believe that this wee fishing village once had the largest marketplace in Europe! We will take you to the historic harbour where you can wander and explore the harbour, town and beach.
30 minutes
3
St. Andrews
Our first stop on our journey north is St Andrews, home to Golf, the oldest University in Scotland and a Cathedral built as early as 1158. You will have the chance to have your picture taken at the iconic Old Course, and explore the small medieval town, bustling with cobbled streets, quaint cafes and independent shops.
1 hour and 30 minutes
4
Dunnottar Castle
'Once see never forgotten' is the slogan of Dunnottar Castle. Once you have seen it with your own eyes, you will know why! Perched atop a 160 foot rock and surrounded on three sides by the North Sea, these dramatic and evocative cliff-top ruins were once an impregnable fortress of the Earls Marischal, one of the most powerful families in Scotland.
We will make a short stop to admire the castle, but will not have time to visit inside. We will then get to Aberdeen where we will get the overnight ferry to Lerwick in Shetland. You can enjoy dinner onboard, or even a few drams at the ship's bar.
