National Geographic: Exploring the British and Irish Isles

We're back, and excited to share with you our next great adventure. For the next three weeks we will be aboard the National Geographic Explorer as we travel around the British and Irish Isles. Check back with us daily to read about our journey.

Trip Highlights

• • Venture into evocative ancient ruins on the isle of Iona and explore caves lined with geometric basalt columns on Staffa.
  • Peer into the past in the pre-historic homes of Skara Brae in the Orkney Islands and visit Jarlshof, a 4,000-year-old settlement in the Shetland Islands.
  • Gaze up at Ireland's soaring Cliffs of Moher and see the Celtic fort at Dun Aengus on the Aran Islands.
  • Discover timeless coastal villages including Fowey in Cornwall and Dingle, Ireland.