Far-flung islands: Harris, Taransay & the Flannan Isles 10 Nights

Cruise the Inner Hebrides, with stunning views of the Small Isles, before heading up the west coast of Skye to the Outer Hebrides and the Sound of Harris. Here is a spectacular mix of small islands and beautiful coastlines, fringed with shell-sand beaches and turquoise waters.  We island-hop to idyllic Scarp and Taransay, opposite famed Luskentyre Beach. These are remote and pristine islands, home to red deer, golden and sea eagles, seal colonies and a host of seabirds. We overnight in rarely-visited loch Reasort or Loch Tiallasbheag, so remote there is no road access.  Heading out into the Atlantic, we reach the mysterious Flannan Isles, home only to nesting seabirds, including puffins, storm petrels, Leach's petrels, kittiwakes and gannets. Weather permitting, we land on Eilean Mor with its famous lighthouse, visiting the Great Cave. Minke and pilot whales as well as Risso's and other species of dolphin are commonly observed in the vicinity. It is a quick hop across to the Isle of Lewis to access 5,000 years of history from the sea – the best way to visit the famous Callanish Stones. Your vessel then takes its leave of the Outer Hebrides, with stopovers en route to Oban depending on wind direction and the wishes of guests.