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Boat Trips: Explore Shetland By Sea
The SwanMousa Boat Trips
Visit Mousa to see the world famous broch and wildlife. 15 minute boat trip across Mousa Sound with 2.5 hours to explore the island on foot. Evening trips are available from late May to late July to see storm petrels returning to the broch after a day at sea.
Ranger service guided walks on Mousa are available in the summer season.
Muckle Flugga Charters
Scheduled tours from Baltasound Pier in Unst. All tours are undertaken by experienced, fully qualified skippers. Muckle Flugga Charters offer sightseeing, sea angling and diving trips.
Visit the world-famous Hermaness National Nature Reserve which also covers the Muckle Flugga rocks and Out Stack as well as the seabird cliffs and moorland of Hermaness. It is home to over 250,000 seabirds in the breeding season, including gannets, puffins, guillemots and great skuas.
More details and booking at Tourist Information Centre.
Thule Charters
Join the crew onboard the 'Ruby May', a Wildcat 40 motor yacht with a fly bridge. Based in Lerwick, Thule Charters operate marine sightseeing and wildlife tours to some of Britain's most famous landmarks, wildlife and nature reserves. Tours are available all around Shetland, please ask at tourist office or visit the website for timetable information.
More details and booking at Tourist Information Centre.
Seabirds and Seals
Thistle award 2001 winner (Tourism and the environment)
Boat trips around Bressay and Noss aboard the Dunter 3 to see the seabird cliffs with an expert guide. Underwater video camera to see the kelp forest and guillemots flying underwater. Weather permitting the boat can enter caves.
More details and booking at Tourist Information Centre.
Shetland Nature Cruises & Tours
www.shetlandnaturecruises.co.uk
Join Shetland Nature Cruises onboard the luxurious, modern M.V. Julie Rose for a unique and exciting marine wildlife adventure. Local expert wildlife tour guides will take you all around the islands to enjoy breathtaking views of Shetland's spectacular seascapes and amazing marine wildlife. You may see everything from Orcas to otters and gannets to guillemots.
For further information and bookings call Visit Shetland on 01595 69 3434 or call 077 8698 2773 out of hours.
Shetland Sea Charters
Boat trips with expert guides around Bressay and Noss on the MV Alluvion.
For more information and booking please contact the Tourist Information Centre.
St Magnus Bay Charters
Victor Gray takes boat trips from Aith Marina passing out into St Magnus Bay. Spectacular sea cliffs, stacks and caves.
For more details please contact Visit Shetland or visit www.stmagnusbay.shetland.co.uk.
The Swan
Sail aboard the sail training vessel the Swan. For full details see our feature Sail On The Swan.
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2009 Photo Competition
VisitShetland is pleased to announce the launch of their 5th annual photocompetition. This year's theme is 'Shetland's Wild Side'.
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2009 Wildlife Holidays In Shetland
Shetland offers the best wildlife-watching in Scotland - FACT.
Over a million breeding seabirds, the highest density of Otters in Europe, regular sightings of Killer Whales and superb displays of rare sub-arctic flora. Our award-winning holidays offer everything from fully guided wildlife weeks and long weekends, dedicated birdwatching holidays plus photographic, walking and insight holidays.
Visit our extensive website www.shetlandwildlife.co.uk or call Shetland Wildlife on 01950 422483 for a choice of over 30 holidays!
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Blue Sky Holidays
Don't miss the opportunity to join an art holiday experience with Blue Sky Studios this summer! There will be different locations for inspiration and the chance to use charcoal, inks, pencil and watercolour.Feature
Upcoming Event: Shetland Nature Festival
Shetland's 2nd Nature Festival is set to start this Friday until 12th July. Don't miss this opportunity to join a variety of specialised wildlife tours with local rangers, photography sessions and expert talks.
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Geopark Shetland Celebrates Shetland Nature Festival
Building on the success of the launch of the Volcano Trail and Geopark Shetland website, Geopark Shetland is holding a number of exciting events to celebrate this years’ Shetland Nature Festival.
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Shetland Museum and Archives seeks information on Emigrants for Hamefarin Exhibition
In 2010, Shetland will host a Hamefarin (homecoming), welcoming Shetlanders from all around the world back to their home islands. As part of the celebrations Shetland Museum and Archives is developing a special exhibition and are appealing for images and objects relating to Shetland emigrants. (Above photo: Laurence and Ester Ward on Daytona Beach, Florida, USA, August 1954)
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Shetland in the Viking World: Exciting conference in Shetland this summer
Shetland Amenity Trust is to hold an exciting Viking conference, which will explore Shetland’s place in the Viking world, from the 16th - 19th July 2009.