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Orkney Islands
Across the Arctic Circle - M/V Greg Mortimer
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4.6/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Why we love them
They explore a place beyond the typical tourist traps and offer exciting activities that bring the “wow factor” intrepid travelers want.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy

Visits

Longyearbyen, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, Spitsbergen, Svalbard

Highlights

  • Visit picturesque villages and castles - once strongholds of Scottish clans
  • Encounter Neolithic sites - dating back more than 5,000 years
  • Experience spectacular fjords and glaciers - in Svalbard
  • Search for the mighty polar bear - encounter enormous walrus haulouts
  • Zodiac cruise - beneath vertical cliffs teeming with birdlife

Themes

Cultural, Hiking & Walking

What travelers are saying

"Great itinerary, great guide (Luis) and great group - would highly recommend!"

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Wild Scotland - M/V Greg Mortimer
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4.6/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Group Tour
Why we love them
They explore a place beyond the typical tourist traps and offer exciting activities that bring the “wow factor” intrepid travelers want.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Full schedule

Visits

Bar, Britain, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, The Isle of Skye

Highlights

  • Photograph - some of the world's largest sea bird colonies
  • Incredible birdlife - including puffins
  • Discover picturesque villages and medieval hamlets - on some of Scotland's least-visited islands
  • Sail - with otters and seals
  • Explore by Zodiac - with whales and dolphins swimming alongside you
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Cultural, Hiking & Walking

What travelers are saying

"Great itinerary, great guide (Luis) and great group - would highly recommend!"

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Discover Scotland featuring the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo - 2024
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4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Why we love them
With a history that spans back to 1918, they have unparalleled expertise in the guided tour industry and can cater to all types of travelers.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Loch Ness, Orkney Islands

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  • See the world-famous Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, one of Scotland’s greatest events.
  • Visit a working farm and meet a shepherd and his sheepdogs.
  • Take a cruise on Loch Ness, the most famous loch in the Highlands.
  • Discover the remains of a Neolithic village at Skara Brae.
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Themes

Cultural

What travelers are saying

"It was a wonderful trip and experience! We are still sorting all the pictures and memories about it, and some of them I would like to share with you - read my diary about this trip! My Diary about our trip to South Dakota shorturl.at/efoX1"

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Discover Scotland featuring the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo - 2024
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4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Why we love them
With a history that spans back to 1918, they have unparalleled expertise in the guided tour industry and can cater to all types of travelers.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Loch Ness, Orkney Islands

Highlights

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  • See the world-famous Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, one of Scotland’s greatest events.
  • Visit a working farm and meet a shepherd and his sheepdogs.
  • Take a cruise on Loch Ness, the most famous loch in the Highlands.
  • Discover the remains of a Neolithic village at Skara Brae.
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Cultural

What travelers are saying

"It was a wonderful trip and experience! We are still sorting all the pictures and memories about it, and some of them I would like to share with you - read my diary about this trip! My Diary about our trip to South Dakota shorturl.at/efoX1"

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Discover Scotland  - 2024
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4.7/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Group Tour
Why we love them
With a history that spans back to 1918, they have unparalleled expertise in the guided tour industry and can cater to all types of travelers.
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Visits

Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Loch Ness, Orkney Islands

Highlights

  • E
  • Visit a working farm and meet a shepherd and his sheepdogs.
  • Take a cruise on Loch Ness, the most famous loch in the Highlands.
  • Discover the remains of a Neolithic village at Skara Brae.
  • Journey through the stunning Isle of Skye while soaking up the dramatic views.
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Themes

Cultural

What travelers are saying

"It was a wonderful trip and experience! We are still sorting all the pictures and memories about it, and some of them I would like to share with you - read my diary about this trip! My Diary about our trip to South Dakota shorturl.at/efoX1"

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Falklands, South Georgia, and Antarctica
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4.6/5 Excellent
100+ reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Luxury - 5 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Visits

Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands, Ushuaia

Highlights

  • Explore the world’s seventh continent on the Antarctic Peninsula by ship, Zodiac and on foot.
  • Learn about Antarctica’s unique geology, history and wildlife with an expert team of lecturers.
  • See the incredible wildlife of South Georgia, often referred to as “the Galapagos of the South.” This includes more than 30 species of breeding birds, including four species of Penguin.
  • Follow in the footsteps of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s perilous voyages on South Georgia and pause for a moment at his graveside.
  • Explore the quaint, British town of Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands.
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Themes

50 plus, National Parks, Nature & Wildlife, Small Ship Cruise

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"Zodiac trips are fantastic. The whale watching is amazing."

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Stepping Stones in the Atlantic: The Hebrides, Faroes, Shetland & Orkney Islands
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4.4/5 Great
100+ reviews
Large Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Visits

Edinburgh, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands

Highlights

  • Navigate to some of the most beautiful, isolated islands in the Atlantic including St. Kilda and the Faroe Islands.
  • Interact with the 60 or so residents of Fair Isle, the most remote inhabited island in the United Kingdom.
  • Discover Orkney’s remarkable prehistoric sites including two ceremonial stone circles and a well-preserved village.

Themes

50 plus, Cultural, Education / Learning

What travelers are saying

"Our family of four, including two adult children, took the Bicycling: Day Trips to Paradise in Canada. This trip is entirely outsourced to the owners of the inn, there are no Road Scholar employees involved in the trip. Two of us have taken bicycle trips all over the world and the bicycling component of this trip was disorganized, haphazard and almost unsafe. We all filled out forms giving details regarding our bicycle fitting months before the trip. On the first day, the leader Stephen, went around the room and asked the same questions and said everyone would get fitted in the morning before we began the first ride. The morning brought a rack of bikes, all different types in various levels of readiness. There were road bikes, hybrid bikes, mountain bikes and e-bikes. The rides were all on paved surfaces and the mountain bikes were heavy and the additional suspension added weight. The bike I received had rust on the chain and rear sprocket. When I asked about it, was told they were waiting for another van to show up with tools and equipment. Once it arrived, they gave me the lubricant to spray on the rust. My wife’s bike would not shift into the high gear on the front sprocket. Instead of adjusting the derailleur, they suggested spraying it with lubricant. Our one son is over six feet and needed a larger frame bike, even though he detailed it in the bike form months ago, there was no bike to fit him. One of the guides, then went home and brought a larger bike that was a full suspension mountain bike for him. The bike was very heavy, hard to control on the road and he felt unsafe. After two days, one of the guides convinced Stephen that they could adjust a hybrid bike to fit him. Clearly there was no work done to prepare the bikes for the trip. Many of the bikes needed adjusting and all needed lubricant to function easily. For every day, there was a tray of snacks placed out for us to take along the ride. None of the bikes had any baskets or attached bags, so if you didn’t bring a small day pack, there was no way to carry the snacks. For lunch on the rides, they brought exactly one sandwich for each rider. Since most of us get hungry while doing a day of exercise, it would have been helpful to have a few extras. On one day, they ran out of sandwiches and one of the leaders that were riding with us did not get lunch. Do NOT take this trip if you are expecting it to be a bicycling trip. We have used VBT and Discovery Bicycle Tours many times over the past 25 years and they are excellent bike tour companies. Lastly, after sharing these details with Road Scholar after the trip, their response was weak at best. After doing the full reviews and having to call them, their response was to give us $200 credit after spending $8000 on this trip. Not only was that insulting, they assumed that I would take another trip with their organization."

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Legendary Scottish Isles, Edinburgh & Glasgow - Westbound 2021
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4.2/5 Great
100+ reviews
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate

Visits

Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands

Highlights

  • There’s no better way to explore all the natural and cultural riches that Scotland and its islands have to offer – from treasured tartans and traditions of the clans
  • to the wonders of single malt whiskies at a distillery in the Highlands to the distinctive folkways of the captivating Scottish Isles...Our 11-day trip includes a 7-night cruise aboard the luxury small shipLe Dumont d'Urville
  • plus a choice of hotel stays in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Cruise to the celebrated Orkney and Shetland Islands
  • and the more remote isles of Mull
  • Skye and Lewis; explore eclectic Edinburgh
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Themes

Small Ship Cruise

What travelers are saying

"Sad to see a once good tour company stumble and fall into mediocrity. That’s Tauck post-Covid. My May 2023 tour of Normandy, Brittany and the Loire Valley was done on the cheap by Tauck, yet cost me thousands of dollars extra as a solo traveler on a special small-group tour. 

5-star hotels switched to 3 and 4 (without any compensation or explanation)… many more meals “on your own”… lots of “self-guided” tours of museums and chateaux and castles we knew nothing about… airline quality “rubber chicken” dinners, not in hotel restaurants, but in sad and isolated business convention spaces… poorly-trained newer Tour Directors (like the one on this tour) with limited experience traveling outside her tiny Canadian village or dealing with people from diverse backgrounds. She even confessed that this was a second gig job that took her away from her own business back home! You get what Tauck pays for, but unfortunately, not what YOU pay for. 

Speaking to a “Guest Relations” agent was comically pointless. She tried to make everything my fault, which I now understand is par for the course with the “new” post-Covid Tauck. Please reconsider spending huge amounts of your hard-earned money on a tour company that has lost its way and no longer delivers."

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Orkney Islands

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Australia and New Zealand Panorama

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Excellent service and explanations

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Madagascar: The Lost Continent

Wildlife and the guide. Could Explore do trip up north of the Island to Noseybe

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Contrasts of Mexico

Great itinerary, great guide (Luis) and great group - would highly recommend!

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Very good, the waiting time on the phone was a bit too long the first time ( 10 minutes)

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