Peregrine Adventures

Highlights

• Tales of magic and mystery have long attracted travellers to Tibet and today the lure of this once forbidden land remains strong.
• Fascinating culture, magnificent monasteries and awesome mountain scenery combine to make this journey one of the most spectacular in the world.
• In Lhasa you will explore the magnificent Potala Palace, as well as various monasteries.
• You will go to Gyantse, at the head of the old trading route to India, and Shigatse, home to the famous Tashilhunpo Monastery and the Panchen Lama.
• The final leg of this extraordinary journey descends through an impressive gorge, then winds through the terraced hillsides of Nepal to Kathmandu.

Highlights

• Bhutan lies in the heart of the vast Himalaya and is surrounded by rugged mountain ranges. Towering to the northwest, the stark and dramatic mountains of the Chomolhari Range form the frontier with Tibet.
• Very few visitors have entered this tiny Himalayan kingdom and even fewer have been privileged to trek into her high mountains. Chomolhari (7314m), the sacred mountain of Bhutan, is breathtakingly beautiful.
• Bhutan is not just about scenery and unbelievable mountains; it is also about friendly people and an enduring and living Buddhist faith with magnificent monasteries, rich religious traditions, and a turbulent past.
• The great fortresses or 'dzongs' found throughout the country are mute testimony to the wars, sieges and attempted invasions in times gone by.
• Bhutan is now a peaceful kingdom where the king is revered and the economy is measured in Gross National Happiness!

Highlights

• As you board your vessel, M.C Queen Beatriz, and follow in the footsteps of Charles Darwin, you will encounter nature at its finest.
• Explore the islands from on deck, on foot and in the water, no doubt with your eyes open for your next unique sight.
• You'll encounter giant Galapagos tortoises, blue-footed and masked boobies, pelicans and frigate birds, as well as land and marine iguanas, sea lions, fur seals and perhaps dolphins, whales and sea turtles.

Highlights

• Visit the impressive Jakobshavn Glacier at Ilulissat
• Admire ancient archaeological sites at Qaanaaq and Thule
• Look for whales and seals around the Upernavik Archipelago
• Hike on Greenland’s picturesque tundra
• Search for Arctic wildlife such as polar bears, walrus, whales and sea birds

Highlights

• Enjoy Reykjavik’s thriving nightlife
• Hike, climb and cruise in Greenland National Park
• Look for humpback and mink whales in the Denmark Strait
• Discover ancient Thule settlements
• Learn about traditional Arctic life in an Inuit community

Highlights

• Soak in the geothermal hot springs at Uunartoq while icebergs float by
• Visit the dramatic landscape of Tasermiut Fjord, known as ‘Arctic Patagonia’
• See the famous Greenlandic mummies at the museum of Nuuk
• Admire the fast moving glacier at Ilulissat, a Unesco World Heritage site
• Hike the tundra with the towering mountains of Evighedsfjorden looming large

Highlights

• Grab an Irish coffee and stroll through Belfast's city centre
• Scramble about the clustered pillars of Giant's Causeway
• Take a scenic boat ride around the Cliffs of Moher
• Walk through the unspoilt natural wonders of the Ring of Kerry
• Pucker up and smooch a magical rock at Blarney Castle

Highlights

• Take a stroll around historic Edinburgh Castle
• Enjoy the natural splendours of Trossachs National Park
• Cruise around the Sound of Mull on a coastal boating expedition
• Keep an eye out for Nessy in her atmospheric loch
• Admire impressive architecture in Glasgow