6 Day Private Tour: Up Helly Aa Viking Festival and Shetland
In this 6-day tour to Shetland from Edinburgh, you will experience the Up Helly Aa, the largest Viking Festival in the world, which started in the 1840's.…
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Overview
In this 6-day tour to Shetland from Edinburgh, you will experience the Up Helly Aa, the largest Viking Festival in the world, which started in the 1840's. Witness the 46 squads of guizers, led by Guizer Jarl, as they process through the streets of Lerwick with a Viking galley that is purpose built every year and burnt in the climax of the celebrations! In the days before and after Up Helly Aa, explore Shetland it all its magnanimous raw beauty. From deserted sand beaches with seals basking in the sun, to some of the most important Viking and neolithic settlements in the world. Witness breathtaking seacliffs battered by the full force of the sea, and stand on the shore of the North Sea looking at the Atlantic Ocean on the opposite side. Shetland is a unique place in the world, and visiting it is the experience of a lifetime for history and nature lovers!
What’s included
- Driver-guide
- Return ferry costs for the vehicle and guide from Aberdeen to Lerwick
- Bottled water
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Guide's accommodation and meals
- Ferries within Shetland
- Scottish snacks
Not included
- Entry to Up Helly Aa halls in the evening. (optional)
- Meals
- Accommodation
- Your ferry tickets from Aberdeen to Lerwick, optional private cabin from £130.00, sleeping pods £18.00 p/p or reclining seats £3.50 p/p.
- Stirling Castle (optional) Payable on site - £17.50 p/p, discounts for families, children and 65yrs+
- Black Watch Castle & Museum (optional) Payable on site
- Jarlshof (optional) Payable on site - £7.50 p/p with discounts for families, pensionsers and children
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