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  • The rugged green coastline of the Scottish Hebrides under spring skies, seen from the Spitsbergen.

    The Scottish Hebrides aboard the Spitsbergen

    28 April–8 May 2025 · Scottish Hebrides

    Spitsbergen · HX

    Ten days island-hopping Scotland's wild edges on HX's Spitsbergen in the fresh bloom of spring: Arran's Highlands-in-miniature, e-biking Islay's Three Distilleries Pathway, community-owned Gigha, Tobermory's coloured waterfront on Mull, a rare landing at UNESCO St Kilda, Skye's Cuillins, the 5,000-year-old Callanish Stones, Fingal's Cave by Zodiac, and Colonsay's gardens.

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Chris Commisso standing beside a glacial lagoon in Iceland, with icebergs and a snow-covered mountain behind him.

Chris Commisso · Expedition Expert

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Chris and Erika have sailed ten expedition voyages and toured seven more expedition ships. Favorite explorations so far: Antarctica, Svalbard, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Alaska, the Galápagos, the Scottish Hebrides, Churchill and French Polynesia.

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