Herm - The Enchanting Channel Isle

Tour Code: GBR72

A 5-day holiday with daily explorations of the smallest inhabited Channel Island offering the perfect chance for a relaxing break away from the hectic pace of modern life and a search for the island's wonderful fauna and flora.

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Highlights

Elegant 4* hotel on Guernsey with daily excursions to Herm
Colonies of Guillemots, Razorbills and Puffins
Butterflies including Silver-studded Blue, Dark Green Fritillary and even Swallowtail possible
Transport by ferry (no flights required)
Moth-traps and bat walks
Bird-ringing demonstration
Visit to the island of Sark
Beautifully peaceful with no cars!

Summary

Herm is one of the smallest of the inhabited Channel Islands being just 1.5 miles long and 0.5 mile wide and lying just to the east of Guernsey. It is, however, steeped in history, and remains largely unspoilt with pristine beaches and no cars. On this summer break we will make daily crossings (of just 15-minutes) from Guernsey to enjoy the island’s natural history on leisurely walks and boat excursions (including one to the neighbouring island of Sark). We will also enjoy a bird-ringing demonstration, moth-trapping and bat walks. With no flights or road transport involved, this will make for a low-emissions holiday, and it is the perfect chance for a relaxing break away from the hectic pace of modern life.

Herm (a Norse word for ‘arm’ due to the island’s shape) measures just 1.5 miles from north to south, and 0.5 miles east to west. It is one of the smallest of the inhabited Channel Islands and with a population of just over 60 is beautifully unspoilt and with no cars, incredibly peaceful.

The north end of the island is made up of beautiful beaches and a vast grassy common, where woolly mammoth roamed millions of years ago, Neolithic settlements have been found and recent digs uncovered evidence of a prehistoric beach. The east coast beaches, Shell and Belvoir, with soft white sand and clean blue water, are perfect for swimming. The south coast is home to high cliffs, winding flower-lined paths and white foam waves. On the other side of the island is the harbour village, the hub of island life.

At the time of our visit the cliffs will be alive with breeding seabirds, Puffins and other auks, and we will take a boat out on one day to view the nesting cliffs and the passage of birds to and from their fishing expeditions at sea.

On one day we will take a boat trip to the larger, neighbouring island of Sark. On our crossing we have a chance to see dolphins, as both Bottlenose and Common are regularly seen. Our full day on the island will enable us to see variety of habitats with butterflies, flowers and more seabird cliffs.

This will be the perfect escape from the hectic pace of life, and with no flights, is a minimal carbon-footprint holiday!

Outline Itinerary

Day

Ferry to Guernsey

Days

2 - 4

Daily natural history excursions around Herm and visit to Sark

Day

Ferry to the UK

What's Included?

Food

Breakfasts and dinners are included. Lunches are not included in the tour price and will be taken at a tea room, pub, or café on Herm and Sark, where light lunches, such as soups and sandwiches, are available, as well as more substantive plates of food.

Accommodation

4-star luxury hotel in Guernsey, where upgraded Gold balcony rooms have been chosen as standard. Located just 9-minutes from the harbour, and a 15-minute crossing to Herm, the hotel has very comfortable and spacious rooms, fine restaurants and swimming pool with sauna.

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