See and hear Shetland:
Its magnificent landscape, its history, its people, and its stories. If you have a week, a couple of days or even just an afternoon, Island Trails can ensure that your experience is a truly magical one. Each tailored tour is unique, meaning that you'll make the most of your precious moments on the Islands.
Island Trails is operated by Elma Johnson, a native of the isles whose comprehensive knowledge and passion for Shetland's beauty, its past and its folklore has made her one of Scotland's most noted cultural tour guides.
Island Trails can:
- Pick you up and give you the warmest of welcomes to Shetland.
- Take you on a tour that goes to all the places you want to visit whilst leading you off the beaten track to some of Shetland's lesser-known treasures.
- Share with you the fascinating history of Shetland, enlivened and enriched by the many myths, customs and folklore of the Shetlanders.
- Take the best routes to the most glorious views, the finest places for food and drink, the best shops to buy Shetland knitwear, jewellery and produce and the most comfortable places to lay your head.
At the end of your tour or should your ship be leaving late from Lerwick harbour, why not spend the evening with Island Trails owner Elma Johnson in the comfort of her own home? Enjoy a traditional Shetland supper of soup, bannocks and heather & seaweed-fed mutton, then let neighbours The Laurenson Family entertain you with traditional music before we return you to your accommodation or see you safely to your boat or plane.
"Elma's warmth, humour and enthralling gift for storytelling really captures the spirit of Shetland. I've travelled all around the world and I've never encountered a travel guide whose words so vividly evoke the beauty, mythology and realities of a place and its people. These tours are legendary."
Nick Bruno, Travel Writer
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