Fodor's Expert Review John O'Groats Ferries

Sailing from John O'Groats Harbor, this company offers 90-minute wildlife cruises past spectacular cliff scenery and birdlife into the Pentland Firth, to Duncansby Stacks, and to the island of Stroma. Trips cost £20 and are available daily at 2:30 between June and August. The company also offers a day tour of Orkney between May and September. It leaves at 8:45 am and costs £79.