The Royal Horticultural Society works with market leaders who share our standards of excellent business practice producing goods and services of the best possible quality and design, reflecting the ‘excellence’ for which the RHS is renowned the world over. Hebridean is one of the carefully selected companies that currently operate under the RHS Licence agreement, and for 2009, the RHS and Hebridean are delighted to be working together to offer RHS members and friends six different exclusive RHS Gardens Cruises aboard the luxurious Hebridean Spirit. Each cruise will feature private tours to beautiful gardens, a Guest Speaker and exceptional first-class service for a maximum of 98 people. Guests can soak up the relaxed atmosphere, intimate surroundings, gourmet food and sumptuous furnishings of Hebridean Spirit at a genuinely all-inclusive price.
The RHS Gardens Cruises will operate using flights solely for Hebridean guests between the private Inflite Terminal at Stansted and the ship, with the exception of the sixth cruise in this Cruise Guide, which will be served by return scheduled flights (upgrades to Business Class and World Traveller Plus will be available).
The RHS has worked in conjunction with Hebridean to compile the following six bespoke cruise itineraries, offering a fascinating selection of intriguing destinations, spectacular scenery and private tours that are guaranteed to appeal to garden lovers.
RHS and Hebridean Spirit
– a quality partnership
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Private garden tours include: Monte Palace Tropical Garden and Madeira Botanical Garden, Madeira; Botanical Gardens of Faial, Antonio Borges, Jardim Jose do Canto and Terra Nostra , Azores |
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Private garden tours include: El Retiro and La Conception, Malaga; Elche World Heritage Site, Alicante; Soller Botanical Gardens, Mallorca |
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Private garden tours include: Orto Botanico du Palermo Garden; Lake Ichkeul Nature Reserve, Tunisia; Il Biviere Gardens, Syracuse; Orto Botanical Gardens, Catania |
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Private garden tours include: Orto Botanical Gardens di Catania; Orto Botanico di Palermo; Orto Botanico di Cagliari |
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Private garden tours include: Barbados Horticultural Society gardens; Fond Doux plantation and Diamond Botanical Gardens, St Lucia; Botanical Gardens of Nevis Island; Gardens of St Vincent Island; Botanical Gardens of Grenada |






