Voyages Of Discovery

AS SEEN ON BBC BLUE PETER, PEBBLE MILL, ACTIVE 8, HEL STRAEON ETC

Featured in Mail on Sunday Holiday Section and recommended in most authoritative guides, Voyages Of Discovery specialise in providing guided marine tours of the inshore and offshore Pembrokeshire Islands.

As conservationists our ethos is to provide a professional and interactive voyage that is SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES AND ABILITIES

We are a long standing local family company with highly qualified and experienced personnel including oceanographers, fisheries scientists etc.

We offer a range of highly guided Voyages from the ever popular inshore Ramsey Islands to the Offshore Islands Whale and Dolphin Watch.

Our fleet of vessels, the RHIB ' VIKING PIONEER, VIKING VOYAGER, VIKING
CHALLENGER and VIKING EXPLORER are purpose built and maintained to exacting standards. Our vessels offer both inboard and tube seating (which ever you prefer).

Navigating into deep sea caves, through gorges and around spectacular cliffs you will observe colonies of birds, seals and porpoises at close hand - a wonderful opportunity for children and photographers. Or try the offshore sailings with frequent whale and dolphin observations.

Your expert guide and skipper personally tailors each voyage to your needs ensuring an unrivalled voyage of a lifetime.

Depending on the time of year underwater cameras and ultra sound echo sounders may be used and our vessels are now fitted with hydrophones to enable logistical location of cetaceans.

We offer a whole range of Voyages to suit most peoples requirements.

Skipper & Guides
John M Price B.Sc.(Hon).L.M.I.F.M.,M.F.P.B Marine Biologist,
Ffione Rees, BA. (Hon)., Fluent German, Welsh., Graham Dove, Middle East and UK Fisheries Specialist.
Malc Gray, Present Coxwain St Davids Lifeboat
Ian Gray, Merchant Navy Officer, Lifeboat crew member
Neil Thomas, Inshore Lifeboat crew, Senior helmsman
Debbie Bird , Outdoor education, skipper
Dai Canby Lewis Skipper

Sailings

Ramsey Island Voyage

A one to one and half hour tour around the RSPB reserve. Spectacular sea caves, large colony of Grey Seals, Porpoises and Bird colonies. Fully guided, a family favourite.

Two Hour Spectacular

An extended Ramsey tour affording visits to less frequented islands, more guiding and views of the wildlife colonies, spectacular scenery and if conditions allow a visit to the North Bishops Island.


North Coast Explorer

A two hour coastal heritage voyage along the dramatic North Pembrokeshire coast towards Strumble Head. Fully guided, this unique trip takes in some of the most stunning scenery and rarely visited parts of the coastline that are alive with wildlife, history, folklore, myths and legends.

North Bishops Puffin & Shearwater Voyage

An evening two hour voyage to the Bishops and Clerks Puffin Isles. Excellent seal watching and thousands of migratory shearwaters, not forgetting the Puffins.



Offshore Islands Whale & Dolphin Watch

First offshore to Grassholm Island, home to the second largest gannet colony in the N Hemisphere, then a sweep of these distant waters looking for cetaceans. Last year provided excellent sightings of dolphin (over 500 seen on one voyage), Porpoise, Minke Whale, Orca and Fin Whale.