Experience a 6-day sailing holiday on a cruise to the Channel Islands that includes sailing as well as time available on land.
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Get ready to enjoy a 6-day sailing holiday as you embark on our cruise to the Channel Islands.
Along the coast of Cotentin we wander from island to island within the Anglo-Norman archipelago. On the program the islands of Jersey, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and Alderney. This cruise combines sailing time with time available on land for swimming, short hikes or city visits.
Meet The Channel Islands
“If you want to get away from it all, you don’t have to go far”
Jersey An active island
Departing from Saint-Malo, Jersey is the first, the best known and the largest of the islands of the archipelago that we pass.
The main port where we disembark is Saint Helier, in a so-British atmosphere ideal for shopping and its unmissable pubs where you can taste famous ales, traditional British beers, some of which are brewed on site. Jersey is known for its Bigs 4 : New potatoes, lobster, Jersey cows, and oysters. It is also, among other things, the typical small port of Gorey , and the numerous beaches including that of St Ouen Bay known to surfers.
Guernsey The Capital of the Bailiwick of Guernsey so British!
Guernsey, or Guernsey in English, is a quieter and more romantic island than its neighbor Jersey.
It is the capital of the bailiwick which includes the Islands of Herm, Sark and Alderney . Arriving from the south, the first natural shelter is Moulin Huet Bay where you can appreciate the landscapes painted by Pierre Auguste Renoir. More classic is to spend a night at the port of Saint Peter Port , a charming port attached to a hill on which it is possible to visit Hauteville House where Victor Hugo stayed for 15 years during his exile, and where he finalized the writing of Les Misérables .
More recently Guernsey is the place described by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows in The Literary Circle of Potato Peeling Lovers , and whose film adaptation was released in 2018. Here are some facets of Guernsey…
Herm a little paradise
A peaceful stopover located between Guernsey and Sark. It’s a bit like Guernsey beach for lovers of isolation and wild landscapes, with cliffs to the south and beaches to the north, including a huge convex-shaped north one. A little further north there is a colony of gray seals. It’s an ideal stopover to stroll, take a dip and eat an ice cream on the terrace.
Sark A world apart
Sark, or Sark , faces the island of Guernsey. It is a lordship of the bailiwick of Guernsey, a dependency of the British Crown.
Sark is an island of unique beauty, exuding an incomparable charm from another time. It is a very peaceful island where there are no cars, replaced by horse-drawn carriages, therefore ideal for traveling on foot or by bike. It’s a bit of a concentrate of the Channel Islands: Capes, shores, cliffs, caves, beaches, dolmens, erosions, natural seawater pools dug into the rock, miniature ports, forests, meadows, fields, vineyards, spectacular views…, but also there are festivals and parties.
Its main features are probably La Coupée, a 3 m wide isthmus overlooking the sea from 80 m high cliffs. The existence of a Lordship, official seat of the Lord of the place! And yes until 2009 there was still an active lord in the world, since then he has handed over his power to a more democratic mode. Sark is also known for its starry sky, free from all light pollution. But there are so many other things to discover. In short, the ideal destination for candidates for peace and quiet, wishing to escape the stress of daily life.
Alderney Northernmost
Alderney, or Alderney , in the very north of the Channel Islands archipelago, although closest to the French coast, is the most isolated of the Channel Islands. Alderney gives a strong impression of nature in the wild: Some of the strongest tidal currents, islets and jagged rocks, a favorite place for lovers of fauna and flora, particularly birds: puffins and boobies. bassan have taken up residence there. Another particularity, the island has the only railway in the archipelago, whose little train attracts the curiosity of visitors.
Itinerary for the 6-day sailing holiday: cruise to the Channel Islands.
Day 1: Sailing from Saint-Malo to Jersey. Possibility to visit St-Helier downtown, the Elizabeth Castel, the very long beach, the Maritime Museum, the typical fishing port of Gorey, hiking etc....
Day 2: Sailing from Jersey to Guernesey. Then visit of St-Peter-Port downtown, the famous museum of Hauteville Victor Hugo House, Second world war museum, Seawater pools, hiking...
Day 3: Guernesey to Alderney. Downtown visit, swimming, and hiking to see Northern Gannets colonies and many forts.
Day 4: Sailing from Alderney to Sark. Possibility to make long hikes along the cliffs, swimming.
Day 5: Sark to Herm and return, or to Iles de Chausey. Hiking, and swimming.
Day 6: Back to Saint-Malo
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