Board Thread:General Discussion on Baldur's Gate Game/@comment-206.167.44.103-20190107152723/@comment-3234315-20190107202501

I was a little wrong: you can access those areas, but only via console – the World Map from e.g. Ulgoth's Beard is the SoD map. So, I suggest the following: I don't know if this will confuse the variables in your save, though, but I guess not.
 * Make a backup savegame, just in case.
 * Open the console (perhaps some file editing necessary; described on the article) and type in  (that's Ulgoth's Beard).
 * The islands are reached via teleports – you need no commands for those.
 * If you want to take Ike's Guided Tour first, then you can reach Durlag's Tower via the console command.
 * For the Sea Charts, hop directly into the Merchants' League Counting House via.
 * And with the same commands you can always travel back.
 * You should note the area code of that one where you're currently are in SoD – to get back to there when you're done. Visit an area that you've cleared already before going back – the console commands place you somewhere on the map where you perhaps haven't been before if it's not cleared.