Orkney Customizable Guided Private Tours

We are a small business based in Orkney with over 100 years of Island life experience between us and only offer Fully private tours (Your group only) This is NOT a bus tour. Every booking with us is sole and exclusive for that day allowing full flexibility to deliver. As the route is fully customisable entry tickets to sites like Skara Brae are NOT included and can be purchased for you on the day at cost price. Alternatively You can book these in advance to avoid any potential capacity issues in peak season.
This short tour is perfect for those visiting Orkney on a day trip via the link ferries from the Scottish mainland, arriving by cruise liner, or those spending a longer time on the island.

During the tour, you will visit various sights from modern day to the neolithic around Orkney as a private group. Local insights and historical details from lifetimes of experience on Orkney. Every tour is unique and tailored to your preferences.

Any questions please just send us a message.

Meeting Point

VisitScotland Kirkwall iCentre

The Travel Centre, W Castle St, Kirkwall KW15 1GU, UK

Please wait in a visible area away so I can locate you.
The best place is inside the waiting room.

What's included:

• Guide

Not included:

• Gratuities

What to expect:

Duration: 7 hours, 10 minutes

Saint Magnus Cathedral

Broad Street, , Kirkwall, KW15 1NX

A walk through tour of our 12th century Viking Cathedral. a fantastic photo stop with the aim of beating the crowds.

20 minutes

Scapa Flow

Kirkwall

We will pass by the Iconic Scapa Flow natural harbour and see the marker buoy of the HMS Royal Oak

Pass by without stopping

Unstan Chambered Cairn

Stenness

We will visit and enter a 5300 year old neolithic burial mound.
This may not be possible for those with limited mobility.

20 minutes

Yesnaby Cliffs

Yesnaby Rd, Stromness

We will then visit dramatic sea cliffs for a photo stop overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.

20 minutes

Skara Brae

Stromness, KW16 3LR

We will visit one of Orkneys top attractions in the 5000 year old neolithic Village of skara brae. The best preserved in Northern Europe.

1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included

Merkister Hotel

Harray Loch, Harray, Orkney KW17 2LF, UK

A scheduled lunch stop at one of the best locations in all of Orkney with the option of the Orkney Brewery instead.

1 hour

Maeshowe Chambered Cairn

Ireland Rd, Stenness, KW16 3LB

Aiming for a start time of 14:00 Hrs which is flexible depending on ticket availability.

1 hour, 10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Ring of Brodgar

Brodgar B9055, Stromness, KW16 3JZ

We will visit the world renowned henge monument and stone circle site right in the centre of the heart of neolithic Orkney UNESCO world heritage site.

30 minutes

Standing Stones of Stenness

, , Stenness, KW16 3JY

We will visit the oldest henge monument in the UK and take in some more history of the Islands.

20 minutes