Orkney & The Highlands | 3 Days Inverness to Inverness tour

 

From misty crags and heather-clad moors to wild and windswept islands, Orkney and the Highlands are the stuff of legend. Explore dramatic landscapes and towns steeped in Viking history. And discover ancient sites whose roots stretch back over 5,000 years.

Inverness | Kirkwall | Wick

3 DAYS / 2 NIGHTS / UP TO 18 GUESTS

Discover dramatic landscapes, towns steeped in Viking history and ancient sites – whose roots stretch back over 5,000 years – on this fascinating journey through the Orkney Islands and the Highlands of Scotland.

 

Day 1

• Arrive in the Capital of Orkney, Kirkwall
• Explore mainland Scotland’s most northern scenery

It’s an early start, leaving behind the 'Capital of the Highlands', crossing over the Black Isle, and continuing past Dunrobin Castle.

From here, you drive along the northeast Highland coastline, travelling into some of Scotland's most dramatic scenery.

Onwards through Scotland's most northerly mainland village, John o' Groats, and then to Gills Bay, where you board the ferry, and cross the Pentland Firth into the Orkney Archipelago.

It’s a short drive to the famous Italian Chapel where you stop for a visit before continuing to the Viking stronghold of Kirkwall, capital of Orkney. Here you can visit Kirkwall's magnificent Viking Cathedral and enjoy its historic winding streets in the evening.

Day 2

• Follow in the footsteps of Vikings as you travel through Orkney
• Go to a site older than the pyramids, Skara Brae

Today is your chance to explore the modern and ancient wonders of this fantastic island; a land of contrasts, where fertile green pastures are fringed by shores of golden sands washed by waters of the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.

You visit the 5,000-year-old village of Skara Brae, the mystical prehistoric stone circle at Brodgar and the Druidic standing stones of Stenness.

Then you explore the cairn of Maeshowe, where in the 12th century the Vikings left one of the largest collections of Norse runic inscriptions.

Then it’s back to Kirkwall for your second night after what is sure to be a memorable day.

Day 3

• Travel through the history soaked regions of Caithness and Sutherland

You'll have your last chance to grab some gifts for friends and family, and visit the local cathedral in Kirkwall. And after a ferry back to the mainland, you travel through the history-soaked regions of Caithness and Sutherland.

You’ll find out about the Highland clearances, a world-changing period in Scotland’s dark history, and get a glimpse of some of Scotland’s most remote fishing villages.

We arrive back in Inverness early evening.

			01/NOV/24 to 16/DEC/24 and 04/JAN/25 to 31/MAR03/		01/APR/24 to 31/MAY/24, 01/OCT/24 to 31/OCT/24 and 16/DEC/24 to 03/01JAN5		01/JUN/24 to 30/SEP/24
Extended Tours (including accommodation)			Adult	Child 5-15	Adult	Child 5-15	Adult	Child 5-15
3 Day	Orkney Explorer		623	592	673	639	754	716
			807	0	856	0	938	0
			746	715	795	762	877	839
			1,075	0	1,125	0	1,207	0

 

				01/NOV/25 to 16/DEC/25 and 04/JAN/26 to 31/MAR/26		01/APR/25 to 31/MAY/25, 01/OCT/25 to 31/OCT/25 and 17/DEC/25 to 03/JAN/26		01/JUN/25 to 30/SEP/25
				Adult	Child 5-15	Adult	Child 5-15	Adult	Child 5-15
3 Day	Orkney Explorer		B&B Shared	672	641	725	690	830	790
			B&B Single	883	0	935	0	1,040	0
			Hotel Shared	757	725	809	775	915	874
			Hotel Single	1,134	0	1,186	0	1,291	0

 

Monday	07/04/25 - 27/10/25 and 02/03/26 - 30/03/26
Friday	04/04/25 - 31/10/25 and 27/03/26

 

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