Orkney West Mainland Private Tour
From £350 per group
Duration: 4.5 hours (option to extend to 6 hours)
Experience Orkney’s most iconic sites in comfort and with our Orkney West Mainland Private Tour. This is the same carefully crafted route as our popular small group tour, but with the added benefit of a vehicle and guide exclusively for you and your group.
This tour combines wartime history, ancient Neolithic monuments, and dramatic coastal scenery — giving you a deep and varied insight into Orkney’s past and landscape.
Enjoy a flexible, personal experience with your own passionate local guide. Perfect for families, small groups, or visitors who prefer to travel at their own pace.
For an extra £75, you can make your experience longer, and book an optional extra stop to go along with your tour.
Tour Highlights
- Scapa Flow - A scenic drive along Scapa Flow, used as a naval base during both World Wars
- Unstan Chambered Cairn - a guided visit to Unstan, a Neolithic burial chamber believed to be at least 5,300 years old
- Cliff's of Yesnaby - breathtaking views and dramatic coastal scenery
- Skara Brae- Guided Tour of Skara Brae, considered the best preserved Neolithic village in Northern Europe (optional visit and guided tour of Skaill House, one of Orkney's finest manor houses) Refreshment stop at the Skara Brae cafe
- Ring of Brodgar - Stone circle and henge monument estimated to be around 5, 000 years old. Originally made up of 60 standing stones 27 remain standing today
- Standing Stones of Stenness - The smaller of two stone circles you will visit, believed to be the oldest stone circle in the UK
Optional Extras
- Brough of Birsay - A tidal island just off mainland Orkney which is accessible by causeway at low tide. It features Norse and Pictish runes and dramatic coastal scenery.
- Broch of Gurness - Iron Age complex complete with an impressive Broch tower surrounded by an iron age village. (entry fee's apply)
- Kirkwall Walking Tour - A guided walk through the main town in Orkney, including a guided tour of the 12th century St Magnus Cathedral.
- Maeshowe Chambered Cairn- A guided tour of a 5000 year old burial chamber, a fantastic tomb complete with Viking runes carved on the walls. (subject to availability, entry fee's apply)
Meeting Point + Tour Duration
Meeting Point Options: We can meet you anywhere in Orkney, including the airport, any ferry port and any accommodation.
This tour is also suitable if you are a cruise ship passenger and we can pickup from the cruise port.
Duration: 4.5 hours (options to extend the tour to 6 hours)
Transportation
We have a fleet of Ford Tourneo Custom minibuses, comfortable, spacious minibus with space for 8 passengers.
What's Included
- Guiding Services (including site guiding)
- Private Transportation
What's Extra
- Entry Fee's to sites (Skara Brae)
- Lunch
- Personal Expenses
- Souvenirs
