Orkney Travel

19/08/2024

One of our excellent tour guides, Rachel, was on the West Mainland Tour today with a lovely group of 8. They all had a great time visiting some of the most fantastic sites in the Orkney West Mainland. Here is the group photographed along with Rachel at the Standing Stones of Stenness.

Book today at www.orkneytravel.com

03/07/2024

Orkney Travel on the island of Rousay today, a cold, wet day, but that doesn't take away from the amazing history on this stunning island. Rousay is one of Orkney's smaller islands and has an amazing history dating right back to the Neolithic. If you are looking for something a bit more out of the way of the most popular sites, then Rousay is well worth a visit.

01/07/2024

Some of the Orkney Travel fleet out at Skara Brae today (first 3 vehicles). All our vehicles have passenger comfort in mind and are maintained to a high standard. Choose Orkney Travel for your tour of Orkney. Prices starting from £89 per person.

30/06/2024

The 12th century St Magnus Cathedral, right in the heart of Kirkwall. This magnificent Cathedral started being built in 1137 and would take 300 years to complete in its current form. However, the original part of the Cathedral would have been completely around the 1150s. If you find yourself in Kirkwall, this is well worth a visit, it is absolutely as fantastic inside as it is outside.

29/06/2024

Ring of Brodgar. 4500 year old stone circle. Absolutely spectacular. Really makes you think what the people were doing in Orkney all those years ago?

This is one of the stops on both our Orkney Day Trip and our West Mainland semi private tours.

28/06/2024

Orkney Day Trip

Experience the beauty and history of the Orkney Islands with Orkney Travel! Join us for a memorable day tour that fits perfectly into your NC500 adventure. 🚐✨

- Pickup from Northlink Ferry at Stromness
- Return to the ferry in the afternoon
- Small group tours in comfortable minibuses
- Friendly and informative guides

Tour Highlights
- Cliffs of Yesnaby
- Skara Brae
- Ring of Brodgar
- Standing Stones of Stenness
- Kirkwall or Italian Chapel
- Unstan Chambered Cairn

Don’t miss out on this incredible journey through the Orkney Islands. Book now and create memories that will last a lifetime! From £99 per person.

🔗 **For more information and online booking, visit https://www.orkneytravel.com/group-tours/orkney-day-tour---meets-the-stromness-ferry

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17/04/2024

One of our guides, Rachel, got a fantastic photo of the Standing Stones of Stenness today. Rachel was on the West Mainland Tour today, which is a 4.5 hour semi private tour starting and finishing in Kirkwall. The tour visits Unstan Chambered Cairn, Cliffs of Yesnaby, Skara Brae, Ring of Brodgar, and Standing Stones of Stenness. The tour costs £89 per person and can be booked on our website.

15/04/2024

The guardhouse for Netherbutton radar station. Netherbutton was a chain home radar station built in 1939 as part of the defences of Scapa Flow. The HMS Royal Oak was said to be providing air defence for Netherbutton the night it was sunk. The transmitter block still survives but is now a dwelling. It is located about 4 miles south of Kirkwall just off the A961.

13/04/2024

Here at Orkney Travel, we do not just offer tours, we also offer a taxi and private hire service.

Our 8 passenger seat Citroen Dispatch taxi is our workhorse that can take passengers plus luggage anywhere that you need to go. Please note that for 4 passengers or less, this costs the same as any normal "car" taxi, it's only when it's 5 passengers or more that "people carrier" rates comes into play which is 1.5x the rate of a normal "car" taxi. So even if your just one person, please don't feel put off by the size of it, you are more than welcome to hire the taxi.

Needing something a bit fancier than the Citroen? We also have 2 private hire vehicles, a 2019 Ford Tourneo Custom that can take 8 passengers in comfort and also a 2018 Volkswagen Transporter that can take 7 passengers. These are good buses if you want a nice clean vehicle for going to a wedding or going out for a nice meal. These vehicles do not have a meter therefore prices are pre agreed before the hire.

We accept cash and card and are also VAT registered if you require a VAT receipt. Contract hires are also welcome.

Feel free to phone us on 01856 881700 or text/whatsapp on 07526321015. You can also email us at [email protected]

23/03/2023

First 2023 tour of Hoy under the belt. There's plenty more in the books and its filling up fast !!Want your Orkney adventure? We're just a message away 😉

20/03/2023

I thought Hoy had something to tell us at the weekend!! 🌋

11/03/2023

Some photos from our latest photo shoot. We have a 4 seater wheelchair accessible vehicle and 3x 8 seater minibuses ready for taking you around Orkney. Both private and group tours available.

02/03/2023

I am pleased to announce that this year we will be running the West Mainland Tour every Monday, Wednesday and Friday departing at 10.30am from Kirkwall Travel Centre and returning at 2.30pm. This will run from 1st May until 29th September.

This guided tour will go a scenic drive around Scapa Flow, Cliffs of Yesnaby, Skara Brae, Skaill House, Ring of Brodgar and Standing Stones of Stenness.

Tickets for this tour is £69 per person and includes entry fees.

01/12/2022

Here at Orkney Travel , we have multiple options for showing you lovely folks around 😁 Both private and group tours.
We have our guided private tours.
The half day guided tour.
Our orkney highlights full day tour.
Or a bespoke tour if you have your own choices of sites you would like to see.
We also have our group tours.
The Orkney West Mainland tour.
Island tours of Hoy.
For more Information, please send us a message here or through email at [email protected]

01/12/2022

Another amazing shot of St Magnus Catherdral.

27/11/2022

St Magnus Catherdral.
Started in 1137, while Orkney was under Norse rule, it has stood tall and proud over Kirkwall ever since ❤️ It is Scotlands most northerly Catherdral, and also Scotlands most complete medieval Catherdral!!! And that's nothing compared to the story behind those walls!! come have a look with us, at Orkney Travel

01/11/2022

Touring the Island of Hoy yesterday, what an amazing walk out to the Old Man of Hoy

27/08/2022

Another belter from one of the many beautiful islands in Orkney 😍
The dwarfie stane.
The site of 2 giant's being put on house arrest by a land grabbing bully.
A hermits home, miles from anything (even today).
Or home to the dwarf, Trollid?
Some of stories attached to this glacial erratic, dropped at the end of the last ice age, after cutting the amazing landscape we see today.
A Megalithic chambered tomb, carved into a 28ft long lump of Devonian old sandstone, 5000 years ago by nothing more than stone or antler tools!!
We would tell you where it is, but we would much rather show you 😁😎

12/08/2022

12/08/2022

The cliffs of yesnaby today in all their glory 😍😍 admit it, you're a little jealous 😎 one of the many, many places on offer across these beautiful islands 😎

11/08/2022

Good afternoon you lovely bunch 😁
New admin, new posts, and much more !!!!
Here at Orkney Travel, we have a passion for everything old and new. We aim to give our visitors the best experience possible and for them to fall in love with these islands as much as we do ❤️ please, smash that like and give us share and we, in return, will show you what this amazing place has to offer 😁😁 we will be reaching out over most social media over the next little while and any support given would be massively appreciated ❤️

20/06/2022

A peedie rabbit having a look around Skara Brae today. Think it had been having a look in house 7.

18/06/2022

A little bit wild out at the Cliffs of Yesnaby today. Absolutely beautiful in this weather.

04/11/2021

Orkney has shown the way to an economy powered by renewable energy - with more than 650 wind turbines dotted across the landscape - but now the islanders are going further.

25/10/2021

Nice little tour around today.

03/10/2021

Here I am as a wee boy standing outside the Italian Chapel. My love for all things Orkney started young.

01/10/2021

Final tour booking of the season today. A great tour with awesome guests. A great day out.

20/09/2021

Fun day out on tour today.