West Mainland Orkney Tour: Explore Scenic Landscapes and Neolithic Heritage Sites

Embark on the West Mainland Orkney Tour and discover the breathtaking landscapes and ancient heritage sites of Orkney. Explore the Cliffs of Yesnaby, Skara Brae, Ring of Brodgar, and Standing Stones of Stenness.

Duration: 4 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Scapa Flow - A scenic drive with amazing views of Scapa Flow, the main British naval base during both World Wars
  • Unstan Chambered Cairn - Guided Tour of a Neolithic burial chamber, believed to be at least 5,300 years old.
  • Skara Brae - Guided tour of the best preserved neolithic village in Northern Europe, the 5000-year-old Skara Brae….
What's Included
  • Bottled water provided
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
Additional Information

The West Mainland Tour takes you to some of the most fabulous spots on the West Mainland of Orkney.
The tour takes a scenic drive looking at the magnificent Scapa Flow before stopping at a Neolithic burial chamber.
Next is a photo stop at the Cliffs of Yesnaby, some of the most stunning coastal scenery on the Orkney Islands.
Next on the agenda is a…

Location
Travel centre
Kirkwall Travel Centre, look for the minibus with "Orkney Travel" on the side.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Garyo186
May 7, 2025
Archeological explore with humour and good guide and company for the adventure - Fantastic fun fact finding foray with Garry the Guide. An archeological adventure to Unstan Tomb, Yesnaby Cliffs, Skara Brae, Ring of Brodgar, stones of Stenness and the grand finale high Wideford hill lookout and then back to Kirkwall. Small companionable and friendly group of five of us plus Garry. Felt like a personalised tour of west mainland. I would not hesitate to recommend this guide and this company and this trip. A sunshine day added to the magic. And I saw two seals ✅bonus!
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Kathryn_g
May 5, 2025
Excellent tour of the... - Excellent tour of the West Mainland with Garry. Really informative and plenty of time to get a really good overview of the history of the Island. Company was really professional, pre trip information provided, pick up point was easy and the vehicle was clean and comfortable. Garry had fantastic knowledge historical, local and ceremonial!! Would highly recommend this trip and tour company to anyone visiting the mainland.
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Viki_t
May 4, 2025
Our sweet journey from Kirkwall to Orkney's best - We had an amazing day with Rachel. She took as around the beautiful Orkney island, told us historic stories, was knowledgeable, pleasant and nice all around. Highly recommended
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267elsf
May 1, 2025
Recommended! - I had mistaken arrival place, being Stromness instead of Kirkwall. The tour via Stromness was full so I couldn't join that tour. I immediately received an email with a solution to join the tour which started from Kirkwall. They'll really help you. If you want to know how everything works, especially books. Chris showed us around very well and learned a lot. It was so interesting that other people started listening in. You notice that the guide really likes to do his job when he can tell small details. I recommend it to everyone!
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Aaaanderson
Apr 20, 2025
Fantastic tour of West Mainland Orkney with Rachel. - Rachel was fantastic! So freindly and ful of historical information that was delivered in just the best way. We were a small group of 3 and the mini bus was immaculate. Plenty of time at each stop and she gave a brilliant guided tour. Skara Brae and the standing stones were my favourite. Very happy to reccomend this tour!
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Caha
Nov 6, 2024
Wonderful tour...probably one of the best ever... - Highlight of our cruise from Iceland. Doogie was fun, informative and an absolute delight to be with. Variety of subjects covered ranging from 6000 years ago to the present day. Well done Doogie !!!
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Bevshrieves
Sep 27, 2024
Interesting and informative - Excellent tour. Interesting and informative. The balance was just right. Gary had local and historical knowledge tied to the places that we visited and also discussed with us the questions we had about the sites.
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Odyssey05718506033
Sep 26, 2024
An amazing tour! - Had the best time on this tour! Dougie was our driver/tour guide and l cannot recommend him highly enough. He was very informative and kept the tour moving at a pace that was manageable for all of us. There were 8 guests in the van and we were all very comfortable with seat rotation happening so we all shared vantage points. The places of interest were the normal main attractions people visit on Orkney but l soon realised that these places and the people who built them were extraordinary - this was due to the commentsry that Dougie gave. I highly recommend this tour and orkneytravel.com for their other tour options .
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721kcd
Sep 25, 2024
Ask for Chris Mathew’s and you can’t go wrong, I guarantee it!!! - We had a GREAT all-day tour with Chris Mathew’s. He really honed in on the things we wanted and didn’t waste our time on things we weren’t interested in. Planned the day well and pointed out several items we liked along the way. I’d recommend Chris to anyone. He kept our tour private and personal.
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Seqys
Mar 27, 2025
West of the west - Orkney is the Orkney of my heart and Orkney west tours certainly went west so much so I felt I was on the edge of the world so impressed
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).