Archaeological, Spiritual, Historical and Wild Orkney

Explore Orkney for Days of Wonder and Memorable Holidays

Choose Your Day Trip or Create an Exciting Holiday Tour

Enjoy the wonders of holidays in Orkney with structured day trips including World Heritage Sites and the unique ability to reach off-road view points and unusual sights.

  • Choose from seven interesting day trips to experience the rich archaeology, spiritual and historical, wild and wondrous places in Orkney. Alternatively, select the days that suit your best interests and create an Orkney holiday tour over several days.
  • For larger groups we can help structure, plan and arrange an itinerary to meet your own special sight-seeing interests. Need more information . . . Contact us

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Explorer's News

Aurora Borealis

Free Alert Service

The Northern Lights are unpredictable, occurring usually in the mid-winter months and more often than not late evening or after midnight. When the show is on, it is a spectacular sight. Explore Orkney offer their holiday customers a free Aurora Borealis Alert Service by text message. It is worth getting up for.

Puffins Nest 2008

Last summer, some lucky Explore Orkney holiday visitors experienced the joy of seeing a new puffin family on exposed sea-front rocks in South Ronaldsay.

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