Day Trips to Orkney from Edinburgh

Reaching Orkney from Edinburgh is a journey of several days: the tours we describe last five days each. We list 2 tours on this page. Reviews across the Orkney tours on this page add up to more than 51, and the average rating stands at 4.9 out of 5.

Guided five-day routes across the Highlands to Orkney

The Orkney tours we describe are five-day routes; the islands are one part of them, and the Highlands are another. One of them heads north by Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, then Glen Coe, Fort William and the Great Glen on its way to Loch Ness and Inverness.

Another five-day tour crosses the Pentland Firth to the Orkney archipelago and stays in Kirkwall, which its listing calls a Viking stronghold, and also tells of the clan massacre of the Macdonalds. Reviewers give it 4.9 out of 5. The Highlands route scores 4.9 out of 5.

Which admissions are covered

Entry tickets are stated on one of the Orkney tours we describe; the other lists none. "Admission to Skara Brae", one listing notes, and its included list adds Maeshowe and the Culloden Museum and Battlefield.

Nights, breakfasts and the Kirkwall stay

Lodging is worded differently on the two Orkney tours we describe; one states it as an inclusion, the other as a highlight. One lists four nights of accommodation and four breakfasts, with an English-speaking driver/guide. "Stay in the Viking stronghold of Kirkwall", another listing notes.