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5 Days Orkney Islands & NC500 Tour with Accommodation: Glasgow
5 Days Orkney Islands & NC500 Tour with Accommodation: Glasgow
5 Days Orkney Islands & NC500 Tour with Accommodation: Glasgow
5 Days Orkney Islands & NC500 Tour with Accommodation: Glasgow
5 Days Orkney Islands & NC500 Tour with Accommodation: Glasgow

5 Days Orkney Islands & NC500 Tour from Glasgow

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Experience an extra small group tour of up to only 8 Clients

Explore some of the most gorgeous and historic locations in the Highlands of Scotland and the Orkney Islands over 5 wonderful days.

Visit the King estate of Balmoral, walk in beautiful Woodlands, travel through the Cairngorms and Loch Lomond National Park visit Culloden Battlefield, and search for Nessie on a cruise of Loch Ness

Drive the scenic NC500 route and get a wonderful experience at Dunrobin Castle before drinking delicious Scotch Whisky on a Highland Distillery Tour, then walk to a historic ruined Castle before getting the boat across to the Orkney Islands

Experience the historic Viking town of Kirkwall.
Travel back in time and get up close to 5000-year-old Standing Stones, and Stone Circles and enter ancient Chambered Burial Cairns

Enjoy a lovely walk at Dunnet Head Nature Reserve.
Visit John O Groats the most northerly settlement on the British mainland and discover the beauty of Glencoe & the Highlands.

Activity location

  • Balmoral Castle
    • Balmoral Estates,
    • AB35 5TB, Ballater, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Buchanan Bus Station Taxi Rank
    • 70 Cowcaddens Road
    • G4 0BA, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedGuided short walks in the Highlands of Scotland and the Orkney Islands
  • What's includedWhat's includedFerry to the Orkney Islands
  • What's includedWhat's includedVisit to 5000 Year Old Standing Stones of Stenness
  • What's includedWhat's includedVisit to the Ring of Brodgar
  • What's includedWhat's includedFerry to the Mainland from the Orkney Islands
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedMeals and Snacks
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntry to Balmoral Castle - Approx £16
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntry to Culloden Moor Visitor Center Approx £15 (You can visit the Battlefield with out paying)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedVisit to Dunrobin Castle Approx £15
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFees to Glenmorangie Whisky Distillery - Approx £22
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntry to Maeshowe Chambered Cairn - Approx £11
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedEntry to Skara Brae - Approx £13
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedFees for Loch Ness Cruise - Approx £17

Know before you book

  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Not recommended for Travellers with mobility or walking problems

Activity itinerary

Day 1: Highlands of Scotland, Kings Estate and Culloden Battlefield
  • 3 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Balmoral Castle
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Visit the Highland estate privately owned by King Charles and first bought by Queen Victoria
Cairngorms National Park
  • 1h 30m
Visit Cairngorms National Park, the largest and one of the most beautiful National Parks in the country for a lovely woodland walk
Culloden Battlefield
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Explore Culloden Battlefield and discover the turbulent past of the Jacobite Uprising, Civil War and Bonnie Prince Charlie
Day 2: North Coast 500 to Orkney Islands
  • 4 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Dunrobin Castle and Gardens
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Visit one of the most beautiful Castles in Scotland. Dunrobin Castle is home to the Sutherland Clan and has been home to the Clan for 100's of years.
The Glenmorangie Distillery Co
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Drink Scotch Whisky at Glenmorangie Distillery, one of the most iconic Distilleries in Scotland. You'll get the chance to join a tour and tasting to taste this delicious "Water of Life"
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe
  • 1h 15m
Take a walk out to Sinclair Castle at Wick and discover these dramatic ruins sitting directly on the cliffs edge
Kirkstyle
  • 2h
Travel through the village of Kirkstyle on the Way to the Ferry over to the Orkney Islands
Day 3: Orkney Islands Adventure
  • 5 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Kirkwall
  • 1h 15m
Visit the ancient Viking town of Kirkwall and get the chance to visit St Magnus Cathedral perched in the centre of town
Maeshowe Chambered Cairn
  • 1h 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Get the chance to visit the ancient monument dating 5000 years ago, with an expert Tour Guide
Standing Stones of Stenness
  • 45m
Feel like Claire from Outlander as you get the chance to visit some of the tallest Standing Stones in the country dating to over 5000 years ago. Also, visit the a small group of building foundations from homes dating back to the same period and discover how similar our ancient stone age ancestors were to us
Ring of Brodgar
  • 45m
Visit one of the largest Stone Circles in the country at the Ring of Brodgar
Skara Brae Prehistoric Village
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Imagine walking in the footsteps of ancient ancestors and actually being able to visit the homes that they lived in over 5000 years ago. Well at Skara Brae, that's exactly what you'll be able to do. See the beds they slept in, the shelving they erected and the homes they built and that have been perfectly preserved.
Day 4: Orkney Islands, NC500 to Inverness
  • 5 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
St. Margaret's Hope
  • 1h 30m
Take the ferry back across the sea to the mainland from the Orkney Islands
Dunnet Head
  • 1h 30m
Take a lovely walk and discover gorgeous coastal scenery and look back across to the Orkney Islands as you take a gorgeous walk at this Nature Reserve
John O'Groats
  • 25m
Get out and walk around the very small Village of John O Groats and get your picture taken with the famous finger post at Scotland's most northern mainland settlement
Grey Cairns of Camster
  • 45m
Experience the Grey Cairns of Camster. An ancient burial ground dating to 1000's of years ago and get the chance to crawl on your hands and knees into the center of the Cairn (Good mobility is needed for this and no fear of cramped spaces)
Inverness
  • 2h
Arrive back in the area of Inverness for an evening stay.
Day 5: Loch Ness Cruise, Glencoe and the Highlands of Scotland
  • 4 stops
  • Meals: Not included
  • Accommodation: Not included
Loch Ness
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket not included
Visit the famous Loch Ness and get the chance to spot Nessie on a Cruise of these beautiful waters
Glencoe
  • 45m
Explore one of the most scenic and dramatic locations in the whole of Scotland as you visit the valley of Glencoe
Rannoch Moor
  • 15m
One of Scotland's last remaining true wilderness regions. You'll get the opportunity to stop and enjoy the gorgeous and remote landscape
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
  • 1h
Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park is one of the most scenic locations in Scotland and you'll visit a few locations to enjoy the beauty and hear of the wildlife, culture and history of the area

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESBalmoral Castle
    • Balmoral Estates,
    • AB35 5TB, Ballater, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEBuchanan Bus Station Taxi Rank
    • 70 Cowcaddens Road
    • G4 0BA, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

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