Private Orkney tours, without rush or compromise.
Historic Orkney Portfolio
Odyssey Tour
Ring of Brodgar, Skara Brae and the Italian Chapel, minus the queue
Showcase Tour
Orkney's greatest hits: Skara Brae, Maeshowe and St Magnus Cathedral, in one unhurried day
The Orkney Submerged Safari
Scapa Flow's blockships and the Brough of Deerness, above and below the waves
The Orkney Blueprint
A day built entirely round what you actually want to see
The Ancient Scotland Discovery
Highland castles, brochs, whisky and ancient stone circles
The Historic Orkney Experience
What you get with one of our private tours.
Small private tours
Max four people in a luxury BMW or MPV. No queueing behind someone else's trip.
Tickets included
Chasing down tickets for every site is nobody's idea of a holiday. I've already done it.
Tours at your pace
Fancy longer at one site? We stay. Ready to move on? We go. Simple as that. We'll keep an eye on the timetable and guarantee to get you back to the port/airport on time though.
Guided by a local Orcadian
Guided by someone who's lived here long enough to know the good stories from the tourist-board ones.
Planning the journey independently?
Doing your own routing? Fair enough. These two save you learning the hard way.
Private Orkney tours: custom Neolithic, Viking and Scotland-wide expeditions
Deep country access
Orkney's Neolithic and Viking sites are the heart of it, but I also run private trips across Scotland: Glencoe, Skye, the Outer Hebrides, Speyside, the Borders. Wherever you fancy.
I get you into places the coach tours can't, five-thousand-year-old sites and coastal spots most maps skip. Straight answers, a fair bit of humour, no lectures.
Fully custom itineraries
Tracing family history, photographing Pictish stones, or tasting whisky at the source, the day bends round you, not a script.
We follow the light, the weather, and whatever catches your eye. Room for detours, because the best bits are rarely on the schedule.
The limits of self-driving
You can hire a car and take your chances with single-track roads in an Atlantic gale, ferry timetables, and viewing Skara Brae over forty coach-tour shoulders. Or not.
The guide advantage
A hire car won't get you in early, into a distillery archive, or thirty years of local knowledge. A guide will.
Hi I'm Calum, let me take you on an adventure around Orkney
I was born in Orkney. I understand how these sites relate to each other, not just individually, but as part of a much larger story.
People love these private Orkney tours because they are clear, grounded, and adaptable. I explain what matters, why it matters, and how it connects, without rehearsed scripts or theatrics.
Reviews & testimonials
Genuine feedback, collected the slow way, over years of private tours.
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The deep time tapestry
We walk upon layers of empires where the soot of Stone Age hearths still stains the soil, mixing with the shattered iron of Viking dreams and the salt-bitten rust of wartime ghosts.
Here, the stories never end; they simply fold into the earth.
Got questions about your tour?
Ten minutes, free, no obligation. We'll cover sites, timings, cruise schedules, accessibility and any odd requests you've been sitting on.
