Part of the
Hurtigruten Group

Yesnaby to Skara Brae 

Excursion

Price from

$224

Duration
4h
Season
Available all year
Min. number
0 traveller(s)
Booking code
E-KIR10

Enjoy a scenic hike with local expert guides on the west coast of Mainland - Orkney’s largest island
  • Visit Orkney’s largest Island for a scenic hike through stunning landscapes

  • Pass an Iron Age broch, tall sea stacks and cute coves, as well as pause to admire the local plant and animal life  

  • Visit Skara Brae, a 5,000-year-old village, and its insightful visitor centre 

  • Pass through the Neolithic heartland of Orkney – an area with a wealth of prehistoric archaeology 


Hike along the clifftops  

Join us on a tour through the gently rolling landscape of Mainland.  Arriving at Yesnaby – a local beauty spot – we’ll hike along the clifftops with our local expert guides.  Finishing up in the Bay of Skaill, we’ll visit the 5,000-year-old village of Skara Brae. See the remarkable dwellings revealed from beneath the dunes by storms only 150 years ago.

Practical information

  • Remarks/requirements: Appropriate warm, waterproof clothing and comfortable walking boots. 

  • Walking information: Guests must be fit; able walkers and wear walking boots & carry waterproofs.  Soft, uneven ground along the cliff-top hike. Around 2 hours total walking. 

  • Wheelchair accessible: No.

  • Language: English.

Penguins perched on the ice of Cuverville Island, Antarctica. Credit: Espen Mills / HX Hurtigruten Expeditions

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