Orkney Islands and The Northern Highlands Small Group Tour

With a maximum of just 16 passengers, a Small Group Tour provides a more personal and flexible travelling experience. You’ll enjoy more time off the bus, with freedom to explore free from the crowds.

While you will see all the highlights, these tours are carefully planned to travel off the highways, so you’ll discover quaint villages and picturesque vistas that other tours cannot reach.

Small group tours are operated by purpose-built mini-coaches with air-conditioning, panoramic windows and comfortable seating.

Each group is led by an experienced driver/guide who will entertain and inform you with stories of our history, nature and folklore.

Many travellers prefer small group touring as it’s considered more authentic and there is a better chance to connect with locals as well as their fellow explorers.

This tour includes guest house accommodation.

There are different bedroom types to choose from. Here is what you can expect:

Single room - one person sleeping in a single bed
Twin room - two people sleeping in two separate beds
Double room - two people sharing one large bed
Family room - three people sharing a room, sleeping in one large bed (2 people) and one single bed (1 person)

Please note that a family room can be a standard double room with either a sofa bed or a rollaway bed.

To give you complete choice admission fees are not included in the cost of this tour. The tour itinerary has been carefully designed to provide sufficient time for you to visit these attractions:

Italian Chapel
Skara Brae
Dunrobin Castle

If you click on the links above they will provide you with more information on each attraction including current admission prices. In some cases a special discount is offered to tour passengers, your driver/guide will provide details if this applies.

Please note that credit/debit cards are not always accepted so it is recommended that you carry sufficient cash with you should you want to make a visit.

The seating on the coach is not allocated so you are free to sit in any vacant seat.

We recommend that you and your party arrive at the boarding point together so that you can be seated in the same part of the coach.

Breakfast is included from day 2 onwards and can be either a cooked or a continental option.

Scottish Breakfast

If the accommodation provides a cooked breakfast, it will likely include bacon, sausages and eggs. You might even get the chance to taste haggis too, if you wish.

A continental spread could consist of cereals, yoghurts, bread, pastries and fruit.

Tea and coffee are served with both options.

Lunch and Dinner Arrangements

Lunch and dinner are not included in the price. 

During the touring day, there will be a stop in a town or village where you can pick up lunch.

In the evening, your driver/guide will be happy to suggest a conveniently located restaurant where you can enjoy dinner. 

Dinner Reservations

At popular destinations such as Skye, Oban, Fort William and Inverness, making a dinner reservation in advance is recommended.