Scotland: An Archaeologist's View of Orkney and Shetland 765

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5 nights

Scotland: An Archaeologist's View of Orkney and Shetland 765

Explore Orkney and Shetland’s remarkable prehistoric and historic sites by coach and ferry, led by an archaeological expert.

$2655 pp excluding flights $531 per night
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Explore Orkney and Shetland’s remarkable prehistoric and historic sites by coach and ferry, led by an archaeological expert.
  • Visit Mousa Broch, the best-preserved Iron Age tower.
  • Walk through Jarlshof’s layered Prehistoric and Norse settlements.
  • Watch puffins and seabirds on Sumburgh Head’s cliffs.
  • Explore St Ninian’s Isle church and the silver treasure story.
  • Cross the Churchill Barriers and visit the Italian Chapel.
  • Discover Skara Brae, part of UNESCO Neolithic Orkney.
  • Experience Stenness and Brodgar stone circles, then enter Maeshowe chambered tomb.
  • Visit St Magnus Cathedral in Kirkwall.
Spend an overnight sailing to Lerwick with dinner served on board, then settle into the Kirkwall Hotel while exploring Orkney. Evenings include a further dinner at the hotel, with breakfasts detailed in the itinerary. Accommodation locations follow the route from Shetland to Kirkwall as described.
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