Get to know the heart of Kirkwall.

Yesnaby to Skara Brae 

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 

  • Difficulty level

    Level 4: Challenging - good mobility and fitness needed

  • Duration

    4h

  • Max. passengers

    80

  • Booking code

    E-KIR10

  • From

    186 €

  • Please note

    Appropriate warm, waterproof clothing and comfortable walking boots.

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.