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Orkney Tours from Kirkwall Airport

Private minibus tours collected at the airport with local Green Badge guide Jean Ross, planned around your flight times.

In short

Great Orkney Tours offers guided minibus tours of Orkney from Kirkwall Airport (KOI), with pickup at the terminal planned around your flight times. Led by Green Badge guide Jean Ross, each tour is shaped around the time you have and returns you in good time for your flight home.

Jean Ross, Green Badge tourist guide, Great Orkney Tours

I’m Jean, your Orkney tour guide

I’ll meet you at the terminal so your day can start the moment you land, and have you back in good time for your flight home.

Flying in to Kirkwall?

Kirkwall Airport sits at Grimsetter, just a few miles from the town and central to Orkney’s main sites. Flying in means you can be out touring within minutes of landing, ideal for a day trip or the first day of a longer stay.

Tell me your flight times and I’ll shape the day to fit.

Orkney seen from the air on the approach to Kirkwall

What can we see in a day?

St Magnus Cathedral and the Earl’s and Bishop’s Palaces in Kirkwall.
The Italian Chapel & the Churchill Barriers: just south of the airport.
Skara Brae, Brodgar and Stenness: the Heart of Neolithic Orkney.
Scapa Flow: wartime history around the Flow.

Prefer to focus on one theme? See the individual tours:

Frequently asked questions

A full day is normally around 8 hours, but there’s no fixed length here. The day is built between the time you land and check in for your return flight, with a margin allowed at the end so we’re back at the airport in good time. Send me your flight times and I’ll work out what fits comfortably.

I’ll meet you at Kirkwall Airport when you land.

Yes, I plan the day around your departure time and keep an eye on the clock, so you’re back at the airport with time to spare.

Yes, private for your group, or join a small group. Up to 8 passengers in the minibus.

Get in touch with your dates and flight times and I’ll help you plan.

Arriving another way?

By cruise or ferry

Orkney Tours from Kirkwall

By cruise or ferry

Orkney Tours from Stromness

Land and start exploring

Send me your flight times and we’ll plan the day. A private tour for your group, or join a small group. Up to 8 passengers, collected at Kirkwall Airport.

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Your guide: Jean Ross, Green Badge Tourist Guide since 2008, born and brought up in Orkney.