2012 Orkney Archaeology Tours Brochure

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ORKNEY

ARCHAEOLOGY

TOURS

2012 BROCHURE


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Contents

Introduction 1

What we offer 2

About us 3

Orkneys sites & attractions 4

Accommodation 8

All-inclusive small group holidays 9

7-night, 6-day Orkney Adventure holiday10

10-night, 9-day Orkney Odyssey holiday11

7-night, 6-day Orkney Islands Extra holiday12

2012 Holiday dates & prices 13

Private tours 16

Orkney Insights 16

Orkney Experience tour 17

Private tour prices 19

How to book 20

Health & Fitness 21

Travel to Orkney 21

Responsible tourism policy 22

Contact Us 23

Booking Form & Conditions 24


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ORKNEY

ARCHAEOLOGYTOURS

Amazing archaeology, beautiful scenery, knowledgeable

guides, wonderful people, comfortable accommodation,

excellent food

Why not see for yourself?

Orkney has spectacular archaeology: the world famous Neolithic

vil lage of Skara Brae , Maeshowe chambered tomb and the enigmatic henge

monuments o f Brodgar and Stenness all part o f our World Heritage Site -

are just the beginning. There are well over a thousand known archaeological

s ites, not to mention Orkney's many other attractions: the magnificent 12th

century S t. Magnus ' Cathedral , Scapa Flow, the I talian Chapel , the Churchil l

Barriers, beautiful scenery, wildlife - the list is endless.


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We specializein

small-scale exclusive tours

of Orkney, concentrating on

the wonderful archaeology

but also showing you as

much as possible of our

beautiful is lands. Orkney

has it all abundant wildlife

and b irds , wildflowers in

profusion, spectacular

coastal scenery, tranquil

inland lochs something for

everyone. Our small group

holidays never exceed

eight people, and our other tours are completely private, which means you

benefit from the personal touch and can visit sites off the beaten track. We offer a

choice of all-inclusive holidays and private tours, staying at comfortable hotels

serving good local food. There are no hidden extras on our tours simply relaxand unwind and let us take care of everything.

Our all-inclusive small group holidaysare designed to make the

most of your visit to Orkney. With a maximum group size of just eight people

this is the ideal way to see the best of Orkney with a small party of l ike-minded

travellers. Theres much, much more to Orkney than just the Mainland, so all our

hol idays take internal Orkney Ferries rides to other i slands in the group. We offer a range of itineraries and dates to suit all tastes.

Our 7-night, 6-day Orkney Adventure holidaysinclude not only the

must see sites of Mainland Orkney, but also many other excellent sites neglected

by most visitors, together with full day excursions via short ferry rides to the

islands of Rousay and Hoy.


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Our 10-night, 9-day Orkney Odyssey holidaysinclude not j us t

Mainland Orkney, but also days out via ferry rides to five other islands: Rousay,

Hoy, Westray, Papa Westray and Sanday.

Our 7-night, 6-day Orkney Islands Extra holidayswere developed by

popular request from guests who had done our Orkney Adventure holiday and

wanted to return so these offer a different i sland every day: Westray, Papa

Westray, Sanday, Wyre, Shapinsay and Hoy, where we walk to the famous Old

Man of Hoy sea stack. The dates for these holidays follow on from our Orkney

Adventure weeks, so you can do one followed by the other (with a rest day in

between!)

Please see pages 9 to 15 for full details of all our holidays.

We also offer private toursof any length, at any time to fit in with your

schedule.

Why not try our 4-night, 3-day Orkney Insight or 6-night, 5-day Orkney

Experience to give you a real taste of Orkney see pages 16 to 19 for detai ls .

Longer and shorter tours can also be arranged - our private tours are tailored to

your exact requirements, so what we do is entirely up to you - if you want to see

craftspeople at work, walk to the Old Man of Hoy or spend a day birdwatching

we will arrange it nothing you request is too much trouble - we are completely

at your service.

About Us

We are a partnershiprun by our tour leaders, bo th professional

archaeologists and accredited Orkney Tourist Guides, holding the coveted Green

Badge awarded by the Scottish Tourist Guides Association. Our tour leaders live

and work all year round in Orkney and have an in depth knowledge of Orkneys

archaeology, cultural traditions and history as well as knowing al l the bestplaces to see seals!


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Our main tour leaderis Caz Mamwell BSc MA FSA Scot. Caz is a

professional archaeologist who has worked in archaeology since graduating in

1985. She gained her MA with dis tinction in Archaeo logical Practice from

University of the Highlands and Islands, and is currently working on a part-time

PhD through the University of Edinburgh, researching the Orcadian Bronze Age.

Caz al so works during the winter as a pro ject officer for ORCA the Orkney

Research Centre for Archaeology.

Our second tour leaderis Dave Lawrence BSc MSc FSA Scot, also a

professional archaeologist s ince graduation in 1985. He special izes in human

osteology and palaeopathology, currently undertaking his PhD through a

co llaborative pro ject between the Orkney Museum and the Univers ity o f

Bradford, researching health and society in the Orcadian Neolithic. Dave is also a

project officer and osteoarchaeologist for ORCA.

Our tours are funand interesting for all even for those who thought they

didnt share their spouses enthusiasm for archaeology!

I r e a l l y w a n t e d t o t e l l y o u h o w m u c h w e e n j o y e d t h e w e e k - i t w a s o n e o f t h e b e s t

h o l i d a y s t h a t w e h a v e e v e r h a d . Y o u r e x p e r i e n c e , k n o w l e d g e a n d l o v e l y w a y o f

d e a l i n g w i t h p e o p l e w e r e g r e a t l y a p p r e c i a t e d . I w o u l d h i g h l y r e c o m m e n d y o u r

t o u r s t o a n y o n e , e v e n w i t h a m i n o r i n t e r e s t i n a r c h a e o l o g y , s u c h a s m e . J ulie &

Mal, New South Wales, Australia

Orkneys sites & attractions

Orkney has an amazing range of attractions from world-class

archaeology to social history and natural wonders, and we visit a wide variety on

al l our holidays . There is not just the Mainland - Orkney is a group of is lands

linked by modern vehicle and passenger ferries in sheltered waters part of the

fun of vis iting the is lands is the ferry ride to get there . You can see p lenty of

wildlife from the boats including seabirds and seals, and if youre exceptionally

lucky you might see a porpoise or even an Orca.


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The Orkney Mainland and linked South Isles

Barony Mill, Birsay:the last working

water mill in Orkney still grinding

traditional bere meal.

Broch of Gurness:a 2000-year-old Iron

Age settlement, the central tower still

surrounded by its village.

Brough of Birsay:an island with a Norse

settlement and monastery accessible only

at low tide.

Churchill Barriers:part of Scapa Flows

Second World War defences, four barriers

now with roads linking Mainland Orkney to Burray and South Ronaldsay.

Corrigall Farm Museum:a traditional 18 th century Orcadian farmstead.

Cuween Chambered Cairn:a 5000-year-old Neolithic tomb that, when opened

in the 19th century, contained the remains of 24 dogs in addition to eight people.

Earls Palace, Birsay:the 16th

century palace built by Earl Robert Stewart.Earls and Bishops Palaces, Kirkwall:the 12 th century Bishops palace, built for

the cathedrals first bishop, and the 17 th century Earls Palace.

Earls Bu:remains of a 12 th century Norse farmstead mentioned in the

Orkneyinga Saga as the scene of a great Christmas feast and notorious murder.

Italian Chapel:the world famous miracle of camp 60 , bui lt with remarkable

dedication from scavenged materials by Italian prisoners of war.

Kirbister Farm Museum:the last surviving farmstead in Orkney to retain thetraditional firehoose with central hearth and fireback.

Kirkwall, Orkneys capital:the base for all our tours, with a pretty seafront ideal

for evening strolls, a wide variety of shops selling local crafts and a fine museum.

Maeshowe:the finest example o f a Neo lithic chambered tomb in Britain,

complete with the largest collection of Norse runic inscriptions outside

Scandinavia.

Mine Howe:where 2000 years ago a mysterious chamber was carved into theheart of a glacial mound, and you descend 29 steps into the underworld.

Rennibister Earth-house:an Iron Age subterranean chamber, d iscovered by


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chance in 1926 when a threshing machine fell through its roof.

Round Kirk:remains of a late 11 th /early 12 th century round church, featured in

the Orkneyinga Saga.

St. Magnus Cathedral:a magnificent 12th

century sandstone cathedral, a legacyof Orkneys days as a Norse Earldom.

St. Margarets Hope, South

Ronaldsay:picturesque fishing

vi llage reached by crossing al l

four of the Churchill Barriers.

Scapa Flow:the best natural

harbour in Britain and the main

base of the Royal Navy in both

World Wars.

Skaill House:an early 17th century lairds house, the home of William Watt, the

discoverer of Skara Brae.

Skara Brae:the world famous 5000-year-old Neolithic vi llage on the shores of

the Atlantic, uncovered after a great storm, part of Orkneys World Heritage Site.

Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar:two magnificent 5000-year-old

henge monuments, set between the lochs of Harray and Stenness and a major

component of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site.

Stromness:charming small town with winding stone flagged streets. Home to

the Pier Arts Centre, renowned for its modern art collection, several other art

galleries and a museum.

The Island of Hoy

Dwarfie Stane:an immense block of sandstone hollowed out 5000 years ago to

form Britains only rock cut tomb.

Lyness Naval Museum:the Scapa F low visitor centre i s housed in the former

Royal Naval pumping station and has all the original equipment as well as a fine

collection of relics of Orkneys naval past.

Martello Tower & Hackness Battery:built during the Napoleonic Wars to

protect convoys assembling in Scapa Flow from attack by American and French

privateers.


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The Old Man of Hoy: spectacular cl iff top walk from Rackwick Bay to the

famous sea stack the Old Man of Hoy. (Please note that this walk takes around 3

hours and is not suitable for those with limited mobility).

The Island of Papa Westray

St. Boniface Kirk: 12 th century church built on a massive eroding multi period

settlement site, with occupation layers going back to the 3 rdmillennium BC.

Holland Farm Bothy Museum: small private museum in the old farm workers

bothy.

Knap of Howar Neolithic settlement: the oldest standing buildings in Europe, two linked Neolithic houses dating to the mid 4thmillennium BC.

The Island of Sanday

Quoyness chambered cairn: fine Maeshowe type Neolithic tomb excavated by

James Farrer in the 19 th century and also by Professor V. Gordon Childe.

Tofts Ness prehistoric landscape: the Tofts Ness peninsular is a relict landscapewith traces of Neolithic , Bronze Age and Iron Age occupation (during the 1980s

excavations here both of our tour leaders were part of the excavation team).

The Island of Shapinsay

Balfour Village & Heritage Centre: planned village renamed by the Balfours of

Balfour Castle in their own honour. (Balfour Castle is in private hands and is notopen to the public, but may be viewed from a distance).

Burroughston Broch: Iron Age

broch tower excavated in the 19th

century also a good p lace for seal

spotting if the tides out.

The Mor Stein: the standing stone

of Shapinsay


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The Island of Westray

Castle of Noltland:Z-plan castle dating from the 16 th century, probably built by

Gilbert Balfour, a supporter of Mary Queen of Scots who was implicated in the

murder of her husband Lord Darnley.

Links of Noltland:eroding sand dunes have revealed a Neolithic and Bronze Age

landscape, find site of the Neolithic Orkney Venus figure aka the Westray Wife

Ladykirk, Pierowall:13 th century church bui lt into the remains of an earl ier

settlement mound.

Quoygrew Norse settlement:a sequence of Viking/Norse settlement from the

9 th 17th centuries AD, excavated between 1999 and 2005. (Our tour leader Caz

worked there in 2004 as part of her Masters degree course).

The Island of Wyre

Cubbie Roos castle:stronghold probably built by the Norse chieftain Kolbein

Hruga in the 12 th century AD

St. Marys Chapel:12th

century chapel possibly built by Kolbein Hruga close to his stronghold and farm.

Accommodation

We use hotels in Kirkwall,Orkneys capital,as the base for our tours. All

our small group holidays are based at the family run Ayre Hotel on the harbour

front. All rooms are en-suite with a choice of double, twin or large single, and you

can relax in the evening over an la carte dinner prepared using local Orkney

produce. For our private tours accommodation varies depending on availability,

but we only use good quality hotels that have been awarded at least three stars

under Visit Scotlands Quality Assurance Scheme.


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All-inclusive small group holidays

Our holidays show you the best that Orkney has to offer, travelling with a

small group of no more than eight people. We offer a choice of itineraries with

three separate holidays: our Orkney Adventure, Orkney Odyssey and Orkney

Islands Extra. Whichever you choose you wi ll be sure of hol iday to remember

and savour in years to come. Our local and professional knowledge means that

we do so much more than merely cross sites off a l ist:

W h a t m a d e i t s p e c i a l w a s t h a t y o u b e l o n g t o a n d l o v e t h e O r k n e y

c o m m u n i t y a n d h e r i t a g e , a n d t h a t y o u s h a r e d s o m e t h i n g o f t h i s w i t h u s , a n d

i n a w a y d r e w u s i n t o t h i s e x p e r i e n c e . I c a n n o t b e t o o c o m p l i m e n t a r y a b o u t

t h e q u a l i t y o f y o u r o r g a n i s a t i o n a n d m a n a g e m e n t o f t h e h o l i d a y . W i t h o u t

y o u r e f f i c i e n c y a n d e n e r g y , w e w o u l d h a v e c o m e n o w h e r e n e a r s e e i n g a n d

h a v i n g s u c h a w i d e r a n g e a n d d i v e r s i t y o f p l a c e s a n d e x p e r i e n c e s a s w e d i d .

Y e t y o u a c h i e v e d t h i s w i t h s u c h c o n s i d e r a t i o n a n d g o o d h u m o u r t h a t I n e v e r

f e l t t h a t I w a s b e i n g m a n a g e d o r o r g a n i s e d . I t s i m p l y s e e m e d a s i f

e v e r y t h i n g w o r k e d e f f o r t l e s s l y l i k e c l o c k w o r k , a n d t o a c h i e v e t h a t

a p p e a r a n c e r e q u i r e s t h e v e r y b e s t k i n d o f m a n a g e m e n t ! David H. , Acomb,

York

Holiday itineraries

Below are outl ine holiday i tineraries , and the day-to-day i tineraries wi ll be

varied slightly to accommodate such factors as for example the changing tide

times at the B rough of Birsay, events in St. Magnus Cathedral and ferry

timetables etc ., a lthough you will of course visit all the sites l isted. On arrival at

your hotel you wi ll be given a welcome pack containing a detai led day-to-day

itinerary, street plans, an Orkney map and other useful information.


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7-night, 6-day Orkney Adventure holiday

On our Orkney Adventure holiday we spend four days concentrating on

the many attractions of Mainland Orkney and the linked South Isles, reached by

crossing the Churchill Barriers, and we also include full day visits to the islands

of Rousay and Hoy, reached by a short ferry ride.

Saturday Day 1: arrive at your hotel in time for dinner.

Sunday Day 2: Mainland Orkney around Scapa Flow to the Earl s Bu and

Round Kirk, Skara Brae, Skaill House, Kirb is ter Farm Museum, the Ring ofBrodgar and Stones of Stenness.

Monday Day 3: Mainland Orkney Rennibister Earth-house, Cuween Cairn,

Maeshowe, free time in Stromness, the Earl s and Bishops Palaces, St. Magnus

Cathedral.

Tuesday Day 4: Island of Rousay Taverse Tuick, B lackhammer and

Midhowe Cairns and Midhowe Broch.

Wednesday Day 5: Mainland Orkney & linked South Isles free time in the

morning, then M ine Howe, the Churchill B arriers, I talian Chapel and St.

Margarets Hope

Thursday Day 6: Island of Hoy a short ferry ride to the island of Hoy to visit

the Martello Tower, Lyness Naval Museum and the Dwarfie Stane.

Friday Day 7: Mainland Orkney Brough of Birsay, Earls Palace Birsay, Barony

Mill, the Broch of Gurness and Corrigall Farm Museum.

Saturday Day 8: depart


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Our 10-night, 9-day Orkney Odyssey holiday

On our Orkney Odyssey holiday we do everything in our Orkney

Adventure, but as the name suggests we go that bit further. On this holiday we

include the i slands of Papa Westray, Westray and Sanday, in addition to the

i slands of Rousay and Hoy, and the s ites and attractions of Mainland Orkney.

Truly an Orkney Odyssey!

Day 1: arrive at your hotel in time for dinner.

Day 2: Mainland Orkney around Scapa Flow to the Earls Bu and Round Kirk,

Skara Brae, Skaill House, Kirbister Farm Museum, the Ring of Brodgar and Stones

of Stenness.

Day 3: Island of Rousay Taverse Tuick, Blackhammer and Midhowe Cairns

and Midhowe Broch.

Day 4: Island of Papa Westray Knap of Howar, St. Boniface Kirk, and Holland

Farm Bothy Museum

Day 5: Mainland Orkney Brough of Birsay, Earls Palace Birsay, Barony Mill, the

Broch of Gurness and Corrigall Farm Museum.

Day 6: Island of Westray Quoygrew Norse settlement, Castle of Noltland, Links

of Noltland and Ladykirk, Pierowall

Day 7: Mainland Orkney & linked South Isles free time in the morning, then

Mine Howe, the Churchill Barriers, Italian Chapel and St. Margarets Hope

Day 8: Island of Hoy Martello Tower and Hackness Battery, Lyness Naval

Museum and the Dwarfie Stane.

Day 9: Island of Sanday Quoyness chambered tomb, Tofts Ness prehistoric

landscape

Day 10: Mainland Orkney Rennibister Earth-house, Cuween Cairn, Maeshowe,

free time in Stromness, the Earls and Bishops Palaces, St. Magnus Cathedral.

Day 11: depart


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2012 Holiday Prices

Our prices are based on two people sharing a double/twin room, with a

single supplement where appropriate, on an all-inclusive basis with NO hidden

extras. Prices are inclusive of all accommodation, breakfast and la carte dinner

at your hotel, soup and sandwich lunch at a pub or similar on tour (very

occasionally a picnic if there is no suitable venue in the islands), all entry fees, all

ferry fares for island day trips, and the services of your archaeologist driver-

guide. These prices do NOT include travel to Orkney, hotel transfers or your

hotel bar bill.

All prices include VAT (value added tax) at the current rate of 20%

7-night, 6-day Orkney Adventure Price:

1195 per person, single supplement210

10-night, 9-day Orkney Odyssey Price:


7-night, 6-day Orkney Islands Extra Price:


14-night Orkney Adventure & Orkney Islands Extra price:

2390 per person, single supplement 420


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2012 Holiday Dates

All our holiday dates are shown below, with a choice of 10 dates for our

Orkney Adventure, two dates for our Orkney Odyssey, and two dates for our

Orkney Islands Extra. Please note that whilst most holidays run Saturday to

Saturday, our first 10-night Orkney Odyssey runs from Wednesday to Saturday

and our second from Tuesday to Friday.

7-night, 6-day Orkney Adventure2012 holiday dates

Orkney Adventure (1) Arrive Saturday 5th May, depart Saturday 12th May

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Orkney Adventure (4) Arrive Saturday 16th June, depart Saturday 23rd June

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Orkney Adventure (5) Arrive Saturday 23rd June, depart Saturday 30th June

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Orkney Adventure (6) Arrive Saturday 30th June, depart Saturday 7th July

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Orkney Adventure (7) Arrive Saturday 14th July, depart Saturday 21st July

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Orkney Adventure (8) Arrive Saturday 28th July, depart Saturday 4thAugust

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Orkney Adventure (9) Arrive Saturday 11th August, depart Saturday 18th

August 2012

Orkney Adventure (10) Arrive Saturday 1st September, depart Saturday 8th

September 2012


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10-night, 9-day Orkney Odyssey

2012 holiday dates

Orkney Odyssey (1) Arrive Wednesday 6th June, depart Saturday 16th June

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Orkney Odyssey (2)Arrive Tuesday 21stAugust, depart Friday 31stAugust

7-night, 6-day Orkney Islands Extra

2012 holiday dates

Orkney Islands Extra (1) Arrive Saturday 7th July, depart Saturday 14th July

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Orkney Islands Extra (2) Arrive Saturday 4th August, depart Saturday 11th

August 2012

14-night Orkney Adventure & Orkney Islands Extra

Combined 2012 holiday dates

It is possible to combine our 7-night Orkney Adventure holiday with our 7-

night Orkney Islands Extra holiday to give a two-week holiday option.

14-night Option (1) Orkney Adventure number (6) can combine with Orkney

Islands Extra number (1) to give a two-week holiday arriving Saturday 30 th June

and departing Saturday 14th July.

14-night Option (2) Orkney Adventure number (8) can combine with Orkney

Islands Extra number (2) to give a two-week holiday arriving Saturday 28th July

and departing Saturday 11thAugust.


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Private tours

We also offer private tours if you prefer not to join a group tour, or simply

wish to take a few days break. These are all-inclusive tours, with accommodation

at a good local hote l, breakfast and la carte dinner at your hote l, lunch at a

suitable pub or tearoom whilst on tour, all entry fees, all ferry fares for island day

trips as appropriate , and the services of your personal archaeologist driver-

guide included in the price.

We offer discounts for larger groups,

so although these tours are private, you may

put together a group of family or friends

yourselves, up to a maximum of eight

people.

We can arrange tours of any length

and at any time (sub ject to availability)

p lease see our ful l price li st below. Since

these are private tours we will arrange

your itinerary to suit you. Why not rely on our expertise to des ign your

itinerary for you? Detailed below are our suggested itineraries for our 4-night,

3-day Orkney Insights and our 6-night, 5 -day Orkney Experience,

showing you the best that Orkney has to offer.

4-night, 3-day Orkney Insights tour

This tour will give you a true flavour of our magical islands,

concentrating on the many attractions of the Orkney Mainland.

Orkney Insights Itinerary:

Day 1: arrive at your hotel in time for dinner.

Day 2: Mainland Orkney travel round Scapa Flow to the Earl s Bu and Round


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Kirk, Skara Brae, Skaill House, Maeshowe Chambered Cairn, the Stones o f

Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar.

Day 3: Mainland Orkney Rennibister Earth-house, Cuween Cairn, the

Churchill Barriers, the Italian Chapel, Mine Howe and St. Magnus Cathedral.

Day 4: Mainland Orkney visit the Broch of Gurness, Corrigall Farm Museum,

the Brough of Birsay, the Earls Palace Birsay and the Barony Mill.

Day 5: depart

Orkney Insights 2012 price: 875 per person based on two people

sharing a double/twin room, s ingle supplement 120 (single traveller

1395) this all-inclusive price is for a completely private tour NOT a shared

group tour.

6-night, 5-day Orkney Experience tour

Our Orkney Experience includes not only the Orkney Mainland but also the

islands of Rousay and Hoy.

Rousay has spectacular Neolithic remains with the highest concentration of

chambered cairns in Orkney, together with beautiful scenery, panoramic views

of the Northern Isles of Orkney and several large seal colonies.

Hoy is a complete contrast, with rugged hills and re lics of Orkneys Naval

history, with spectacular coastal walks for the adventurous.

Our Orkney Experience is based at the same comfortab le Mainland hotel

throughout so no packing and unpacking of suitcases required simply relax

and unwind and let us do the rest!


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Private tour price list 2012

Discounts: All prices below are subject to a 10% discount when booking for 4

people, 15% discount for 5 -6 people and 20% discount for 7 -8 people bring

your friends!

Price includes accommodation at a good local hotel, breakfast and la carte

dinner at your hotel, lunch at a suitable pub or tearoom whilst on tour, al l entry

fees, a ll ferry fares for island day trips as appropriate, and the services of your

personal archaeologist driver-guide. The prices below are for a completely

private tour-you will not be joining a shared group tour.Travel to Orkney, hotel transfers and your hotel bar bil l are NOTincluded please see inside the

back cover for our full booking conditions.

All prices include VAT (value added tax) at the current rate of 20%.

2012 prices these prices are based on two people sharing a double/twin

room. The single supplement applies if two people travelling together wish to

have separate rooms. We are happy to accommodate people travelling alone

please see the separate single traveller prices in the list below.

(1)3nights with2days touring: 645per person, single supplement90

(single traveller 995)

(2)4nights with3days touring:875per person, single supplement120

(single traveller 1395) our Orkney Insights tour

(3)5nights with 4days touring: 1145per person, single supplement

150(single traveller 1825)includes a day trip to either Rousay or

Hoy

(4)6nights with 5days touring: 1395per person, s ingle supplement

180(single traveller 2255) our Orkney Experience

(5)7nights with 6days touring: 1655per person, single supplement

210(single traveller 2645) the private version of our Orkney

Adventure holiday


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How To Book

Pleasereadand accept our booking conditions, then send us your

completed booking form, including a non-refundable deposit of 250 per

person. PLEASE DO NOT FINALISE YOUR TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE WE

HAVE CONFIRMED YOUR BOOKING. I f you contact us to confirm availability

before booking we wi ll then hold your booking for 10 days pending receipt of

your completed booking form and deposit.

We accept the following payment methods:

By UK cheque or international (pounds sterling) bankers draft:

please make cheques/bankers drafts payable to Orkney Archaeology Tours.

By UK BACs transfer or international SWIFT/BIC bank transfer:we

will supply our bank account details on request.

By credit card:(PLEASE NOTE A 4% SURCHARGE APPLIES TO CREDIT CARDTRANSACTIONS). We will e-mail you a PayPal invoice which you can pay via

PayPals secure website - we can only accept credit card payments via

PayPal. We are sorry to have to apply a surcharge for credit cards, but this

represents the amount we are charged by PayPal to accept your payment.

Any questions?

If you havent seen exactly what you want

in our brochure or have any questions

please feel free to contact us, us ing the

contact detai ls on the back cover. We can

arrange almost anything and would be

happy to provide a personalised quote and

advise you on what is feasible.


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Health & Fitness

You must be reasonably fi t and healthy to take part in one of our small group

tours. Whilst we do not rush around or take long hikes, the itinerary does include

walking, sometimes uphill, and over some uneven ground. Entry to some sites

entails crouching or crawling (although kneepads are provided). If you have any

reservations regarding your fitness for a tour, please consult us in advance of

booking. We are happy to provide advice based on your individual

circumstances.

On our private tours we are happy to accommodate guests who may have limited

mobility or medical issues, s ince we can tailor the itinerary to meet your

individual requirements. Againplease consult us in advance of bookingfor

detailed advice.

Travel to Orkney

Please note this is NOTincluded in the cost of your holiday, and we regret we are

unable to make travel arrangements on your behalf. PLEASE DO NOT FINALISE YOUR

TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS BEFORE WE HAVE CONFIRMED YOUR BOOKING.We wil l hold a

provisional booking for you if required whilst you check flight availability etc.

By air: Loganair, a Flybe franchise partner, fly to Kirkwal l Airport from

Aberdeen, Inverness, Edinburgh and Glasgow see their website at

www.flybe.com for details.

By ferry: three ferry companies serve Orkney:

Northlink Ferries:website: www.northlinkferries.co.uktel:0845 6000449

Pentland Ferries Ltd:website: www.pentlandferries.co.uktel:01856 831226

John o Groats Ferries:summer sai lings and foot passengers only - website:

www.jogferry.co.uk tel:01955 611353
http://www.flybe.com/http://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/http://www.pentlandferries.co.uk/http://www.jogferry.co.uk/http://www.jogferry.co.uk/http://www.pentlandferries.co.uk/http://www.northlinkferries.co.uk/http://www.flybe.com/


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Responsible Tourism

We take our responsibility to the environment seriously, and you can

download a copy of our full eco policy from our website. Our tours are carbon

balanced since we offset all our business carbon emissions using the using the

Carbon Balance Programme of theWorld Land Trust.

In addition to offsetting our own carbon emissions through Carbon

Balance, we support the work of the World Land Trust in their Brazilian Atlantic

Rainforest Project, saving tropical forests and creating wildlife reserves. Each

year for every guest on one of our all-inclusive tours we make a donation to save

200m2 of rainforest, whilst for our every guest on one of our day tours we make

a donation to save 50m2 of rainforest. These rainforest acres help to reduce the

negative environmental impact of our guests travel to Orkney. Our yearly

donation certificates are displayed on our website, and in the three years weve

been participating in the scheme we have saved 15 acres o f threatened

rainforest.

We would encourage you to consider offsetting the carbon emissions

caused by your travel to Orkney by using a recognised carbon offset scheme such

as that provided by the Carbon Balance Programme of the World Land Trust
http://www.orkneyarchaeologytours.co.uk/#/our-eco-policy/4532705044http://www.carbonbalanced.org/http://www.worldlandtrust.org/http://www.orkneyarchaeologytours.co.uk/#/rainforest-acres/4532704730http://www.carbonbalanced.org/http://www.carbonbalanced.org/http://www.orkneyarchaeologytours.co.uk/#/rainforest-acres/4532704730http://www.worldlandtrust.org/http://www.carbonbalanced.org/http://www.orkneyarchaeologytours.co.uk/#/our-eco-policy/4532705044


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CONTACTUS

E-mail:

[email protected]

Website:

www.orkneyarchaeologytours.co.uk

Address:

Orkney Archaeology Tours,

Bayview,

Birsay,

Orkney,

KW17 2LR,

United Kingdom

Telephone:

01856 721450 (24 hour answerphone)

VAT Reg. No. 107 1132 67
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2012 ORKNEY ARCHAEOLOGY TOURS BOOKING FORMTOUR DATES: Please indicate your preferred dates below please contact us first to check

availability & we will hold your dates for 10 days pending receipt of your booking form

7 -n i gh t O rkney Adven tu r e h o l i d ay Arrive Sat: Depart Sat:

10-night Orkney Odyssey holiday Arrive: Depart:

7 - n i g h t O r kney I s l a nd s E x t r a h o l i d a y Arrive Sat: Depart Sat:

14-night combined holiday Arrive Sat: Depart Sat:

Private tour Arrive: Depart:

Details of your party (continue on a separate sheet if necessary)

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Address of person making the booking: Tel:(eve)

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Special requests e.g. diet etc. (see paragraph 8 of booking conditions)

PAYMENT A non-returnable deposit of 250 per person is payable on booking. I f you are

booking less than 90 days before your arrival date please enclose the full amount.

By cheque:made payable to Orkney Archaeology Tours & sent to the address below.

By credit card or direct bank transfer: tick the boxes below & we will either e-mail you a

PayPal invoice or supply our bank details. Please note a credit card surcharge of 4% appli es.

I enclose a cheque for I wish to pay by credit card I wish to pay by bank transfer

DECLARATION: I hereby confirm that I have read and understood the Orkney Archaeology Tours

Booking Conditions (as printed in brochure & overleaf) and accept them on behalf of myself and

all other persons included in this booking.

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