Walking - The Orkney Isles Traveller Reviews

Five days walking in the Orkneys. Wonderful scenery and archeological, historical and artistic sites. Very professionally organised with a delightful and experienced guide. Very comfortable accommodation.

Wilderness Scotland: read about them in a magazine. Excellent website and very good direct communications. We are very pleased with our choice of operator.

It was a superb 6 days of hiking with an excellent guide and congenial companions - excellent accommodations and food, well-planned and exhilarating days.

Wilderness Scotland is an excellent tour operator - informative, helpful and a thorough pleasure to deal with.

The Orkney Islands walking tour is my first ever walking trip in Scotland, and with a group of strangers which gave me some anxiety beforehand. It has turned out to be one of the best holidays I have ever had and the walking was fantastic.

Very thoughtful planning, from booking to the actual trip. The guide in our trip was absolutely wonderful in being fun, knowledgeable and having a big heart.

A walking tour of the Orkneys. Saw beautiful cliffs, birds, archaeology and found my Granny's old tumble down she left for America in 1901

Mark Cox was completely committed to our enjoyment and safety in this trip

The trip was well organized, run by a more than competent guide. He showed us more than I expected and was helpful and caring always.

Wonderful

It was a one-week trip. We stayed in one place the whole time (excellent hotel in Kirkwall) and went out by van and ferry to various locations for day hikes of 5 to 10 miles duration. We saw breathtaking scenery, important archaeological sites, and a wide variety of flora and fauna. Our guide was excellent and the trip planning was flawless.

Wilderness Scotland was excellent (see above).

A great balance of archaeology, flora and fauna and walking. The Orkney Islands are a fabulous place to visit and relax.

Wilderness Scotland are an excellent company to travel with. Being a small group holiday enables everyone to view the archaeological sites with ease whilst travelling by minibus allows access more secluded places away from the crowds.

Walking on Orkney

Wilderness Scotland

Another great experience in a beautiful location

Wilderness Scotland have proved to be excellent operators of both a kayaking and walking experience. Maybe a more expensive holiday than you would consider in UK but well worth it. You will be looked after.

This was my first ever group holiday. We spent 6 days on Orkney. Everything about the tour was wonderful, the organisation was great, but not so rigid that it couldn’t be adapted to the groups needs and preferences, there was plenty of time to spend at each place we visited so you never felt like you were being hurried on and off a minivan. The walking was great fun, the group leader spent time with each of us to help improve our technique and fitness. Her love of the country was evident and infectious. I will definitely be back for more.

The Wilderness Scotland team are professional, friendly and efficient. There’s a lot of planning that goes in to making these holidays work and their commitment to continuous improvement is apparent. They exceeded my expectations in every domain. I am also impressed with their commitment to environmental and social issues.