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Ring of Brodgar & Skara Brae: Private UNESCO Neolithic Tour

Walk the 5,000-year-old stone circle of the Ring of Brodgar and step inside Skara Brae, Europe's most complete Neolithic village — a UNESCO World Heritage landscape older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids.

What to expect

Your guide collects you dockside and drives you across the Mainland's sweeping moorland to the Ring of Brodgar, where 27 of the original 60 standing stones still pierce the skyline above the lochs. Next comes the Stones of Stenness — Orkney's oldest standing stones — before descending into Skara Brae's flagstone-furnished rooms, untouched beneath sand dunes for millennia. The narrative woven by your guide connects Neolithic society, landscape, and legend in a way that makes the stones feel alive.

Book it with
Orkney Uncovered (local private guiding specialists)
From GBP 280 per private vehicle (up to 6 guests) for a half-day Heart of Neolithic Orkney tour; Skara Brae entry GBP 9.50 per adult (Historic Environment Scotland)
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Good to know

Skara Brae is 8 miles from Kirkwall — allow 30–40 minutes drive. Pre-book your HES entry online to skip queues. A half-day tour comfortably fits inside a typical 8-hour port call; confirm all-aboard time before booking. Orkney Uncovered tours should be reserved at least 2 weeks in advance in peak summer.

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