Included Ring of Brodgar & Skara Brae Experience
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Port
Kirkwall, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Activity Level
Moderate Activity
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Excursion Type
Information Not Currently Available
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Wheelchair Accessible
No
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Starting At (prices in USD)
Information Not Currently Available
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Minimum Age
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Duration
Approximately 4 Hours
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Meals Included
Meals not included
Passing through an area of rich farmland, rolling hills and moorland, you'll visit most of the elements comprising the Heart of Neolithic Orkney.
Watch for the ceremonial Standing Stones of Stenness and not far away, you will visit the great, extraordinary and very eerie Ring of Brodgar on a windswept plain.
Further on, you'll find Skara Brae -- Orkney's most exciting Neolithic village and the best-preserved of its kind in Northern Europe. Skara Brae is 5,000 years old, beautifully preserved and interpreted in the Visitor Center. Lying beside the pretty, sandy crescent of the Bay of Skaill, this Stone Age settlement was totally buried under sand for thousands of years, until it was suddenly revealed during a fierce storm in 1850. Among the fascinating relics found here are tools, beads, pottery and whalebone artifacts spanning a period of approximately 600 years of occupation, all based on the tough maritime economy. Looking across the village, it is easy to imagine how it looked all those millennia ago, and close inspection of the houses gives a unique insight into how our ancient ancestors lived.
Finally, you'll return to Kirkwall via historic Scapa Flow, where your guide will share stories of dramatic wartime experiences that make this one of the most renowned stretches of water in world, as well as a favorite scuba diving site.
Please note: Wherever Included Experience tours are offered, guests are allowed to participate in only one included experience per call unless otherwise specified in the tour description. Wear comfortable walking shoes. The walk from the coach park to Skara Brae is around a half-mile on a gravel path. It is sometimes exposed to harsh weather.