Embark on a journey with Rousay Tours and delve into the rich history and daily life of a small but significant Orcadian island.

Join me on my hugely popular Rousay Revealed tour where I will show you a variety of archaeological features giving you the opportunity to explore and imagine how the ancient people may have lived, worked and traded and how people exist on the island today.

On your tour we will take a leisurely drive around the island with plenty of stops for flowers, birds, seals and spectacular island views. We will visit various archaeological sites, a testament to the continuous human settlement on Rousay, a history that covers a period of more than five thousand years.

The island has a diverse group of animals that you might see during the tour. During the day we will visit Saviskaill Bay where you can see seals and sea birds and, if we're lucky, an otter or two as well.

The drive around the island will also provide you with some spectacular scenery and on a clear day, a view of most of the other northern Orkney islands from the top of Sourin Brae.

We will visit Midhowe Broch and Chambered Cairn, which are two of the finest archaeological sites on the Orkney islands.

Next on the list are two other sites on the south side of the island: Blackhammer Cairn and the two-storied Taversoe Tuick.

All-in-all you will have an adventurous day that you will remember for years to come.

Booked guests are met on arrival off the 10.40 am ferry from Tingwall, and return on the 17.30 ferry from Rousay. Please remember to book your ferry tickets online at https://book.orkneyferries.co.uk/ or buy them in advance at the ferry offices at Tingwall or Kirkwall. Failing that ferry tickets can be bought from the Purser onboard the ferry. Ferry tickets are not included in the tour price.

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