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Orkney Odyssey

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'Orkney Odyssey - strategic location, tactical advantage, and a wild, wild landscape. It's a battlefield tour, it's a history trip, and we won't hold back..."

"... and no one cares for bloody us, in bloody Orkney."

ORKNEY, PAST AND PRESENT.

BLOODY HISTORY

We very nearly called this trip 'Bloody Orkney', as a tribute to the poem by Captain Hamish Blair, RN. He was said to be stationed at Scapa Flow (and you'll find Blair's words of wisdom below) - but WW2 is not where we begin. Orkney is a whole treasure trove of history. Whatever your interest, this is one helluva trip.

 

Your guides for this one will be Alex Churchill and Kate Jamieson. We'll be visiting as many of the poignant reminders of war as we can during our time on the islands. From gun emplacements and searchlight stations to Churchill's barriers, Kitchener's monument and beyond. Of course, you wouldn't expect to visit Orkney without seeing Scapa Flow, too. We'll be digging deep into Orkney's  vivid past, with all the guidan ce of expert historians. 

 

WET AND WINDY

In all its wild glory, Orkney's location made these islands an ideal base for the British Home Fleet during both World Wars. It was here, the German Fleet was interned after the 1918 Armistice, and then scuttled in the summer of 1919.

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Naturally, we'll be raising a glass. Orkney Odyssey wouldn't be an Istoria tour, if we didn't offer you the chance to visit a distillery (soft options available too!). The weather on Orkney can be sublime, but wet-weather clothing will be a must.​

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Tour Type: Active

9th - 13th June 2025

From £1699pp

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£200 deposit payable, balance due twelve weeks in advance

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Price includes hotel accommodation with breakfast, travel about the islands throughout and all of your museum/attraction tickets. Price does not include travel to and from Orkney, as feedback is that many would like to extend their tour at either end or incorporate some of the North Coast 500. Alex has completed the NC500 and we'd be more than happy to help you plan any additional travel.

Prices indicated are for shared basis. If you are a lone traveller, we can buddy you up. If you would prefer we didn't, please enquire as to single supplements.

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