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Orkney Archaeology Day Tours

Kirkwall, Scotland
Ranked #1 of 2 tours in Kirkwall
5.0 of 5 stars 71 Reviews
Type: Tours
Owner description: Orkney Archaeology Tours offer all-inclusive small group holidays, private tours and day tours led by professional archaeologists who are also...... more » Owner description: Orkney Archaeology Tours offer all-inclusive small group holidays, private tours and day tours led by professional archaeologists who are also accredited green badge Orkney Tourist Guides. « less
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Mark T
St. George, Utah
1 review
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 December 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Caz Mamwell of Orkney Archaeology Tours provided a well organized week long tour of many important archeological sites -- from neolithic Skara Brae to World War II sites at Scapa Flow. The tour was very well organized, and Ms Mamwell was both entertaining and highly informative. I would recommend the tour to anyone interested in Orkney or in neolithic archeology. More

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jenjwms
Brisbane, Queensland
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews
9 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 October 2011
1
person found this review helpful

We did Caz's three-day tour of Mainland Orkney and had the most wonderful time. We hadn't read any of these reviews before we went but on reading them now, I would agree wholeheartedly with everyone's comments. Caz is an absolute encyclopaedia of knowledge about the history and culture of Orkney. She was able to explain and give us amazing details... More

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Elizabeth C
Washington DC, District of Columbia
2 reviews
12 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 October 2011
3
people found this review helpful

I had been dreaming of going to the Orkneys or some other remote part of Scotland, and my particular interest is archaeology. While I don't usually travel with any kind of tour, it seemed to me that going on my own to see sites outside cities and scattered over a largely rural area would be next to impossible, especially given... More

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Martin T
Bromley, United Kingdom
1 review
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 September 2011
2
people found this review helpful

This was a fascinating tour of Orkney with a focus on archaeology but also covering Orkney's history up to the world wars. It was brilliantly organized by Caz Mamwell. She is a very knowledgeable archaeologist who will reject a popular theory if there is insufficient evidence to support it. We were given good advice on what to bring with us... More

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MarciaRice
Paso Robles, California, United States
1 review
2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 September 2011
2
people found this review helpful

Difficult to sum up our experience in a short paragraph. This venture was all we hoped for: very thorough and entertaining is Ms maxwell. The entire experience was memorable, starting with a good hotel, the variety of sights visited, the history lessons, etc. We only had the three day tour, which was great, but more days would have been best.... More

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Terry_Park59
Sacramento, California
2 reviews
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 September 2011
1
person found this review helpful

My daughter and I had one of the best trips we've ever had, thanks to Cas Mamwell's private archaeology tour. Can't believe all the amazing and interesting archaeological and historical sites that we visited in our 3-day trip! We crawled into tombs and mysterious iron-age earth houses; toured a 5000 year old village; got a real cultural tour of Orkney;... More

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bedford214
Boston, Massachusetts
1 review
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 September 2011
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She is a knowledgeable, charming, friendly and informative guide. You can't do better!! More

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darryl l
Melbourne, Australia
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3 reviews
7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 September 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Caz is a professional archaeologist with exceptional organizational skills and the ability to impart her knowledge in a way that everyone could understand. She took us out every day in a comfortable minibus and provided us with everything we needed, including bottled water and midge repellent ! She answered all of our questions and improved our general knowledge on Scotland... More

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Eoin M
Exeter, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 September 2011
1
person found this review helpful

I'm not sure that there's any part of mainland Orkney that we left unexplored - all in all, a highly enjoyable and entertaining experience under the guidance of the extremely knowledgable and amendable Caz Mamwell More

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TonyUnderwood
Martos Spain
1 review
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 September 2011
1
person found this review helpful

Anyone wanting to visit Orkney should contact Caz and get signed up for her tours. My partner and I arranged to go with Caz to lots of the oldest sites in Orkney. We have visited such places a lot over the world and have never had such a knowledgeable and helpful guide. Caz knows an enourmous amount about the sites... More

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