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View Shetland, Orkney & Hebridean Islands & regions based tour dates
Island based tour days
All year round on any green/available calendar days we offer our full range of our private Scottish Islands tours with the regular start/pick up and end/drop off from the Scottish mainland (with our full range of pick up locations throughout the Scottish Central belt, including the Stirling, Edinburgh, Dundee/St. Andrews & Glasgow area), which means for many of the more distant island tours, the first tour day is the travel day from the mainland to the island and the last day of the tour is the travel day returning back from the island to the Scottish mainland and back to your drop off/tour end location in the Scottish Central belt.
During our Island based tour days, tours will start & finish on the islands, allowing for more time to explore the islands and reducing the travel times to/from the islands.
During our island based tour days our normal full range of Scottish tours are temporarily suspended, as we only offer the tours for that island group we are at during those days.
Island based tour in the Orkney Isles
Orkney Isles based tours only: Sat 06 – Mon 08 June 2026
(tours start & finish = Orkney, unless you arrange to join us on discounted our travel day(s) to/from the Orkney Isles}
or also at this stage also still possible
Orkney Isles private tours – still available 06 & 07 June 2026
Private & personalised Orkney Isles small group tours
Orkney Isles – booked out 08 June 2026
Transport option for anyone wishing to join us travelling between the Scottish mainland and our Shetland tours
dep. 04th July Aberdeen 19.00 pm – Northlink overnight ferry – arr. 05th July Lerwick/Shetland – 07.30 am
Island based tour in the Shetland Isles
Shetland Isles based tours only: Sun 05 – Tue 14 July 2026
(tours start & finish =Shetland, unless you arrange to join us on our discounted travel day(s) to/from the Shetland Isles}
Shetland Isles private tours – still available 05, 07, 10, 11, 13 July 2026
Private & personalised Shetland Isles small group tours
Shetland Isles – booked out 06, 08, 09, 12 & 14 July 2026
Island based on the Outer Hebrides – Barra & the Uists
19th – 24th July 2026
Hebridean summer tour – the beaches of Barra & the Uists – Sun 19 – Fri 24 July 2026 – 6 days
Isle of May
Shetland Isles – private 1 – 7 day tours
Orkney Isles – private 1 – 7 day tours
Isle of Coll
&
Isle of Tiree
Shetland Isles – private 1 – 7 day tours
Isle of Lewis & Harris
Isle of Arran based
Islay, Jura, Colonsay & Kintyre
- Islay full day tour
- Jura half-day or full day tour
Harris, Lewis, Mingulay & the Monach Isles
3D#9 – Barra & Vatersay – Hebridean epitome – 3 day tour
1D56/Hebrides/based on Barra# 56 – Barra & Vatersay 1 day island tour from Barra
Isle of Harris & Lewis based private tours
Some of your private tour options in the Lewis (& Great Bernera) & Harris (& Scalpay) region,
including day tour options to Berneray & the Uists (N. & S. Uist, Benbecula & Eriskay)
5D#4 – Harris, Lewis & the Isle of Skye – circuit across the Minch – 5 day tour
Dramatic journey across the Minch and as we approach the spectacular Northwest Highlands and sail into Loch Broom to Ullapool
Ullapool arrival
Wild and dramatic scenery on our journey through the Northwest Highlands, the Cairngorms nationalpark and Perthshire with scenic stops along the way
until we reach our drop off destinations near Stirling, back in the Scottish Central belt
Orkney Isles – private 1 – 7 day tours
Sanday – Orkney North Isles
Sanday & its many glorious beaches, the lighthouse & more
After picking you up from Kirkwall & the Orkney mainland, we will be heading to Kirkwall harbour:
Once we board the ferry, you have a chance to relax inside the lounge or outside with great views as we sail north past many of the Orkney Isles.
Relax and enjoy the views, watch out for wildlife or have your breakfast.
When we arrive on Sanday we head for our beautiful lighthouse coastal walk (tide permitting all the way to the lighthouse)
Sanday has a long coastline and various peninsulas so we have a scenic island tour
Shetland Isles based
Shetland Isles – private 1 – 7 day tours
These are green calendar days, so these days are available for private tours
Hebrides based
2026 rerun of 2025 island tours – 2026 dates will be published during the winter
Hebridean Isles tour
- Isle of Mull accommodation and in Tobermory, the capital of Mull
Short day Isle of Mull tour until 11am
followed by a free time 2 islands landing trip boat excursion to the puffins on the Treshnish Isles & Fingal cave on Staffa
Unicorn Tours offers a pick up from your accommodation in Tobermory/Isle of Mull or upon your ferry arrival in Craignure/Isle of Mull and offers a short day tour with scenic stops on the Isle of Mull, while we offer the transfer to the departure point for the Treshnish Isles & Staffa boat trip.
Please note, the Lunga and Staffa boat trip is not operated by Unicorn Tours, but by Turus Mara
The boat leaves Ulva ferry terminal on the Isle of Mull at 11.40 am and returns back there at 6pm
The cost for this 2 islands landing cruise is £80 per adult, it is most highly recommended and offers some of the best close-up puffin encounters in the UK.
After the boat trip, we could possibly drop you off at your Mull accommodation or you are free to join us to Craignure, from where we are booked at 19.25 pm to catch the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry to Oban.
The ferry will be at an extra cost.
private short day morning tour from Oban:
Barra & Vatersay, we can offer this for you at an extra cost
Later on after our return from Mingulay
Scottish North Coast based
Island based tour days
All year round on any green/available calendar days we offer our whole range of our private Scottish Islands tours with the regular start/pick up and end/drop off from the Scottish mainland (with our full range of pick up locations throughout the Scottish Central belt, including the Stirling, Edinburgh, Dundee/St. Andrews & Glasgow area), which means for many of the more distant island tours, the first tour day is the travel day from the mainland to the island and the last day of the tour is the travel day returning back from the island to the Scottish mainland and back to your drop off/tour end location in the Scottish Central belt.
During our Island based tour days, tours will start & finish on the islands, allowing for more time to explore the islands and reducing the travel times to/from the islands.
During our island based tour days our normal full range of Scottish tours is being suspended, as we only offer the tours for that island group we are in, i.e.:
during Shetland based tour days – we only offer tours exclusively on the Shetland islands
Private & personalised Shetland Isles small group tours
during Orkney based tour days – we only offer tours exclusively on the Orkney islands
Private & personalised Orkney Isles small group tours
during Outer Hebridean tour days – we only offer tours exclusively of Lewis – Harris & Berneray – N. Uist Benbecula – S. Uist – Eriskay & Barra & Vatersay
Private & personalised Outer Hebrides small group tours
during Inner Hebridean tour days – we only offer tours exclusively of either:
Mull & Iona or Islay, Jura & Colonsay or Coll & Tiree or Rum, Eigg, Muck, Canna or Lismore or Luing, Seil & Easdale or Skye & Raasay
Private & personalised Inner Hebridean small group tours
and so on
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Off the beaten track & Scottish Islands - tours for individuals with a per person price
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Off the beaten track & Scottish Islands tours
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Student tours
– offer either further student discounted private tours (available on green calendar days)
– or offer Scottish Islands & off the beaten track tours (available on blue calendar days) with an additional student discount