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A Taste Of Island Life

A Taste Of Island Life is a unique 2-hour food-focused sea tour experience around the beautiful waters of Orkney, offering guests the opportunity to enjoy some of the finest local seafood in an unforgettable setting. Priced at £100 per person, this experience combines exceptional food, stunning scenery and, when conditions allow, the chance to encounter local wildlife.

Your journey begins with a warming bowl of homemade scallop chowder, prepared using fresh hand-dived Orkney scallops. The main course is a true celebration of the islands' seafood, featuring locally caught lobster and hand-dived scallops cooked on the BBQ, showcasing the exceptional quality and freshness of Orkney's produce. To finish, guests can indulge in a delicious Orkney fudge cheesecake, providing the perfect sweet ending to the meal.

A selection of refreshments, including Orkney ales and whiskies, will also be available to complement the dining experience.

While the focus of the experience is firmly on the food, the tour takes place within the spectacular surroundings of Scapa Flow. If weather and sea conditions are favourable, guests may enjoy sightings of local wildlife and take in the dramatic coastline, islands and historic landscapes that make Orkney so special.

Whether you're visiting Orkney or looking for a memorable day out close to home, A Taste Of Island Life offers an authentic taste of the islands through outstanding seafood, great company and one of Scotland's most remarkable coastal settings.

Experience Highlights

  • 2-hour guided sea tour

  • £100 per person

  • Homemade scallop chowder

  • BBQ lobster and hand-dived scallops

  • Orkney fudge cheesecake

  • Stunning Scapa Flow scenery

  • Wildlife spotting opportunities when conditions permit

  • Selection of Orkney ales and whiskies available

Food, scenery and the true taste of Orkney, all from the comfort of the water.

Location: St Margarets Hope

Heather Scott

Fabulous trip on the Boy Ryan last night!! Can highly recommend this tour. Excellent knowledge from Lorraine Johnston and fabulous fresh Scallops and Lobster tails cooked on bbq from John Banks Cordock. Island life and produce shown at its best 

Rachael Harris

A TASTE OF ISLAND LIFE

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John & Lorraine have created an idyllic wee tour between them, 1& half hours of pure joy!

Their chosen name says it perfectly. A' taste of Island Life' offers not only freshly caught (& cooked onboard) local seafood, drams & sweet tablet! How many folk have the privilege of actually being out on the sea? The history of Kirkwall & the adjacent islands was vividly described by Lorraine as we motored around the holms of Thieves & Helliar, neighbouring Shapinsay and the waters below Balfour Castle.

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John's banter & scallop shucking was so entertaining & skilled that you almost forgot to pay attention to the incredible land, sea and sky-scape we were floating amongst.

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Can't recommend their company or tour highly enough - 5* will have to suffice!!!

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Top notch!

(Sept 2024)

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