Shetland WAV Taxi and Tours
Peerie Taste of Shetland Tour
1 - 2 hours
Exploring Lerwick by Taxi
£60 per hour
Suits small groups, led by a local
Lerwick has more stories than streets and in under two hours, you'll cruise straight through them.
It starts easy: a gentle trundle through town. But round the next corner, you're standing at sites steeped in Shetland's eerie past: a porthole straight into centuries of island life most visitors never get shown. Cut through a hidden valley and the harbour noise fades to wind and birdsong.
Then, the reveal: Lerwick's pelagic fishing fleet, filling the horizon, working boats that still define this town today.
History, mystery, and modern Shetland. Perfectly paced as a shorter tour option.
Off the Beaten Track Tour
4 hours
Get up close to Shetlands fabulous feathers and fur
£240
Suits small groups, led by a local
Shetland coast to coast in 4 hours.
Sumburgh Head is the UK's most accessible bird sanctuary, where our famous puffins arrive in their thousands at the height of the breeding season. Watch them up close from the clifftops.
Along the way, there's time to slow down and zip off the beaten track to enjoy a traditional local shop, discover ancient ruins and the less explored coastline of the Atlantic ocean. Finally, taking in the breathtaking views at St. Ninian's isle, famous for it's found treasure which is now on display in the Scottish museum.
Two seas, one island and the wild heart of Shetland in between.
Surf, Turf and Turbines Tour
4 hours
See how Shetlanders past and present lived
£240
Suits small groups, led by a local
Shetland has always found a way to work with the land.
Head into the crofting heartland, where the old ways haven't gone anywhere: shepherdesses tending native flocks of sheep. Drive through Nesting, home to Shetland's only herd of shaggy longhorned Highland cattle.
Follow the land out to Shetland's rugged, wave-battered coastline, where turf gives way to surf.
Then, the twist: experience UK's most northerly wind farm, giant turbines harvesting the same wild wind that has shaped these islands for centuries.
Shetland's oldest traditions and its newest ambitions, hosted on the same hillside.
Way out West
4 hours
Exploring the West Coast of Shetland
£240
Suits small groups, led by a local
Ask the locals and they'll tell you West is best.
Head out through carpets of heather, wild peatland and lochs, Circling around to the infamous Skeld marina known for its small boat fishing, lobsters creels, eely competitions where shoals of mackerel fished in a day, weighed in for prizes and shared amongst the locals.
Along the way beautiful gardens, kirks, neolithic ruins blend together to shape this unique community. There's plenty of opportunities to stop at one of the many roadside cake fridges for a slice of cake, paid for on trust into the honesty box.
West is best. Come and see why.