Looking for reliable transportation (taxi/chauffeur) for Kirkwall, Orkney Islands

[Vagabond Knight]

We'll be on a NCL British Isles cruise in October and have a very short day in Kirkwall, Orkney Isles, Scotland.  The ship will only be there from 6am to 2pm.  Our primary interest there is to visit Highland Park Distillery and we want to be there when it opens at 10am.  We would like to hire reliable transportation in the form of a taxi or chauffeured car for three hours that will pick us up at the port, take us to the distillery and stay there to take us back to the port afterwards.  There's one taxi company that we've tried to contact in Kirkwall, but they never responded and we've since seen a number of reviews that say they're unreliable.  Due to the early ship departure, we don't feel comfortable relying on a drop-off and pick-up later scenario. Any suggestions?  

[fruitmachine]

4 hours ago, Vagabond Knight said:

We'll be on a NCL British Isles cruise in October and have a very short day in Kirkwall, Orkney Isles, Scotland.  The ship will only be there from 6am to 2pm.  Our primary interest there is to visit Highland Park Distillery and we want to be there when it opens at 10am.  We would like to hire reliable transportation in the form of a taxi or chauffeured car for three hours that will pick us up at the port, take us to the distillery and stay there to take us back to the port afterwards.  There's one taxi company that we've tried to contact in Kirkwall, but they never responded and we've since seen a number of reviews that say they're unreliable.  Due to the early ship departure, we don't feel comfortable relying on a drop-off and pick-up later scenario. Any suggestions?  

Local knowledge is the best here.  Ask the distillery to recommend someone.  

[Vagabond Knight]

7 hours ago, fruitmachine said:

Local knowledge is the best here.  Ask the distillery to recommend someone.  

 

Thank you.  I have emailed them.  I was actually hoping for some "local knowledge" from someone here on cruise critic who is local to Kirkwall (I knew it was a long shot), but your suggestion was excellent. 

 

I see you are from Edinburgh.  That's another port stop to which we are REALLY looking forward! 

[Malleykatt]

Might be worth a look here.

https://www.otga.co.uk

 

 

There is a contact all guides button and you can let them know what you want to visit.

We were very happy with our local guide Davey Malcolm.

 

Edited June 16, 2023 by Malleykatt

[Vagabond Knight]

8 hours ago, Malleykatt said:

Might be worth a look here.

https://www.otga.co.uk

 

 

There is a contact all guides button and you can let them know what you want to visit.

We were very happy with our local guide Davey Malcolm.

 

Can you double-check the website?  This site won't come up.

[gnome12]

10 minutes ago, Vagabond Knight said:

Can you double-check the website?  This site won't come up.

The link actually links to www.otga.org.uk. If you enter www.otga.co.uk it does come up.

https://www.otga.co.uk/

[Malleykatt]

Thank you.... I was typing too quickly and added a full stop..took it off ...sorry...then missed the /

Edited June 17, 2023 by Malleykatt

[Vagabond Knight]

Tried again and was able get there today.  Thanks very much @Malleykatt and @gnome12.  Also emailed the distillery and got no response there.  We'll see how it goes with the guides... definitely worth a try!

[Meander Ingwa]

17 hours ago, Vagabond Knight said:

Can you double-check the website?  This site won't come up.

Enter  otga.co.uk on you search bar.