O melhor da Escócia em um dia para grupos pequenos saindo de Edimburgo
Explore as pitorescas Highlands em um dia que inclui alguns dos pontos turísticos mais notáveis, naturais e históricos.
Ao longo do cintilante Loch Leven, o micro-ônibus atravessa a bonita cidade de Perth no seu caminho para a maravilhosa vila de Dunkeld. Desça aqui para passear pelas pitorescas ruas estreitas e visite a bela Catedral de Dunkeld. Dedicado a São Columba, visite esta significativa igreja à beira do rio e tenha uma deliciosa manhã.
Continue até o Castelo de Blair, a renomada fortaleza de 700 anos de história que abrangeu a rebelião jacobina, a catástrofe da batalha de Culloden, e o reinado de Maria, Rainha dos Escoceses. Aqui, você aprenderá sobre o amor pela região da Rainha Vitória e seu papel na criação do único exército privado legalmente reconhecido da Europa – o Atholl Highlanders. A fascinante excursão ao castelo inclui os jardins aos arredores – o local de descanso final de "Bonnie" Dundee, um dos maiores heróis da Escócia, bem como o lar do gado das terras altas e de esquilos vermelhos.
Após o almoço no restaurante do castelo, um passeio pitoresco leva até o campo de batalha de Killiecrankie Gorge. Agora um famoso ponto de beleza, foi aqui que o exército jacobino de "Bonnie" Dundee utilizou sua estratégia de ataque Highland para provocar a derrota dos soldados britânicos.
Em seguida, viaje por alguns das áreas habitadas mais antigas da Escócia pré-histórica em um belo passeio entre o cenário clássico de Highland Perthshire. Aqui em o "Coração da Escócia” há maravilhosas oportunidades para fotos enquanto viajamos pela Ponte Tummel, atravesse o ombro da montanha de Schiehallion, passe pelo Castelo Menzies e cruze o Rio Tay pela famosa Ponte General Wade para a pitoresca vila de Aberfeldy.
Seguindo o Rio Tay, a excursão passa pela Destilaria de malte Aberfeldy para terminar no Hermitage, onde uma caminhada às margens do rio encerra um dia maravilhoso, passando por uma das árvores mais altas e uma cachoeira maravilhosa repleta de salmão da Grã-Bretanha.
- Excursão para grupos pequenos - máximo de 16 passageiros
- Comentários ao vivo a bordo
- Guia local
- Motorista/guia
- Transporte em micro-ônibus Mercedes com ar-condicionado
- Taxas de entrada
- Comida e bebida
- Gorjetas (opcionais)
- A confirmação será recebida durante a reserva
- Excursão para grupos pequenos - máximo de 16 passageiros
- A idade mínima é de 5 anos
- Crianças devem estar acompanhadas de um adulto
- Quantidade mínima aplicável. Há possibilidade de cancelamento após a confirmação se não houver passageiros suficientes para atender os requisitos; no caso disso ocorrer, será oferecida uma alternativa ou o reembolso completo
- Uma pequena caminhada está envolvida
- Opera em todas as condições climáticas (a menos que não seja seguro fazê-lo), vista-se adequadamente
Helen was our driver and guide, and she spoke to us as friends, shared Scottish history, music and personal stories that will make this a most memorable trip. The weather was perfect, Blair Castle and surroundings were lovely and the guides at the house were happy to share stories of Victoria being filmed there. We stopped at all listed photo shots along with a few extras. Loo stops were provided.
Wow super great! Eddie is a great driver and story teller. Really very patient in explaining some history and making suggestions for lunch options. I would do this again. Special treat to Mary's cathedral.
Angela, our tour guide was simply amazing. She was fun, kind, friendly and was full of information. I highly recommend her.
Loch Lomond seen at Luss village. The weather was too windy for the boat ride. Aberfoyle across the way. Blair Castle, the grounds were impressive. There was an old church ruin that was charming. Horses, hairy coos and even a peacock. But my favorite stop was the last, the Hermitage. It's actually little more than a walking path alongside a whitewater stream. The nature there was mystical. Also thanks to out driver/guide Donald whose expertise and courtesy made this a truly grand day.
Tour guide felt the need to fill all the time with commentary, often was repetitive, didn't preview the day, so it wasn't clear how much time we would have at each stop. Really wasn't adequate time at any stop for a decent lunch. Last stop involved a bit of a walked, but guide didn't let us know how far, whether shoes were appropriate or give us the options of not going.
I almost missed this bus, in fact I am pretty sure I did miss my bus which was scheduled to go to Loch Ness and Invernes so given that I was a bit astonished when the driver took the opposite fork in the road from invernes. Be that as it may, the trip was so educational and our driver made it so fun. Not only did I learn alot of history about all the sites we did visit, castles and ancient catherdrals included, but she even had a road trip play list for us and explained the Galic words, wow, authentic and wonderful. She was so good that when we saw the most unusual rainbow just on the mists of a loch, she turned around and let us all out to take pictures. For those who are disabled, all the walking is pretty easy but for arthritus sufferers there is some up and down which can be painful. But all options have alternatives, more flat paths, a video in Blair Castle so one won't have to do the stairs. They really did think of everything.
This was a fabulous tour. This was a highlight for our family two adults, two kids ages 12 and 14. Our guide, Iain, was funny, knowledgeable, and clearly passionate about history and his country. He gave us great insight into the geography and history of what we saw, and allowed for plenty of time at each stop. Our only regret was that the tour wasn't longer, we could have gone on!