De Inverness al lago Ness, al castillo de Cawdor, a Culloden y más
Descripción
Brindamos tours privados y personalizados. Hemos vivido aquí toda nuestra vida y conocemos las Tierras Altas como solo lo haría un local. Llevamos muchos años guiando a los visitantes a los lugares más impresionantes y fotogénicos de las Tierras Altas. Conocemos y nos enorgullecemos de esta tierra a la que llamamos hogar, y estamos ansiosos por compartirla con usted.
Opciones de la excursión
Itinerario
Loch Ness tiene 23 millas de largo y en su punto más ancho tiene solo 1.5 millas de ancho. Nessie fue vista por primera vez por St. Columba en 564 AD. Todos los años, las personas informan avistamientos: en 2017 hubo 11 avistamientos y en 2018 hubo 13 avistamientos. Mantén los ojos bien abiertos mientras viajamos por el lago. Nuestra primera parada es en el área de descanso de Wellington, donde el 31 de diciembre de 1939 un bombardero Wellington de la RAF Lossiemouth se vio obligado a abandonar después de sufrir una falla en el motor. Los restos del bombardero se recuperaron en 1985 y se restauraron por completo y ahora se encuentran en el Museo Brooklands en Weybridge en Surrey.
Continuando por Drumnadrochit llegamos al castillo de Urquhart asentado sobre un promontorio rocoso con fantásticas vistas sobre el lago Ness. Este castillo de 800 años ha tenido una historia turbulenta y sangrienta. Explore las ruinas y el centro de visitantes.
Beauly Priory está actualmente cerrado debido a los fuertes vientos recientes que provocaron la caída de mampostería, no sabemos cuándo volverá a abrir. Seguiremos visitando Beauly, donde podrás ver The Priory desde la puerta. Dejando el castillo de Urquhart, regresamos a Drumnadrochit y tomamos Culnakirk Hill Road hacia Beauly y nuestra siguiente parada, Beauly Priory. El priorato fue fundado en el siglo XIII por monjes de la orden valliscauliana. En los terrenos del priorato se encuentra el olmo de Beauly, este árbol tiene 800 años y es el olmo más antiguo de Europa.
El castillo de Cawdor reabre sus puertas el 27 de abril de 2024 El castillo de Cawdor ha sido el hogar de los Thanes de Cawdor desde 1370. El castillo está ubicado en impresionantes terrenos y jardines y está rodeado por el magnífico Cawdor Big Wood, una de las mejores zonas boscosas de Europa.
Regresamos a Inverness a Clava Cairns. Los Clava Cairns tienen 4000 años y el área es un antiguo cementerio. Los sitios contienen una variedad de monumentos funerarios prehistóricos y los restos de una capilla medieval. Los Clava Cairns sirvieron de inspiración para Creag Na Dun en la serie Outlander y la Cleft Stone se puede encontrar aquí.
A menos de una milla de Clava Cairns se encuentra el campo de batalla de Culloden, donde el 16 de abril de 1746 se libró la última batalla en suelo británico y el levantamiento jacobita final tuvo un final brutal. En menos de una hora, 1600 hombres fueron asesinados, 1500 de ellos jacobitas. Esto fue para cambiar la forma de vida en las Tierras Altas para siempre. Camine por el campo de batalla y vea el túmulo conmemorativo y las piedras funerarias del clan, y visite el centro de visitantes.
Pasamos por el Castillo de Inverness, donde verás en los terrenos del castillo una estatua de Flora Macdonald, famosa por ayudar a Bonnie Prince Charlie a escapar después de la Batalla de Culloden.
La catedral de Inverness es la catedral anglicana más septentrional del Reino Unido. La catedral fue encargada por el obispo Eden y se completó en 1866.
Lo más destacado
Qué incluye
Lugares y horarios de recogida
Lo recogemos en cualquier lugar de Inverness y lo regresamos a su alojamiento al finalizar el recorrido.
Valoraciones de viajeros
Información importante
- Hay opciones de transporte público disponibles en las cercanías
- No se recomienda para viajeros con lesiones de la columna vertebral
- No es recomendable para embarazadas
- No se recomienda para viajeros con mala salud cardiovascular
- Los viajeros deben tener al menos un nivel de condición física medio
- No se sirve alcohol a menores de edad.
Opiniones(28)
Wonderful experience. Our guide, Lewis, was polite, friendly, and very knowledgeable. Accommodated us by adjusting the schedule with our reservations for a later visit to Edinburgh. Made sure we made it back in time for boarding our cruise. Great time! Plus we were traveling with three children, 8, 13, and 15.
Hello Jason , Thank you for this lovely review , Lewis is an excellent guide and a really nice person as well and I am delighted you enjoyed your day with him. Keep well and all the best Lawrence
This tour was great! Lawrence was so knowledgeable and entertaining. He customized our tour to our interests and the pickup and drop-off were perfect. Highly recommend.
Hello Isobel , Thank you for your lovely review , it was my pleasure taking you around the area and I am delighted you enjoyed your day. Keep well and all the best. Lawrence
This experience was THE highlight of our Scotland trip - we booked 3 separate trips with them (2 transfer tours and one Loch Ness tour) and every day was truly amazing. Lawrence and Billy are locals and have so much knowledge about the Highlands and history that everyone will learn something, AND be entertained along the way. They truly know how to make every stop memorable, and they went above and beyond for our group of 4 with each stop. There is no need to look at any other tour or transfer company, I highly recommend them and we would never book with anyone else! 🙂
Hello Lyn , Thank you for your lovely review , Billy and myself thoroughly enjoyed your company during your tours with us. We are delighted you enjoyed your time spent with us and hopefully we will see you back again in the Highlands at some point. Keep well and all the best Lawrence
Kevin was wonderful! We had such a fun day. We really got a taste of what the Highlands offer exploring castles, battlefields, a distillery, historic sites, and we even got to pat some coos! We simply could not have had a better experience with a better guide! Thank you, Kevin!
Hello Sallie , Thank you for your lovely review , Kevin is an excellent tour guide and always delivers superb experiences for our guests. I am delighted you enjoyed your day with Kevin. Keep well and all the best Lawrence
Excellent full day tour taking in all the sites on our wish list plus more. Our driver and guide, Billy, was friendly, helpful and knowledgeable.
Hi Marylou Thanks for this kind review and I'm glad you all had a great time Kind regards Billy
Billy was so knowledgeable, entertaining and friendly! The tour was very interesting and fun. I learned a lot, had a relaxing day, and thoroughly enjoyed the adventure.
Hi Bonnie It was a great pleasure to take you and your fun loving group around for the day and I'm glad you all enjoyed yourselves Kind regards Billy
Lawrence was excellent,a very nice tour and very knowledgeable of all the history. He was attentive and loved his little extras.
Hello Eduardo , Thank you so much for your lovely review , it was my pleasure taking your family around. Keep well and all the best Lawrence
This was more than a tour of various sights. Our guide Lawrence, who owns this company with his brother Billy, wove all the stops and more together with a running tale like episodes on a TV series. UK history is deeper and longer than what we Americans have with the Scottish royalty, uEnglish Lords and the many clans. Lawrence was factual, informative and fun. He was a delightful raconteur and he created a perfect day for us.
Hello Mary , Thank you for your kind review , I am so pleased you enjoyed your tour and hopefully we may see you back again in the Highlands. Keep well and all the best Lawrence
Lawrence did a superb job in helping us to see Northern Scotland. We customized our tour and he was very receptive to places we wanted to go. He is very knowledgeable and helped us understand some of the history of this great land. Our trip was less stressful as he did all the driving! Don't hesitate to hire him!
Hello Janet , Thank you for your kind review , it was a pleasure to take you around the Clan Gunn area and I am delighted you enjoyed the tour. Keep well and all the best. Lawrence
We (2 couples) spent a wonderful day with Kevin. Kevin was very attentive and knowledgeable about the area and sights we visited. We greatly appreciated Kevin's advice and guidance the entire day. Would not hesitate to spend another day with Kevin!
Hi Peggy Thanks for this kind review of your day with Kevin and we are glad you all enjoyed it and hopefully see you back one day Kind regards Billy
