Recorrido histórico y cultural de Inishmore, Islas Aran. Galway Privado. 2 ½ horas
Descripción
Baje del ferry / avión hacia la isla Inis Mór y conozca a su guía nativo de habla irlandesa, que es un talentoso narrador de cuentos y un campeón nacional de alimentos. En su entretenida compañía, obtenga información sobre la cultura y la historia de esta remota isla en un recorrido que incluye un espectacular paisaje costero con paradas en el sitio del Patrimonio Mundial de Dún Aonghus, el sitio monástico de Las Siete Iglesias, un punto de observación de la colonia de focas y Una visita al pueblo artesanal local para conocer a los lugareños y ver artesanías de inspiración celta. Su guía compartirá sus notables conocimientos sobre las costumbres y tradiciones de una isla que ha sido el hogar de sus antepasados durante el tiempo que pueda recordar.
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Encaramado en un acantilado con vista al océano Atlántico, Dún Aonghasa es el más grande de los fuertes de piedra prehistóricos de las Islas Aran. El fuerte consta de tres enormes paredes de piedra seca y un chevaux-de-frise, una densa banda de piedras irregulares y verticales que rodean el fuerte de un acantilado a otro, diseñado para impedir a los atacantes. Originalmente construido c.1100BC, fue fortificado alrededor de 700-800 AD. Las excavaciones revelaron evidencia significativa de metalurgia prehistórica, así como varias casas y entierros.
La colonia de focas está situada en el lado norte de la isla, cerca de la playa de Kilmurvey, en la carretera a Dún Aonghasa y está claramente señalizada con una pequeña cabaña que vende bocadillos en el mirador. Durante la marea baja, una docena de focas se congregan en la playa y las rocas, creando una hermosa vista con las montañas de Connemara como telón de fondo.
Aran Island Goat's Cheese es una granja de cabras de gestión familiar en Inish Mór, la más grande de las islas Aran, que produce una variedad de quesos blandos y queso feta de cabra añejado en barril. El tour de la isla que también incluye una parada en la quesería donde las personas tienen la oportunidad de conocer a las cabras, ver cómo se hace el queso, tener un comentario educativo y probar el queso. Aran Goats Cheese produce un queso blando con o sin Dillisk (un alga cosechada en la isla), un Gouda que también viene infundido con lechuga de mar, o Dillisk, un queso de dureza media que se parece al Brie y un queso de verano no muy diferente al Feta. Su Dillisk se cosecha en las costas de Inis Mór. Los cerdos de la granja también son alimentados con suero de leche, un subproducto de la elaboración del queso, por lo que nada se desperdicia.
El pueblo artesanal de Kilmurvery se encuentra al pie de Dun Aonghasa y contiene un puñado de eclécticas tiendas irlandesas de artesanía. Muchos visitantes de la isla navegan o se refrescan en el acogedor café antes de ingresar a Dun Aonghasa.
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Información importante
- Los bebés y los niños pequeños pueden ir en un cochecito o en una silla de paseo
- Se admiten animales de asistencia
- Hay opciones de transporte público disponibles en las cercanías
- Los bebés deben sentarse en el regazo de un adulto
- Adecuado para todos los niveles de aptitud física
- Tenga en cuenta que el máximo de personas por reserva es de 6 personas. Max 3 reservas / hasta 18 personas
- Todo el equipaje se retira del autobús en la parada principal en el fuerte Dun Aonghasa. A petición del conductor, el equipaje se puede dejar en el autobús bajo riesgo de los clientes.
Opiniones(13)
History and culture is good but not with the guides there. They entice you to restaurants in Dun Aengus which is miles away so you have to use the transport provided..horse €50 each, Shared packed minibus €25 each. Ebike €40 each and Bike €30 . I was there for 3 hours and these were the rates.
This review concerns the bus tours offered by locals when you arrive rather than anything pre booked. There are literally dozens of minibus drivers trying to get you on board saying " let me show you what we do". We had the misfortune to get on the bright yellow bus with Mike. He turned out to be a most disagreeable and rude individual literally screaming at some passengers as they couldn't get off his bus in time as he had to rush off to do another tour while we were dropped off at the fort for an hour and a half. It was very hot and he couldn't be bothered to open the roof lights so was driving around with the back door open. In addition his driving was abysmal, nearly hitting many cyclists who dared to get in his way. He was a danger on the road and all he was interested in was getting as many people on the bus and as many tours in as he could. He ran out of time with us so we missed the stop at the seal colony. It was a rip off and we refused to pay. AVOID THE BRIGHT YELLOW BUS.
Gabriel was an entertaining guide and certainly knew the island. Other than that it was the worst value tour I have taken in years and that includes private tours in Italy, Scotland, France, Norway, and Sweden. We prefer private tours but in this case the Hop On Hop Off would have been the better choice.
We enjoyed the short hike up to the fort and the beautiful views. We appreciated that Gabriel shared his goats and some goat cheese but would have liked to see how it is made and understand the process better. Gabriel gave us some good insight into island life but not a lot of history of the island. 1 1/2 hours of the trip were spent on our own exploring the fort and the small shopping area and having lunch leaving about an hour of actual time on the tour, which made it a very over priced hour.
Hi Cynthia. Thank you for your feedback. I know we were 10 mins late in collecting your party on the day, but fortunately we managed to accomodate your late minute ferry change. Normally we dont offer the goats cheese on this history tour, but Gabriel included this as well as some extra time at the 7 churches on the island where he also spent time detailing this site Just a note, the time visiting Dún Aonghasa fort is self-guided on this tour. So in the end your party actually got extra time with Gabriel ! Trust that makes more sense now. Gald you enjoyed the tour and this unique Aran Island.
We had a great tour of Inishmore with Gabriel. We spoke the day prior and I informed him of my wife's limited mobility and he customized the tour to our needs and threw in a few special stops for us. The tour was a little pricey, but given that we were only on the island for a few hours and may never return, it was worth it to make sure we saw everything we wanted to see. Highly recommend this tour if you're doing a day trip to Inishmore and want to see as much as possible.
Gabriel Faherty was an awesome tour guide he has lived on Inishmore all his life and comes from a long line of full-time residents there so he knows everything and was so entertaining with his tour of the island for our family. Gabriel also runs Aran Islands Goat Cheese Company which makes award winning goat cheese--he was kind enough to show us around the cheese production facility as part of our tour and even gave us samples which were delicious. There are lots of longer tours but our 2.5 hour tour was really plenty to get a good feel for Inishmore.
Provided transport to interesting places and provided interesting commentary on goats cheese farm and manufacturing . Guide did not provide any historical or cultural information as per advertised title of tour. Interior of bus was wet as roof windows had been left open overnight. Not recommended.
I'm not sure why they included Galway in the title if they were not going to pick us up in galway which was the whole purpose of us booking this tour. There was no communication after booking or indication that we would need to get to the islands on our own.
Walking up to the fortress and seeing the cliffs. Lunch at the cafe. Watching the Ryder Cup in a bar waiting for the ferry.
We had a great time on Gabriel's tour of the island. We toured the island by minibus stopping at points of interest, hiked to Dun Aonghasa, did some shopping, and met Gabriel's goats! It was a great way to get the local perspective and see the island with zero stress.
