Château d'Urquhart, Culloden, Clava Cairns, Loch Ness
Description
Trajet retour : Nous vous ramènerons à votre navire environ 1 heure avant son heure de départ. Nous revenons presque toujours AVANT les propres bus du navire. Nous sommes très efficaces et le faisons depuis 7 ans, desservant des milliers de croisiéristes chaque saison estivale. Vous verrez Clava Cairns de renommée Outlander, Culloden champ de bataille, château d'Urquhart, Inverness, Loch Ness et les célèbres vaches des hauts plateaux à Beauly. Cette visite se fait généralement dans un monospace 8 places mais parfois jusqu'à un 33 places qui est encore un petit bus. Notre visite est basée sur une expérience de qualité à partir des commentaires de nos clients en 2019. Nous sommes une nouvelle entreprise qui vise à plaire et nos guides vous offriront des connaissances locales et répondront à toutes vos questions. Notre visite partira 30 minutes à 1,5 heures après l’arrivée du navire. Cette visite peut être en tout de 8 places à 33 places selon les numéros. Vous allez adorer nos guides expérimentés dans leurs uniformes violets ou leurs tenues en tartan et kilt.
Options de l'excursion
Itinéraire
⸻ Culloden Battlefield • Culloden Moor, juste à l'extérieur d'Inverness, est le site de la bataille de Culloden (16 avril 1746), la dernière bataille rangée livrée sur le sol britannique. • Elle marque la fin de l’insurrection jacobite de 1745, lorsque le prince Charles Edward Stuart – « Bonnie Prince Charlie » – tente de récupérer le trône pour la dynastie Stuart en exil. • L'armée jacobite, composée en grande partie de membres du clan des Highlands, affronte les forces gouvernementales du duc de Cumberland. Cela comprend le temps de trajet pour y aller du port de 45 minutes. 30 - 45 minutes sur place.
• Les Clava Cairns sont un groupe de cairns funéraires datant de l'âge du bronze, vieux d'environ 4 000 ans, situés près du champ de bataille de Culloden, juste à l'extérieur d'Inverness. • Le site comprend des tombes de passage, des cairns en anneau, des pierres debout et des cairns en bordure de trottoir, disposés selon un modèle circulaire. • Les fans de la série télévisée Outlander reconnaîtront Clava Cairns comme l'inspiration du Craigh na Dun fictif, où Claire Randall est transportée dans le temps à travers les pierres debout. • Alors que Clava Cairns elle-même n’a pas de « pierre fendue » magique comme dans la série, le décor – avec son cercle de pierres debout – est très similaire. Comprend 15 minutes de trajet depuis le dernier emplacement.
Arrivée au centre-ville d'Inverness où votre entrée est incluse dans la nouvelle galerie d'observation du château d'Inverness. Voir à travers la ville. Visitez la statue de Flora MacDonald à l’extérieur du château et découvrez les boutiques et les cafés d’Inverness. Essayez peut-être une bière locale dans le plus vieux bar d'Inverness, les Gellions, datant de 1841. Malheureusement que des photos jusqu'en 2024 aussi vaste qu'il est obscurci pour rénovation complète. Comprend 30 minutes de trajet depuis le dernier emplacement
Voyagez à côté du Loch Ness sur 15 km et faites une pause pour prendre des photos de Nessie (si vous êtes très chanceux).
Traversez le village pittoresque en vous arrêtant lorsque vous visitez le centre Nessie et le magasin de gin
Visitez les ruines du château d'Urquhart ainsi que le centre vidéo. Regardez une vidéo historique de 6 minutes avec ses propres sous-titres linguistiques. Promenez-vous dans les ruines ou parcourez la boutique ou le café. Comprend la conduite en loch ness pendant 30 minutes
Admirez les roucoulements et les alpagas des hauts plateaux dans la ferme de Robertson à la périphérie de Beauly. Comprend 30 minutes de trajet depuis le dernier emplacement.
Structure • Le viaduc est le plus long viaduc en maçonnerie d'Écosse, s'étendant sur 549 mètres (1 800 pieds). • Il est fait de grès rouge et se compose de 29 arches gracieuses, chacune d'environ 50 pieds de haut. • Le viaduc a une courbe en flèche, lui donnant un aspect très élégant à travers le paysage.
Quittez le village de Drumnadrochit, puis revenez au bateau par une terre sauvage à 300 mètres d'altitude et descendez dans le village de Beauly en passant par l'ancien prieuré.
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Informations importantes
- Accès pour les personnes à mobilité réduite
- Landau ou poussette possible pour les bébés et enfants en bas âge
- Sièges enfants avec besoins spéciaux disponibles
- Options de transport accessibles aux personnes à mobilité réduite
- Condition physique moyenne requise
Avis(114)
When I booked the trip, I didn’t realize it began in Invergorten at the cruise ship terminal as I was staying in Inverness. My friend was ill that morning so she stayed behind. When the lovely ladies at Thistle Excursions realized I’d taken a pricey taxi to get there, they immediately offered to give me a ride back to Inverness after our tour concluded! June was our Guide for the day and she was very knowledgeable and shared the colorful history of the Highlands, Clava Cairn, the Culloden Battlefield, Culloden Viaduct, Urqhart Castle, Loch Ness and Inverness. While at Culloden Battlefield, she explained that the rock wall at the entrance to the Battlefield showed the striking disparity between the deaths of British soldiers and the massive numbers of Jacobite soldiers killed there. There were 3 of us on the tour (all NorCal gals) and June was a great driver, the car was comfy and clean, and we ended the day with a stop at Robertson’s - The Larder and Highland Cows. It was a wonderful day and when the tour was done, Moe kindly gave me a ride back to my hotel in Inverness. I highly recommend this tour.
Thank you Karen. Very much appreciated.
When I booked the trip, I didn’t realize it began in Invergorten at the cruise ship terminal as I was staying in Inverness. When the lovely ladies at Thistle Excursions realized I’d taken a pricey taxi to get there, they immediately offered to give me a ride back to Inverness after our tour concluded. June was our Guide for the day and she was very knowledgeable and shared the colorful history of the Highlands, Clava Cairn, the Culloden Battlefield, Culloden Viaduct, Urqhart Castle, Loch Ness and Inverness. While at Culloden Battlefield, she explained that the rock wall at the entrance to the Battlefield showed the striking disparity between the deaths of British soldiers and the massive numbers of Jacobite soldiers killed there. June was a great driver, the car was comfy and clean, and we ended the day with a stop at Robertson’s - The Larder and Highland Cows. It was a wonderful day and when the tour was done, Moe kindly gave me a ride back to my hotel in Inverness. I highly recommend this tour.
Karen Thank you for This lovely review.
Boat arrived late, confusion at departure (a guide left without us). Fortunately, other guides were still on site and Danny took very good care of us. A huge thank you to this very kind gentleman. However, we had to shorten all the visits but we saw all the attractions scheduled on the itinerary.
I’m sorry Aileen took another couple instead of your couple Suzanne but everybody came off at once because the ship docked 1.5 hours later than urs schedule. We had to change our itinerary several times during the wait for you to disembark. We did not delay your ship. You had technical difficulties. It made no difference as Danny was still waiting for me to return from the dentist which I had booked with regard to the ship’s correct docking time at 8am. I booked it for 9.30 as I’d be well clear but the ship didn’t start disembarking until 9.45am. Not our fault. We had no choice but to cut some visits short. You went with Danny and had a great day. We would never leave any guests behind if they were on time and given the disembarkation issues we waited you and took you. I’m disappointed we dropped a star for the captain’s decision to arrive later.
The operator was well organized and our guide Niall was exceptionally knowledgeable about history and thorough. It was a pleasure to spend the day with him. He made the tour special.
Thank you so much. By all us fabulous.
June was our tour guide. It was a small group and June was an excellent guide. She was very knowledgeable and she really tried to make sure we saw as much as we could in our short stay. We had a very lovely day and even had a special stop at the end of the tour that was an added bonus.
Thank you so much x
This was a great tour. We really liked the small group and our guide was great. We were a bit concerned it would be difficult to find the van but it was easy to find them as they were just outside the cruise terminal. The stops were all great. Urquhart, despite being crowded, is one the most picturesque castles we have been too. Don't skip the short movie on the history when you first get there. It is well worth the few minutes.
Thank you Richard
Our guide Laura was amazing and couldn’t do enough for us. She was very knowledgeable and friendly and gave us lots of information. If you are an Outlander fan I would highly recommend this tour.
Thank you Jackie x
Excellent walk through amazing places. Our guide Danny fabulous. The only bad thing was the van they took us in, very uncomfortable.
Thank you so much.
We really enjoyed our tour!! Niall was an excellent guide who provided us with so many facts and history. A very enjoyable day!!
Thank you linda Lovely review x
We actually saw a YouTube video of another cruiser’s day in Invergordon where he had taken a tour with Thistle Excursions and we are so glad we did because we just had the most wonderful day exploring the highlands with them! Our guide, Eleanor was absolutely fantastic. She was funny and nice and you could tell she loved to share her homeland with us. She always made sure we were taken care of and felt comfortable all day. We made 5 stops today and never felt rushed at any of them. This was one of our all time favorite shore excursion tours we have ever taken. We can not recommend this tour enough!!!
Thank you so much. Yes we were lucky that guest doing the YouTube video a few years ago. A lovely surprise.
