Excursion d'une journée au départ d'Inverness - île de Skye, piscines de fées et château d'Eilean Donan
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Explorez l'île magique de Skye, nagez dans les piscines de fées, admirez le château d'Eilean Donan et Portree, dégustez un plat de Single Malt Scotch à la distillerie de whisky Talisker, et bien plus encore lors de cette visite de groupe d'une journée au départ d'Inverness. Voyagez en autocar pour voir les joyaux de l'île lors de ce voyage pare-chocs d'une journée.
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Le Loch Ness est connu comme la demeure du monstre du Loch Ness (également appelé « Nessie »). La première mention d'un monstre dans les environs du Loch Ness apparaît dans la Vie de Saint Columba d'Adomnán, écrite au VIe siècle de notre ère.
Une fois sur l'île de Skye, nous remontons la côte est de l'île. Une fois sur l'île de Skye, nous remonterons la côte est de l'île. Admirez la vue imprenable sur les montagnes Cuillin rouge et noir, ainsi que sur les îles de Scalpay et Raasay, en direction du sud-ouest, à travers de nombreux petits villages suivre les routes vers les bassins des fées.
Promenez-vous à l'ombre des montagnes Cuillin, avec les surnaturels à travers des paysages féeriques et leurs bains les plus célèbres, les bassins des fées. Les piscines sont situées dans l'un des paysages les plus spectaculaires de Skye. Les fées se baignent régulièrement ici, dans les piscines vertes cristallines de la rivière Brittle. Si le temps le permet, vous pourrez nager dans les piscines du fleuve, l'un des meilleurs spots de baignade sauvage du Royaume-Uni. Amusez-vous à plonger sous les arches naturelles et les cascades, mais n'espionnez pas les fées, elles peuvent facilement s'offusquer !
La distillerie Talisker basée à Carbost était la seule distillerie de whisky sur l'île de Skye. Le whisky est un scotch single malt, au goût très marqué de tourbe et de fumée. Nous passerons par le centre d'accueil et si possible, vous goûterez l'un des whiskys fins produits ici.
Nous passerons quelque temps dans la minuscule ville portuaire de Portree, la capitale de l'île de Skye, avec ses bâtiments colorés aux couleurs vives à côté d'un port pittoresque. Le nom de la ville de Portree commémore la visite du roi James V en 1540. Des sources prouvent que la ville s'appelait autrefois Portray et aurait été habité dès le Mésolithique.
Le château Eilean Donan est l'un des châteaux les plus connus en Écosse. Situé à un point stratégique de sa petite île, surplombant l'île de Skye, à l'intersection de trois grandes étendues d'eau et au cœur des majestueuses montagnes boisées de Kintail, le cadre d'Eilean Donan est à couper le souffle.
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Informations importantes
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Condition physique moyenne requise
- Âge minimum : 6 ans
- Les enfants doivent être accompagnés par un adulte.
- La durée du trajet est approximative, la durée exacte dépendra des conditions de circulation et de la météo
- Accompagnement possible par un guide polyglotte
- Opère quelles que soient les conditions météorologiques. Veuillez porter des vêtements appropriés.
- Déconseillée aux personnes à mobilité réduite ou en fauteuil roulant
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The tour was wonderful and we saw everything we wanted to on the Skye. The highlight would be the fairy pools and Talisker Distillery. The only thing not so good was the tour guide. .
Oh, that is strange our driver guides are highly trained and are professionals, you can't keep everybody all the time. Glad you enjoyed the tour though.
Richard was the best tour guide! He knew so many stories and facts about Scotland and we loved every minute! And would recommend for anyone going to the area. We got to see so much and hear so many stories that we loved!
Tour cancelled on the morning of departure with unusable notice. I booked the “Best of Skye” tour from Portree for my only full day on Skye. I arrived at Somerled Square before 08:30 and waited at the pickup point. There was no Tour Skye bus, no driver and no representative. I called several times, but nobody answered. Only later did I find out that the tour had been cancelled because the driver/guide was sick. The cancellation email had gone to spam, and there was no phone call or usable warning before departure. By that time I had already lost the chance to easily join another tour. Tour Skye did issue a full refund, which is correct, but the communication and operational handling were poor. A refund does not fix the lost morning, the stress, the cold wait at the pickup point, or the fact that I only had one full day on Skye. The problem was not that a driver got sick. That can happen. The problem was the lack of clear, timely communication and no practical backup for customers already waiting at the departure point.
The tour was cancelled. You were sent an email the moment we knew about it and a full refund was issued immediately. Poor communication? we even hooked you up with another tour company so you could tour and not loose a day on Skye. We could not have done anything else but appologies for the inconvenience.
Amazing tour! Mitch was an amazing guide, tended to our every need, just amazing. Would do same tour again when back on Skye!
Thank you for taking the time leaving a review. Mitch will be so happy as that was his first ever tour. Safe travels.
We had a tour guide change up, an older gentleman from another company but he was great and enjoyable to listen to. He took us to a local eatery for lunch and was good with timing. The fairy pools don’t look like the picture but that could have been time of year. Regardless it was a beautiful hike and an enjoyable day!
The booked excursion was unfortunately cancelled at very short notice, one day before. This was very annoying as we could not book a new excursion at such short notice. Am a bit surprised TripAdvisor has no knowledge of the cancellation. I hope that at least the refund will be quick and hassle-free. Anyway, we were very disappointed. The trip was one of our highlights on our Scotland tour.
The driver got sick and cancelled right before the trip was suppose to start. Also, we had sent two messages and hadn’t gotten any responses prior to the cancellation
Our tour was canceled and the email notification was sent to my spam. So we showed up and no tour. We found an entirely different company loading up at the same time location and they let us buy last minute tickets in their tour.
It depends on the settings of your email if emails go into spam, if the settings are to high that can happen. The tour was cancelled and you received a full refund and we were glad our colleagues took you after we called to make sure they would.
I did the Portree Isle of Skye Tour. Stevie our guide was absolutely brilliant! Deserves a pay raise if anyone in management is reading. Not only knowledge on all things Scottish, but his tips and tricks to enjoying Skye. On top of that a smashing playlist of Scottish themed music, witty jokes and ability to connect with everyone on the bus regardless of where we had come for. The extra small stops and photos ops were superb. Not to mention wildlife interactions, and best practices out and about. Thanks again! Highly recommend and can’t say anything bad. Happy travels to everyone reading this review. I usually do not write reviews, this was exceptional.
Thank you for your kind review
Rob, our tour guide was quite literally the best tour guide ever!! Me and my fiancé ended up being the only people on the tour and we got to see and learn so much! Either way, it was definitely a must for a tour!
Thanks for leaving a review. Glad you enjoyed our island. Happy travels
