Excursion en croisière à Invergordon - Visite du château, du whisky et de l'histoire
Description
Le point culminant de la visite est la visite du château et des jardins de Dunrobin, qui comprend un spectacle de fauconnerie deux fois par jour dans les jardins. La visite explore également les paysages classiques des Highlands, une visite d'une heure dans la ville historique de Dornoch, une excellente cuisine et des boissons et nous terminons la visite par une visite d'une distillerie de whisky.
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Connu localement comme point de vue des millionnaires, il doit s'agir de deux des scènes les plus pittoresques des Highlands d'Écosse. Le nom provient de l'entrepreneur Andrew Carnaigie qui était à la maison était autrefois le château de Skibo. On dit qu'il amènerait tous ses amis en visite à ce point pour leur montrer les points de vue.
Le château de Dunrobin est une demeure seigneuriale à Sutherland, dans la région des Highlands d'Écosse, et le siège de la famille du comte de Sutherland et du clan Sutherland. Il est situé à 1 mile au nord de Golspie, et à environ 5 miles au sud de Brora, surplombant le Dornoch ATTENTION - LE CHÂTEAU DE DUNROBIN EST FERMÉ DE NOVEMBRE À AVRIL Seul l'extérieur du Château peut être visité durant ces mois.
Les phoques sont les mammifères les plus visibles sur la flotte du loch: on peut voir des phoques communs de la route publique à Skelbo toute l'année, et des phoques gris visitent les mois d'hiver. On y trouve également des loutres et des pipistrelles, ainsi que d’autres mammifères terrestres écossais typiques tels que le chevreuil, le renard, la martre des pins et la belette. Des écureuils roux et des chats sauvages écossais ont été enregistrés dans la région,
Le nom «Dornoch» est dérivé du gaélique pour «lieu de cailloux», suggérant que la zone contenait des cailloux de la taille d'un poing (dorn) qui pourraient donc être utilisés comme des armes. [4] Dornoch possède la cathédrale de Dornoch du XIIIe siècle, la prison de la vieille ville et l'ancien palais épiscopal, qui est aujourd'hui le célèbre hôtel, le château de Dornoch, et un parcours de golf remarquable, le Royal Dornoch Golf Club, classé 5 États Unis. Il est également remarquable que le dernier endroit où une sorcière a été brûlée en Écosse. Son nom s'appelait Janet Horne; elle a été jugée et condamnée à mort en 1727. Il y a une pierre, la pierre de la sorcière, commémorant sa mort, inscrite avec l'année 1722
Explorez l'histoire de la plus ancienne distillerie en activité des Northern Highlands, tout en acquérant un aperçu de l'importance de leurs méthodes exceptionnellement lentes et patientes ainsi que du rôle de leurs distillateurs fiers et dévoués.
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Informations importantes
- Landau ou poussette possible pour les bébés et enfants en bas âge
- Animaux d'assistance acceptés
- Transports en commun disponibles à proximité
- Sièges enfants avec besoins spéciaux disponibles
- Convient à toutes les conditions physiques
Avis(41)
This was an 7-8 hour full day tour and George, our driver from the Mackintosh clan was excellent. He talks about each neighborhood giving a full description and tons of pointers. The Dunrobin Castle is a fabulous tour and we all truly enjoyed it, including my 3 year old granddaughter! My daughters said this was the best day ever.
Wonderful trip with Roger our guide & driver. We stopped at many beautiful spots, from falls to scenic overlooks, to cathedrals. There were only 6 of us, so had a very comfortable ride too. Roger was very informative & funny, & made the tour so enjoyable. I would highly recommend this tour.
Thank you so much for your kind words ,, I am sorry i was unable to do this tour as i had 14 people who had bookings with me on the 7th i have every faith in Roger to give you a great day ,, and i am so glad he has done so Thank you George Ritchie George@scotlandmail.com
Very flexible if you want to make changes along the way. Very small group. Only six people in a van. Very comfortable. George was very knowledgeable of area and history.
Thank you very much for your kind words Kind regards George
It was exactly as described. The Scottish countryside was beautiful and our tour guide was very knowledgeable. Dunrobin castle is a must see and we also enjoyed the whiskey tour. Great way to see this part of Scotland!
Thank you very much for your very kind words Kind Regards George
this tour was the best! we saw everything and the guide was very knowledgeable and personable. he was charismatic and accommodating. would highly recommend
Thank you so much I hope you all enjoyed Edinburgh Safe sailing
Mike was a great guide! Very knowledgeable about the area and did his best to make sure that everyone had a great time.
Hi Dan Cooper Thank you for your kind words , And i am so pleased you had a great day with Dave Not Mike !! I will make sure he gets your review
Fantastic tour!! We really had a wonderful time. Very detailed history, good laughs, and tailored experience.
Thank you for your very kind words ,, Safe travels as you go
Hands down, one of the best tours we have taken in Scotland! Our guide was a wealth of information and tailor made everything to exactly what we wanted— more or less time at the various sites. As we were off the cruise ship he was also very cognizant of our all-aboard time and got us back to the ship with time to spare! Highly recommend this to one and all! A great tour! And George was the best guide as well— if you get a chance take his tour!!!
Hi David Thank you for your very nice review Honestly it was a pleasure to show you guys around Safe onward travels
George was a fantastic tour guide! He was charismatic, knowledgeable, good natured, and pretty much knew everyone on the route! He was kind enough to take us on the tour even though there were only 2 of us that day. He did a great job of tying together the historical places and facts. A really fun day!
Wow great words from you guys I am so pleased you both had a fun day Thank you so much
Bob was our guide (George, the owner mentioned in many other reviews, was leading a tour van we were trailing most of the time), and while Bob was friendly and allowed us complete flexibility, he felt more like a private driver than a guide, often giving anecdotes on previous groups he'd driven and sometimes pulling out his phone to do spot research but not providing much of his own commentary. It did not matter to us but he was also not kilted and was driving a personal car so no Wi-Fi as stated in the listing. George did not actually recognize Bob's car so this might have just been a one off thing.
HI , The reason i did not know Bobs car was he recently changed it , And i had no idea it did not have wi~fi as you state . I did have a other driver lined up for this tour ,but the other party of 4 cancelled , and the driver with the bigger vehicle would not do only 2 persons Bob does his own Tours and i have used him before with no issues . It is very difficult to get a party of 2 covered Which i did rather than cancel your booking Sorry if you were slightly disappointed
