Tour storico e culturale di Inishmore, Isole Aran. Galway. Privato. 2 ore e mezza
Descrizione
Scendi dal traghetto / aereo sull'isola di Inis Mór e incontra la tua guida madrelingua irlandese, che è un talentuoso narratore e un campione nazionale di cibo. Nella sua divertente compagnia, scopri la cultura e la storia di questa remota isola in un tour che include uno spettacolare scenario costiero con soste nel sito del patrimonio mondiale di Dún Aonghus, il sito monastico di The Seven Churches, un punto di osservazione delle colonie di foche e una visita al villaggio artigianale locale per incontrare la gente del posto e vedere artigianato di ispirazione celtica. La tua guida condividerà le sue straordinarie intuizioni sui costumi e le tradizioni di un'isola che è stata dimora dei suoi antenati per tutto il tempo che può ricordare.
Opzioni del tour
Itinerario
Arroccato su una scogliera che si affaccia sull'oceano Atlantico, Dún Aonghasa è il più grande dei forti preistorici in pietra delle Isole Aran. Il forte è costituito da tre massicci muri a secco e un chevaux-de-frise, una fitta fascia di pietre frastagliate e dritte, che circonda il forte da una scogliera all'altra, progettata per impedire agli attaccanti. Originariamente costruito intorno al 100 a.C., fu fortificato intorno al 700-800 d.C. Gli scavi hanno rivelato prove significative della lavorazione dei metalli preistorica, oltre a numerose case e sepolture.
La colonia di foche si trova sul lato settentrionale dell'isola vicino alla spiaggia di Kilmurvey, sulla strada per Dún Aonghasa ed è chiaramente segnalata con una piccola capanna che vende snack al punto di osservazione. Con la bassa marea, una dozzina di foche si riuniscono sulla spiaggia e sulle rocce, creando uno spettacolo meraviglioso con le montagne del Connemara come sfondo.
Aran Island Goat's Cheese è un allevamento di capre a conduzione familiare a Inish Mór, la più grande delle Isole Aran, che produce una gamma di formaggi a pasta molle e una feta di capra invecchiata in botte. Il giro dell'isola che prevede anche una sosta al caseificio con la possibilità di incontrare le capre, assistere alla lavorazione del formaggio, avere un commento didattico e degustare il formaggio. Aran Goats Cheese produce un formaggio morbido con o senza Dillisk (un'alga marina raccolta sull'isola), un Gouda che viene anche infuso con lattuga di mare, o Dillisk, un formaggio di media durezza che assomiglia al Brie e un Summer Cheese non dissimile dalla Feta. Il loro Dillisk viene raccolto sulle rive di Inis Mór. I maiali della fattoria sono anche alimentati con siero di latte, un sottoprodotto della produzione del formaggio, quindi nulla va sprecato.
Il villaggio artigianale di Kilmurvery si trova ai piedi di Dun Aonghasa e contiene una manciata di eclettici negozi di arti e mestieri irlandesi. Molti visitatori dell'isola curiosano o si rinfrescano nell'accogliente caffè prima di entrare a Dun Aonghasa.
Punti salienti
Cosa è incluso
Valutazioni dei viaggiatori
Informazioni importanti
- I neonati e i bambini piccoli possono essere portati in carrozzina o passeggino
- Animali di servizio ammessi
- Sono disponibili trasporti pubblici nelle vicinanze
- I neonati devono sedere in grembo a un adulto
- Adatto a tutti i livelli di forma fisica
- Si prega di notare che il numero massimo di persone per prenotazione è di 6 persone. Max 3 prenotazioni / fino a 18 persone
- Tutti i bagagli vengono ritirati dall'autobus alla fermata principale di Dun Aonghasa forte Su richiesta del conducente i bagagli possono essere lasciati sul bus a proprio rischio e pericolo.
Recensioni(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.
