Excursão por Highland Lochs, Glens & Castles em pequenos grupos saindo de Edimburgo





Descrição
Em nossa excursão Highland Lochs, Glens & Castles saindo de Edimburgo, iremos levá-lo a algumas das melhores paisagens que a Escócia tem a oferecer. Montanhas majestosas desmoronam em lagos e castelos cintilantes, enquanto vales contam histórias trágicas de séculos passados. Você terá a oportunidade de visitar um ou dois castelos e também teremos a chance de tirar algumas fotos das ruínas do castelo. Visitamos a pitoresca vila montanhosa de Luss, que fica nas margens bonnie do Loch Lomond, com vista para Ben Lomond, o Munro mais ao sul da Escócia.
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Itinerário
Passaremos pelo Castelo de Stirling, grande residência real dos Reis Stuart e Rainha Maria da Escócia, que subiu ao trono em 1542 quando tinha apenas 6 dias de idade.
Nossa primeira parada será no Castelo Doune, uma magnífica fortaleza do final do século XIV. O castelo representou Winterfell em Game of Thrones e Castle Leoch em Outlander. Ele também estrelou como Swamp Castle, Castle Anthrax e Camelot no filme de comédia de culto Monty Python e o Santo Graal. Você terá tempo para visitar o castelo.
Visitaremos o adorável Loch Lubnaig. Este pequeno, mas incrivelmente localizado trecho de água doce aninhado entre duas montanhas impressionantes, Ben Ledi e Ben Vane, é onde faremos uma parada para alguns lanches leves.
O Castelo de Kilchurn fica no topo do Loch Awe, rodeado por montanhas. Enquanto apreciamos a vista, faremos uma parada para algumas fotos neste castelo em ruínas de meados do século 15.
Inveraray desfruta de um cenário pitoresco nas margens do Loch Fyne e, portanto, é o lugar perfeito para parar para almoçar. Com pouco menos de 2 horas aqui, você certamente terá muito tempo para explorar. Você pode escolher visitar a Prisão de Inveraray do século XIX (aberta o ano todo, ingressos comprados no dia), um museu vivo onde você pode experimentar como era estar encarcerado atrás das grades. Enquanto outros podem optar por dar uma volta por esta adorável cidadezinha. Por outro lado, durante os meses de verão (abril a outubro, apenas de quinta a segunda), você pode considerar uma visita ao Castelo de Inveraray (os ingressos podem ser comprados no dia), onde o Duque de Argyll e sua família vivem hoje. Respire o ar puro das Terras Altas enquanto passeia pelo parque, bosques e jardins, que são resplandecentes com arco-íris de azaléias e rododendros que certamente florescem em Argyll no verão.
Fazemos uma pausa para fotos no ‘Descanse e seja grato’. Um icônico mirante escocês, assim chamado graças às palavras esculpidas na pedra por soldados cansados que construíram a estrada militar original em 1753.
Nossa última parada do dia é na charmosa vila de Luss, nas terras altas, que fica nas belas margens do Loch Lomond. Cerca de 1.500 anos atrás, um missionário irlandês, St Kessog, chegou a Loch Lomond, posteriormente trazendo o cristianismo para a área. Há tempo para você caminhar ao redor da vila e enquanto explora, você deve dar um passeio até o píer, onde você verá Ben Lomond parado orgulhosamente sobre o Loch Lomond.
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Informações importantes
- Aceita animais de serviço
- Opções de transporte público disponíveis perto
- Adequado para todos os níveis de condicionamento físico
- Não podemos acomodar crianças menores de 5 anos
Avaliações(396)
Give Wee Stevie a gold star from us, please. Probably the funniest and most memorable tour we've done so far.
A good look at the highland lochs, villages and castles. A good day out in the country. A good introduction to the country side
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! We are glad you had a good time touring through Scotland. - Discover Scotland Tours
All the sites were very interesting. Our tour guide stevie gave us options of things to see at each stop. Also recommended places we could eat. You should bring rain gear in case the weather changes. Scenery along the way was beautiful.
Thank you for your lovely review! We're so glad you enjoyed the beautiful scenery and all the stops along the way. It's great to hear Stevie's recommendations and local knowledge helped make your day even better. We hope to welcome you back on another tour soon. - Discover Scotland Tours
The tour itself was good. The tour guide was a little low energy. He seemed knowledgeable enough, just a bit monotone.
Thank you for your review. It's disappointing to hear that you didn't enjoy your Tour Leader's commentary as much as we would have hoped. All of our Tour Leaders have different delivery styles, commentary etc and it sounds like on this occasion yours wasn't unfortunately a good match for you. We are glad however that you thought the tour was good and hope you'll return to Scotland in the future.
Douglas took us on a wonderful tour of the Highlands. We were glad to receive the tip to prebook tickets to Doune Castle. That stop was our favorite on the trip. Douglas was knowledgeable and full of stories that he told us during the drive. He also put together a playlist of music that he played throughout the journey and gave an introduction before each song. Douglas also made a short stop at a farm for us to feed some adorable highland coos. The van was also very comfortable and clean. Highly recommend this tour for a day trip outside of Edinburgh.
Thank you for your lovely review! We're so glad you enjoyed your day in the Highlands with Douglas. It's great to hear that Doune Castle was your favourite stop and that you enjoyed his stories, music, and the chance to feed the Highland coos. We'll be sure to pass on your kind words to Douglas. Thanks for your recommendation, and we hope to see you again on another tour! - Discover Scotland Tours
We recently took this tour and loved it! Kyle, the tour guide, was knowledgeable, funny, kind, accomodating, and made the experience such a positive one! He clearly loves what he does and is extremely knowledgeable about the history and ecology of the area. He grew up in the area where the tour goes, so he had fun tidbits to share along the way. The landscape and castles were gorgeous and I really appreciated the commentary as well as the playlist of Scottish music that he shared along the drive. We had one hiccup with the sound system malfunctioning (fuse blew) making it hard to hear Kyle in the back of the van. He handled the situation like a pro and surprised us with arranging a new vehicle at one of the stops. You won't be disappointed if you choose this tour- it was a highlight for my family during our time in Scotland.
It is great to see how much you enjoyed the tour with Kyle! We will be sure to let him know your appreciation of his knowledge, kindness, music playlist and sense of humour. We are glad that the tour felt smooth, even when there was malfunction we couldn't predict! We hope to welcome you back to Scotland in the future! - Discover Scotland Tours
Very pleasant and safe travel experience with a polite, informative, and considerate tour guide/driver.
Thank you for your 5 star review, we are glad you enjoyed the tour and guide. - Discover Scotland Tours
Great tour. Had so much fun and got lots of time to explore. Guide was a blast! Offer lots of history and folklore . He was also super fun and engaging. I would pay to do this one again! Guide Even gave us lift back to our hotel so we could catch our train.
Thank you very much for your 5 star review! W e are glad you got to explore the places you got to visit and it's also good to see that you enjoyed your guide's knowledge and engagement. We hope to welcome you back on another tour. - Discover Scotland Tours
This trip was incredible, driving through the beautiful countryside, stopping at castles, lakes, viewpoints, and quaint villages. Kyle, our driver and guide was amazing. He was super friendly, fun, and very informative about the places we visited, as well as Scottish culture. Highly recommended!
Thank you for your 5 star review and recommendation! We are glad you enjoyed all the beautiful views as well as Kyle and his knowledgeable and friendly guiding! We hope to see you again in the future! - Discover Scotland Tours
We had a wonderful day with Brian as our guide! There were only five of us on the tour, 3 of us being very well-behaved and respectful. The other 2, not so much. It was frustrating for everyone else that these 2 individuals cared nothing about the schedule and displayed an attitude of entitlement. Brian handled it wonderfully, gave them plenty of guidance at every stop (for which they cared not the slightest), and took us on our way. These roads were so tricky; twisty and steep at times, but this was clearly not Brian’s first day on this route and he got us through the day with ease. His commentary was informative and interesting, with humorous anecdotes throughout. The booking, descriptions, and instructions were perfect; all very organized. We sometimes go into these tours with a bit of skepticism but happy to report that we were quickly at ease when we boarded the lovely coach on time. We loved Scotland and will be back to book another tour with Discover Scotland!
Thank you for your wonderful 5 star review! We are delighted that you enjoyed Brian's Guiding, including his commentary, sense of humour and his patience. We are glad you felt at ease as soon as you stepped foot on the coach. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future! - Discover Scotland Tours



