Tour histórico e cultural por Inishmore, Ilhas Aran. Galway. Privado. 2 ½ horas
Descrição
Desça da balsa / avião para a ilha Inis Mór e encontre seu guia nativo que fala irlandês, que é um talentoso contador de histórias e campeão nacional de culinária. Em sua companhia divertida, obtenha insights sobre a cultura e a história desta ilha remota em um passeio que inclui um cenário costeiro espetacular com paradas no Patrimônio Mundial de Dún Aonghus, o sítio monástico das Sete Igrejas, um mirante de colônia de focas e uma visita à vila de artesanato local para conhecer os habitantes locais e ver o artesanato de inspiração celta. Seu guia compartilhará suas percepções notáveis sobre os costumes e tradições de uma ilha que foi o lar de seus ancestrais desde que o tempo se lembra.
Opções de passeio
Itinerário
No cimo de um penhasco com vista para o oceano Atlântico, Dún Aonghasa é o maior dos fortes de pedra pré-históricos das Ilhas Aran. O forte consiste em três paredes maciças de pedra seca e um chevaux-de-frise, uma faixa densa de pedras irregulares e verticais, circundando o forte de penhasco a penhasco, projetado para impedir os invasores. Originalmente construído por volta de 1100 AC, foi fortificado por volta de 700-800 DC. Escavações revelaram evidências significativas de trabalhos em metal pré-históricos, bem como várias casas e cemitérios.
A colônia de focas está situada no lado norte da ilha perto da praia de Kilmurvey, na estrada para Dún Aonghasa e é claramente sinalizada com uma pequena cabana que vende lanches no mirante. Na maré baixa, uma dúzia de focas se reúnem na praia e nas rochas, criando uma bela vista com as montanhas de Connemara como pano de fundo.
Aran Island Goat's Cheese é uma fazenda familiar de cabras em Inish Mór - a maior das Ilhas Aran - produzindo uma variedade de queijos macios e um queijo feta de cabra envelhecido em barril. O passeio pela ilha que também inclui uma parada na queijaria com as pessoas tendo a chance de conhecer as cabras, assistir ao queijo sendo feito, fazer um comentário educacional e provar o queijo. Aran Goats Cheese produz um queijo macio com ou sem Dillisk (uma alga colhida na ilha), um Gouda que também vem infundido com alface do mar, ou Dillisk, um queijo de dureza média que se parece com o Brie e um Summer Cheese não muito diferente do Feta. Seu Dillisk é colhido nas margens do Inis Mór. Os porcos da fazenda também são alimentados com soro de leite, subproduto da fabricação do queijo, para que nada seja desperdiçado.
A vila artesanal de Kilmurvery está localizada no sopé de Dun Aonghasa e contém um punhado de lojas ecléticas de artes e artesanato irlandeses. Muitos visitantes da ilha navegam ou se refrescam no aconchegante café antes de entrar em Dun Aonghasa.
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Informações importantes
- Bebês e crianças pequenas podem andar em um carrinho
- Aceita animais de serviço
- Opções de transporte público disponíveis perto
- Bebês precisam sentar no colo de um adulto
- Adequado para todos os níveis de condicionamento físico
- Por favor, observe que o máximo de pessoas por reserva é de 6 pessoas. Max 3 reservas / até 18 pessoas
- Todas as bagagens são retiradas do ônibus na parada principal em Dun Aonghasa Fort A pedido do motorista, as bagagens podem ser deixadas no ônibus a risco próprio dos clientes.
Avaliações(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.
