Urquhart Castle, Culloden, Clava Cairns, Loch Ness
Beskrivning
Hemresa : Vi kommer att ha dig tillbaka till ditt fartyg cirka 1 timme före avgångstiden. Vi kommer nästan alltid tillbaka INNAN fartygets egna bussar. Vi är mycket effektiva och har gjort detta i 7 år och servar tusentals kryssningspassagerare varje sommarsäsong. Du kommer att se Clava Cairns från Outlander berömmelse, Culloden slagfält, Urquhart Castle, Inverness, Loch Ness och de berömda höglandet kor på Beauly. Denna tur tas vanligtvis i en 8 sits minibuss men ibland upp till en 33 sits som fortfarande är en liten buss. Vår turné är baserad på en kvalitetsupplevelse från feedback från våra kunder under 2019. Vi är ett nytt företag som strävar efter att behaga och våra guider kommer att erbjuda dig lokalkännedom och svara på alla dina frågor. Vår tur avgår 30 minuter till 1,5 timmar efter fartygets ankomst. Denna tur kan vara i allt från 8 platser till 33 platser beroende på antal. Du kommer att älska våra erfarna reseledare i sina lila uniformer eller tartan och kilt klädsel.
Turalternativ
Resplan
⸻ Culloden Battlefield • Culloden Moor, strax utanför Inverness, är platsen för slaget vid Culloden (16 april 1746), det sista slaget som utkämpades på brittisk mark. • Det markerade slutet på jakobitupproret 1745, när prins Charles Edward Stuart - "Bonnie Prince Charlie" - försökte återta tronen för den landsförvisade Stuartdynastin. • Den jakobitiska armén, som till stor del bestod av höglandsklaner, mötte hertigen av Cumberlands regeringsstyrkor. Detta inkluderar restid för att komma dit från hamnen på 45 minuter. 30 - 45 minuter på plats.
• Clava Cairns är en grupp bronsåldersgravrösen, cirka 4000 år gamla, som ligger nära Culloden Battlefield, strax utanför Inverness. • Platsen omfattar gånggravar, ringrösen, stående stenar och kantstenrösen, ordnade i ett cirkulärt mönster. • Fans av TV-serien Outlander kommer att känna igen Clava Cairns som inspirationen till den fiktiva Craigh na Dun, där Claire Randall transporteras tillbaka i tiden genom de stående stenarna. • Medan Clava Cairns själv inte har en magisk ”split stone” som i serien, känns inramningen – med sin cirkel av stående stenar – väldigt lik. Inkluderar 15 minuters restid från senaste plats.
Ankomst Inverness centrum där din entré ingår till Inverness Castles nya visningsgalleri. Se rakt över staden. Besök Flora MacDonalds staty utanför slottet och se butikerna och kaféerna i Inverness. Kanske prova en lokal öl i den äldsta baren i Inverness, Gellions, med anor från 1841. Tyvärr bara bilder fram till 2024 så vidsträckt han är grumlig för totalrenovering. Inkluderar 30 minuters restid från senaste plats
Res bredvid Loch Ness på 15 mil och stanna för foton av Nessie (om du har mycket tur).
Passera genom den pittoreska byn och stanna till när du besöker Nessie centrum och ginbutiken
Besök ruinerna av Urquhart Castle samt videocentret. Titta på en 6 minuters historisk video med eget språk undertexter. Vandra ner till ruinerna eller bläddra i butiken eller caféet. Inkluderar körning efter sjökänsla i 30 minuter
Se verkliga höglandskakaos och alpackor på Robertsons gård i utkanten av Beauly. Inkluderar 30 minuters restid från senaste plats.
Struktur • Viadukten är den längsta murverksviadukten i Skottland och sträcker sig 549 meter. • Den är gjord av röd sandsten och består av 29 graciösa valv, var och en ca 50 fot hög. • Viadukten har en svepande kurva, vilket ger den ett mycket elegant utseende över landskapet.
Låt byn Drumnadrochit sedan tillbaka till fartyget via vildmark 1000 meter uppför ett berg som släpper ner i byn Beauly och passerar genom det antika prioryet.
Höjdpunkter
Vad som ingår
Resenärers betyg
Viktig information
- Anpassat för rullstol
- Spädbarn och små barn kan åka i barnvagn eller sittvagn
- Särskilda barnstolar finns tillgängliga
- Transportalternativ är rullstolsanpassade
- Resenärer bör ha medelgod fysisk kondition
Recensioner(114)
When I booked the trip, I didn’t realize it began in Invergorten at the cruise ship terminal as I was staying in Inverness. My friend was ill that morning so she stayed behind. When the lovely ladies at Thistle Excursions realized I’d taken a pricey taxi to get there, they immediately offered to give me a ride back to Inverness after our tour concluded! June was our Guide for the day and she was very knowledgeable and shared the colorful history of the Highlands, Clava Cairn, the Culloden Battlefield, Culloden Viaduct, Urqhart Castle, Loch Ness and Inverness. While at Culloden Battlefield, she explained that the rock wall at the entrance to the Battlefield showed the striking disparity between the deaths of British soldiers and the massive numbers of Jacobite soldiers killed there. There were 3 of us on the tour (all NorCal gals) and June was a great driver, the car was comfy and clean, and we ended the day with a stop at Robertson’s - The Larder and Highland Cows. It was a wonderful day and when the tour was done, Moe kindly gave me a ride back to my hotel in Inverness. I highly recommend this tour.
Thank you Karen. Very much appreciated.
When I booked the trip, I didn’t realize it began in Invergorten at the cruise ship terminal as I was staying in Inverness. When the lovely ladies at Thistle Excursions realized I’d taken a pricey taxi to get there, they immediately offered to give me a ride back to Inverness after our tour concluded. June was our Guide for the day and she was very knowledgeable and shared the colorful history of the Highlands, Clava Cairn, the Culloden Battlefield, Culloden Viaduct, Urqhart Castle, Loch Ness and Inverness. While at Culloden Battlefield, she explained that the rock wall at the entrance to the Battlefield showed the striking disparity between the deaths of British soldiers and the massive numbers of Jacobite soldiers killed there. June was a great driver, the car was comfy and clean, and we ended the day with a stop at Robertson’s - The Larder and Highland Cows. It was a wonderful day and when the tour was done, Moe kindly gave me a ride back to my hotel in Inverness. I highly recommend this tour.
Karen Thank you for This lovely review.
Boat arrived late, confusion at departure (a guide left without us). Fortunately, other guides were still on site and Danny took very good care of us. A huge thank you to this very kind gentleman. However, we had to shorten all the visits but we saw all the attractions scheduled on the itinerary.
I’m sorry Aileen took another couple instead of your couple Suzanne but everybody came off at once because the ship docked 1.5 hours later than urs schedule. We had to change our itinerary several times during the wait for you to disembark. We did not delay your ship. You had technical difficulties. It made no difference as Danny was still waiting for me to return from the dentist which I had booked with regard to the ship’s correct docking time at 8am. I booked it for 9.30 as I’d be well clear but the ship didn’t start disembarking until 9.45am. Not our fault. We had no choice but to cut some visits short. You went with Danny and had a great day. We would never leave any guests behind if they were on time and given the disembarkation issues we waited you and took you. I’m disappointed we dropped a star for the captain’s decision to arrive later.
The operator was well organized and our guide Niall was exceptionally knowledgeable about history and thorough. It was a pleasure to spend the day with him. He made the tour special.
Thank you so much. By all us fabulous.
June was our tour guide. It was a small group and June was an excellent guide. She was very knowledgeable and she really tried to make sure we saw as much as we could in our short stay. We had a very lovely day and even had a special stop at the end of the tour that was an added bonus.
Thank you so much x
This was a great tour. We really liked the small group and our guide was great. We were a bit concerned it would be difficult to find the van but it was easy to find them as they were just outside the cruise terminal. The stops were all great. Urquhart, despite being crowded, is one the most picturesque castles we have been too. Don't skip the short movie on the history when you first get there. It is well worth the few minutes.
Thank you Richard
Our guide Laura was amazing and couldn’t do enough for us. She was very knowledgeable and friendly and gave us lots of information. If you are an Outlander fan I would highly recommend this tour.
Thank you Jackie x
Excellent walk through amazing places. Our guide Danny fabulous. The only bad thing was the van they took us in, very uncomfortable.
Thank you so much.
We really enjoyed our tour!! Niall was an excellent guide who provided us with so many facts and history. A very enjoyable day!!
Thank you linda Lovely review x
We actually saw a YouTube video of another cruiser’s day in Invergordon where he had taken a tour with Thistle Excursions and we are so glad we did because we just had the most wonderful day exploring the highlands with them! Our guide, Eleanor was absolutely fantastic. She was funny and nice and you could tell she loved to share her homeland with us. She always made sure we were taken care of and felt comfortable all day. We made 5 stops today and never felt rushed at any of them. This was one of our all time favorite shore excursion tours we have ever taken. We can not recommend this tour enough!!!
Thank you so much. Yes we were lucky that guest doing the YouTube video a few years ago. A lovely surprise.
