Jour 1 Vous traverserez l’Ecosse en vous arrêtant à Dunkeld pour une promenade aux cascades de Hermitage et pour le déjeuner dans la vallée de la Spey qui est entourée par les montagnes de Cairngorm. Vous passerez aussi par le Loch Ness, Inverness et la gorge de Corrieshalloch. La première nuit sera dans le petit port d’Ullapool sur la côte ouest.
Jour 2 Votre ferry vous emmènera à l’île de Lewis en passant devant les Summer Isles et vous aurez l’occasion de voir des dauphins, des baleines et des oiseaux maritimes. A présent vous êtes à l’extrémité de l’Europe du Nord et l’après-midi sera consacrée à la visite de Blackboules, des cottages de travailleurs dont l’importance est historique, des villages d’artisans et le Butt of Lewis. Les 2 nuits suivantes seront à Stornoway, la capitale des îles de l’ouest.
Jour 3 Vous vous rendrez au cercle de pierres préhistorique à Dun Carloway, au village de Blackhouses à Gearrannan, au célèbre cercle de pierres à Callanish et aux plages et villages éloignés de Great Bernera ou Uig. Vous découvrirez là l’Ecosse la plus sauvage.
Jour 4 Aujourd’hui vous explorerez l’île de Harris, célèbre pour le tweed Harris qu’elle produit et où se trouve la plus haute montagne des Hébrides extérieures. Vous verrez aussi les sables blancs de Luskentyre. Après une visite à l’église historique du 6ème siècle à Rodel et un déjeuner à Levenburgh, vous traverserez la mer pour Skye où vous passerez la nuit dans la ville pittoresque de Portree.
Jour 5 Les points forts de votre retour à Edimbourg comprennent les montagnes de Skye, une visite au château Eilean Donan, Fort William, les paysages dramatiques ainsi que la sombre histoire de Glencoe et pour finir les chutes de Dochart à Killin.
Point de départ
207 High St, Edimbourg. Voir la carte
Ce qui est compris
Transport en mini-bus Mercedes grand luxe pour un service personnalisé.
Ses tours d’un maximum de 16 passagers, vous permettront de profiter d’une attention plus personnalisée, plus de temps de rencontre avec les gens locaux, moins de temps dans l’autocar, plus de temps sur les routes pittoresques et ainsi une plus grande expérience de l’ Ecosse authentique, bref d’avoir un voyage sur mesure. Ainsi grace à Rabbie vous vivrez une expérience unique et riche dont vous vous souviendrez toute votre vie.
Climatisation en standard.
Services d’un chauffeur/guide professionnel de Rabbie
Carte de réduction Rabbie – remises dans les restaurants, les magasins et sur les attractions touristiques.
Exclusions
Déjeuner et boissons
Entrée dans les attractions touristiques
Remises
Etudiants, personnes de plus de 60 ans et enfants entre 5 et 16 ans
Informations importantes
Comme nous pensons que des temps d’arrêt sont nécessaires au cours du circuit en autocar, nous vous suggérons d’en profiter pour faire des balades dans la campagne, et nous vous recommandons donc d’apporter des vêtements et des chaussures adaptés. L’Ecosse peut être un pays humide!
Hébergement – Le prix du circuit ne comprend pas l’hébergement, mais ceci vous donne la possibilité de définir votre budget et le type de logement que vous préférez, et nous nous chargerons de la réservation – Auberge de jeunesse, chambre d’hôte, hôtel – veuillez consulter le bon de réservation sur le site Internet qui vous indiquera les tarifs. Si vous avez des problèmes de déplacement ou des exigences spéciales, veuillez nous en informer au moment de la réservation.
NB Il peut arriver que l’hébergement soit rare et coûteux dans certains villages si des manifestations diverses y sont organisées et dans ce cas nous utiliserons peut-être d’autres endroits pour votre hébergement durant le tour. Si c’est nécessaire nous vous en informerons toujours .
Ces informations en français ne vous sont données qu’à titre d'information - Les visites guidées et nos services sont en anglais uniquement.
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Posted by Dennis Stanfield on 19/06/2013
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Posted by Dennis Stanfield on 19/06/2013
Liam Ross, a statistical outlier! Liam provided a most excellent tour! A gentleman and a scholar. Liam provided a fascinating introduction to Scottish legend, history and culture; wrapped in hospitality and safe driving. The tour was simply fantastic and the best. Liam is a great ambassador for Scotland! (P.S, we took the June 2, 2013 Outer Hebrides and Isle of Skye Tour).
Posted by Dennis Stanfield on 19/06/2013
We loved the tour. Doug was knowledgeable, funny, entertaining, kind and a safe driver too! The other passengers were all lovely. Even the weather co-operated mostly. We did stop at a bead with sea stacks - we managed to be there on a perfect day at low tide - that was amazing!
Posted by Amy Waldman-Smith on 18/09/2012
Greetings from Sweden. Just returned from the 5 day tour to the Outer Hebrides. Just like to say that we're really, really pleased with the tour. Beautiful scenery and Doug, our guide, was absolutely brilliant!! Love the cd with the soundtrack of our trip. Enjoy it on a daily basis : ) This is the fifth time we've chosen Rabbies for our holiday and we've been equally satisfied and happy every single time. Very high standard on their service, acommomdations as well as on all their guides. Can certaily recommend Rabbies to all our friends and everyone else thinking about going to Scotland. Thanks alot! We'll be back! /Hans & Inger Ejdung, Sweden
Posted by Hans&Inger Ejdung on 11/09/2012
Although I've been back in the US for 24 hrs, in my mind I'm still out on the Hebrides.... This was my first trip to Scotland, and my parents' first trip outside of North America. We chose Rabbies as a compromise to our travel preferences, and it could not have been a better decision. I could write paragraph upon paragraph describing sun breaks slanting off Highland crags, waves rolling onto empty stretches of sand, and ruins with walls crumbling back into the rock from which they rose...but it still wouldn't capture the experience of those 5 days. Instead, I just want to say thank you to Rabbies. You deserve every award that you receive! Thank you to everyone in our group...we enjoyed sharing the experience with you all, and our only regret is that we hopped into a cab so quickly back in Edinburgh that we felt like we didn't really get to say goodbye. And finally, a note about our guide, Doug. The trip would not have been the same without him. Professional, yet fun, knowledgeable, yet always entertaining....I can't say enough. Rabbies is very lucky to have him on the team, and we were very lucky to have our introduction to Scotland through his eyes. He has a passion for his country that is infectious! If I had one complaint, it would be that the tour is just not long enough!! (Maybe extend the trip another day??) Hmmm...well, I guess I can just start planning on another tour next year! And in the meantime, at least I can enjoy Doug's playlist....I wonder if the Peatbog Faeries ever tour the US?! Ps. Doug....I hope that Scotland clobbers Macedonia tomorrow! I'll be checking the Internet for results! :)
Posted by Carissa on 11/09/2012
Stunning scenery, knowledgable and humorous delivery by guide.
Posted by Mandy Heiser on 20/08/2012
Because the weather was perfect, the beaches became very idyllic, but the entertainment in de bus (stories, legends, general info, music) was a bonus.
Posted by Wendy Vanden Driesch on 10/07/2012
This is but a very small selection of the pictures taken on the "Outer Hebrides tour" during the first week of July... Enjoy!
Posted by Wendy on 09/07/2012
Back in Belgium, listening to the music we heared in the bus and just wanted to thank the entire group and of course our guide Doug for this exceptional tour! See you next year!
Posted by Wendy on 08/07/2012
My sister Catriona and I enjoyed a fabulous tour recently with Liam as our tour guide/driver. He gave an amazing amount of info about all the places we visited and went 'above and beyond the call of duty' in assisting us to find our old family croft in Upper Barvas. Thanks too, to the rest of our group for being so encouraging and excited for us when we found it it, even though it was sadly neglected. We had a really enjoyable five days.
Posted by Fiona Stabana on 04/10/2011
I must compliment Rabbies on running an excellent tour to the Outer Hebrides. The whole process was done efficiently from the booking by affable personnel to the actual tour. It was an interesting itinerary but more importantly the driver/courier, Doug, added an extra dimension with good humour and guiding that included comments on history, legends and general regional knowledge. Highly recommended.
Posted by Ian Richardson on 07/09/2011
Doug was an outstanding driver/guide. His breadth of knowledge was amazing, and he was always interesting. One of our main interests was my husband's Isle of Lewis ancestors, and Doug made sure to get us to all the right places and people. We travel a lot, and I would rate Doug as one of the very best guides we have ever had.
Posted by Lilla Wise on 07/07/2011
My second tour sent me to Seamus, who I would highly recommend to anyone liking a mix of music, broad storytelling, and a wicked sense of humor. I was sincerely sorry to leave this tour to come home! He was sincerely interested in everyone on the tour bus and made sure that we each got the things out of the tour we wanted - for me, it was making sure that we stopped to take photos along the way. THANK YOU!
Posted by Susan Goodfellow on 25/06/2011
If anyone has the opportunity to take a ferry crossing with Cal-Mac, be sure to pick up one of the free promotional CD's from their terminals called " The Gaelic Rings ". You will enjoy this photo op of six different venues, or circles. You will see pictures of most all major tour sights in the Western Isles and Western Highlands, as well as listen to native Gaelic speakers present their stories. It is subtitled in English where Gaelic is spoken.
Posted by Robert W. Goodrich on 19/10/2010
Now that I have had the time to readjust to life back here in the States since the late September tour, I want to personally thank you once again for the professionalism you displayed during the entire trip as both driver and guide. The ferry crossings went smooth for everyone because of this and being able to tend to each particular passenger's needs and quirks is quite a feat. Hope to see you again in the future on another Rabbie's tour. That bloody Gaelic speaking Yank with the Ordnance Survey map, Bob
Posted by Robert W. Goodrich on 16/10/2010
Best tour I have ever been on. Karen is a fantastic driver / guide. She made the whole experience just wonderful. Also we had a lot of time of the bus and lots of photo stops. The hotels and b& b were good and my fellow travellers were brilliant company.
Posted by heike wietasch on 31/08/2010
fabulous sights landscapes,out stnding Tour guide and very safe driver.Very personable,professional,knowlegeable,Very demonstrative of Scotish Hosptality--in all a 'Sterling Person"
Posted by Paul Perry on 20/08/2010
Karen's enthusiasm and knowledge about Scotland. She made every stop the best. She also cares about her passengers and treats them like they are her first and only customers.
Posted by COMBO Mark Minor on 19/08/2010
Thanks Rabbies and especially our tour guides Andrew and then Karen. I told my friends I was on a bus tour..first ever..and senior rate no less. It was truly amazing. Our guides couldn't have been more helpful or fun or informative. Rabbies..driver guides Karen and Andrew deserve raises. Thanks again. I will post a photo as soon as I figure out how.
Posted by Judy Langdon on 17/07/2010
The most enjoyable part was definitely the black houses on the Isle of Lewis, but our guide Karen was phenomenal... her knowledge & humour made every part of the tour enjoyable. I only wished I had booked another tour on my trip to Scotland... just fantastic
Posted by Kim Champion on 31/08/2009
Andew the courier gave us not only the history of where we were or stopping but gave it with enthusiasm. A wide knowledge not only of the history but from birds plants etc which made it more enjoyable and interesting. He was an excellent courier. We stopped at so many places he thought would be interesting and never hurried us on. We had plenty of time for everything whilst keeping to the schedule. Choice of hotels/guest houses were good and we liked the idea of this.
Posted by Monica Mitchell on 24/06/2009
Stunning countryside where small coaches could venture where larger ones could not.
Posted by Sandra Thexton on 17/06/2009