点评:In June, my husband and I had three days of wonderful experiences with our personal guide (owner Karl) from Above and Beyond Tours – Caithness.
We have independently travelled mid to the borders of Scotland extensively by car over the past few years, but this year we travelled by train which limited our experiences mainly to cities. We have longed to travel to the very north, particularly on the NC 500 route. I contacted Karl and after a couple of emails we had worked out a 3-day private guided tour.
Just working with Karl on the planning we felt that we would be in good hands; we were not wrong. From the moment he picked us up from our accommodation in Golspie we had an amazing time. His love and knowledge of the highlands is unquestionable, and we felt we were travelling with a friend. The car we travelled in was the most comfortable I have ever been in, and we reaped the benefits of having someone who knew the narrow roads. Had we driven ourselves we would have missed so much of the beautiful scenery and the interesting places we stopped at. Karl was so knowledgeable about the history and ways of life of the highlands.
We can, without hesitation recommend, Above and Beyond Tours – Caithness
For anyone interested here is a brief synopsis of our trip:
Day 1. PIcked up in Golspie, travelled west to the coast then from just north of Ullapool we travelled the NC500 to Dunnet and Smoo Cave (a must see), and onto Thurso.
Day 2. Picked up in Thurso, and travelled to John O’Groats, Duncansby Stacks, Wick and back to Thurso.
Day 3. Picked up in Thurso, caught ferry from to Orkney, remainder of the day exploring Orkney and returning back on a different ferry from Stromness to Scabster then back to Thurso.
翻译:六月份,我和丈夫在“Above and Beyond Tours – Caithness”的导游(老板卡尔)的陪伴下,度过了三天美好的时光。
过去几年里,我们经常自驾游遍苏格兰的中部和边境地区,但今年我们选择乘火车出行,因此行程主要局限于各大城市。我们一直渴望前往苏格兰最北部,尤其是沿着NC 500路线游览。我联系了卡尔,经过几轮邮件往来后,我们确定了一次为期3天的私人导游服务。
仅在规划行程的过程中,我们就感觉到自己交给了一个值得信赖的人;事实也确实如此。从卡尔在戈尔史皮接上我们那一刻起,我们就度过了一段美妙的时光。他对苏格兰高地的热爱与了解毋庸置疑,我们感觉自己就像是和一位朋友同行。我们所乘坐的车也是我坐过最舒适的一辆车。我们从中受益良多,因为有这样一位熟悉那些蜿蜒小路的人为我们带路。如果我们自己开车,就肯定会错过许多美丽的风景以及我们所停留过的那些有趣的地方。卡尔对高地的历史和生活方式了如指掌。
我们毫不犹豫地推荐“Above and Beyond Tours – Caithness”这家旅行社。
对于感兴趣的朋友们,以下是我们此次旅行的简要概述:
第一天:在戈尔斯皮上车。我们先向西前往海岸,随后从乌拉普尔以北出发,沿着NC500公路一路前往达内特和斯穆洞穴(绝对值得一看),最后抵达瑟索。
第二天:在瑟索上车后,先后游览了约翰·奥格罗茨、邓肯斯比岩柱群和威克,随后返回瑟索。
第三天:同样在瑟索上车,乘渡轮前往奥克尼群岛。当天余下的时间用于在奥克尼游览,之后乘坐从斯特罗姆内斯驶往斯卡布斯特的渡轮返回,最终回到瑟索。