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Connemara,
Mayo and Galway
(round trip to and from Galway
City)
self led option available |
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May
21, June 18, July 9, 23, August 6, 13,
20, 27, September 24€695
(May, June & Sept) & €725
(July & August)
(prices include 1 evening meal)
Please see booking information)
Tour includes seven nights in good
quality guesthouses and small hotels,
bike hire ( 21 speed Trek T30 ),
guide & luggage van and all
route details.
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This
Tour explores the beautiful region of
Connemara famous for its rugged granite
landscape as well as its beautiful lakes
and rivers. The route offers an incredible
variety of scenery each day. In the morning
you can be cycling along beautiful coastline
while in the afternoon you could be a
quiet bog road with stunning views of
the surrounding mountains. The roads
are all tarmaced and the route is designed
to ensure that you spend most of the
week on quiet backroads, away from the
main tourist routes.
Meeting with the guide at 6pm in the bar of Jury’s Inn Hotel at the bottom
of Quay Street in the centre of Galway city (Tel: 091 566 444).
If you are unexpectedly delayed please ring our Dublin office number (01 2600749)
where we will have left your guide’s mobile number on our answering machine
or, alternatively, call the hotel and leave a message for the guide as to when
you expect to arrive. After dinner and an introductory chat from the guide we
take a coach transfer to the village of Clonbur which lies on the peninsula between
Lough Corrib and Lough Mask, on the Galway/Mayo border. Once settled into our
accommodation there is a chance to enjoy a drink and some traditional Irish music.
Once fitted out with bikes, we head north along the quiet backroads through rolling
green fields full of grazing sheep, before descending down to Lough Mask and
a wonderful cycle along the shores of the lake. After lunch we have our biggest
climb of the week over the Partry Mountains and then cycle along a quiet back
road with stunning views of the surrounding landscape all the way to colourful
village of Westport.
We cycle between Croagh Patrick and the beautiful Clew Bay with its many small
islands, to the village of Louisburgh where we stop for lunch. In the afternoon
we head south through one of the highlights of the week, the stunning Delphi
Valley with its beautiful lakes overlooked by Ben Bury, the highest mountain
in Connemara. That night we stay in the small village of Leenane which looks
out over Killary Harbour, Ireland’s only fjord.
We cycle into the heart of Connemara overlooked by the Twelve Bens mountain range
and visit Kylemore Abbey, a wedding gift from a wealthy Liverpool businessman
to his wife in 1868. We then cycle along quiet backroads past small fields with
grazing cattle to the seaside village of Cleggan where we stop for lunch. In
the afternoon we follow the scenic coast road to Clifden where you can watch
cars travel across the beach to Omey Island only accessible when the tide is
out! After a stop-off in Clifden, the capital of Connemara , we cycle along a
quiet country bog road surrounded by small lakes and freshly cut peat with wonderful
views of the Twelve Ben mountain range. That night we stay in the picturesque
fishing village of Roundstone where we will spend the next two nights.
The day can be spent in rest and relaxation or you can take part in a variety
of activities, including a day sailing cruise, walking, and a game of golf or
horse riding. You can also spend the day just relaxing on one of the two beautiful
white sandy beaches just outside the village overlooking a clear blue sea. In
the evening a ceili is typically organised in the hotel where we are staying
or nearby.
We cycle along beautiful waterways and another picturesque
bog road with its freshly cut peat waiting to be harvested,
both offering wonderful views of the surrounding countryside
before cycling the final afternoon stretch to the ferry
in Rossaveel which will bring us to Inis Mor, the largest
of the Aran Islands where we will spend the night.
The day can then be spent touring the unique landscape
of the island with its wealth of ancient stone forts
and monastic sights. In the late afternoon we return
to the mainland and take a bus back to Galway city.
We have a final dinner and night on the town together
before going our separate ways the following morning.
You have all day to cover the trip so you can take
your time to stop at places of interest. With the exception
of roads in and out of Galway the traffic on the route
should be quite light. However you should cycle carefully
at all times, especially when going downhill or during
any rain showers.
A final breakfast together before you head
homeward bound.
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May 21, June 18, July
9, 23, August 6, 13, 20, 27, September
24 €695 (May, June & Sept) & €725 (July & August)
(prices include 1 evening meal)
Please see booking information)
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