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Connemara,
Mayo and Galway
(round trip to and from Galway
City)
self led option available |
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April
26, May 17, June 7, 28, July 5,
12, 19, 26, August 9, 16, 23,
30
September 27
May, June & September €635. (US$902 / Stg£438 approx.)
July & August €665. (US$944 / Stg£459 approx.)
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. On our
rest day we stay in a lovely family
run hotel in the charming seaside village
of Roundstone before heading towards
the Irish speaking village of Carraroe. The
tour finishes up with a visit to the
Aran Islands.
We meet up in a hotel close to the railway station and
stay in guesthouses close to the city centre.
In the morning we take a coach transfer to the village
of Cong where the tour proper starts. 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 cycle along a quiet backroad with stunning views
of the surrounding landscape all the way to 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, Irelands only fjord.
We cycle into the heart of Connemara to visit Kylemore
Abbey. 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, along a quiet
country bogroad 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 , a game of golf or horseriding.
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.
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 Irish
speaking village of Carraroe.
One option for the day is to take a ferry to the Aran
Islands, with its wealth of ancient stone forts and
monastic sights. We have a final dinner and night on
the town together before going our separate ways the
following morning.
A final breakfast together before you head
homeward bound.
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