From Galway: Connemara And Connemara National Park Day Tour

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Explore the hidden gems of Connemara on our fully guided day tour from Galway City to Connemara National Park along the Wild Atlantic Way. Our Connemara tour takes in all the highlights of Galway Bay and Connemara along the Wild Atlantic Way. This tours’ focus is on taking you from the center of Galway, into the true heart of Galway, Connemara! Departing from the Kinlay Hostel on Merchants Road, Galway at 09:30, your fully trained, local driver/guide will take you out from Galway City through the Claddagh and Salthill, then west along the southern shores of Connemara, looking out across Galway Bay, traveling along the Wild Atlantic Way. As our tour passes through the picturesque villages of Barna, Furbo, Spiddal, and Inverin, you will see thatched cottages, dry stone walls, mountains, woodlands, rivers and streams, lakes, Connemara ponies, amazing beaches and unspoilt bogs and deserted islands. On through Connemara’s hidden jewel, Bothar na Scragoige. View the wilderness bog landscape and experience the tranquillity and isolation of Connemara. We have a photo stop at the picturesque little fishing village of Roundstone and then it’s out along the Wild Atlantic Way. To our left is the iconic Dog’s Bay Beach stretching a mile out into the Atlantic Ocean. Our next scheduled stop is Derrygimlagh Bog (Wild Atlantic Way – Signature Point). This remote site was the center of the communications and aviation world in the beginning of the 20th century. After traveling through Clifden, the capital of Connemara, we head skyward. Renowned worldwide for its heart-stopping twists and turns, the Sky Road (Wild Atlantic Way – Discovery Point) swoops and soars above the Atlantic Ocean. The views and photo opportunities from this ‘Discovery Point’ have to be seen to be believed. Our main stop of today is a 3 hour stop to explore and ramble/hike in the Connemara National Park Following our main stop, we have a quick photo stop at the iconic Kylemore Abbey. Built by Mitchell Henry in the 1860s as a wedding gift to his wife Margaret, the magnificent castle at Kylemore is a must-see in Connemara. To finish off our tour we weave our way between the majestic Twelve Bens and Maumturk mountains through the Inagh Valley and onto the main Galway to Clifden road where we greet the impressive Connemara Giant as well as a visit to the famous ‘Quite Man Bridge’ before returning to Galway City.