Scenic Connemara, Kylemore Abbey or Connemara National Park Tour
What your day looks like
Enjoy a wonderful day on this fully guided tour of beautiful Connemara, known for it’s wild and rugged landscape and awe-inspiring scenery of glistening lakes, tumbling streams, desolate blanket bogs, and craggy mountains. Meet your local guide in Galway, and then hop on board a mini-coach for a scenic drive along the Wild Atlantic Way. Set off along the southern shores with breath-taking views of Galway Bay, traveling through some of the most storybook villages in Ireland, marked by thatched cottages, dry stone walls, blanket bogs, and galloping Connemara horses. Experience the tranquillity and isolation of the boggy landscape, as we continue our journey along Bother a Scragoige one of the most rugged and untouched areas in the region, before stopping off at the quaint fishing village of Roundstone. Our next scheduled stop is Derrygimlagh Bog (Wild Atlantic Way – Signature Point). This remote site welcomed Alcock and Brown from the first-ever transatlantic flight and was the center of the communications and aviation world at the beginning of the 20th century. After traveling through Clifden, the capital of Connemara, we join the Sky Road (Wild Atlantic Way – Discovery Point), renowned worldwide for its heart-stopping twists and turns, as it swoops and soars above the Atlantic Ocean. The views and photo opportunities from this ‘Discovery Point’ are panoramic. The next 3-hours are up to you, either ramble through rustic and wild Connemara National Park OR uncover the magic of Kylemore Abbey and its romantic Victorian gardens (admission not included). Then it’s back on the coach for a weaving drive through the desolate Inagh Valley, between the majestic Maumturk and Twelve Bens mountains. Finish your tour with stops to see the legendary Connemara Giant and Quiet Man Bridge before returning to Galway City.
The experience, in brief
- Visit the aweinspiring Connemara, known for its wild and rugged landscape and lakes
- A guided journey in either the Connemara National Park or Kylemore Abbey & Victorian gardens
- Stop at the village of Roundstone and Clifden
Your day, step by step
Galway
Sightseeing.
Roundstone
Sightseeing.
Clifden
Sightseeing.
Galway
Sightseeing at Connemara National Park.
Galway
Sightseeing at Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden.
What to know before booking
Included
Driver / Guide Entrance to the Patrick Pearse Visitor Centre
What to Bring
Rain gear, food and drink, sun glasses if the weather is good and of course your camera!
Meeting & Pickup
Outside the front door of Kinlay Hostel, Merchants Road, Galway, Co Galway.
Planning Notes
Hotel pickup offered: No Confirmation: Manual By Business
What travelers are saying
Beautiful!!!!