Ireland – Bike and Hike in Tour 2021 Individual Self-Guided 8 Day/7 Nights

Connemara is perfectly suited to combine a trip that will let you cycle and hike on the same or successive days. You don’t have to decide which activity you prefer – you can have it all on this self-guided tour that combines walking and cycling. This trip is especially designed to visit the most beautiful spots in Connemara, leaving you to explore one of the lesser explored regions of Ireland.

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Itinerary Day to Day

Day 1: Arrival Arrive in Clifden, a charming, bustling market town (we can help arranging transfers). Stay the next two nights in central guesthouse, dinner at your own choosing in one of the many restaurants. Plan on your personal introduction either this evening or morning of day 2.

Day 2: Clifden Loops (Bike) 17 km + 200 m or 41 km + 292 m This is a day where you have various alternatives. Cycle out along the Sky Road to enjoy some sublime coastal scenery. Or head for a longer ride south of Clifden all along the coast to Ballyconneely and Roundstone, before returning to Clifden over a beautiful bog road.

Day 3: Clifden – Tully/Tully Cross cycle: 24 km longer options available Today’s cycle will bring us to Letterfrack, the home for the Connemara National Park to the Renvyle Peninsula with its beautiful beaches. Stay in the small village of Tully or Tully Cross for the next two nights.

Day 4: Hike Connemara National Park: 7 - 10 km 4 hours Your walk today will take you into the Connemara National Park. There are a number of walks in the Connemara National Park with the quartzite mount of being the most distinctive. Along the way keep a look out for peregrine falcons, wild mountain goats and native red deer. Your climb to the glittering quartzite summit is rewarded with commanding views of the spectacular wilderness of Connemara.

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Day 5: Tully - Leenane There are various options today, you can extend the cycling to visit the tip of the Renvyle Peninsula, or you can choose to keep the cycling short and hike along on what is called the “Famine Trail” as it was built during the Great Famine as a relief scheme. You cycle past Kylemore Abbey, well worth a visit for the restored Victorian walled garden, beautiful little chapel as well as the rooms in the main house. From here you can decide to head straight for Leenane. Stay the next two nights in Leenane, a small village beautifully situated on Killary Harbour, Ireland’s only fjord. It was the location for the film “The Field” with Richard Harris. Enjoy a seaweed bath to relax, before digging into a bowl of freshly steamed mussels. Day 6: Leenane Loops or Hike 57 km + 585 m You have several options – take the Killary Cruise sailing along Killary Harbour. Or hike on the Western Way all along the hillside high above the fjord. Or alternatively if you prefer to cycle continue to ride north past the Aasleagh Waterfalls and into the Delphi Valley and continue into the Sheefry Hills to Drummin.

Day 7: Leenane - 38 km + 308 m or 68 km + 647 m A last day to cycle and the route will bring you inland into the beautiful Maam valley, also known as Joyce’s Country. There is a longer option which will be bringing you along the beautiful lakes of Lough Nafooey and . Stay the night in the small town of Oughterard famed for its fishing on Lough (lake) Corrib, alternatively if preferred, leave the bikes in Oughterard and take the bus to Galway for the city of Galway.

Day 8: Departure Breakfast, followed by farewell and departure for your onward journey.

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Route

Technical Characteristics:

Difficulty Rating: Easy to moderate

Distance: Cycling: 136 - 190 km Hiking: 7-10 km plus optional tours

Travel Season: Departures daily from April 1 – October 31, 2021

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Price per Person: Off Peak Season Double Occupancy (May, September, October) € 860.00 Peak Season Double Occupancy (June, July, August) € 895.00 Single Occupancy Supplement € 200.00 E-bike Rental € 100.00 Road Bike Rental Surcharge € 50.00 Extra Nights Clifden/Oughterard Double Occupancy € 55.00 Extra Nights Clifden/Oughterard Single Occupancy € 90.00

Accommodation:

This self-guided Ireland bicycle tour is designed to stay in comfortable, friendly, wonderful guesthouses and small hotels. Accommodations could be upgraded if you prefer.

Included:

• 7 nights in guesthouses, B&B’s and hotels • 7 breakfasts • Luggage transfers • Hybrid bike rental • Transfers to walks where required • Detailed daily route notes, maps and route notes • GPS files • Personal meet and greet • Emergency support

Not Included:

• Travel to and from start/finish of tour • Meals other than breakfast

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