TOURS

CONNEMARA, GALWAY, AND MAYO

THE HIGHLANDS OF DONEGAL

WEST CORK AND KERRY

WEST CORK COASTLINE

CLARE AND THE BURREN 

RING OF KERRY AND DINGLE PENINSULA

WILD WEST MAYO

THE ANTRIM COAST

DUBLIN & WICKLOW - THE GARDEN OF IRELAND

FAMILY TOUR OF CLARE

CASTLES AND KINGS

Character - moderate

The roads are all sealed and the route is designed to ensure that you spend most of the week on quiet back roads, away from the main tourist routes.

This tour starts daily from April through October, except on escorted tour start dates.

• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's; all rooms with private facilities.
• Breakfast each day plos one dinner
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel.
• Ferry ticket to the Aran Islands
• Coach transfer from Galway to Clonbur
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Trek hybrid bike with pannier.

Note:   The optional cruise of Killary Harbour is approx € 21,-

• The entrance to Kylemore Abbey is € 7.00

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• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's, all rooms with WC and shower.
• Substantial breakfast each day plus one dinner.
• Professional tour guide at your disposal each evening, in an accompanying van during the day.
• Daily tour discussion in the morning
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
• Bus transfer from Galway to Clonbur
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant hybrid bike with pannier, mudguards & water bottle.

Note:   The optional cruise of Killary Harbour is approx € 21,-

• The entrance to Kylemore Abbey is € 7,00

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Day to Day Itinerary

Saturday: Donegal

The group meets up with the guide at 6.30pm in the bar of The Abbey Hotel in the centre of Donegal Town.
After an introductory talk, an evening meal is organised in the hotel bar while your luggage is being transferred to
our central guesthouse accommodation in Donegal that night. There is a chance later on this evening to meet again in a local pub to hear some music..
  
Sunday: Donegal - Glencolumcille     61 km

After being fitted out with your bike you then begin the tour with a wonderful coastline cycle out of Donegal town to our lunch stop just outside the village of Carrick. After lunch we cycle up to a viewing point of the spectacular Slieve League Cliffs the highest marine based cliffs in Europe. In the afternoon we head to our night stop in the village of Glencolumcille passing freshly cut peat drying in the surrounding bogs.

Monday: Glencolumcille to Dungloe    60km

Today we head up into wild highland country along quiet backroads with a wonderful open landscape. There follows a wonderful descent down the dramatic Glengesh Valley to the beautiful Maghera beach. The beach is well worth stopping at for a walk across its wonderful white sands to explore the caves of Maghera. You can also go for a wonderful swim in the lagoon here and pretend you are in the Caribbean before heading to the village of Ardara for a pub lunch. In the afternoon we continue along a quiet bog road before heading to the coastal town of Dungloe where again we stay in local guesthouses.

Tuesday: Dungloe - Dunfanaghy     63km

We continue through a rolling landscape through quiet sleepy villages and stop in Leo's pub where Enya and Clannad first sang. Later we cycle toward the spectacular Mount Errigal and stop for lunch at the base of this mountain. In the afternoon we cycle up to a wonderful view of the Poison Glen and then descend through an empty mountainscape towards Dunfanaghy. You have the option of visiting Glenveagh National Park on this afternoon.

Wednesday: Rest day in Dunfanaghy

The village overlooks Portnablagh Beach and dunes where you can swim, swing a golf club or take a change of saddle, to gallop down the beach.

Thursday: Dunfanaghy to Millford     44km

The morning’s cycle takes you through isolated highland country roads with a worthwhile detour to Doe Castle.
We stop for lunch in Downings on the Rosguill Peninsula. A roller coaster ride around the coast affords spectacular views of white sandy beaches as we wend our way down to our evenings accommodation in the town of Millford.

Friday: Millford to Rathmelton / Donegal      70km

IToday we cycle the beautiful and remote Fanad Pennisula stopping for lunch in Port Salon. We continue along the shores of Lough Swilly through Rathmullan from where the last Earls of Ireland fled to Europe in 1607, thus ending the old Irish Order. The final leg of our cycle brings us to Rathmelton where our coach will then transfer you back to Donegal town for a farewell night on the town together before heading our separate ways the
following morning. .

Saturday: Tour Ends

After a leisurely breakfast, back to reality!
    

This tour starts daily from April through October, except on escorted tour start dates.

• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's; all rooms with private facilities.
• Breakfast each day
• One dinner
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel.
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant Escape 3 hybrid bike with pannier.

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• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's, all rooms with WC and shower.
• Substantial breakfast each day
• One dinner
• Professional tour guide at your disposal each evening, in an accompanying van during the day.
• Daily tour discussion in the morning
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
• Bus transfer from Sligo to Killybegs, and Ramelton to Garrison
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Trek hybrid bike with pannier, mudguards & water bottle.

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Day to Day Itinerary

Saturday: Arrive in Killarney

Meet in the centre of Killarney with the tour guide and the rest of the group.

Sunday: Killarney to Kenmare     37 km

We set out on a cycle lane, which winds through Muckross National Park. In the afternoon, the road climbs in the shadow of the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, before we freewheel down to the coastal village of Kenmare, where we stay the night.
 
Monday: Kenmare to Castletownbere   63km     

You follow a spectacular coast road hugging Kenmare Bay with its wonderful views of the MacGillikuddy
Reeks Mountains, before stopping for lunch at a small pub overlooking the bay. In the afternoon you can visit
the nearby Dereen Gardens with its amazing variety of flora. Leaving the Gardens you cycle west where you
can visit an ancient stone circle or explore the beautiful scenery and quiet back roads of the Beara Way.
Castletownbere, where you will spend the next two nights, is nestled at the foot of the Cahas Mountains and is Ireland’s largest white fish port.
 
Tuesday: C’Bere/Eyeries/Allihies/C’Bere    40km

Today’s cycle is a circular route, taking in the Beara Peninsula, one of the week’s highlights, with its twisted
mountainscapes and breathtaking coastal scenery. You begin by retracing your route to Eyeries; from here, to
your lunch-stop in Allihies, you can really feel you are away from it all, experiencing an undiscovered part of
Ireland well away from some of the bustling tourist routes. After lunch you continue cycling around the
peninsula with more wonderful views of the ocean. You have the option of detouring off the main route for a
scenic bike ride to the crossing point for Dursey Island, which can be reached by catching a ride on the only
cable car in Ireland. After this interesting detour you return back to the main road and continue on towards
Castletownbere, passing the entrance for Dunboy Castle, which is well worth a visit.
  
Wednesday: Castletownbere to Glengarriff   35km

Today’s cycle is along the shores of Bantry Bay, one of the deepest natural harbours in Europe. Glengariff,
meaning “Rugged Glen” occupies a beautifully sheltered position, surrounded by mountains which, together
with its mild climate, permits a variety of luxuriant plants to grow. Located just outside Glengarriff is Garnish
Island, which was transformed between 1910 and 1913 from a bare limestone rock into a luxuriant garden
island, known worldwide for its huge selection of plants and its Italian Garden full of exotic plants. A local
regular ferry service provides a non-stop ferry service to the island, as well as water tours of Glengariff
Harbour.
 

Eyeries, County Cork

Dunboy Castle and Puxley Manor

This tour starts daily from May through September, except on escorted tour start dates.

• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's; all rooms with private facilities.
• Breakfast each day
• One dinner
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel.
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant hybrid bike with pannier.

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• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's, all rooms with WC and shower.
• Substantial breakfast each day
• One dinner
• Professional tour guide at your disposal each evening, in an accompanying support van
• Daily tour discussion in the morning
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant Escape 3 hybrid bike with pannier, mudguards & water bottle.

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Character- Moderate

The roads are all sealed and the route is designed to ensure that you spend most of the week on quiet back roads, away from the main tourist routes.

A shorter version of this tour is available using easier routes, thus ideal for novice cyclists and families.

Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Cork
The group meets at 6.30 pm in the Bar of River Lee Hotel, Western Road. The hotel is only the meeting point and not our actual accommodation. However if you get there before the meeting time and wish to explore the city you can leave your luggage in the left luggage at the hotel reception.
An introductory talk from the guide is followed by a light bar food menu, while your bags are transferred to our guesthouses. Afterwards you might decide to head into the city for a drink in one of Cork’s lively pubs.
 
Day 2: Cork to Gougane Barra    67km
Your cycle starts by the banks of the Lee where you travel along quiet back roads to a lunch stop in the market town of Macroom. In the afternoon you continue up the Lee Valley through rolling countryside to the wonderfully peaceful Lakeside retreat of Gougane Barra , the source of the River Lee and Irelands first National Park.

Day 3: Gougane Barra to Ahakista    43km
You cycle down to the coast past fields of grazing cattle and sheep to the coastal town of Bantry for lunch. In the afternoon you head out to the beautiful Sheeps Head Peninsula and cycle along quiet coastal roads with stunning views of the surrounding landscape. That night you have a home cooked dinner in your guesthouse.

Day 4: Ahakista to Baltimore     26km
You cycle onto the Mizen Peninsula in the morning and the village of Schull. After lunch you can either cycle the coast road or else take a ferry across Roaring Water Bay (it is usually quite calm!) to the village of Baltimore.

Day 5: Rest Day in Baltimore
Baltimore is a lovely village to potter around for the day or else you can take off to explore the nearby islands and countryside.

Day 6: Baltimore to Clonakilty    57km
In the morning you cycle along quiet backroads to the peaceful Lough Ine and then follow the West Cork coast to the village of Glandore where you can have lunch overlooking the beautiful Glandore Harbour with its two islands, Adam and Eve. In the afternoon you can visit a 3,000 year old stone circle , one of the best examples of its kind in the country, before following another scenic coastal cycle to the bustling town of Clonakilty.
  

This tour starts daily from April to October, except on escorted tour start dates.

• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's; all rooms with private facilities.
• Breakfast each day
• One dinner
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel.
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant hybrid bike with pannier.

Note: A version of this tour is available using easier routes, thus ideal for novice cyclists and families. Price is unchanged.

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• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's, all rooms with WC and shower.
• Substantial breakfast each day
• One dinner at Gougan Barra
• Professional tour guide at your disposal each evening, in an accompanying van during the day.
• Daily tour discussion in the morning
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant hybrid bike with pannier, mudguards & water bottle.

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Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive in Ennis

Ennis is a bustling town close to Shannon airport.

After checking into your guesthouse you can relax for the rest of the day and explore this lively town.

Escorted tour participants meet their guide at 6.30pm at the Temple Gate Hotel for an orientation meeting and get together.

Day 2: Ennis to Spanish Point     48km

This morning you head out towards West Clare, cycling along quiet country roads through rolling green fields to the Coast. You stay the night in a comfortable Hotel at Spanish Point. The area gets its name from those Spanish Armada Ships which sank here in 1588 during their retreat home to Spain.

Day 3: Spanish Point to Doolin    46km

Cycling along quiet roads you eventually come to the popular holiday town of Lahinch where you stop for lunch . In the afternoon you visit the spectacular Cliffs of Moher rising 660ft up from the Atlantic waves below, making them the highest marine based cliffs in Europe. You can stroll along the cliff face and watch the birds gliding in the updraft. After visiting the cliffs you head to the village of Doolin . That night you can have a pub meal and enjoy the wealth of traditional music for which the village is famous .

Day 4: Doolin to Ballyvaughan     50km

In the morning you begin to see the first hints of the limestone landscape of the Burren and visit the monastic site at Kilfenora and its stone high crosses. Kilfenora is also home to the Burren Heritage Centre which gives you an excellent insight into the formation and history of the Burren. Later you can stop off for lunch at the matchmaking town of Lisdoonvarna . The afternoon's cycle is a beautiful run where the road hugs the coastline with Galway Bay and the Aran Islands on your left and the limestone cliffs of the Burren on your right. There is a wonderful dolphin called Dusty on this stretch of the coast whom we often catch a glimpse of as she swims around! You stop for two nights in our comfortable Hotel in the seaside village of Ballyvaughan.

Day 5: Rest Day in Ballyvaughan

The day can be spent doing a wide variety of activities . There is a wonderful four hour walking tour of the Burrren with a local man who is a very entertining character and an encyclopedia of knowledge on the area. There is also an optional short cycle to the impressive ruins of a Cistercian Abbey or you could visit the nearby Ailwee Caves. Alternatively the day could be spent relaxing in this attractive village.

Day 6: Ballyvaughan to Kinvara   38km

The cycle heads straight into the heart of the Burren where you can visit the Burrens most famous historical sight, the Poulnabrowne Dolmen a small ancient burial site dating back to 2500BC. Veering off the beaten track you can stop at the village of Carran for lunch in an old police barracks. In the afternoon you cycle through quiet backroads to visit the Burren Perfumery which makes a wide variety of perfumes using the local flora and has a wonderful slide show illustrating the beautiful and unique botany of this region. You then descend through a limestone lunar landscape to the pretty seaside village of Kinvarra where you spend the night.

This tour starts daily May through September, except on escorted tour start dates.

• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's; all rooms with private facilities.
• Breakfast each day
• One dinner
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel.
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant hybrid bike with pannier.

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• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's, all rooms with WC and shower.
• Substantial breakfast each day
• One dinner
• Professional tour guide at your disposal each evening, in an accompanying van during the day.
• Daily tour discussion in the morning
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant hybrid bike with pannier, mudguards & water bottle.

Note: Escorted tours departing on June 26th, July 10th, and August 7th are using easier routes, thus ideal for novice cyclists and families.

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Character- moderate to hilly

The roads are all sealed and the route is designed to ensure that you spend most of the week on quiet back roads, away from the main tourist routes. This is one of the hillier tours so a good level of fitness is required.

Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive in Killarney
On arrival in our starting point, the town of Killarney, you can check into our guesthouse and relax for the rest of the day exploring the town.

Day 2 Killarney to Sneem     47km
The tour starts off by following a cycle track into the beautiful grounds of Muckross House. Located on the grounds is a Franciscan Abbey founded in the 15th Century, it is now in ruins but is beautifully situated with a large yew tree rising up through the cloisters. After a stroll around the celebrated Muckross gardens there follows a wonderful cycle along a quiet cyclepath between two of the Killarney lakes before you return to the main road. A steady climb follows to your lunch stop at Molls Gap where you are rewarded with a delicious food in the restaurant with its beautiful views of the surrounding mountains. In the afternoon you cycle to Sneem looking out over panoramic views of the surrounding landscape.

Day 3 Sneem to Glenbeigh     51km
Avoiding the main Ring of Kerry road we cycle across the peninsula. Passing along quiet country roads with stunning views of the surrounding mountains we climb to the beautiful Gap of Ballaghbearna and descend the other side into another valley with views of Carrauntoohil, Irelands highest mountain. After lunch there is a wonderful cycle through quiet fields and over old stone bridges before coming to Caragh Lake. Following the lakeside you then head west to the seaside village of Glenbeigh where you spend the night in a comfortable Hotel.

Day 4  Glenbeigh to Dingle     47km
You start the day with a short taxi trip to the Dingle where you will be basing ourselves for two nights. After getting back on the bikes you then follow the Slea Head Route around the tip of the Dingle peninsula. This is one of the highlights of the tour with a wide variety of archaeological sites to visit along the route and some of the most breathtaking coastal scenery in the country.

Day 5 Rest Day in Dingle
A wide variety of activities can be organised from the town. You can join an archaeological bus tour of the peninsula or you can swop your bike saddle for a horse saddle and go horse riding. There are boat trips to the largest of the Blasket islands with its wonderful walking trails offering the most magnificent views of Dingle Bay . You can also take a boat trip to see "Fungi", the Dingle Dolphin or simply potter around the town with its many shops and aquarium. Finally for those with stiff limbs there is also a massage centre in which to pamper yourself.

Day 6 Dingle to Killorglin      69km
The morning starts with a long steady climb up to the Conor Pass with its stunning views of Mount Brandon and the coastline in the distance. There follows a wonderful descent and then a nice flat cycle along the coast to the village of Camp where you can stop for lunch. In the afternoon you head straight into the mountains and traverse the peninsula heading up over one side of the mountains to magnificent views of the other side of the peninsula with Dingle Bay and Irelands highest mountain range stretching out in front of you. you then descend down the other side and cycle the final stretch to your night stop in the village of Milltown.
  

This tour starts daily from April through October, except on escorted tour start dates.

• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's; all rooms with private facilities.
• Breakfast each day
• One dinner
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel.
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant hybrid bike with pannier.

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• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's, all rooms with WC and shower.
• Substantial breakfast each day
• One dinner
• Professional tour guide at your disposal each evening, in an accompanying van during the day.
• Daily tour discussion in the morning
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant hybrid bike with pannier, mudguards & water bottle.

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Day to Day Itinerary

Saturday  Westport

You meet up in a hotel close to the rail and bus station, for a welcome drink from our guide.

Sunday: Westport to Foxford    58km

Leaving the town on the Castlebar road, after a mile we turn onto the Western Way walking route. The route takes us along quiet backroads passing by lakes and bogland to our lunch stop After lunch there is some nice lakeside cycling around Lough Conn and then onto Lough Cullin, which brings us to our Hotel in Foxford.

Monday: Foxford to Ballycastle      38km

You start the day by visiting the historic Woollen Mills in Foxford after which you head out on back roads to
follow along the eastern shore of Lough Conn before stopping for lunch in a pub. In the afternoon you again
follow quiet roads to Ballycastle.
 
Tuesday:   Ballycastle to Belmullet      68km

Heading West on the coast road with wonderful views looking out over the Atlantic, we come to Ceide Fields site of an ancient 5000-year-old cattle field system. It is the largest stone age site in Europe and there is an excellent interpretive centre here, which outlines the history of the site. Continuing on from the centre there is a dramatic cycle across open bogland with more wonderful coastal views all the way to the town of Belmullet.

Wednesday:  Belmullet to Achill    72km

Today, the cycle is around the Atlantic Coast through a wild barren landscape, past freshly cut fields of peat,
to the village of Mulranney and from there cycle onto Achill Island and the night stop. There may be an
option to cycle out on the isolated peninsula beyond Belmullet and take a fishing boat from Blacksod Point
across the Bay to Doogort on Achill Island. From here it is a short cycle to the village of Keel where you
spend the next two nights.

Thursday: Rest day in Achill

There are several dramatic cycling routes around Achill the most impressive being the Atlantic Drive, with its wonderful coastal views and beautiful landscape. You can also head to Keem Bay for a swim on its white sandy beach. For those feeling energetic you could climb to the top of the nearby cliffs some of the highest in Europe, where you are rewarded with the most breathtaking views of the week.

Friday: Achill to Westport    43km

Leaving the Island via the bridge at Achill sound, we continue on the World Class Great Western Greenway (www.greenway.ie). This is a 43.5km traffic free cycling and walking facility which primarily follows the line of the famous Great Western Midlands Railway, which closed in 1937. Its development has been made possible by agreement of local landowners who have allowed permissive access to users to pass through their lands.
This route offers gentle gradients and some of the most idyllic scenery in the west of Ireland. The route forms part of the National Cycle Network and it is the longest off road cycling experience in the Country!
  

Character- moderate

The Mayo Tour is the quietest of our routes in terms of traffic and offers up a wild windswept landscape full
of changing light. The roads are all sealed and the route is designed to ensure that you spend most of the week on quiet back roads, away from the main tourist routes.

This tour starts daily from April through October, except on escorted tour start dates.

• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's; all rooms with private facilities.
• Breakfast each day
• One dinner
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel.
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant hybrid bike with pannier.

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• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's, all rooms with WC and shower.
• Substantial breakfast each day
• One dinner
• Professional tour guide at your disposal each evening, in an accompanying van during the day.
• Daily tour discussion in the morning
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant hybrid bike with pannier, mudguards & water bottle.

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This tour starts daily from May through September, except on escorted tour start dates.

• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's; all rooms with private facilities.
• Breakfast each day
• One dinner
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel.
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant hybrid bike with pannier.

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• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's, all rooms with WC and shower.
• Substantial breakfast each day
• One dinner
• Professional tour guide at your disposal each evening, in an accompanying van during the day.
• Daily tour discussion in the morning
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
• Bus transfer from Coleraine to Belfast city
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant hybrid bike with pannier, mudguards & water bottle.

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Day to Day Itineray

Day 1: Arrive in Dublin
The tour starts with a night in Dublin, Irelands lively capital. After checking into your accommodation you can take your time and explore the cities many pubs, restaurants while strolling through the Georgian streets.

Day 2:  Dublin to Enniskerry
You begin the day in a leisurely fashion with a cycle along cycle paths and quiet roads to the coastal towns of Dun Laoghaire and the charming village of Dalkey, with its many famous residents where you can stop for lunch. You continue along the scenic Vico road with spectacular views across Killiney Bay. You then head inland cycling along green fields to the village of Enniskerry where you spend the next two nights. A taxi can be arranged this evening to the famous Johnny Foxes Pub, the highest pub in Ireland. Here you can enjoy a uniquely traditional Irish night with good food and Guinness, along with entertainment from local musicians.

Day 3:  Enniskerry to Glendalough
In the morning you have the chance to visit the beautiful Powerscourt Gardens before heading over the stunning “Sally Gap” road all the way to Roundwood for lunch. After lunch you have head via Lough Dann into the village of Laragh for the night. Laragh is located beside the monastic village of Glendalough with its ruined abbey and distinctive round tower.

Day 4:  Rest Day in Glendalough
A chance to put your feet up and relax in your tranquil surroundings. Alternatively you can visit Glendalough and walk one of the numerous signed ways around the surrounding lakes.

Day 5:  Glendalough to Avoca
We head over the mountains to Glenmalure and then the village of Aughrim for lunch. Our cycle takes us alongside babbling brooks on quiet country roads all the way to "Avondale House and Gardens", once home to one of Irelands most famous leader, Charles Stewart Parnell. Our final destination is the village of Avoca where you spend the night (you may recognise the village as it was the setting for the BBC drama “Ballykissangel”)

Day 6:  Avoca to Wicklow
We meander along quiet backroads towards the coast and the golden beach of Brittas Bay. After an obligitary dip in the water you can continue on refreshed to the town of Wicklow where you will be spending the night.

Day 7:  Wicklow to Dublin
Your last day on the bike will take you inland again back towards the village of Roundwood for lunch. You can then take a different route along beautiful country roads to the village of Enniskerry where we will meet you and transfer you back into Dublin city for a final night on the tour.

Character

Easy to moderate

The roads are all sealed and we use mostly quiet back roads. A few small hills. This tour is suitable for everyone.

This tour starts daily from May through September

• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's; all rooms with private facilities.
• Breakfast each day
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel.
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant hybrid bike with pannier.

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• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's, all rooms with WC and shower.
• Substantial breakfast each day
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant hybrid bike with pannier, mudguards & water bottle.

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This tour starts daily from May through September, except on escorted tour start dates.

• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's; all rooms with private facilities.
• Breakfast each day
• One dinner
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel.
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant hybrid bike with pannier.

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• 7 nights in excellent quality, small family run guesthouses and B & B's, all rooms with WC and shower.
• Substantial breakfast each day
• One dinner
• Professional tour guide at your disposal each evening, in an accompanying support van
• Daily tour discussion in the morning
• Luggage transport from hotel to hotel
• Maps with indicated routes, detailed route description, tourist information about places of interest.
• 21 speed Giant Escape 3 hybrid bike with pannier, mudguards & water bottle.

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