Cycling the Coast and Villages of Ireland’s Connemara
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Overview
Highlights
- Cycle alongside the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea with magnificent views of islands in the distance, as you learn about local life and history in quiet coastal villages of “Wild Connemara.”
- Discover places where Irish Gaelic is still spoken, hear riveting Celtic tales and plenty of traditional music.
- In Galway, find the cultural core of Ireland in its winding medieval lanes and traditional pubs.
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Trip includes
- 8 nights of accommodations
- 16 meals: 8 breakfasts, 0 lunches, 8 dinners
- 5 Expert-led lectures
- 7 Field trips
- 1 Performance
- Learning led by expert instructors who are authorities in the field of study.
- An experienced Group Leader attuned to the needs of Road Scholar participants.
- Customary gratuities throughout the program that you would normally pay yourself.
- The Road Scholar Travel Assistance Plan, which is purchased on behalf of every participant and provides 24-hour-a-day emergency assistance services coverage.
- Taxes
- State-of-the-art QUIETVOX listening devices
Itinerary
In Transit: Board an overnight flight.
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Ross Lake House Hotel
Arrival Shannon Airport / Transfer to Oughterard / Bike Fitting & Testing / Welcome Dinner
Arrive To: Shannon Airport.
Morning: Board a coach for the 90-minute transfer to Oughterard. C...
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Connemara Coast Hotel
Note: Biking Distance: Approximately 25 miles
Breakfast: In the hotel dining room, choose from a cold buffet with meats, cheeses, yogurts, cereals, breads, juices and beverages. Hot bre...
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Connemara Coast Hotel
Irish Cultural Immersion - Music, Song, Dance & the Gaelic Language / Spiddal Independent Exploration / Furbo / Celtic Tales Storytelling Session
Note: Biking Distance: Approximatel...
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Ostan Cuan Carna
Note: Biking Distance: 28 miles
Breakfast: Hotel dining room.
Morning: After a full Irish breakfast, attend a presentation on Celtic Mythology. Bid the accommodating staff at the hote...
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Foyles Hotel
Glinsk / Cashel Bay / Roundstone Independent Exploration / Ballyconneely / Filleting Demonstration & Salmon Tasting at Connemara Smokehouse / Clifden
Note: Biking Distance: Approximately 35 ...
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Foyles Hotel
Note: Biking Distance: Approximately 8 miles
Breakfast: Hotel dining room.
Morning: Embark on a scenic bicycle ride along the infamous and stunning Sky Road, which overlooks offshore isla...
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Kylemore Pass Hotel
Note: Biking Distance: Approximately 13 miles
Breakfast: Hotel dining room.
Morning: Take notice of the peat bogs that line the landscape along the route to Kylemore Abbey, which s...
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Accommodation: Forster Court Hotel
Transfer to Galway / Galway City Walk / Galway Independent Exploration / Farewell Dinner
Note: With the bicycling concluded, we transfer by coach to Galway.
Breakfast: Hotel dining...
Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast: Hotel dining room. This concludes our program.
Morning: Transfers to Shannon Airport for onward travel.
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