Spend a week exploring West Ireland’s fascinating Burren landscape on a week-long round trip from Galway. A self-guided Burren Way cycling tour is also a great way to explore Irish culture, staying in locally owned hotels throughout, with many traditional pubs and restaurants to dip into along the way. Enjoy a week-long Burren Way cycling holiday. Roam this elemental karst rock landscape cycling at a relaxed pace for five days, and covering up to 50km per day. This is a tailor made, self-guided holiday, so you can travel whenever you like and add in an extra night here or there if preferred. And full support is provided, including comprehensive road maps, luggage transfers, and touring bike hire. The route begins in lively Galway, continuing on via Doolin, a hotbed of traditional Irish music, the majestic Cliffs of Moher, and an optional side-trip by ferry to the Aran Islands, where you can ride past the stone-walled fields and the historic site of Dun Aonghasa. Expect stunning views of Ireland’s Atlantic Coast throughout. A mix of tarmacked roads, country lanes and forestry tracks, the Burren Way is liberally scattered with hundreds of archaeological sites of interest where you can pause. But this cycling tour is also a great way to experience modern Irish culture – every night you’ll have opportunities to poke your head into a village pub, and dine and share a few drinks with the local people. You’ll stay in cyclist-friendly, locally owned hotels and B&Bs; throughout, with a hearty Irish breakfast to send you on your way every morning. Each day’s ride brings new charms, from ruined castles to remote lighthouses, providing a superb introduction to this region and its spectacular scenery. Price from 1,400 excluding flights. Includes 7 Nights Accommodation (Includes private en-suite & full Irish breakfast), Trek Touring Bicycle (Including pump, lock, tubes and repair kit), Luggage Transfers, Smart phone app for navigation & guide, On road support. This trip can be tailor made throughout the year to suit your requirements. As the pioneers of responsible tourism, we've screened this (and every) holiday so that you can travel knowing we've worked to maximise the benefits of your holiday to local people and places, and minimise any negative impacts. We encourage a Leave No Trace policy to our guests and the wider community. We promote this policy by advising our guests to take their waste with them and recycle it. We also advise our guests not to disturb the local flora and fauna. We actively engage with the Galway greenway alliance which aims to promote the transformation of old railway lines into cycling and walking trails. We recommend against using single use plastics, especially with water bottles during our tours. We recommend buying local produced food and drink where possible. We continually strive to improve our understanding of our impact on the environment and how best to mitigate this impact. We promote cycling as the main method of transport. The Burren Perfumery Organic Herb and flower garden uses native, local herbs and flowers to produce organic creams and balms. We work directly with small, local, family owned busses who offer locally produced goods and employment for local people. We are a small, family owned business and we believe the best way to maintain and promote environmental sustainability is by ensuring the local community is working in harmony with the local environment. We work with businesses such as the Burren Perfumery, an Irish family owned nature sanctuary in the heart of the Burren. We also bring many guests to family run B&Bs; like Churchfield B&B; in Doolin and Frenchville B&B; in Galway. Guest get to spend time in the Gaeltacht region of the Aran Islands which means the locals speak native Irish as their first language. It provides a deeper immersion in Irish culture while simultaneously benefitting the local community with the benefits of responsible tourism. We are a member of a number of different local alliances that promote cycling as a preferred mode of transport. As a part of this work, we support local events and lobby the local council and national government to invest in the cycling infrastructure in the west of Ireland.
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