Ireland - Youth & Adventure Buyers Guide 2018/2019

7 DAY ITINERARY DUBLIN, IRELAND’S ANCIENT EAST &WILD ATLANTICWAY (CLARE TO GALWAY) DAYS 1-3 (SEE OPTION A) DAY 4 WILD ATLANTICWAY Depart for Limerick City . Visit medieval King John’s Castle – King John was the brother of Richard the Lionheart, associated with legends such as Robin Hood and the Knights of the Round Table. Check out the Hunt Museum. Or Visit Limerick City Gallery . Admission FREE. Take a look behind the scenes at Thomond Park, the home of Munster Rugby. Test your rugby skills in the interactive games zone. Tour includes visits pitch side and the Munster dugout. Lunch at the Milk Market . Continue to the Tarbert-Killimer ferry to Co Clare. Head to Doolin the traditional music capital of Ireland. Take the Doolin Cliff Walk and view the 241m high Cliffs of Moher from land and by sea. Look out for the movie locations – films including Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (2009) were filmed here. Overnight in Doolin DAY 5 WILD ATLANTICWAY Travel to the Burren Geopark and explore the vast lunar like limestone landscape. Discover the Aillwee Cave , the longest cave system in Ireland with its underground chasms, waterfall and extinct brown bears bones (ursos artcos)! Explore the Burren on the Sea to Sky mountain biking/kayaking tour. Fun off-road cycling and a great paddle to top it off. Lunch in Clarenbridge famous for its renowned Galway Bay oysters. Continue to Galway city. Visit NUI Galway campus and accommodation. Take in the highlights by strolling around the thriving, bohemian, cultural city with its colourful Spanish heritage and Latin Quarter. Visit Galway City Museum – Admission FREE. Enjoy renowned Celtic music and dance show at Trad on the Prom . Overnight Galway city DAY 6 WILD ATLANTICWAY Head to Rossaveal for ferry transfer to Gaelic speaking Inisheer , smallest of the Aran Islands. Hire a bike and explore the medieval church half buried in the sand, the Plassy shipwreck, stone fort and the sandy beaches. Visit Áras Éanna, a multi-faceted arts and heritage centre housed in a renovated weaving factory where visitors can attend workshops and learn about traditional culture. Lunch on Inisheer. Return to Galway and travel to Clifden. Dinner and overnight Clifden 101 King John’s Castle Thomond Park Burren Geopark Galway street performer Inisheer Island