Overview
5 days / 4 nights
Discover Ireland’s most vibrant city, Galway, on this four-night adventure.
Join your foodie guide who will take you to the city’s best gastronomy haunts; discover the wild lands of Connemara and enjoy a few pints as you tour Connemara; surf on one of the best spots in Ireland and if you are feeling particularly adventurous, join a day trip to one of the mysterious Aran Islands.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Galway
Make your own way to your hotel in Galway. The rest of the evening is at leisure to enjoy the local pubs and restaurants independently.
Suggested Overnight Hotel: G Hotel & Spa
Day 2: Galway
This morning, meet your expert foodie guide for a guided tour to some of Galway’s best gastronomy haunts. During your tour, you will visit the now famous Galway Market and a number of award-winning restaurants and cafes. You will try 7-8 products ranging from oysters to cheese, sushi to crab, doughnuts to strawberry tarts, local beers and more. There are also plenty of options for vegetarians. After your culinary tour, enjoy a goodie bag to take home. The rest of your day is at leisure to enjoy the pubs and restaurants in Galway independently.
Breakfast included
Suggested Overnight Hotel: G Hotel & Spa
Day 3: Galway
This morning, transfer to County Clare where you will enjoy a guided surfing lesson, one of the best places in Ireland to surf! Enjoy a guided lesson at your preferred level with your expert instructor as you take to the waves in the wild Atlantic.
Next, transfer to the Burren, a lunar-like region in northern County Clare home to barren landscapes and karst limestone scenery. Enjoy a light walk through here before heading to the Cliffs of Moher, stunning and dramatic sea cliffs on the west coast of County Clare, looking into the Atlantic Ocean. Here, enjoy a picnic lunch we have prepared for you before enjoying a light walk and some time at leisure to admire the scenery further.
This late afternoon, be picked up in Galway to enjoy a pub crawl through the spectacular and wild scenery of Connemara, the largest Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking region) in Ireland. Visit 4-5 pubs and enjoy a drink in each one, learning about the local culture, history, language and a chance to meet the local people.
Be transferred back to your hotel or Galway city centre.
Breakfast and Lunch included
Suggested Overnight Hotel: G Hotel & Spa
Day 4: Galway
Day at leisure to further explore the pubs, restaurants and music scene of Galway.
Breakfast included
Suggested Overnight Hotel: G Hotel & Spa
Optional: meet at Galway or Connemara-based hotel and transfer to Connemara Airport for the 8-minute flight to Inis Oirr, the smallest of the three Aran Islands.
Walk the short distance from the airport to the Aran Tea House, where your guide will tell you about the island, history and culture.
Following some tea, coffee and freshly-baked scones at Alissa O Donoghue’s Tea House, walk to the island arts centre where you will be introduced to the island’s customs, traditions and crafts, including the traditional type of clothing worn. You will then meet a local islander who will teach you how to make a St Brigid’s Cross from local willow grown on the island and you will keep this as a souvenir.
Next, enjoy a tour of the island, visiting the shipwreck, underground church and 15th century castle before enjoying a fresh lobster lunch at a house just beneath the castle. If time permits, we will visit one of the nearby pubs for a drink.
Return by plane back to the mainland and transfer back to your hotel. Lunch included in this excursion.
Day 5: Depart Galway
Continue your journey independently.
Breakfast included
Highlights
- Guided pub crawl of Connemara with a local – Ireland’s biggest Gaeltacht
- Surf lesson on Ireland’s west coast
- A gastronomy tour of Galway’s tastiest haunts with a food expert
Highlights
- Guided pub crawl of Connemara with a local – Ireland’s biggest Gaeltacht
- Surf lesson on Ireland’s west coast
- A gastronomy tour of Galway’s tastiest haunts with a food expert
Day 1: Arrive Galway
Make your own way to your hotel in Galway. The rest of the evening is at leisure to enjoy the local pubs and restaurants independently.
Suggested Overnight Hotel: G Hotel & Spa
Day 2: Galway
This morning, meet your expert foodie guide for a guided tour to some of Galway’s best gastronomy haunts. During your tour, you will visit the now famous Galway Market and a number of award-winning restaurants and cafes. You will try 7-8 products ranging from oysters to cheese, sushi to crab, doughnuts to strawberry tarts, local beers and more. There are also plenty of options for vegetarians. After your culinary tour, enjoy a goodie bag to take home. The rest of your day is at leisure to enjoy the pubs and restaurants in Galway independently.
Breakfast included
Suggested Overnight Hotel: G Hotel & Spa
Day 3: Galway
This morning, transfer to County Clare where you will enjoy a guided surfing lesson, one of the best places in Ireland to surf! Enjoy a guided lesson at your preferred level with your expert instructor as you take to the waves in the wild Atlantic.
Next, transfer to the Burren, a lunar-like region in northern County Clare home to barren landscapes and karst limestone scenery. Enjoy a light walk through here before heading to the Cliffs of Moher, stunning and dramatic sea cliffs on the west coast of County Clare, looking into the Atlantic Ocean. Here, enjoy a picnic lunch we have prepared for you before enjoying a light walk and some time at leisure to admire the scenery further.
This late afternoon, be picked up in Galway to enjoy a pub crawl through the spectacular and wild scenery of Connemara, the largest Gaeltacht (Irish-speaking region) in Ireland. Visit 4-5 pubs and enjoy a drink in each one, learning about the local culture, history, language and a chance to meet the local people.
Be transferred back to your hotel or Galway city centre.
Breakfast and Lunch included
Suggested Overnight Hotel: G Hotel & Spa
Day 4: Galway
Day at leisure to further explore the pubs, restaurants and music scene of Galway.
Breakfast included
Suggested Overnight Hotel: G Hotel & Spa
Optional: meet at Galway or Connemara-based hotel and transfer to Connemara Airport for the 8-minute flight to Inis Oirr, the smallest of the three Aran Islands.
Walk the short distance from the airport to the Aran Tea House, where your guide will tell you about the island, history and culture.
Following some tea, coffee and freshly-baked scones at Alissa O Donoghue’s Tea House, walk to the island arts centre where you will be introduced to the island’s customs, traditions and crafts, including the traditional type of clothing worn. You will then meet a local islander who will teach you how to make a St Brigid’s Cross from local willow grown on the island and you will keep this as a souvenir.
Next, enjoy a tour of the island, visiting the shipwreck, underground church and 15th century castle before enjoying a fresh lobster lunch at a house just beneath the castle. If time permits, we will visit one of the nearby pubs for a drink.
Return by plane back to the mainland and transfer back to your hotel. Lunch included in this excursion.
Day 5: Depart Galway
Continue your journey independently.
Breakfast included
Itinerary map
| Title | Address | Description |
|---|---|---|
Galway, Ireland | Galway, Ireland | |
Connemara, Ireland | Connemara National Park, Letterfrack, Co. Galway, Ireland | |
Lahinch, Ireland | Lahinch, Co. Clare, Ireland |
| Title | Address | Description |
|---|---|---|
Galway, Ireland | Galway, Ireland | |
Connemara, Ireland | Connemara National Park, Letterfrack, Co. Galway, Ireland | |
Lahinch, Ireland | Lahinch, Co. Clare, Ireland |
Useful information
Includes:
- Four nights’ accommodation in the above hotel or similar including breakfast
- Meals as stated
- Excursions and sightseeing as mentioned with local guide where relevant
- Transportation with driver as stated in the itinerary
Excludes:
- Any services, guiding, transportation, meals or drinks not mentioned in the above itinerary
- Insurance
- Arrival and departure transfers
- The local currency is the Euro (EUR) in the Republic of Ireland
- The weather in Ireland is volatile, please make sure to bring weather for all seasons and please bring an umbrella
- Ireland is very accessible and is home to an extensive road network
Visas may be required, please check with your local government agency
Tip: Embrace the ‘Craic’ in Galway – enjoy fun, gossip and enjoyable conversation with the locals, especially in the pub!
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If you’d like to find more about this or any other Vivu products, itineraries or destinations, please contact Ashley Lutz, our Sales Manager for the UK & EU.