Jani, as I'm travelling to Clare on my summer holidays this year, I had some literature which I looked up last night. I came across a brochure for "Professionally Guided Sightseeing Day Tours" from Galway Tour Company. They operate 2 guided tours which may be of interest to you, as follows:
1. Cliffs of Moher & Burren (all day, 10:00AM to 5:30PM, EUR25 Adult, EUR20 Student/senior) start at Galway, go to Oranmore, Clarinbridge (location of world famous Oyster festival), Kilcongal, Dungaire Castle (16th Century), Kinvara, Corcomroe Hill, Corcomroe Abbey (Cistercian Abbey, named for St. mary of the Fertile Rock), Ballyvaughan, Ballyalban Earthen Ring Fort (prehistoric ring/fairy-fort), Gleninsheen Gold Collar and Tomb (wedge tomb dating back to 2500BC), Poulnabrone Dolmen (Neolithic landmark, c. 5,800 years old), Caherconnell Stone Fort, Leamanagh Castle, Kilfenora (City of the Crosses, 6th century high crosses), Lisdoonvarna (annual matchmaking festival), Cliffs of Moher (2 hours stop here), Doolin, Ballyreen, Fanore, Black Head, Leprechaun head, Gleninagh Castle, and back to Galway.
2. Connemara & Cong Tour (all day, 10:00AM to 5:30PM, EUR25 Adult, EUR20 Student/senior) start at Galway, go North to Ross Errily Friary (14th Century Franciscan Abbey), Ballymagibbon Cairn, Glebe Stone Circle (Neolithic stone circles and cairns), Cong Village & Abbey (location of "The Quiet Man" and Ashford Castle), Cong Woods, Lough Nafooey (fantastic mountain lake and valley scenery), "Killer Sheep", Leenane, Killary Fjord (Ireland's only fjord, home to pods of dolphins and mussel farms), Peat Bogs, Kylemore Abbey and Gardens (late 19th Century monastic home of Benedictine Order of Nuns, with Victorian Walled garden), The Inagh Valley, Recess, Maam Cross, Quiet Man Bridge (original from the movie, or is it?), Oughterard and back to Galway.
I don't know anything about the tour company, but the tours seem to take in quite a bit of what anyone would wish to see in a day from Galway.
The.Q
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Jani, as I'm travelling to Clare on my summer holidays this year, I had some literature which I looked up last night. I came across a brochure for "Professionally Guided Sightseeing Day Tours" from Galway Tour Company. They operate 2 guided tours which may be of interest to you, as follows:
1. Cliffs of Moher & Burren (all day, 10:00AM to 5:30PM, EUR25 Adult, EUR20 Student/senior) start at Galway, go to Oranmore, Clarinbridge (location of world famous Oyster festival), Kilcongal, Dungaire Castle (16th Century), Kinvara, Corcomroe Hill, Corcomroe Abbey (Cistercian Abbey, named for St. mary of the Fertile Rock), Ballyvaughan, Ballyalban Earthen Ring Fort (prehistoric ring/fairy-fort), Gleninsheen Gold Collar and Tomb (wedge tomb dating back to 2500BC), Poulnabrone Dolmen (Neolithic landmark, c. 5,800 years old), Caherconnell Stone Fort, Leamanagh Castle, Kilfenora (City of the Crosses, 6th century high crosses), Lisdoonvarna (annual matchmaking festival), Cliffs of Moher (2 hours stop here), Doolin, Ballyreen, Fanore, Black Head, Leprechaun head, Gleninagh Castle, and back to Galway.
2. Connemara & Cong Tour (all day, 10:00AM to 5:30PM, EUR25 Adult, EUR20 Student/senior) start at Galway, go North to Ross Errily Friary (14th Century Franciscan Abbey), Ballymagibbon Cairn, Glebe Stone Circle (Neolithic stone circles and cairns), Cong Village & Abbey (location of "The Quiet Man" and Ashford Castle), Cong Woods, Lough Nafooey (fantastic mountain lake and valley scenery), "Killer Sheep", Leenane, Killary Fjord (Ireland's only fjord, home to pods of dolphins and mussel farms), Peat Bogs, Kylemore Abbey and Gardens (late 19th Century monastic home of Benedictine Order of Nuns, with Victorian Walled garden), The Inagh Valley, Recess, Maam Cross, Quiet Man Bridge (original from the movie, or is it?), Oughterard and back to Galway.
I don't know anything about the tour company, but the tours seem to take in quite a bit of what anyone would wish to see in a day from Galway.
Hope this helps,
Dermot.