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TRIPADVISOR.COM - TOP RATED TOUR!

"An excellent tour, my family and I loved this day trip from Dublin, my teenage daughters in particular loved the sensational cliffs at Dun Aengus, our local Guide Tomas O`Toole is a legend in his own mini-bus and is surpassed only by the brilliant Paddywagon Guide we had. 110% brilliant tour"  - Dr. Freedman, Long Island, New York

DEPARTS DAILY* FROM

Paddys Palace, 5 Beresford Place, Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 @ 6.20am

Dublin Tourism, O'Connell Street, Dublin 1 @ 6.25am

Dublin Tourism, Suffolk Street, Dublin 2 @ 6.30am

minumum of 5 required

Tour into the West - the traditional heart of Ireland! We've designed this masterpiece of a tour to maximise your free time in this Celtic paradise.

In 1 relaxing day from Dublin visit the world famous Aran Islands (Inis Mor). Enjoy golden sandy beaches, thatched cottages, stone walls, wonderful archeological sites and hear the islanders lilt in their beautiful Gaelic language - all inspired by your local Island guide

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ITINERARY:

6:20AM: Depart Paddys Palace Hostel on Paddywagon corner, at the very bottom of Lower Gardiner Street. Meet your enthusiastic and highly traiend professional Tour-Guide and the other tour members, load up and off we go on our adventures. You can snooze and relax as we transfer acrsoss the middle of Ireland to Galway, a 2.5 hour drive approx with a short toilet and coffee break.

9:30AM approx: Arrive in Galway, a short-break for a tea/coffee and a toilet stop to freshen up and we`ll take the scenic drive out to the Port of Rossaveal in Connemara. Then its all aboard the super modern Aran Islands Ferry to begin our 45 minute journey to paradise - Inis Mor (the Big Island!)

11am: Arrive on Inis Mor, you will be greeted by our wonderful Island guides - Tomas O`Toole and his team and they will show you their Island, its beaches, its stone walls, its ancient monuments and all the stories and folklore behind them. The highlight of the day is undoubtedly Dun Aengus, a soon-to-be UNESCO world heritage site, this gem is a semi-cricular stone fort perched perilously on top of mind-blowing 500ft high sea-cliffs, this is a life affirming moment!

After a comprehensive guided tour youll have loads of time for lunch, to go hiking, swim with the seals, or simply shop for Aran Sweaters to your hearts content.

5PM: Return from Inis Mor on the Ferry

5.45PM: Return to Dublin, arriving in Dublin at 9PM approx

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5 TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE OUR TOURS
 

1. 100% NEVER cancel guarantee. We go 364 days a year - promise!
    
2. BEST Value! No other bus or train co. matches our affordability
    
3. BEST Guides! As seen on National TV. Award-winning, 100% Irish .. as seen National TV
    
4. BEST BUSES! Luxury Mercedes Coaches. You can ask your driver to pull over so you can take a quick photo of a wee sheep, celtic cross or maybe a leprechaun. You cant ask the driver on a train to do likewise
    
5. BEST REPUTATION! We're recommended world-wide after a decade of passionate hard work and delivering consistently good tours

OUR GUIDES MEET OUR PRESIDENT - the above pic features two of our 'senior' Day-Trip Guides, Cathal O'Connell & Stephen McPhilemy, enjoying the proud moment upon being received by Her Excellency Mary McAleese, President of Ireland at the Presidential Palace - Aras an Uachtarain - in Dublin's Phoenix Park this summer.

All of our professional guides are highly trained, proudly patriotic and among the best trained and highly respected in the world of travel.

 

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5 facts about the Aran Islands you might not know

1. There are 3 islands in total with a population of just under 1000

2. Cill Ronan, the village on Inis Mor is the bithplace of the mother of  John Ford - Hollywoods most successful director ever

3. The traditional patterns on the Aran Sweater were used to identify bodies of fishermen lost at sea

4. Inis Mor is the current host of the annual Fr. Ted Festival - TedFest

5. The islands are Gaeltacht - 100% Irish speaking zones