Welcome to Connemara and let us be your guide to the most iconic places and hidden gems of this lovely region. 

We will pick you up from  Galway, Westport or Knock Airport and bring you  to your accommodation at Lough Inagh, a wonderfully secluded valley in the Connemara mountains. Your meal tonight will be in Lough Inagh Lodge, a rebuilt fishing lodge perched on the shores of a freshwater lough. Seafood and game are a speciality in the restaurant with delicious home-baked bread to accompany your meal. Your bicycles, equipment, route notes and maps will be waiting for you at your accommodation on arrival, ensuring you are ready to start your bike holiday in Ireland.

Today your cycle route takes you along the coast, visiting Irelands only real FJord and passing the pristine white sands of Glassilaun & Lettergesh beaches where the contrast with the green ocean waters and the rocky hillsides creates a vivid palette. Your destination is the Renvyle Peninsula, an area which juts out into the Atlantic Ocean and is peppered with archaeological sites, historical ruins and hidden beaches and coves. You will be spending two nights in Renvyle and will have the pleasure of dining each night in the multi-award-winning restaurant in the historic Renvyle House Hotel. Situated on the shores of the Atlantic Ocean, the hotel is located on 150 acres, which include a private lake, a 9-hole golf course, a beach, woodlands, gardens and numerous activities on site. 

Today you will explore the Renvyle Peninsula, passing through Tullycross with its row of traditional thatched cottages and following the road to Letterfrack. Letterfrack village is home to Connemara National Park which is a wonderful source of information on the flora and fauna of this preserved landscape and also offers excellent marked trail walks. You will visit the world famous Kylemore Abbey, a gothic lakeside castle lodged at the foot of a steep hill. It is the site of one of Ireland's finest award-winning gardens, the six-acre Victorian walled garden created by Mitchell Henry in tandem with the building of Kylemore Castle in 1867. You will return to Renvyle along leafy back roads to enjoy another evening of fine dining in Renvyle House Hotel.

Today you cycle to Clifden, a colourful town on the Connemara coast, often called the 'Capital of Connemara'. There are various route options available, the shortest being 25km, with the longest (passing through Cleggan and Aughrisbeg) over 50km. Do not miss the cycle along the Sky Road, offering you panoramic views over the Wild Atlantic and the islands lying just offshore.  Explore this wee town a little bit more - we will provide you with all our insider tips. 

Tonight you will sleep at a wonderful gem - The Ardagh Hotel

Serge and his family are pationate about regional food and will provide you with a fine dining experience.

South Connemara is different to the landscape you will find in the north part. It is a so-called Gaeltacht where the traditional Irish Language is still used and spoken by its habitants.

Cycle along emty bog roads to Ballyconeely and visit the Connemara Smokehouse, which specialises in wild and organic salmon, smoked and marinated with traditional methods. Owner Gordon Roberts is one of Rick Stein’s food heroes and his smoked tuna appears in Stein’s restaurant. Afterwards you will continue your journey to Roundstone, a scenic fishing village in South Connemara, made famous through the work of many well-known painters. They have been attracted here by its picturesque harbour and wonderful outlook across the Atlantic to the jagged peaks of the Twelve Bens mountain range. The chef of the Scriob Restaurant of the Screebe House will indulge you a choice of lovely food tonight.

Your target today is the village of Cong. You will cycle over the Maam Valley mountain pass where the surrounding steep-sided hills and green valleys seem endless in every direction. The road brings you along the shores of Lough Corrib, where the ruins of a castle are still visible on one of the islands in the lake. Passing through the villages of Cornamona and Clonbur you will then arrive in Cong, where the John Ford film The Quiet Man was shot in 1952. Cong also boasts several notable historical sites including an inscribed stone cross (fourteenth century) and the ruins of Ashford Abbey, founded in 1128. Tonight, you will stay and dine at The Lodge of Ashford Castle, on of Ireland's hidden gems. Or you give yourself a real royal treat and upgrade to Ashford Castle, one of Irelands finest hotels, and former residence of the Guinness family. Enjoy your last day in the heart of Connemara and taste the Wild Atlantic Way !

Today after your breakfast we will bring you back to Galway, Westport or Knock.

And would like to say: Slan go foil - see you soon