Connemara Sheep Farm experience & Kylemore Private Guide Tour

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Kylemore Abbey and stunning Victorian walled gardens — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

View of Lough na Fooey — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Relax in this lap of luxury as you explore Connemara and the Wild Atlantic Way in your own time, in your own way. The tour is for those who want a full cultural experience of the area while taking in the stunning views of The Twelve Bens Mountains, Lough Inagh, the villages of Oughterard and Letterfrack The Maumturk Mountains, Killary Fjord and working Connemara farmstead. Expect beautiful coastline and mountain views

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At a glance

Duration: 8 hours
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–15
Guide: English
Operated by: Walk About Galway - Tour

What is included

Included

Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
Included: Private Guided Tour

Not included

Not included: Admission fee
Not included: Admission fees: Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden (optional)
Not included: Admission fees: Sheep farm and sheepdog demonstration (optional)

Itinerary

Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden

2 hours Admission included

Visit the Gothic splendour of Kylemore Abbey, explore the wonderful Victorian Gardens and learn about the lives of the owners. Highlights includes a self guided tour of the neo gothic mansion, wonderful kitchen gardens and the splendid church and mausoleum.
Aughnanure Castle

one hour Admission included

Visit the fortress of the ferocious O'Flaherty clan and learn of the blood curdling stories attached to this Gaelic Irish Clan
Connemara

3 hours

Explore the rugged beauty of the Connemara landscape, a landscape once described by Oscar Wilde as a "savage beauty" You pass through some dramatic scenery as we drive through Lough Inagh Valley with the 12 Bens Mountains on one side and the Maumturk Mountains on the other. Here we'll stop to soak up the beautiful views while we visit a cut of bogland. Highlights include Killary Fjord, Ireland's only true Fjord and the village of Leenane and the location of the movie, The Field. You will visit the Gaelic speaking area of Carraroe and Spiddal on the coast as you return along the Wild Atlantic Way with fantastic ocean views.
Killary Sheep Farm

2 hours Admission included

Visit a working Connemara farm and see the sheepdogs put through their paces while discovering what life is like for a farmer in the West of Ireland