Hiss & Weber Family Adventure V4
Hiss & Weber
Monday 21st April – Monday 28th April 2025
Number of Travellers: 8
Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights
Hiss & Weber Family Adventure V4
Monday 21st April – Monday 28th April 2025
Monday 21st April – Monday 28th April 2025
Arriving in Dublin this afternoon, your private guide will meet you at arrivals and after some short introductions you will make your way west towards the wilds of Connemara. If you wish, take the time to walk along the banks of the River Shannon, a waterway that divides the East from the West and eventually empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Hear about the drowned goddess who gave the river its name, visit a monastic monument, and learn about Viking raids. This evening, check into Ballynahinch Castle Hotel, once owned by an Indian Raj, this traditional hunting lodge has seen presidents and dignitaries grace its halls and rooms for generations. Today, surrounded by thousands of acres of estate land and forests, Ballynahinch boasts fine dining, a traditional pub, on-site fly fishing and a remote escape in the wilds of Connemara.
Overnight: Connemmara | Ballynahinch Castle Hotel
Room Type: x4 classic rooms
Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch
Together with your guide today, you will delve into the heart of Connemara. Described by Oscar Wilde as a “savage beauty” as you travel, the landscape opens up to wild mountainscapes and heather-clad valleys. You will enjoy a hike along the shores of Killary Fjord to the remains of an abandoned famine-era village. As you walk you will hear about the impact of this era in history on this region. Later, visit a family-run shellfish farm where you can head out onto the fjord, lift a string of mussels for hauling and harvesting, and understand the lifecycle of these wonderful shellfish. Enjoy a deliciously fresh shellfish lunch and the opportunity to gain some insight into life on Ireland’s west coast.
Overnight: Connemmara | Ballynahinch Castle Hotel
Room Type: x4 classic rooms
Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch
Renowned as one of the finest fisheries in Ireland, the Ballynahinch Catchment drains an area of 68 square miles and is a diverse system of interconnected loughs and rivers, drained by the Ballynahinch River and offering the very best of fly fishing in Ireland. This majestic river, with fishing rights owned exclusively by the Ballynahinch Estate, winds its way underneath the Castle for three kilometres until it reaches the wild Atlantic Ocean.
Overnight: Connemmara | Ballynahinch Castle Hotel
Room Type: x4 classic rooms
Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch
This morning, you’ll make your way south to enter Co Clare, home to the UNESCO World Heritage site of The Burren. Before doing so, you’ll stop in Galway City, a charming Medieval-era city with a thriving arts scene, for a bite to eat and a browse around the cobbled streets. Continue to your home for the next two nights, Gregan’s Castle, a former retreat for poets and authors such as J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. You’ll be back in time for a cool pint of Guinness by the fire before dinner at its award-winning restaurant.
Overnight: Ballyvaughan | Gregans Castle
Room Type: x2 Superior Doubles, x2 Classic Twins
Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch
This morning transfer around 30 minutes to the Cliffs of Moher, one of Ireland’s most impressive natural sites. Today’s walk follows a coastal route along the cliffs, passing through a dramatic hinterland with inspiring views offshore to the Aran Islands. The area is teeming with wildlife and 20 different species of birds, including puffins, make this area their home. You’ll finish in the village of Doolin, famous for its traditional music scene. Stop for a fish n’ chips lunch in a historic stone cottage and a chance to browse the quaint shops, before returning to Gregans’ Castle via Black Head, a mesmerizing stretch of the Wild Atlantic Way. There will be plenty of opportunities to stop for photos en route. Later, head into the village of Ballyvaughan to a great little restaurant on the pier for a farewell dinner with your guide.
Overnight: Ballyvaughan | Gregans Castle
Room Type: x2 Superior Doubles, x2 Classic Twins
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
This morning, your guide will drop you off at your centrally located hotel in Dublin City and you will say farewell. Dublin has been described as a ‘city with a village feel’; as you explore its cobbled streets and historical monuments, it will be easy to see why. Check-in before heading out to enjoy a walking tour with a local private guide through this vibrant capital city, with its mix of 1,000 years of architecture from the mediaeval to Georgian to modern. See the Georgian-style Merrion Square, lush St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin Castle and O’Connell Street, the site of the ‘1916 Uprising’ that led to Ireland’s independence in 1922. Your guide is also a historian who will bring the city to life with colourful tales of life in the city in times gone by.
Overnight: Dublin | The Westbury Hotel
Room Type: x2 Westbury Kings, x2 Classic Twins
Meals Included: Breakfast
We recommend a visit to St Stephen’s Green this morning, a historic park and gardens in the centre of Dublin. Grab some coffee and pastries and stroll the gardens and monuments in the bright morning sunshine. Later this afternoon make your way to Drury Street where Jill and her skilled team will take you through the process of forging a bespoke piece of jewellery to commemorate your time in Ireland. This evening, visit one of the local pubs for some traditional Irish pub food and drinks with the locals.
Overnight: Dublin | The Westbury Hotel
Room Type: x2 Westbury Kings, x2 Classic Twins
Meals Included: Breakfast
This morning, a private transfer will meet you in the lobby of your hotel and transfer you to Dublin Airport in time for your flight home. We hope your time in Ireland & Scotland has been memorable and we look forward to welcoming you to our shores once again.
Meals Included: Breakfast
Ireland Inclusions
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The price of this trip is €5,770 per person and is based on availability at the time of booking.
Please see our booking terms here.
Monday 21st April – Monday 28th April 2025