BIKING
IRELAND
› Delve into the west of Ireland, a sparsely populated region sprinkled with postcard-perfect villages, stone fences and lively pubs › Discover a wealth of traditional Irish culture—from the haunting sounds of bodhran drums to lively traditional music › Taste the nuanced flavors of local whiskey and savor upscale Irish cuisine › Bike on Sky Road along the Wild Atlantic Way, with spectacular views of cinematic mountains, inlets and billowing grasslands › Savor the warmth of Irish hospitality in charming country houses and a luxurious castle hotel Bike through mythical heaths and bogs and visit lost-in-time castles. Follow the curving roads along the Atlantic and climb the Twelve Bens, riding to your heart’s content through Connemara. Windswept Coast & Castles on the Emerald Isle Ireland’s Connemara
DUBLIN
CONNEMARA NATIONAL PARK
AUGHRUS
Cong
Clifden
Lough Corrib
Twelve Bens
Ballynahinch
Recess
Galway
Atlantic Ocean
x Days • Levels x-x • Mon–Mon $x,x99 to $x,x99 / person double occ. (+$0,000 single occ.)
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Premiere Hotels* Ballynahinch Castle Hotel • * Abbeyglen Castle Hotel (Casual) • The Lodge at Ashford Castle (shown)
MOIRA KENNEY • CITY, ST
877-GO-ACTIVE • 7–5 Mon–Fri, 7–3 weekends PT 171
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