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Aran Islands Bike Tour with Tea
5.0
60 Ratings
Galway
Discover Inisheer by bike, enjoy local stories over tea, and explore Doolin. Perfect day trip from Galway!
Discover Inisheer by bike, enjoy local stories over tea, and explore Doolin. Perfect day trip from Galway!
Duration:
9 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Aran Islands - You will board a boat at Doolin Pier and after a quick 25 mins sailing, you will arrive to Insiheer.
You will embark on a 2 hour guided bike tour of the Island. You will see castles, 4000-year-old ruins, sunken churches and shipwrecks!
Afterward, you will head inside a privately reserved coffee shop for some tea/coffee and scones….
- Aran Islands - You will board a boat at Doolin Pier and after a quick 25 mins sailing, you will arrive to Insiheer.
You will embark on a 2 hour guided bike tour of the Island. You will see castles, 4000-year-old ruins, sunken churches and shipwrecks!
Afterward, you will head inside a privately reserved coffee shop for some tea/coffee and scones. Local islanders like to tell stories and answer any questions during this section.
You will have some free time to explore a little more, visit a pub or buy a famous Aran Sweater.
- Doolin - After the tour, your guide will introduce you to Doolin, a small fishing village where you will have some time to sit down in a local pub for some lunch.
- The Burren - En route home, you will drive through the magnificent Burren region. Your guide will share stories and history about the area.
What's Included
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Snacks
- Bike Hire & Guided Bike Tour
- Ferry Tickets
- In-vehicle air conditioning
- Snacks
- Bike Hire & Guided Bike Tour
- Ferry Tickets
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Lunch
- Gratuities
- Lunch
Additional Information
This is the BEST way to make the most of your time on the Aran Islands and visit the Cliffs of Moher!
Inisheer is the smallest of the 3 Aran Islands. It’s located just 20 minutes off the coast of Doolin and the Cliffs of Moher.
We pick you in Galway, bring you to Doolin and once we arrive at the island, we get our bikes and head out for a 2-hour bike…
This is the BEST way to make the most of your time on the Aran Islands and visit the Cliffs of Moher!
Inisheer is the smallest of the 3 Aran Islands. It’s located just 20 minutes off the coast of Doolin and the Cliffs of Moher.
We pick you in Galway, bring you to Doolin and once we arrive at the island, we get our bikes and head out for a 2-hour bike tour of the island. If you are not up for cycling, we can organize a tractor-drawn carriage tour for you at no extra charge.
After the tour, we will have home-baked scones and tea while hearing stories from a local islander!
Once back to the mainland, you will have the opportunity to explore Doolin and grabbing some lunch!
- Tour Duration may vary due to traffic
Location
Galway Cathedral
Your guide will be sanding beside the Minivan wearing a bright orange hoodie.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(60 Ratings)
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Betsy_o
Oct 8, 2024
E-biking on Inisheer - The trip was excellent! Ollie was a great tour guide! The others in the group were wonderful people! The trip to Doolin was memory. The ferry ride was smooth and dry. Loved to upgrade to E-bikes! Loved riding around on Inisheer and learning the incredible history! The Tea and scones and egg salad sandwiches were amazing! Loved hearing more about Inisheer from John, the server/chef at the restaurant! All in all, a great day and a wonderful time!
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984bethanyn
Oct 2, 2024
Small island lots of history - This was an amazing experience even with the windy weather. Our guild Phil was wonderful. He made sure we were prepared. He was helpful and accommodating. We take tours when we travel and Phil was one of the best guilds we have had. The island is small and interesting. Lots of bits of history.
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Eileenpe711fk
Sep 28, 2024
Best Part of Our Trip!! - This tour was amazing! Phil was so much fun and had so many great stories to share and went above and beyond. Do this tour!!
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367gailb
Sep 26, 2024
Wonderful! - Bike trip & scones
Such a fun trip! Phil was very friendly and welcoming. We also enjoyed Sophia ( our biking guide) her friendliness, knowledge and patience. The bike riding went great and thoroughly enjoyed the tea and scones after. Definetely one of the highlights of our 2 week trip to Ireland. Appreciated our friends recommendation!
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Bradleyhv6749ki
Sep 19, 2024
Aron Islands tour - Conner was our tour guide on the island and was fabulous. Ollie picked us up for our ride to the boat and engaged and made the trip both interesting and entertaining. Highly recommend Ollie’s Tours!!! Don’t miss the scones and tea!!
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Boatingfam
Sep 16, 2024
Spectacular day on the Aran islands and cliffs of moher boat excursion - Ollie and his team were fantastic! We did a bike tour of the Aran islands with Eleanor. She was informative, funny and on point. It was a small group so that we all got to experience this magnificent landscape on a personal level. We had a pint and some lunch (instead of tea and scones) and enjoyed the talking to the locals.
After the tour, we did a fantastic ferry detour to the cliffs of moher. Stunning!!!! Pictures don’t do it justice as it was incredible to be so close on the water.
We left from Galway and Ollie worked some magic last minute to be sure we could get to the docks on time and was a true professional in every way.
Thanks again pal for an amazing day!!
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D5873ffdaniels
Sep 16, 2024
Great day trip with Really Nice People. - Great customer service. Ollie called the night before to let us know there would be a funeral and some yhings might be closed. We wnt anyway and are do glad we did. The weather was Perfect. Our guide Eleanor was a Treasure. Friendly and knowledgeable. The bike tour was fun and educational. Scones and tea was a nice experience too. The proprietor was fun.
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Tiina
Sep 15, 2024
An easy way to visit the Aran Islands from Galway with an entertaining guide. - We really enjoyed spending the day with our Tour Guide to Philip and the other people in our group. Phillip took care of everyone and made sure we stayed on time to meet the boat while also caring for the needs of people in the group. His inviting personality and amusing stories kept us entertained all day.
This was an easy day to visit the Aran Islands from Galway. It was a lot easier than navigating the drive down to Doolin and finding the ferry on our own.
The bike tour of the island was fun and it was definitely good to have a guide along to explain background information about the sites we saw. I paid the extra €20 to rent an E bike and that made the hills fun!! Highly recommend for those who may struggle on Hills or have a hard time keeping up.
My only regret is that we did not have more time on the island. I think the only way to fix that would have been to stay in Doolin so the travel to and from Galway didn’t eat up so much of the day. I would have liked to have gone into the village. We were actually given the opportunity to do that on our own for maybe 20 or 30 minutes, but I spent time in the sweater shop next to the bike return and did buy a few products so I guess I got my shopping in :-).
The tea and scones at a local eatery was a nice treat at the end. The table was laid out beautifully.
The pub we went to in Doolin upon our return to the mainland was a great local place with delicious seafood chowder and a good pint of Guinness. It’s just nice to be with a local who knows where to go.
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V5300dwmaryk
Sep 14, 2024
Highlight of trip to Ireland - Wow!!! I was blown away. This was the highlight of my trip to Ireland. The island is wonderful and biking around it is THE way to enjoy it. Tommy was our guide and he was charming. He told great stories and had all the history of the island. Ollie’s driving service to and from Galway was the icing on the cake. This was 11 out of 10!!!!
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Border02
Sep 11, 2024
An incredible time biking the Aran Islands with Ollie - OMG we are just back from Ireland and one of the activities we did was the Aran Island Bike Tour with Ollie - it was exceptional! From the moment he picked us up in Galway (in his orange van and sweatshirt) it was a fun adventure. We had stops along the way until we arrived in Doolin and took the ferry to one Inishmore. We grabbed our bikes and the adventure begin; fun, exciting, informative, funny, engaging ... Ollie was just a great guy to lead a tour and to be our guide. We truly had an exceptional day, learned lots, engaged with Ollie and ended our day back in Galway SO happy we did this tour. We have recommended it to two sets of friends; one currently in Ireland and one going - don't miss it!
Robert and Ted
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