Inishmore Cultural Tour: Explore Aran Islands' History with a Native Guide

Discover Inishmore’s rich history and culture with a native guide. Visit Dún Aonghus, The Seven Churches, and more. Experience authentic Irish traditions and crafts.

Duration: 2 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Dun Aonghasa - Perched on a cliff overlooking the Atlantic ocean, Dún Aonghasa is the largest of the prehistoric stone forts of the Aran Islands. The fort consists of three massive dry-stone walls and a chevaux-de-frise, a dense band of jagged, upright stones, surrounding the fort from cliff to cliff, designed to impede attackers. Originally…
What's Included
  • Collection by private bus from the ferry terminal or airport
  • Guided tour of the island by Inis Mór local guide
  • Cultural and historic tour of the island with stops at historical sites
  • Entrance into Dún Aonghus
  • Stop off at the popular Seal Colony viewing point
  • Drop off by private bus to the ferry terminal or airport
What's Not Included
  • Gratuities
  • Food & drinks.
  • Ferry or plane tickets to the island
Additional Information

Step off the ferry or plane onto Inis Mór island and meet your native Irish-speaking guide, a talented storyteller and national food champion. In his engaging company, you’ll learn about the culture and history of this remote island on a tour that features stunning coastal views, including stops at the World Heritage Site of Dún Aonghus, the monastic…

Location
Inishmore Aerodrome (IOR)
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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O570lvmichaels
Aug 12, 2024
Great Customized Tour - We had a great tour of Inishmore with Gabriel. We spoke the day prior and I informed him of my wife's limited mobility and he customized the tour to our needs and threw in a few special stops for us. The tour was a little pricey, but given that we were only on the island for a few hours and may never return, it was worth it to make sure we saw everything we wanted to see. Highly recommend this tour if you're doing a day trip to Inishmore and want to see as much as possible.
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Declan_l
Aug 4, 2024
Great Family Tour of Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands - Gabriel Faherty was an awesome tour guide he has lived on Inishmore all his life and comes from a long line of full-time residents there so he knows everything and was so entertaining with his tour of the island for our family. Gabriel also runs Aran Islands Goat Cheese Company which makes award winning goat cheese--he was kind enough to show us around the cheese production facility as part of our tour and even gave us samples which were delicious. There are lots of longer tours but our 2.5 hour tour was really plenty to get a good feel for Inishmore.
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Trail55372
Sep 29, 2023
Tour of Inishmore - We had a great time on Gabriel's tour of the island. We toured the island by minibus stopping at points of interest, hiked to Dun Aonghasa, did some shopping, and met Gabriel's goats! It was a great way to get the local perspective and see the island with zero stress.
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Genevieve_w
Aug 18, 2023
Sunny and Beautiful day - We had a wonderful day and great guide with Gabriel. Showed around the island gave us time to explore and shop. Wonderful restaurant to eat at. The highlight is his goat farm/cheese making factory/store. His goats are full of character and like to be pet. He talks to you about the whole process from beginning to end. His goat cheese is amazing too! As of right now though it is in such high demand you either have to get a taste on the tour or at the Castle Ashford and other fine dining. 🥰
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Vick_m
Jun 5, 2023
The best way to experience Inis Authentic Mor! - Gabriel’s goat farm and extraordinary cheese tasting and chat about the process was so lovely. This Aran Island Greek Style cheese, is the best! I’ve sampled— many! Martin drove us around the island, tirelessly, with the best stories from his heart, & humour. I wanted to move to the Island! Be prepared for island time, and don’t worry no one misses their ferry. Such a lovely experience. Lovely, lovely people and craic.
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Cynthia_c
Sep 15, 2024
Not As Advertised - We enjoyed the short hike up to the fort and the beautiful views. We appreciated that Gabriel shared his goats and some goat cheese but would have liked to see how it is made and understand the process better. Gabriel gave us some good insight into island life but not a lot of history of the island. 1 1/2 hours of the trip were spent on our own exploring the fort and the small shopping area and having lunch leaving about an hour of actual time on the tour, which made it a very over priced hour.
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Craigj768
Oct 4, 2024
What a Price Point and That’s not in a Good Way. - Gabriel was an entertaining guide and certainly knew the island. Other than that it was the worst value tour I have taken in years and that includes private tours in Italy, Scotland, France, Norway, and Sweden. We prefer private tours but in this case the Hop On Hop Off would have been the better choice.
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Louise_m
Aug 3, 2024
Not recommended - Provided transport to interesting places and provided interesting commentary on goats cheese farm and manufacturing . Guide did not provide any historical or cultural information as per advertised title of tour. Interior of bus was wet as roof windows had been left open overnight. Not recommended.
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Mona_s
Oct 2, 2023
Pat was very talkative but not well informed as to the history or culture of the island and a substandard guide - Walking up to the fortress and seeing the cliffs. Lunch at the cafe. Watching the Ryder Cup in a bar waiting for the ferry.
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Grant_b
Oct 24, 2023
I'm not sure why they... - I'm not sure why they included Galway in the title if they were not going to pick us up in galway which was the whole purpose of us booking this tour. There was no communication after booking or indication that we would need to get to the islands on our own.
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