Accommodations: Carefully selected B&B's, guesthouses
and small family run hotels. Twin rooms with bathroom ensuite.
Meals Included: Irish breakfast daily and dinner one
evening.
Touring Itinerary:
Sat
We meet up in Killarney and as with each of our tours you can have a
get together meal while the baggage is transferred to your guesthouses.
Sun The tour starts off by following a cycle track into the beautiful
grounds of Muckross House. Located on the grounds is a Franciscan Abbey
founded in the 15th Century. It is now in ruins but is beautifully situated
with a large yew tree rising up through the cloisters. After a stroll
around the celebrated Muckross gardens there follows a wonderful cycle
along a quiet cyclepath between two of the Killarney lakes before we
return to the main road. A steady climb follows to our lunch stop at
Molls Gap where you are rewarded with a delicious food in the restaurant
with its beautiful views of the surrounding mountains. In the afternoon
we cycle to Sneem looking out over panoramic views of the surrounding
landscape.
Mon Avoiding the main Ring of Kerry road we cycle across the
peninsula. Passing along quiet country roads with stunning views of
the surrounding mountains we climb to the beautiful Gap of Ballaghbearna
and descend the other side into another valley with views of Carrauntoohil
, Irelands highest mountain. After lunch there is a wonderful cycle
through quiet fields and over old stone bridges before coming to Caragh
Lake. Following the lakeside we then head west to the seaside village
of Glenbeigh where we spend the night in a comfortable hotel.
Tues We start the day with a short coach trip to the Dingle where
we are basing ourselves for two nights. After getting back on the bikes
we then follow the Slea Head Route around the tip of the Dingle peninsula.
This is one of the highlights of the tour with a wide variety of archaeological
sites to visit along the route and some of the most breathtaking coastal
scenery in the country.
Wed Dingle is a busy small town with plenty of restaurants, musical
pubs, trawlers tied up with yachts and some beautiful surrounding countryside.
Thurs The morning starts with a long steady climb up to the Conor
Pass with its stunning views of Mount Brandon and the coastline in the
distance. There follows a wonderful descent and then a nice flat cycle
along the coast to the village of Camp where we stop for lunch. In the
afternoon we head straight into the mountains and traverse the peninsula
heading up over one side of the mountains to magnificent views of the
other side of the peninsula with Dingle Bay and Irelands highest mountain
range stretching out in front of you. We then descend down the other
side and cycle the final stretch to our night stop in Milltown and an
evening of traditional music.
Fri We continue along backroads up to Kate Kearneys Cottage where
you can stop for a cup of tea. We then enter the final highlight of
the tour , the Gap of Dunloe a place you will never forget. Coming out
of the Gap you have an incredible view looking down the Black Valley
before following a small quiet route through a peaceful valley surrounded
by green fields full of grazing sheep. We climb out of the valley to
return to Molls Gap and a wonderful freewheel back down to Killarney.
That evening we have a final farewell night on the town together.
Sat The tour finishes with a final breakfast together.
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