DAY 1 - Clifden
You will be collected from Shannon or Galway and will b e brought to your hotel in Clifden.  Clifden is often called the capital of Connemara and is a lovely small town .  You will be staying the next two nights in a wonderful luxury hotel or Manor House, where you will get to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of this town and your hotel.  Route notes and maps for your tour will be waiting for you at your hotel.  You will be met by a Killary Tours representative this evening or tomorrow morning to allocate your bicycles and equipment.

DAY 2 - Clifden
After a leisurely breakfast you will day have a couple of cycling options to choose from today.  Cycle around the Sky Road, which offers you wonderful views over the Atlantic and the islands lying in it (20km).  You perhaps want to extend further and head towards Claddaghduff and Cleggan and then returning to Clifden (50km).  You may wish to take some time to explore the many shops and restaurants in the town of Clifden, or perhaps, cycle out as far as Dan O’ Hara’s Homestead (16km return).   This award winning heritage centre is situated on the N59 approximately 8km from Clifden.  It offers a unique insight into the history and heritage of this most beautiful part of the West of Ireland. 

DAY 3 - Ballynahinch
You leave Clifden today for Ballynahinch.  Your cycling route today takes you along the beautiful coastline of Mannin Bay and Ballyconneely as you travel to Roundstone where you may stop for your lunch.  Roundstone is a very picturesque village and one of the oldest fishing villages in Connemara.  The village was built in the1820's by Scottish engineer Alexander Nimmo, who settled in Connemara.  It has a very busy harbour, where local fishermen prepare and return with the day’s catches of lobster, crayfish, and crab.  From Roundstone you continue to Toombeola and To Ballynahinch where you will be staying in the splendor of Ballynahinch Castle Hotel for your next two nights.  It stands proud and majestic overlooking the famous Ballynahinch Salmon River, whilst being surrounded the beauty of the Twelve Bens Mountain Range.

DAY 4 - Ballynahinch
You have a choice of relaxing in the wonderful surroundings of Ballynahinch Castle or taking a break from the bicycle and walking hand and hand in its wooded areas.  Ballynahinch is steeped in a wealth of tradition and has been intertwined in the history of Connemara and its people for many centuries. From the days of the O' Flaherty Chieftains, to Grace O'Malley, the Pirate Queen of Connemara, to Humanity Dick Martin, founder of the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals and to H.R.H. the Maharajah Ranjitsinji, also known as the 'Ranji', Prince of Cricketers.  There is also a lovely cycling route for you around the South Connemara Peninsula going via Cashel and Carna to Kilkerin returning on the bog road and through Ballinafad back to Ballynahinch

DAY 5 - Renvyle
From Ballynahinch you take a breathtaking cycling through the Lough Inagh Valley which has spectacular views over Lough Inagh with the Twelve Bens Mountain range on your left and the Mamturks on your right.  Through the Lough Inagh Valley you make your way via Kylemore Abbey where a visit of Kylemore Abbey is worth a visit with its Victorian Walled Gardens, visitor centre and audiovisual theatre.  It has a wonderful history where in 1862 Mitchell Henry, a wealthy Manchester merchant, inherited a fortune from his father with which he decided to build the Victorian Kylemore Castle, as a present to his wife Margaret. They had first seen Kylemore on their honeymoon in 1850.  From Kylemore you continue your cycle to Renvyle where you stay in a wonderful hotel.

DAY 6 - Renvyle
From Ballynahinch you take a breathtaking cycling through the Lough Inagh Valley which has spectacular views over Lough Inagh with the Twelve Bens Mountain range on your left and the Mamturks on your right.  Through the Lough Inagh Valley you make your way via Kylemore Abbey where a visit of Kylemore Abbey is worth a visit with its Victorian Walled Gardens, visitor centre and audiovisual theatre.  It has a wonderful history where in 1862 Mitchell Henry, a wealthy Manchester merchant, inherited a fortune from his father with which he decided to build the Victorian Kylemore Castle, as a present to his wife Margaret. They had first seen Kylemore on their honeymoon in 1850.  From Kylemore you continue your cycle to Renvyle where you stay in a wonderful hotel.

DAY 7 - Clifden
You leave the Renvyle peninsula today and return to Clifden the starting point of this Honeymoon escape.  As you pass through Letterfrack you can make a visit to the Connemara National Park, one of six National Parks in Ireland. The Park grounds are open all year round and the Visitor Centre is open from mid-March to mid-October.  In the Park's Visitor Centre there are 3-D exhibitions of the Connemara landscape, audio-visual show, tearoom, nature trails, and an annual summer programme.  You get back to Clifden and to your hotel for your last night. 

DAY 8 - Departure
Breakfast, followed by farewell and departure!