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Connemara & Donegal — 8 days (Galway, Kylemore, Achill, Sligo & Slieve League)

4.3(54 reviews)8 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Eight days up the north-west coast. Eight days with a guide on Slieve League, island and park entries and guesthouses throughout.

Cypress & Stone
Runs this trip
Trekking
Eight days up the north-west coast
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • GalwayEight days up the north-west coast — the half of the Wild Atlantic Way that the Dingle and Burren trip never reaches.
  • Twelve BensDiamond Hill is a short, sharp quartzite climb with the whole of Connemara laid out from the top — bog, lakes and the sea.
  • Keem BayThe deserted village on Slievemore is around eighty stone houses abandoned in the Famine, and Croaghaun behind it has among the highest…
  • KnocknareaThe cairn on Knocknarea is unexcavated and is said to hold Queen Maeve standing up, facing her enemies in Ulster.
  • Slieve LeagueSix hundred and one metres straight into the Atlantic.
  • Glenveagh CastleJohn Adair evicted 244 people from this glen in 1861 to make the estate.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 7 nights accommodation as listed: hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Transport
  • Airport pickup and drop, private vehicle
  • All internal transfers by private vehicle
  • All transport, which is a lot of driving on small roads
Meals
  • Breakfast daily plus the meals listed on each day
  • Guesthouses rather than chain hotels
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 10
  • A guide on Slieve League
Permits & fees
  • Connemara and Glenveagh park entries, Kylemore and the castle
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
  • Flights to Knock or Shannon
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Lunches and dinners not listed on a day
  • One Man's Pass if the wind closes it
  • Most lunches
  • The Cliffs of Moher and Dingle, which are the other Ireland trip here

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Galway Residency

Hotel

Days 1, 7

Connemara Lodge

Lodge

Day 2

Achill Lodge

Lodge

Day 3

Sligo Inn

Hotel

Day 4

Slieve League Residency

Hotel

Day 5

Glenveagh Retreat

Hotel

Day 6

What you'll eat

7 breakfasts and 5 dinners across 8 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 8.

  • DinnerServed on days 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–8

12 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Cypress & Stone
4.3 (54)

Based in Ljubljana

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.3/5
Based on 54 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.2/5
Guide
4.2/5
Itinerary
4.2/5
Transport
4.1/5
Accommodation
4.2/5
Tour operator
4.2/5
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Dev Chatterjee – Indore2026-05-28 · Verified booking

Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Recommended.

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Arjun Pillai – Kolkata2026-05-28 · Verified booking

Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Recommended.

Reply from Cypress & Stone

Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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Divya Reddy – Mumbai2026-05-28 · Verified booking

North-west Ireland in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp.

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Meera Iyer – Jaipur2026-05-28 · Verified booking

The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Would book with them again.

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Tom Bergman – Singapore2026-05-17 · Verified booking

North-west Ireland in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Solid operator.

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Sofia Marchetti – Zurich2026-05-17 · Verified booking

Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Good value for what's included.

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Manav Sethi – Kochi2026-05-17 · Verified booking

Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Never went hungry, and the tea appeared exactly when it was needed. Would book with them again.

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Arjun Pillai – Hyderabad2026-05-17 · Verified booking

Long transfer at both ends that isn't obvious from the listing. Budget a day either side. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing.

Reply from Cypress & Stone

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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