Signature experience — Galway
Aran Islands from Rossaveal
Duration
Full day
Price
From €640
Mercedes
Dedicated vehicle & chauffeur
Back in 1912, playwright J. M. Synge’s letters captured the stark rhythms of life on the Aran Islands—Inis Mór, Inis Meáin, and Inis Oírr—where dry‑stone walls tame thin soils won from the Atlantic. From Galway, the N59 and R336 trace the bay to Rossaveal in about 40 minutes, then it’s a straight shot to Dún Aonghasa, a Bronze/Iron Age fort perched above 100‑meter cliffs, and to the uncanny Worm Hole (Poll na bPéist), the rectangular sea pool famed by Red Bull Cliff Diving.
Your driver meets you at your Galway hotel and keeps the car on standby all day, flexing to your timings. While you sail and explore, they handle the driving, ferry timing, and smooth pickups—whether you rent bikes on Inis Mór or hop a local minibus to the fort and the seal colony at Cill Mhuirbhigh. On return, the car is waiting at the pier; a quick detour to Spiddal or Barna for Galway Bay oysters fits neatly into the route back into town.
Your itinerary
- I
08:30 — Pick-up at your Galway hotel; 40‑minute drive to Rossaveal via the R336.
- II
09:30 — Ferry to Inis Mór (40–45 min) and arrival at Kilronan pier.
- III
10:30–15:00 — Rent bikes or take a local minibus to Dún Aonghasa, the Worm Hole, and the Cill Mhuirbhigh seal colony; lunch stop in Kilronan.
- IV
16:00 — Return to Rossaveal; driver and vehicle at the pier, optional stop in Spiddal, arrival back in Galway around 17:30.
What’s included
- ✓ Dedicated Amani driver
- ✓ Mercedes with water onboard
- ✓ Hotel pick-up
- ✓ Waiting at Rossaveal pier
Your chauffeur’s tip
In high season, prebook the 09:30 round-trip ferry and sit starboard on the outbound leg to spot Inis Meáin; the 16:00 return is typically the smoothest in prevailing swell.
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