I have been researching some of the tours available for wicklow county. I’m not sure about the rest of you but this area is of particular interest to me. There are lots of beautiful places to see! Below is information I’ve found regarding the tours.
Coach Tours of Ireland:
Offers a one day tour of wicklow at a cost of 24 Euro or 35 dollars a person per the current exchange rate. The tour departs from Dublin between 9-10 in the morning depending on where you hop on. (as it picks up from various stops in Dublin). At 10:30 there is a thirty minute coffee stop and we stop in Avoca or (Ballykissangel) for lunch.
The tour covers the following areas:
Glencree, Wicklow, Lough Tay, Sally Gap, Glendalough, Avoca.
Sally Gap is where P.S I love you was filmed and Avoca is where the show BallyKissAngel was filmed. I’m a big fan of the movie and the show so think this to be a very awesome opportunity. We will “pass” by several areas and get photo opportunities and there will be a 20 minute guided tour of the old monastic site and a chance to walk around. Overall I think it is a good general tour that offers a little bit of everything wicklow has to offer.
website: www.coachtoursofireland.ie
AVOCA TOURS – GUIDED WALKING TRAILS AND BUS TOURS:
Avoca Tours offers a variety of tours including:
THE BALLYKISSANGEL TRAIL:-
(Duration 1.5 hour guided walking trail. Cost of 8.5 Euro per person)
Avoca has an interesting history in film making, most notably in recent years for the BBC Production of BallyKissangel which was filmed in the village for 6 years. This trail gives you all the inside information, pinpoints the locations of poignant and hilarious moments in the series. See the village locations visit the famous FITZGERALDS PUB and the Church.
THE HISTORICAL VILLAGE TRAIL: -
(Duration: 1.5 hour walking trail @ 8.5 Euro.)
Walk through the colourful Main Street along the avoca River and experience its mining, film and literary history at first hand. Walk the woodland walk, see the ancient cemeteries and churches. Retreat in time and the re-enactments at the Old Court House. Hear about the fair days and market days, employment in the mines and mills in the village. Visit the towering village church, and handweaving mill. Then come back to the present and enjoy today’s village atmosphere.
HISTORY AND HERITAGE TOUR OF THE VALE OF AVOCA:
(Duration: 3 hours @ 22.5 Euro)
Set off on this 3 hour tour and experience the history and heritage of this beautiful valley, and its most notable sights. See the many Churches built over the centuries. Immerse yourself in Avoca’s mining heritage. View the panoramic scenery of this glacial valley from the Spink or White Cross. Visit the Mottee Stone and hear the folklore about how this ice age stone ended on top of this hill. Visit The Meetings where the Avonmore and Avonbeg rivers meet to form the Avoca River and made famous by Ireland’s National Poet Thomas Moore. Come back to the village, home to Ballykissangel and the Avoca Handweavers, relax and unwind, have a tea or offee and browse around the village shops.
THE IRISH COUNTRY PUBS BUS TOUR :
(Duration: 4 hours) @ 49. EURO
Join our guide who will drive you through the beautiful Avoca countryside and stop off at four public houses in the area. Hear about the history and folklore attached to each place you visit. One pub brews its own beer, one is reminiscent of Ireland in days gone by, and you will visit two landmark pubs withtraditional Irish music. Finish your tour with a bowl of home-cooked traditional Irish Beef Stew (included in
price of tour).
What I think is great about AVOCA TOURS is that it gives everyone the opportunity to go on whichever tour they would prefer. Because the tours start every hour or so. Therefore if you wanted to do the 3 hour heritage tour you could, then someone else who wanted to take the walking tours could to that or you can go to 1 walking AND 1 bus there is just alot of flexibility here.
Website:
http://visitwicklow.ie/tours/avoca_tours.htm
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