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Lally Tours - Galway

See the unexpectedly beautiful, the exhilarating variations and places so old that memory has vanished. Experience the splendour of the Burren, the lakes and mountains of Connemara and explore picturesque Galway with Lallytours. In all cases you are accompanied by a professional guide to ensure that your tour is both enjoyable and informative. Coaches are also available for hire.



The Connemara Tour



After visiting the lovely villages of Moycullen and Oughterard the gateway to Connemara opens and the breathtaking colours of this unspoilt countryside are revealed in all there natural splendour. At Maam Cross, the Connemara "crossroads", there is a replica of the cottage used in the 1950's John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara film "The quiet man", which was filmed here locally.



From Maam Cross our tour heads out to Leenane, Kylemore Abbey and Letterfrack, in the shadow of purple mountains rolling down to blue, green rocky valleys sprinkled here and there with tiny lakes and pools shining like little pieces of broken mirror, reflecting the rich and varied colours of Connemara.



We are now in the Gaeltacht or Irish speaking area of Connemara where Gaelic or Irish is still the everyday spoken language of a bi lingual people. Rossaveal is the departure point for ferryboats to the Aran Islands and is also a major fishing port.



The Burren Tour



Accompanied by a Lally Tour professional guide the tour leaves Galway through the village of Oranmore, where the view of Galway Bay unfolds and then heads slightly inland for a while, passing through the oyster famous village of Clarinbridge before heading seawards again at Kilcolgan.



From here, the tour takes the dramatic southern coastline of Galway Bay, through the pretty fishing village of Kinvara and the Medieval Banqueting castle of Dunguaire. With the broad expanse of the great Atlantic on the right hand side and the white-faced limestone rock of the Burren on the left, this is a truly striking panorama, a botanists paradise. This is a treasure house for geologists and lovers of the great outdoors.



Further on and we are at the awesome cliffs of Moher, rising a sheer 210 meters from the ocean below. After a sightseeing trip at the cliffs of Moher, the road winds down to Lisdoonvarna for a welcome lunch-break and an opportunity to visit a local pub.



The Old Galway Tour



This is a must for all visitors to this ancient city of Galway, known as the City of the Tribes. This is one of the best ways to get to know Galway City, just sit back and hear of our great past and varied history as we take you through the streets of Galway and show you some of our sights.



Highlights

*Eyre Square

*O'Brien's Bridge

*Spanish Arch

*Galway Museum

*Wolfe Tone Bridge

*Claddagh Village

*Galway Bay

*Salthill

*University College

*Cathedral

*Salmon Weir Bridge

*Court House



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