Northwest Mayo Hill-walking, Boating and Angling Experience ecotourism in Mayo with unforgettable experiences in an unspoiled region of Ireland. The following packages cover Hill-walking, Boating and Angling. The activities are run by Comhar Dún Chaocháin, the Cooperative in Dún Chaocháin, which is an Official Gaeltacht area. The Irish language is spoken in Offical Gaeltacht areas.
PACKAGE 1 Main Activity - Hillwalking The package includes the following:- Bed and full board (breakfast, lunch and evening meal) 3- days guided hill-walking along the spectacular coastline of north Mayo. A visit to Céide Fields, a unique Neolithic landscape of world importance which has changed our perception of our Stone Age ancestors, the first farmers. Guided tours, audiovisual show, exhibitions and coffee shop.
A visit to Ionad Deirbhile Heritage Centre on the Mullet peninsula, which explores whaling and maritime traditions. Audiovisual show, exhibitions and coffee shop. A visit to The National Park in Ballycroy, one of the largest expanses of blanket bog in Europe with its own unique flora and fauna. Guided tours, audiovisual show, exhibitions and coffee shop. A visit to the award-winning National Museum of Ireland - Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar where you can explore the lives of our rural ancestors who lived during the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. Guided tours, audiovisual show, exhibitions, craftshop, bookshop and coffee shop.
PACKAGE 2 Main Activity – Boat trips and sea angling Guided boat trips or sea-angling along the spectacular coastline of north Mayo, an area of interesting geology and rich in bird life. The package includes the following:- Bed and full board (breakfast, lunch and evening meal) 3- days of boat trips along the spectacular coastline of north Mayo.
A visit to Céide Fields, a unique Neolithic landscape of world importance which has changed our perception of our Stone Age ancestors, the first farmers. Guided tours, audiovisual show, exhibitions and coffee shop. A visit to Ionad Deirbhile Heritage Centre on the Mullet peninsula, which explores whaling and maritime traditions. Audiovisual show, exhibitions and coffee shop. A visit to The National Park in Ballycroy, one of the largest expanses of blanket bog in Europe with its own unique flora and fauna. Guided tours, audiovisual show, exhibitions and coffee shop. A visit to the award-winning National Museum of Ireland - Country Life, Turlough Park, Castlebar where you can explore the lives of our rural ancestors who lived during the mid-19th to the mid-20th centuries. Guided tours, audiovisual show, exhibitions, craftshop, bookshop and coffee shop.