Crowe Tours offers a wide range of personalised day tours which can be tailor-made to suit your individual needs. We will arrange your tour to fit your holiday.

The following are just some of the suggested options we offer. If there is somewhere not listed here that you would like to visit please contact us and we can arrange to include it.

The Burren/Cliffs of Moher Tour

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Taking you along Galway Bay, experience the rugged coastlines, rare flora and Irish culture that make the Burren unique. Our first stop is the quaint fishing village of Kinvara to see Ireland's 16th-century Dunguaire Castle. We then proceed to the vast rolling hills of The Burren, home to diverse and rich plant growth and containing about 75% of Ireland's native flora as well as many ancient monuments many of which we visit including Poulnabrone Dolmen and Ballyalban Fairy Fort.

Stopping also at Kilfenora to see the famous Celtic Crosses (Irish High Crosses), we make our way to the coastal village of Doolin before visiting the 200-metre high, 8kms long Cliffs of Moher. Enjoy stunning views over the Atlantic Ocean and the Aran Islands and take your time to soak up the natural beauty of the Cliffs of Moher. 

Connemara/Kylemore Abbey

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Located in the rugged west of Ireland Connemara is an area famed for it’s unspoiled natural beauty and rugged landscapes. Leaving Galway City and heading towards Oughterard, the gateway to Connemara. Passing through quaint villages, with unparalleled views.

Pass through Maam Cross, where you will get your first glimpse of one of the numerous lakes that make Connemara so famous. The area is a gaeltacht region where the locals speak Irish. Drive past the Maumturk Mountains and the magnificent Glencoaghan Horseshoe of the Twelve Bens Mountain range.

There is an option of a 1.5 hour boat cruise around Killary harbour or a visit to the Killary Sheep Farm. You will be given a skilled sheepdog demonstration and told about how the people and the livestock cope with the barren land and the harsh weather. The next stop is to Kylemore Abbey.

Extravagantly placed on a lake in the midst of the mountains, this 19th century abbey has was originally built by Mitchell Henry as a gift to his wife, Margaret. Kylemore Abbey provided many improvements to the land after the Great Famine: reclaiming bogland, providing locals with work, shelter and even education. Today, visitors can explore the Abbey (now owned and run by Benedictine nuns), miniature Gothic Church and award winning-walled Victorian walled gardens. 

Other routes or areas of interest can include: Clifden, Sky Road, Inagh Valley, Roundstone, Alcock and Brown Memorial, Cong, Ashford Castle, Quiet Man Cottage.

Dublin Tour

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Dublin, the capital of Ireland is a vibrant city with history dating back to Viking times. Our day tour takes in the following highlights:

Christ Church Cathedral is the oldest building in Dublin city. The medieval cathedral crypt is believed to be the largest crypt in Ireland, measuring over 63m in length, built in the 1170s.

Built in honour of Ireland’s patron saint, St Patrick’s Cathedral is one of the most important historic landmarks in Dublin. Dating back to 1191 to the site of an ancient well where, legend has it, St Patrick used to baptise new converts into Christianity.

Malahide Castle, parts of which date to the 12th century, lies, with over 260 acres of remaining estate parkland, close to the village of Malahide, nine miles north of central Dublin in Ireland.

Located in the heart of St. James Gate Brewery, the Guinness Storehouse is Ireland's most popular tourist attraction. The journey begins at the bottom of the world's largest pint glass and continues up through seven floors filled with interactive experiences. At the top, you'll be rewarded with a pint of perfection in the world-famous rooftop Gravity Bar. 

Trinity College, officially the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, is the sole constituent college of the University of Dublin, a research university located in Dublin. Trinity College is the only Irish university to rank in the top 100 world universities and amongst the top 50 European universities, as rated by UK newspaper The Times. 

Belfast Tour

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Belfast is Northern Ireland's capital. It was the birthplace of the RMS Titanic which famously struck an iceberg and sunk in 1912.

Leaving Dublin our first stop is Newgrange. This is the best known Irish passage tomb and dates back to 3200BC. The large mound is approximatley 80 meters in diameter and its base is a kerb of 97 stones. The most impresseive of these being the entrance stone. Then onto the Battle of the Boyne site where in 1690 for forces of the deposed King James II of England and those of Dutch Prince William of Orange who, with his wife Mary II had acceded to the Crowns of England and Scotland. Next stop is the Titanic Experience. Explore the Worls'd largest Titanic experience in the historic shipyards in Belfast where the doomed ocean liner was built. Afterwards you can see Belfast City Hall, Belfast City Council's civic building. It first opened its doors on 1 August 1906.