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Award Winning 2-Day Cliffs of Moher Luxury Private Car Tour.
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Two days along the Wild Atlantic Way, at your own pace, in a private air-conditioned car with an expert driver-guide who knows these roads well. The itinerary takes in national parks, lively shopping streets, ancient castles and monasteries - and the Cliffs of Moher, seen both from the clifftop and from the water below. Seeing those cliffs by boat is genuinely worth the trip on its own.
Because it’s two days, you’re not rushing. You get time to actually stand at the places most tours drive past.
Book accommodation early - and ask the operator for help. The operator is happy to assist with overnight recommendations, which is worth taking up. The Wild Atlantic Way corridor between Galway and Lahinch fills fast in summer, particularly the smaller guesthouses that are worth staying in. Aim to confirm your beds at the same time as you confirm the tour. Doolin is one of the better overnight bases near the cliffs - four pubs, a Michelin-starred restaurant at Homestead Cottage, and trad sessions most nights at Gus O’Connor’s, which has been pouring since 1832. Liscannor is the smaller, quieter option eight kilometres south, with Vaughan’s Anchor Inn running since 1979 and the back-door cliff walk to Hag’s Head starting from the coast road above the village.
The boat trip under the cliffs is the version most tours skip. Seeing the Cliffs of Moher from the top is the standard experience; seeing them from the water below is a different thing entirely. The two days give you space for both, which is the point of choosing this tour over a day trip. The boat trips operate from Doolin pier, weather permitting - they do not run if the sea is rough. Doolin itself has three separate hamlets - the Harbour, Fisher Street, and Roadford - each with its own pub and character.
Arrive at the Cliffs visitor centre before ten or after four. Even a private car tour shares the clifftop path with everyone else who is up there that day. The path itself is wide, but the car parks and visitor centre get congested mid-morning. Your driver-guide will know the timing - ask them directly about arrival time for the Cliffs when you talk through the day. From Liscannor, the cliff walk to Hag’s Head starts on the coast road at a small car park with no visitor centre fee - eight kilometres of headland with the Atlantic on both sides.
Two days means two mornings. The Wild Atlantic Way between Galway and Clare has National Parks, lively town centres, castles and monasteries that a single day forces you to drive past. With two days, you can stop. Your guide knows which stops repay the time - ask the evening before what they’d add if the morning is free.