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Dublin: Cliffs of Moher, Burren & Galway with Entry
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This full-day trip from Dublin covers the Wild Atlantic Way with one practical advantage built in - your Cliffs of Moher entry ticket comes with the price. No queuing at the ticket desk when you arrive, just straight in to enjoy two hours at one of Ireland’s most spectacular stretches of coastline.
Standing at the edge of the cliffs with the Atlantic crashing 200 metres below and the Aran Islands shimmering on the horizon, you understand immediately why over a million people make this journey every year. The interactive Visitor Centre brings the whole ecosystem to life with multimedia displays covering everything from the nesting seabirds on the rock face to the underwater caves below.
What makes this tour feel a bit different is the personal touches. Lunch is a proper sit-down meal at a traditional pub in the tiny Burren village of Fanore - hearty food and views out to the Atlantic. Your guide keeps the day lively with local stories and historical anecdotes, and on the way home, there’s traditional Irish music playing on the coach. By the time you pull back into Dublin, you’ll have covered some of the most beautiful scenery in western Europe and had a genuinely enjoyable day doing it.
Fanore is a genuine Burren village, not a tourist stop. Fanore has a population of under 200 and one pub - O’Donoghue’s Bar, which is where walkers come in off the Burren Way, surfers come in after a session at the offshore big-wave break at Aillemore, and locals come in because it’s Tuesday. Lunch here is the real version of what people mean when they say “traditional Irish pub” - no agenda, no performance. The Aran Islands you can spot from the bar window are Inis Mór, Inis Meáin, and Inis Oírr.
The Burren is best understood from Fanore. When you step out in Fanore, you’re standing exactly where the Burren limestone meets the sea. Look east from the beach and the grey rock shelf continues for 250 square kilometres without a tree. In May, the grikes in the pavement hold gentian, spring sandwort, and up to 28 species of orchid. Even in summer, a short walk off the road and onto the pavement gives you a genuine feel for the landscape your guide is describing.
Doolin is six kilometres south of the Cliffs. The trad music village where Gus O’Connor’s pub has been running sessions since 1832 sits at the base of the cliff walk route - the coastal path from here to Hag’s Head covers the same cliffs you visited from the top. The ferry pier at Doolin also runs boats to the Aran Islands. If you wanted to extend your trip beyond this tour, Doolin is the natural base for the whole coastline.
Ballyvaughan is the Burren’s harbour village. The N67 north from Fanore toward Galway passes through Ballyvaughan, where the limestone runs right down to the bay. The village pier and Monk’s Pub sit at the water’s edge. Corkscrew Hill - a sequence of tight hairpins built as famine relief work in the 1840s - climbs south behind the village into the stone. The views from the top across Galway Bay are worth stopping the coach for.
In Galway, go left at the laneways. The 1.5 hours of free time in Galway goes quickly if you stick to Shop Street with the crowds. Turn into the narrower lanes instead - the medieval core of the city is tightly packed and the pubs, cafés and craft shops are in the side streets. Tigh Coili on Mainguard Street does a trad session most nights from 9:30pm (you’ll be back on the coach by then, but worth knowing). For a quick sit-down, Ard Bia at Nimmo on Quay Street is the locals’ choice for lunch.
Walk the cliff path away from the entrance. Your Cliffs of Moher entry ticket is included, which means you can go straight to the paths. The best views are not at the main viewpoint - walk south toward Hag’s Head or north toward O’Brien’s Tower and the cliff face opens up. The further from the bus park, the emptier the paths.