Bike Tour – Cycling and Yoga Escape

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This cycling and yoga escape in the north-west of Ireland winds through some of the quietest back-roads and most laid-back parts of Ireland. From our start in the coastal surfing village of Strandhill to the u-shaped valley of Glenade, your cycling and yoga journey will lead you through a hidden Ireland full of culture, tradition and majestic scenery.
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • Experience a stress-free cycling escape with a tailor-made yoga class each day
    • Cycle through some of the most beautiful valleys and majestic coastlines in Ireland
    • Far from major tourist routes, discover a more relaxed pace of life in the north-west of Ireland

What's this trip about?

    This cycling and yoga escape in the north-west of Ireland winds through some of the quietest back-roads and most laid-back parts of Ireland. From our start in the coastal surfing village of Strandhill to the u-shaped valley of Glenade, your cycling and yoga journey will lead you through a hidden Ireland full of culture, tradition and majestic scenery.

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Details

Itinerary focusActive and Outdoor Sports
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age range18 years and up
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CitySligo
End CityRossnowlagh

Travel Themes

  • Cycling & Biking
  • Yoga, Meditation & Wellness
  • Transformative

Destinations

Activities

  • Cycling
  • Short Cruise
  • Yoga & Meditation

Trip includes

    • 6 days of cycling with a lead guide plus assistant guide/support driver
    • 6 nights accommodation in unique and cosy 3* and 4* guest houses and hotels
    • Meals as stated in the itinerary (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner)
    • Pickup and transport during trip, starting and finishing in Sligo
    • Vehicle transport throughout including ride support
    • Regular luggage transfers
    • Entrance and admission fees as stated in the itinerary
    • Ride snacks and drinks
    • Daily tailor made yoga sessions lead by a professional yoga instructor, either morning or evening

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Coolera Peninsula

Meals: Lunch and Dinner

Distance 23km/14miles, 2hrs.

Meet your guide at Sligo Train Station, from here we transfer to a surfing village with a seriously chilled-out vibe, Strandhill; the perfect place to set the tone for our cycling and yoga escape. Afte...

Day 2: Ox Mountains

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Distance 47km/29miles, 4hrs. 

After our first morning yoga session we take to the saddle and head south into the Ox mountains. This remote and wild mountain range offers some gentle climbs with stunning descents on it’s norther...

Day 3: Lough Gill Loop

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Distance 47km/29miles, 4hrs.

Today’s route is a favourite with local cyclists and takes us around the shores of Lough Gill. This lake was made famous by Yeats’ poem ‘The Lake Isle of Inisfree’ in which he imagines returning to ...

Day 4: The Two Valleys

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Distance 49km/30miles, 5hrs.

Today may be the most picturesque route of the trip. We point the bikes inland as our route takes us into the glaciated valley of Glencar. Formed by a glacier in the last ice age, this u-shaped vall...

Day 5: Lissadell Loop

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch

Distance 51km/32miles, 4hrs.

Heading south we curve around the base of Benbulben before arriving at Lissadell House for lunch. Once the home of Countess Markievicz, an early 20th Century revolutionary and suffragette, the house...

Day 6: Into Donegal

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Distance 36km/22miles, 3hrs.

A short route with a spectacular finish to our week of cycling and yoga. We pass through the surfing town of Bundoran and the busy market town of Ballyshannon before the road begins to rise ...

Day 7: Depart

Meals: Breakfast

There’s time for a stroll on Rossnowlagh Beach and then it’s time to say goodbye time to the north-west and transfer back to Sligo train station or Ireland West Airport.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $2,249
Price per day$321
Last Updated: 7/15/2018

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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Logistics

Accommodation

  • Airy riverside restaurant
  • Contemporary and spacious bedroom
  • Charming bedroom overlooking the Atlantic

This trip features accommodations chosen for their excellent location, service and comfort. Light, airy and spacious, the accommodations on this trip reflect the laid-back, relaxing attitude of the trip – perfect for a cycling and yoga escape to the wilds of the Irish northwest! All accommodations provide breakfast.

We do not charge single person supplements to people booking on their own. However, you will be expected to share a room with another person of the same sex. If you specifically require a single room you will have to pay the single supplement charge of $297 but this is subject to availability.

Cancellation policy

Any cancellation must be notified in writing by the person who made the booking. If you cancel your holiday:

a) more than 56 days prior to the start of your holiday, you will only be charged your deposit plus any insurance premium paid.

b) between 56 and 30 days, you will be charged 50% of the holiday cost plus any insurance premium paid.

c) less than 30 days before the start of your holiday or on or after the commencement of the holiday, you must pay the full holiday price plus any insurance premium paid.

Note: We appreciate that wholly unforeseen events may result in cancellation. We therefore strongly advise you to take out insurance against irrecoverable cancellation cost (see Point 8 below). You will be advised of the exact amount of any cancellation charge prior to the cancellation being finalised.

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Meals Included

6 Breakfasts, 6 Lunches and 2 Dinners

Age Requirements
18 years and up
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Trip ID
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