Wild West
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Photo Tour Ireland Connemara & Mayo
This photo tour takes you to the wild west of Ireland. The counties of Mayo and Galway lie in the heart of the Wild Atlantic Way and enchant with their wild beauty and unforgettable landscapes. The scenery is not comparable to other regions of Ireland and sometimes you almost feel like you are in the Faroe Islands or the Scottish Highlands. The area in the west is characterized by rough and steeply rising cliffs and mountains.
You can expect wide moorland landscapes, spectacular stretches of coast, imposing cliffs and rocky outcrops and lonely bays in County Mayo. And in Connemara, the wild hinterland of the west coast, you can discover barren plateaus, rugged mountain ranges, green meadows, wild streams and picturesque lakes.
For this Ireland photo tour, as for all our tours, we count on local know-how. Our Irish professional landscape photographer Bernard Geraghty knows the island extremely well and will guide you to the best and most beautiful photo spots, even those that are remote and still an insider tip.
Nature in Ireland demands flexibility as weather conditions can change rapidly. The program will be constantly adapted to the conditions to get the best out of each day.
This Photo Tour Ireland Connemara offers extraordinary highlights!
- The Wild West of Ireland will enchant you with its rugged beauty and unforgettable landscapes. An impressive scenery with steeply rising cliffs and mountains awaits you, which in some places even reminds of the Faroe Islands or Scottish Highlands.
- Spectacular stretches of coast, imposing cliffs and rocky outcrops and secluded bays in Mayo.
- Barren plateaus, rugged mountain ranges, lush green meadows, wild streams and waterfalls and picturesque lakes in the Connemara.
- Accompaniment and intensive support by the Irish professional landscape photographer Bernard Geraghty. Bernard knows the island extraordinary well and will guide you to the best and most beautiful photo spots, even those that are remote and still considered an insider tip.
- Ireland’s fickle and ever-changing weather leads to fantastic light moods and dramatic shots.
- You will stay in nice and comfortable hotels with all amenities not far from the photo locations.
Photo Guides
Price
15. May – 22. May 2024
CHF 2‘890.- | Price per person sharing (double occupancy)
CHF 3‘390.- | Price per person in a single room
Included in the price
Not included in the price
Combine our Photo Tours in Ireland
The photo tours “Wild North”, “Kerry & Wicklow” and “Wild West” are coordinated so that they can be optimally combined with one extra night each in Dublin. The trips together give an incomparable insight into the most beautiful places of Ireland. A treat for those who enjoy landscape photography
When booking two trips, you benefit from a combination discount of CHF 250.- per person and when booking all three trips, the discount is CHF 550.- per person.
Learn more about our Kerry & Wicklow and Wild North trip.
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8 days
8 guests + 2 photo guides
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Departure
17.05.2023
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Return Time
24.05.2023
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The most beautiful impressions from Ireland Wild West.
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Day 1 – Arrival to Ireland and travel to the West
Individual travel to Ireland. We will meet you at the airport during the morning. Afterwards we will drive west to County Mayo in Belmullet with a comfortable van.
Already on the first evening you will visit one of the many highlights of this photo tour. You will take pictures from one of the most striking vantage points with views of majestic surf cliffs and imposing rock needles washed by foaming waves.
Due to the small size of the group, we can optimally respond to your individual needs and discuss photographic topics of your choice and immediately put them into practice (e.g. long exposures, use of filters, etc.).
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Day 2 – Benwee & Achill Island
In the morning you will photograph sunrise on a spectacular cliff. More than 250 meters high cliff walls rise here above the floods of the Atlantic Ocean. Afterwards you return to the hotel where a delicious breakfast awaits you.
After breakfast the journey continues south to Achill Island. Achill Island is Ireland's largest island and one of the highlights in County Mayo. The landscape is characterized by lonely bays. High mountain slopes fall dramatically into the sea. Next to it wide moors and small villages are waiting for you.
Today you can take a picture of the sunset from another impressive viewpoint. This offers you practically a 360-degree view of Achill Island.
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Days 3 to 6 – Discovery of the Connemara
Today we leave early again to photograph the sunrise at a picturesque bay.
Our journey continues to the Connemara for a four nights stay. Based in the little village of Leenaun you will visit the highlights of the Connemara. This region is famous for its awesome coastline as well as the beautiful lakes, charming villages, woolly highland sheeps and a fascinating mountain scenery. You find fantastic photo motifs in a lonely valley in a hilly landscape and a deserted idyllic lake. You can look forward to numerous hidden jewels and delicacies. Here you are still exploring away from the (photo) tourist streams.
The nature in the Connemara will inspire you. Even the famous writer Oscar Wild described the Connemara as "in every way magnificent" and "a savage beauty".
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Day 7 – Galway
In the morning we will go out into the nature again for another photo session.
Later we will drive to the last destination of the photo tour, to the beautiful city of Galway. Galway is the capital of the county of the same name and is one of the most beautiful cities in Ireland. The student city is known for its cosy pubs, quaint pubs, and winding alleys with old houses. Galway is the perfect place to end the photo trip and enjoy "The Real Irish Experience" in one of the many lively pubs. In Galway the Irish culture is especially cultivated. The Gaelic language, Irish dance and Irish folk music are still present everywhere.
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Day 8 – End of the Photo Tour
Today the photo tour to Ireland ends. You will be driven in time from Galway to Dublin Airport (travel time approx. 2.5 hours)
Accommodation
During the photo tour to Ireland you will stay in good hotels that offer all amenities. As the weather in Ireland can sometimes be a bit unstable, we have deliberately chosen hotels that ensure a pleasant stay even on a "rainy day".
Belmullet
You will stay overnight in a beautiful, family-run 4-star hotel in the centre of the small town of Belmullet. The hotel has 21 beautiful, stylish rooms with Wifi, kettle, an espresso machine, hair dryer, safe and more. The hotel also offers a nice bar with 2 fireplaces and a particularly good restaurant.Achill Island
This charming, family-run hotel overlooking a sandy beach and the Atlantic Ocean offers a well-known restaurant and a traditional pub. The rooms are equipped with bath/shower, WC, hairdryer, TV, telephone and tea/coffee making facilities.Leenaun
In Leenaun you will stay overnight in Ireland's oldest guesthouse right by Killary Fjord. The family-run hotel serves fresh fish from the sea and vegetables from its own garden. All rooms are individually decorated in traditional style. The hotel is an ideal starting point for excursions into the Connemara. Facilities include a bar, a large restaurant and a lounge.Galway
Stylish and recently refurbished boutique style hotel in the heart of Galway. Within walking distance of the hotel is Eyre Square, some of Galway's best bars and pubs, narrow streets and the shopping district. The rooms are equipped with TV, shower/WC, WLAN, hairdryer and tea/coffee facilities. The hotel also has an immensely popular Bar & Gin Parlour.
