The following information will greatly assist in the choice of cycling operators available to you. On your first cycling holiday in Ireland’s Shannon Region, it is recommended that you organise to use one of these specialist tour operators. Specialist cycling tour operators provide fully organised tours for visiting cyclists and they can make all the necessary arrangements and are committed to ensuring you have a memorable holiday.
Ireland’s first mountain bike centre is fast becoming the dream destination for mountain bikers. The centre is located on the borders of counties Limerick, Tipperary and Cork in the heart of the region known as Ballyhoura.
Location: Ballyhoura Failte Ltd, Main Street, Kilfinane, Co. Limerick
Tel: +353 63 91300
Fax: +353 63 91330
E-mail: info@ballyhoura.org
Web: www.ballyhouracountry.com
Located just 6 kms from the Ballyhoura Mountain Bike Trails, Ireland’s largest mountain bike trail network, Kilfinane OEC is set to become the new home of Mountain Biking in Ireland.
Kilfinane OEC provide Mountain Biking for groups and individuals aged 16 or over. We have courses to suit all levels and our team of dedicated and experienced instructors will help you get started or move on to the next level.
We provide specialist mountain bikes, helmets and protective elbow pads for all participants.
Tel: 00+353+ (0)63 91161
Fax: 00+353+ (0)63 91201
Email: info@kilfinaneoec.com
Web: www.kilfinaneoec.com
We have based our tour exclusively in the West of Ireland. It uniquely encompasses four specific regions. Cycle along the banks of the majestic river Shannon, followed by the splendor of Connemara, the isolation of the Aran Islands to the rugged beauty that is the Burren.
Contact: John Heagney
Tel: +353 87 832 1200
Web: http://www.cycleholidaysireland.com/
E-mail: info@cycleholidaysireland.com
CycleWest Ireland have been offering extraordinary bike trips for the discerning visitor to Ireland for ten years. An authentic Irish Company, they present Ireland as a premier destination. We immerse our guests in some of the most beautiful landscapes, on and off the beaten track. We slow down to absorb the scenery, delve into local history, enjoy the local fare and traditional music. Our specialty is designing terrific routes and combining these with local culture multi sport activity and hidden gems selected from an array of private hotels, country manors, historic castle hotels: a magical combination.
Contact: Fidelma Ray
Location: Unit 3b Business Innovation Centre, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway City
Ireland Direct: (011) 353 91 861001
Toll free USA: (800) 204 1452
USA & Canada: (404) 255 7998
Email: info@cyclewest.com
Web: www.cyclewest.com
Stunning scenery, majestic headlands, cascading waterfalls and fabulous beaches are just some of the gems awaiting you on a holiday with Irish Cycle Tours. Choose from a cycling holiday in the Antrim Glens and Causeway Coast, the Mourne Mountains, Ring of Kerry, Dingle Peninsula, and Clare and the Burren. Give us your holiday and we’ll give you an experience.
Contact: Irish Cycle Tours & Walks, 28 The Anchorage, Tralee, Co. Kerry.
Tel: +353 66 7128733
Email: info@irishcycletours.com
Web: http://www.irishcycletours.com/
Goeco Ireland is an electric bicycle specialist outlet established within Ireland. GoEco Ireland offer guided tours (3 day short break, 3 day touring short break, 7 day all inclusive & bike testing weekends). You may want a long bicycle touring holiday that’s all inclusive, a weekend break to try out the experience or check out the bikes on a testing weekend that’s allows you to try several different types of electric bike. No matter which package you choose from €149 to €1,000 Goeco have an electric bike holiday to suit you. The difference in a cycling holiday that takes the pain out of the day will amaze you.
Location: Eyon, Cappamore, Co Limerick
Tel: +353 61 381427
Alt: +353 86 3967448
E-mail: goeco@eircom.net
Web: www.goeco.ie
Born out of a desire to show you Ireland at its best from the vantage point of a bicycle seat, Go Cycle Ireland is an energetic player in Irish sports tourism. We offer you organised biking tours in many shapes and sizes – browse through our Leisure Cycling options and see what we’ve got. If you’re craving an adrenaline rush, take a look at our Mountain Biking page and discover your brand of adventure. If you really want to push yourself and find your limits, we have the time, the place, the people and the technology to test your athletic abilities or your elite cycling skills. Or, you could just tell us what you want. We can tailor a trip especially for you and your group – at a price that fits your pocket. Just get in touch and let us do the rest.
Contact: Go Cycle Ireland, Anagore Cottage, Ballysheen, Sixmilebridge, Co Clare.
Phone / Fax: +353 (0)61 290 900
Mobile: +353 (0)83 434 0094
Web: http://www.gocycleireland.com/
Email: tom@gocycleireland.com
Head Office, Shannon Town Centre,
Shannon, Co Clare: t: +353 (0)61 361555 f: +353 (0)61 361903