Hiking Ireland: Burren, Connemara, and the Aran Islands

Reserve your spot today! In the Trip Dates & Booking section of this page, the green and red dates are bookable online by simply clicking on the date, and blue dates must be booked through our customer service team for a variety of possible reasons. To email our customer service team, you can click here to get the ball rolling. Our adventure consultants will confirm availability, and if you’re ready to register we’ll email you a link to a registration profile. You’ll have 72 hours to complete your profile (and that of any dependents) and pay the deposit.

Feel free to call us for more info – we’re here 7 days a week!

You will meet your guide at the The Grafton Hotel on the first day of the trip before heading out for the welcome dinner. Please plan for your flight to arrive no later than 3pm on Day 1.

Pre and post airport transfers are the responsibility of the guest. Guest’s can take a taxi to the hotel in Dublin from the Airport for approximately 25-35€, the Dublin Express or Aircoach.

For those who wish to arrive a day early, we recommend The Grafton Hotel for enjoying Dublin. We will meet our guides at 5pm in the lobby of our hotel in Dublin.

Our Ireland communications team will be in contact via email approximately 45 days before your trip to coordinate and confirm your rendezvous and answer any last-minute questions you may have.

BOOKING FLIGHTS

For this Irish Trekking adventure, you will need to fly in and out of the Dublin International Airport located in Dublin, the largest city in Ireland. Flights should arrive no later than 3 pm or earlier on Day 1. Please see Dublin Express or Aircoach for more info about getting from the airport to Dublin. Taxi’s area also available for approximately 25-35€. If you’d prefer to get in a day or two early, we recommend The Grafton Hotel for enjoying Dublin.

Flights to and from the Dublin airport are the guest’s responsibility. Multiple airlines operate flights into Dublin from many U.S. and European international airports. Some of the primary U.S. departure cities include Chicago, Washington D.C., New York, New Jersey, Boston and Philadelphia.

Your safety is our top priority. Our hiking tours are led by professional hiking guides, all of whom are wilderness-certified first responders or EMT’s, each with years of guiding and wilderness experience. Guides adhere to standardized risk management protocols in case of any potential or actual incident, and all tours carry an emergency communication device and comprehensive first-aid kit. Additionally we have a “24/7” system through which guides or guests can reach Wildland support personnel at any time.

In the interest of your safety, it’s important to refer to the Center for Disease Control website for up-to-date recommendations on immunizations before your trip.

Essential Eligibility Criteria (“EEC”) have been specifically identified to help you understand the skills and abilities necessary to participate on each Wildland trip, and they apply uniformly to all potential trip participants, irrespective of the presence or absence of any disability.

Once you identify a trip in which you may be interested, please carefully review the EEC and itinerary details. If after reviewing the EEC that apply to your desired trip, you determine you need an accommodation in order to meet the EEC, please contact us prior to registering to discuss your requested accommodation.

The EEC exist for your own safety and the safety and enjoyment of all participants. If you are unable to meet the EEC for the trip, with or without an accommodation, you are not eligible for that trip. If you register and arrive for a trip for which you do not meet the EEC, you will be disqualified from participation on the trip and will be dismissed or evacuated from the trip without a refund.

Our approach to international travel is to combine the best of two worlds: the dialed-in details, professionalism, and consistency Wildland trips are known for; and the cultural immersion and intimate regional knowledge that only locals can provide. To excel with this approach, we vet and hire the best local guides, welcome them into the Wildland family and train them to meet our standard of excellence with every aspect of a trip. But along with managing logistics and safety, your guides will teach you about the area’s history and culture, and provide a level of familiarity and intimate detail only locals can.

Check out our Meet Our Team page for staff bios.

Guides are required to take 8 hours off each 24-hour period to sleep, recuperate, take personal/down time…etc. In addition, as part of the 8 hours off they must sleep/rest or be in their tents/rooms uninterrupted for a minimum of 5 hours each night. We ask guests to respect these requirements and to not interrupt guides’ off time and sleep time unless there is a true emergency.

Age restrictions on this trip are as follows:

• 12 and older to join scheduled tours (mixed groups)

Field evacuation, repatriation, and medical insurance is required on this trip as a condition of partnership terms with our European vendors (field evacuation and repatriation minimum coverage is a combined $200,000 USD).

If you need to purchase field evacuation, repatriation, or medical insurance we recommend IMG/iTravelinsured. They are one of the world’s leading providers of travel insurance and policies meet all requirements.

For information on the recommended IMG/iTravelinsured policies please click here.

For even greater information, or if you simply prefer communicating with a real, live person, feel free to contact our exclusive agent Michael Bennett. Michael will help you identify the best product for your needs, and there is no cost associated with his assistance. You may contact him at:

Email: [email protected]
US by Phone: 877-305-9083
Direct/International by Phone: 702-448-3664

If you already have the required insurance or wish to purchase from anyone other than IMG/iTravelinsured, we recommend careful consultation with the provider to ensure appropriate coverage. This is because many providers have a number of policy exclusions.

Ireland’s weather is mild, humid, and influenced by the abundant rainfall and lack of temperature extremes. Due to Ireland’s location downwind from the Norwegian and Labrador sea, it is afforded milder winters than that of other locations of similar latitudes. Prevailing winds come out of the southwest breaking on the high mountains of the rugged west coast, therefore rainfall is more concentrated in western Ireland. Given its geographical location, Ireland experiences cooler summers and warmer winters compared to its neighbors. Rainfall in western Ireland can be up to 50 inches (1,200 mm) a year, which is comparable to a lot of northern states in the USA.

The coldest months of the year are January and February with average temperatures between 39-44 ° Fahrenheit (4-7 °C). July and August are the warmest months with averages between 57-61 °F (17-18 °C).