Ireland by Bike

County Donegal is truly one of Ireland's gems - the perfect place to experience one of Ireland's best bike tours. Quiet roads await you as you explore one of the country's least known regions. This self-guided cycling holiday allows you to cycle at your leisure. Use our legendary tour notes to really get to know the region. Feel secure in the knowledge that we are only a phone call away.

This bike tour starts in Donegal Town or at Donegal Airport, and completes a loop around County Donegal. On most days you cycle around 40 - 45 km (25 - 28 miles). This tour is suited to anyone with even a moderate level of fitness. If cycling on hilly terrain is a problem, then opt for one of our electric bikes, where even the toughest hill becomes flat! Escape from the hustle and bustle of modern life with one of the best bike tours you will ever experience.

This 11 day adventure combines the best of both worlds. Savour the wonderful backroads, villages and views of a bike tour and the undiscovered secrets of a walking tour. The tour is similar to our 'Highlights of the Highlands' self-guided bike tour, but with 3 extra days of walking, to bring you, as the tour name suggests, beyond the backroads.

This tour starts and finishes in Donegal Town - with easy connections to both Dublin and Ireland West Airports. On this adventure you complete a loop around the most scenic parts of the coast and highlands of County Donegal. You will be awe-struck by the majestic landscape, and charmed by the local hospitality.

In this tour, Ireland reveals its wonderful landscapes at their best. Cycle through verdant valleys. Slip off your shoes for an invigorating foot massage - courtesy of the fine sand and crystal clear water at one of the many beautiful beaches! Cycle through wide open expanses of quiet and peaceful bog lands. Breathe the sea air at the top of vertigo inducing cliffs. Stop in welcoming little villages and savoir the laid-back atmosphere and the warm local hospitality. Hear the vibrant traditional music for which the area is famous. Travel through time as you discover stone age, bronze age and Celtic tombs and forts.

This, the most challenging of our Ireland cycling tours, starts in the 'Yeats Country' in Sligo Town. From here you wind your way north, sometimes along the coast, sometimes inland. You complete a circle of the Donegal coast and highlands, before finishing in Donegal Town.

If you are inspired by wonderful landscapes, and love to get off the beaten track then this is one of the best cycling tours you will ever experience. On most days you cycle between 80 and 90 km (50 - 60, miles) making this bike tour ideal for the cycling enthusiast.

Get an invigorating foot massage from mother nature as you walk barefoot along a beautiful sandy beach. Fill your lungs with the rich smell of heather, bluebells or a multitude of other wild flowers and plants. Travel back through the mists of time as you stand in a 5,000 year old court tomb. Above all, feel a sense of total freedom!

This is our most popular cycling holiday. It follows one of the most stunning stretches of the 'Wild Atlantic Way'. This is the area where we are privileged to live, where the beauty of the landscape, the fascinating history and legendary local hospitality inspired us to share it with others.

With quiet roads, beautiful countryside and unforgettable hospitality, this is an area that is perfect for exploring by bike. Here you can rediscover a sense of freedom - where birdsong and the whisper of the breeze are the only sounds. Breathe the air richly perfumed by a multitude of wild flowers. Stand in the court of a 5,000 year old tomb, built by Ireland's first settlers. Cycle past golden beaches, shining lakes and through rolling hills. Strike up conversations with the locals - just as Yeats did a century ago. Spend some time in the lakelands of Northern Ireland, where peace now reigns. Discover its tranquil beauty - hidden for so long. See for yourself what inspired W. B. Yeats to write his beautiful poetry.

This tour starts and finishes in Sligo - easily accessible from both Dublin and Ireland West Airports.

On this bike tour you will visit many of the best known destinations on the island of Ireland.

Marvel at the ever changing coastal views. Immerse yourself in history and folklore at every location. Feel at home in the welcoming towns and villages. Stroll or swim at one of the many sandy beaches. Take a break in Bushmills and sample the whiskey from the world's oldest distillery. If you are a Game of Thrones fan, this cycling holiday will take you to many of its iconic filming locations.

This tour begins in vibrant Derry/Londonderry with easy bus connections from Belfast International and Belfast City Airports. There are also frequent connections to Dublin Airport.