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BRENDAN HYNES 
Brendan HYNES Professional license / certificate uploaded
IRELAND   
About the guide
Activities
Cultural tour guide
Speaking languages
English
Activity started in
2008
Car
NO
Interests centers
After spending almost two years in the Galway Tourist Office and Fáilte Ireland I made the decision to become a guide.

As a Guide I have an interest in a varied and many things. If I had to narrow it down to a select few, they would include:

Ireland and its history. Music. Helping people find the undiscovered Ireland. Rural tourism including walking. Restaurants, Gastronomy and good food.
Diploma, references, agreements
National Tour Guide for Ireland - Fáilte Ireland (National Tourism Authority) certified with certificate and badge - 2009.

Local Area Guide – Galway Area and its environs (including the Burren) - Fáilte Ireland (National Tourism Authority) certified with certificate and badge - 2008.

Member of AATGI - Association of Approved Tour Guides of Ireland.

License or certificate (click to enlarge)
Services
Tailor-made tours Fixed date tours Car Family / Children Culture Unusual Festival Gastronomy Fair tourism Industrial tourism Ecology Excursion / trekking 
Tailor-made tours, Fixed date tours, Car, Family / Children, Culture, Unusual, Festival, Gastronomy, Fair tourism, Industrial tourism, Ecology, Excursion / trekking
Contact
Contact - Get a quote
Web site : www.druidtoursireland.net
Address : Billamore Oughterard Co. Galway Galway IRELAND
Phone : 00353 (0)91 552563
Mobile : 00353 (0)87 7953785
Tours

Guided tour #1: Historical Walking Tour of Galway City

Duration : 2 hours
Level : easy Easy
Sample some of the best sites that the city has to offer. See where the local mayor allegedly hanged his own son from a window, where Cromwell’s Army stabled their horses during their occupation of the city or where the cathedral replaced the women’s prison.

Duration - 1.5 to 2 hours.

Activities, services on this tour:
Culture
Culture

Guided tour #2: Famous people and theatre tour of Galway

Duration : 2 hours
Level : easy Easy
Come and meet some of Galway’s most famous past characters or adopted people. See the Liam Mellows statue, the revolutionary patriot who died for his country. Christopher Columbus who came and prayed in the city several years before he sailed for the America’s, the many writers and theatres that Galway played host to throughout its history.

Duration - 1.5 to 2 hours.

Activities, services on this tour:
Culture
Culture

Guided tour #3: Step on Guide Services

Duration : 1 day
Level : easy Easy
The step on guide services is provided for tour operators requiring a step on guide for their coach or group. It is also available for persons or groups who have their own transport.

A step on guide services is available for 1 day tours of the:

Burren: See the wonderful Burren at its best on this day tour. On our trip you will see Dunguaire Castle, Poulnabrone Dolmen, Doolin and the magnificent Cliffs of Moher.

Connemara: One of the most beautiful and wild places on earth experience some of the best attractions Connemara has to offer including Killary Fjord, Peat Bogs, the magnificent twelve bens mountains and the famous Galway Bay.

South Galway: Come and see south Galway and some of its most famous visitor attractions and towns. Visit Dunguaire Castle at Kinvarra, Coole Park and the home of Lady Gregory, Thoor Ballylee – the home of W. B. Yeats, and the towns of Gort and Loughrea.

Aran Islands: Journey from Galway to islands of Arran by ferry where we will discover some of the most aspect of Island life. See why they are the most beautiful place on earth. Visit sites like Dun Aonghasa, The Aran Sweater and Museum, The seven Churches of Aran and The Aran seal colony.

Activities, services on this tour:
Family / Children Culture
Family / Children, Culture

Guided tour #4: Extended Tours

Duration : 7 days
Level : medium Medium
A guide service for extended tours is also available on a 5, 7, 10 and 14 day period covering both the Republic and Northern Ireland. A sample seven day itinerary for this service would include:

Day 1: Collection at Shannon international airports or collection point of your choice. Orientation en-route to the hotel booking in.

Day 2: Journey through the Ring of Kerry experiencing some of the most spectacular view of the national park and its lakes from Ladies View, the isolated Skellig Islands and St. Mary’s Cathedral in Killarney.

Day 3: Visit the Dingle Peninsula in the magical kingdom of Kerry. See the Great Blasket Islands, where Peg Sayers lived, the Gallarus Oratory that looks like an up turned boat or the routes standing stones.

Day 4: See the internationally renowned Connemara, the 12 Bens, Killary Fjord and Galway Bay with the spectacular views of the Burren on the other side.

Day 5: Experience the wonders of the Burren one of the most barren but most stunning beautiful areas of Ireland. See the Cliffs of Moher, Kinvarra and Leamanagh Castle.

Day 6: Visit Limerick for a half day tour of Bunratty Castle and Folk Park. In the afternoon visit Limerick city for some shopping, see where the treaty of Limerick was signed or King Johns Castle that stands on the bank of the River Shannon.

Day 7: Free morning to chill out and tie up those last loose ends and send those last few post cards.

Activities, services on this tour:
Family / Children Culture
Family / Children, Culture

Guided tour #5: Transfers

Duration : 5 hours
Level : medium Medium
A hop on service for all tour operators is catered for regardless of the size of the group. This service is available for Airports, Ferry ports including Cruise ships and Train and bus stations.
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