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The Shannon and its loughs by barge

7 days · 6 nights

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Planned by one Wedded Advisor

The same person from your first question to the flight home, with a wedding or vow renewal planned alongside if you like.

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  • One advisor, start to finish
  • Hotels our team knows well
  • Dates and pace set around you
  • Flights and extra nights on request

Day by day

How the days unfold. Your advisor tailors the pace, the hotels and the extras to you.

Your route

7 days · 6 stops
  1. Glasson
  2. Athlone
  3. Shannonbridge
  4. Terryglass
  5. Mountshannon
  6. Killaloe

  1. Glasson

    Day 1 · Glasson

    Dublin to Glasson

    Meet in Dublin, transfer to your barge at Glasson, relax on deck and sit down to dinner.

  2. Kilbeggan and Athlone

    Day 2 · Kilbeggan and Athlone

    Whiskey and Athlone

    Taste whiskey at Kilbeggan, the oldest licensed distillery in the world, then wander the streets of Athlone.

  3. Clonmacnoise and Shannonbridge

    Day 3 · Clonmacnoise and Shannonbridge

    Clonmacnoise

    Cruise through the Callows meadows and moor beneath the ruins of Clonmacnoise, an early Christian settlement from the sixth century, then visit Leap Castle.

  4. Terryglass

    Day 4 · Terryglass

    Into Lough Derg

    Pass ivy-covered ruins and market villages, wait for Portumna's swing bridge to open and moor at Terryglass on Lough Derg.

  5. Portumna, Galway and Mountshannon

    Day 5 · Portumna, Galway and Mountshannon

    Portumna and Galway

    Visit Portumna Castle and its walled gardens, then drive to Galway for lunch at a traditional oyster bar.

  6. Killaloe

    Day 6 · Killaloe

    Killaloe and falconry

    Cruise Lough Derg to Killaloe and Ballina, watch a private falconry display in the grounds of a grand manor and visit a handweavers' workshop.

  7. Day 7 · Killaloe

    Return to Dublin

    After breakfast, leave the barge and transfer to Dublin.

Plan The Shannon and its loughs by barge with an advisor

Tell us when you would like to travel. Your advisor confirms dates and hotels, tailors the trip to the two of you, and stays with you until you are home.

  • Dates, hotels and the price confirmed for your travel window
  • Every day adjusted to your pace, with time for the two of you
  • Flights and the nights before and after planned on request
  • One advisor from first question to the flight home

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See what this trip covers

You board at Glasson on Lough Ree and visit the world's oldest licensed whiskey distillery before Athlone. The barge drifts through the Callows to Clonmacnoise and down to Lough Derg. Portumna Castle, oysters in Galway and a falconry display end the week at Killaloe.

  • Whiskey at a distillery dating from 1757
  • Clonmacnoise above the Shannon
  • Oysters and stout in Galway
  • A spa tub on the terrace sundeck

Make this trip your own

Every trip can be shaped around you before you book.

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Questions about this trip

How many guests does the barge hold?
It sleeps 10 guests in five cabins, with a crew of five. The size suits a family gathering or a group of friends taking the whole barge.
What are the cabins like?
Each has double or twin beds, faces outwards and has its own en suite bathroom. The sundeck has a spa tub and lounge seating, and the barge's chef cooks on board.
How do you get to and from the barge?
You meet in Dublin and transfer to Glasson. On the last morning you leave the barge in Killaloe and return to Dublin.
How much does this trip cost?
Your travel expert prices it for your dates and the hotels you choose, and sends the full cost in writing before you commit.
When is the best time to take this trip?
May to October is the best time for this route. Tell us your dates and your travel expert checks the weather and availability for them.
Can we make this trip our own?
Yes. Add nights before or after, upgrade a hotel, fly in from wherever you are on the dates that suit you, or tell us it is a honeymoon or anniversary and we plan the details around it.
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