Kinvara Walks take visitors on a guided walk that captures beautiful landscape of the Burren, one of Ireland’s six National Parks. The Burren, on the Wild Atlantic Way, is an area of exposed broken limestone pavement covering an area of 250km² which formed 250 million years ago as the floor of a shallow tropical sea near the Equator. Today, sitting on Ireland’s west coast the landscape looks barren, with exposed limestone pavement but hiding in the cracks and in various habitats is the most wonderful array of flora in Ireland.
The experienced Kinvara Walks guide will point out the wildflowers, Artic and Mediterranean, growing side by side and other flora that the Burren is famed for. The leader will also explain the geology of the Burren and its formation in that tropical ocean. The guided walks will explore how both man and nature has shaped the Burren, and created the limestone landscape seen today.
Kinvara is a beautiful seaside village on the shores of Galway Bay, on the Wild Atlantic Way. Kinvara Village is the gateway to the Burren from County Galway. The scheduled walks take place from Easter to mid June and visitors are welcome to join. They also offer the option of tailored group walks and private tours for smaller numbers.
If holidaying in the west of Ireland or travelling along the Wild Atlantic Way, be sure to include a walk on the Burren and enjoy this spectacular landscape. Paul from Kinvara Walks can make any visit much more meaningful and insightful if choosing to take a Burren walk with them. Pauls knowledge is extensive, having lectured in tourism in Atlantic Technical College for 25 years and leading guided walks for almost 20 years.