Gaisce Adventure Recommendations

Shanobadur wrote: »

Hi guys! Any good recommendations for the Gaisce Adventure? Somewhere in the midlands would be preferable!
Thanks

I would suggest doing something cost-free! Our Gaisce group went to Killary for 3 days and it cost well over €100 p/p (food, hostel room, showers etc) were included in that but it was very expensive. Not all activities are included in that package either, you choose 2 activities you would like to repeatedly do over the 3 days for that price. While it was good and good craic it wasn't worth the money. It may have gone up in price in recent years, that was about 4/5 years ago now.
The year after our trip the Bronze awardees went to the Slieve Bloom Mts, if you're in the midlands that's close by, free and you could pitch a tent. There is new walkways in the Slieve Bloom Mts. Also Silver River is somewhere in the midlands, that's free and similar enough to Slieve Bloom. Lough Boora parklands is another good one.
If you were willing to travel a bit further than the midlands any island, mountain, walk or cycle way would pretty much do to carry out a hike or cycle. Other than that any adventure centre, but they're very costly!

Best of luck! Gaisce is always good craic

If you were able to take the journey down to Kerry, I'd highly recommend walking the Kerry Way from Templenoe to Killarney and stay the night in Kenmare. We did it as part of our Gaisce and even though it was pretty tough (26km as far as I remember), we all really enjoyed it. The walk is absolutely magnificent and the views are something else altogether!