Teach Cruachán has its own fully-licensed 16-seater Ford minibus.  Your host Michael Anthony is the owner/operator of the vehicle, and he has been driving professionally for more than twenty years.  As a provider of a rural transport service for older Achill residents, he also participates in regular driver training courses to keep his skills and knowledge right up to date.

Achill Tours offers a very interesting guided tour of Achill Island, with a taped commentary available in English, German and as Gaeilge.  The tour covers 120 kilometers and lasts over two hours, not including the stops you'll want to make for taking photographs!  We don't drop you off outside shops or cafés to spend money...this is a 'pure tour'!  You will see the Atlantic Drive, the Deserted Village, Captain Boycott's house, all five Blue Flag beaches, the famine soup pot, blanket bogs and mountains and much more.  You will hear all about the geology, archaeology, history, famous sons and lifestyles of Achill, past and present. 

In July and August the tour commences at the Tourist Office in Keel at 2:00 pm daily, except on Fridays.  There must be a minimum of six passengers for the tour to take place, and the price is €15.00 for adults and €10.00 for children under 12 years. Groups and other private tourers can be accommodated at any time that suits, and rates are negotiable.

We can also meet your other transport needs, whether you'd like to be collected at the airport or train station, or simply to be driven around Achill from pub to pub!  You can contact Michael Anthony directly on +353 87 2437686.

One of Achill's most famous artists was Paul Henry, who tore his return train ticket into shreds and scattered them to the sea just a few steps from Teach Cruachán. 

The famous Deserted Village of Slievemore is visited on the tour

Keem Bay, the Jewel in the Crown of Achill's five Blue Flag beaches, is only 4 km from Teach Cruachán.  Croaghaun Mountain is home to the Highest Sea Cliffs in Europe, at 610 meters.  You can walk to the cliffs from the B & B in approximately one hour.

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