Time For New Adventures in 2017
Need some travel inspiration? Well, there’s no need to panic as we’ve got your back! Having found all the best activities to get you over the January blues….
1. Dublin Zoo
Where: Phoenix Park, Dublin
No. Of Buses: 52 buses daily to and from Dublin City Centre daily.
Discount: Get €2 off admission fee by simply showing your bus ticket when paying.
Got a little animal lover on your hands? Then this January you need to get them to Dublin to explore the 28 hectare park of gardens, lakes and wonderful natural habitats for over 400 animals. Dublin Zoo is home to animals from all around the globe – it’s worth the visit!
2. Castlecomer Discovery Park
Where: Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny
No. Of Buses: 8 buses daily to and from Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny.
Why not begin your January by doing the ‘leap of faith’ in Castlecomer Discovery Park? It’s right at the end or the beginning of the treetop walk was an absolutely fantastic experience. You’ve to climb your way up a rickety swingy pole about two stories tall and then jumping and catching a trapeze bar that looks like it is a mile away (it really isn’t but when you’re up there 😉)
3. Croke Park Skyline Tour
Where: Jones Road, Dublin 3
No. Of Buses: 52 buses daily to and from Dublin City Centre (Eden Quay) daily.
Discount: Get 10% off admission fee by simply showing your bus ticket when paying for Skyline Tour.
The tour starts in one of the famous dressing rooms and then proceeds through access tunnels and up to the very top of Croke Park! You get greeted with a spectacular 360 degree view when you get to the top that has to be seen to be believed; all the best bits of Dublin are visible from this one spot and as you walk around the perimeter of Croke Park, the guide (our favourite is Adam 🙂 ) talks you through some of the well-known monuments and buildings. There is even a part where you can get cabled up and peer over the lip and onto the hallowed turf! The Skyline tour is definitely worth a visit this mid-term.
4. Wax Musuem
Where: Foster Place, just off Dame Street, in the Temple Bar district of Dublin City Centre.
No. Of Buses: 52 buses daily to and from Dublin City Centre (Eden Quay) daily.
Discount: Get 10% off admission fee by simply showing your bus ticket when paying.
Want a day trip for that your kids won’t forget? The museum is housed in the Armoury Building, previously the home of Ireland’s gold bullion and arms stores. There’s a Children’s Fantasy World, featuring all of your favourite cartoon heroes and a Science & Discovery Zone, Ireland’s only dedicated tribute to our top scientific inventors, a green screen video room and a fully functioning recording studio.
5. Mayfield Birds of Prey
Where: Foster Place, just off Dame Street, in the Temple Bar district of Dublin City Centre.
No. Of Buses: 20 buses daily to and from Waterford City (Parnell Street) daily.
Discount: Get 25% off admission fee by simply showing your bus ticket when paying.
Mayfield Birds of Prey just outside the city centre was absolutely amazing! You can spend almost three hours there with Ray and Willy hanging out with owls, hawks and more! By hanging out of course, we mean feeding them and learning about them but most fun of all was having them fly to and from my hands! An absolutely exhilarating experience that can’t be missed.
6. Kilkenny Hurling Way
Where: Lanigans Bar & Restaurant, 28/29 Rose Inn Street, Co Kilkenny
No. Of Buses: 14 buses daily to and from Kilkenny City (Ormonde Rd.)daily.
Discount: Save €5 off admission fee by simply showing your bus ticket when paying.
The tour begins at Lanigans restaurant at the legends hurling museum where you will receive an indebt historical analysis of the history of the GAA and all it’s great players. As part of the tour you visit Nolan Park (home of the famous Kilkenny cats) for a tour of the stadium, and hit the pitch to experience the skills and see have you got what it takes to become a Kilkenny Cat! A great way to spend an afternoon this mid-term.
And the best bit? We can get you to all these great mid term activities and more with our Family Bus Ticket!
