Adventure Holidays in Ireland

The wild and verdant open spaces and rugged coasts of Ireland are perfect for a large number of exciting outdoor adventure sports. The diverse range of landscapes that make up this beautiful island offers a spectacular backdrop for the chance to indulge your passion or try out whatever new activity that takes your fancy.

There really is something for everyone, whether it you’d like to spend your holiday enjoying horseback riding along scenic trails in the green countryside, sea kayaking, windsurfing, learning some bush skills and wilderness survival or archery – there are a host of adventures to awaiting you in Ireland.

Enjoy the canoeing along the Barrow River though calm waters while you enjoy lovely views of greenery on the shorelines or enjoy walking though bog landscape surrounded by mountains in Mayo.

Ireland offers the space to truly get back to nature and have a true sense of adventure - and below we feature some of the best holidays and holiday bases for an action packed adventure escape on the Emerald Isle, all of which you can reach by train or ferry.