Abalone farm tour and tasting with coastal seaweed walk. Guided. 2 hours
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Included / Excluded
- Guided coastal shore foraging walk
- Guided abalone farm tour
- Dishes prepared with seafood grown on the farm including seaweed salads, sashimi and cooked abalone.
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Please note: Own transport required to tour meet/start point
Itinerary
Explore the wild and rugged Atlantic coastline in Connemara, County Galway during a unique guided tour focused on seaweed and aquaculture. Set out on a coastal shore walk and foraging tour to learn about and taste edible sea weeds and sea herbs. Visit the abalone farm, learning about sustainable aquaculture farming and see the different sea creatures grown in tanks. Visitors also get an opportunity to tray the sea urchin roe when in season and to shuck their own abalone. After this taste several dishes freshly prepared with seafood grown on the farm which include delicious seaweed salads, sashimi abalone and cooked abalone,followed by tea or coffee and home-made seaweed cookies. Visitors are welcome to bring their own bottle of wine to accompany the food, should they want.
Meeting point
Start Location
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Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Traveler reviews
Exceptional and Authentuc Experience in Connemara
From the warm welcome to the fascinating tour to the exotic and delicious cuisine this tour was one of the highlights of our trip to Ireland
Amazing culinary experience
We had a great time with our tour guide (sorry I forgot her name, her mother Cindy is the owner of the farm). She was real knowledgeable and we tasted all kinds of eatable seaweed (forgot all the names) during our walk by the water. Real interesting about farming abalones. The lunch was a real culinary experience on its own. Well worth the price and the overall experience was amazing.
An experience we will never forget 💚
What an incredible and memorable experience we had foraging on the coast and exploring the only abalone farm in Ireland. We are grateful to have learned so much from passionate experts. Imagine our surprise having a seaweed forward meal, fresh from the sea, prepared by a Marine Biologist! Thank you for hosting us ♥️
We learnt so much about...
We learnt so much about the different types of seaweed you can find on the shoreline. We loved the Seaweed and Abolone tasting and the story of how the farm started up.
Beautiful tastings and left with newfound knowledge.
Looks like a mini eco tour learning not just about the various types of seaweed in the day but also about the edible plants surrounding the bay that could be used to eat. The tour also included the lifecycle and how abalone grow and I didn't know that it took 4 to 5 years just to go an abalone 3.5 inches in length. The food execution and presentation of the seaweed and abalone was beautiful and delicious. The host/guide had a wealth of information and knowledge. You could tell she and her mom cared about the environment and respected the food sourcing. I enjoyed this very much!