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Accommodation – The accommodation provided is either in
  1. Hotels (with breakfast included) or Country Houses
  2. In bed and breakfast establishments
  3. In Self Catering properties which can hold a specific number of people.
  4. We use the words Select and Economy in our accommodation provision. We book the hotels in each area for views, character or proximity to an activity. The Select hotels are the best available in the area and Economy refers to a hotel with a lower star rating or a Bed and Breakfast establishment, usually run by a family.
  5. All rooms are en-suite and for two people, unless otherwise specified.
  6. For single occupancy a supplement applies so travel with friends if you can.
  7. We can book hotels with swimming pools, fitness centres or spa treatment if requested in advance and available in the area.
  8. We request rooms to be ready for your arrival but most hotels don’t guarantee room availability until 3pm. Luggage can be stored with the hotel porter service until your room is ready.
The Irish motorway network is limited to routes linking the main cities. Other roads vary in size and quality. Travel is safe, if sometimes slow. The journey is not to be rushed and we make suggestions on the time to complete a journey. If you look at the Blog post of Beara you will see that the time to drive from A to B is long for short distances, on narrow winding roads, which make the drive more interesting, but cannot be rushed.
We can organise the following transport in Ireland  Car Hire, Driver Guide/Chauffeur, Mini-Bus or Bus driver. Each of these modes of transport has some questions associated Car Rental Activity Days can include the cost of car hire as part of a package for you. We recommend manual transmission cars, as they are best for Irish roads. Automatic cars are available on request. Car hire is assumed to be from Cork airport, but hire from elsewhere can be arranged on request at the time of booking. You are responsible for the car insurance and excess and you must have your driver& insurance, drivers licence with you. Please sign all relevant forms when picking up the car. For further information look at the Driving in Ireland Blog. What Type of Car Hire Type of Car- We recommend manual transmission cars, as they are best for Irish roads. Automatic cars are available on request. Time - Car hire is assumed to be from Cork airport, but hire from elsewhere can be arranged on request at the time of booking. The Car can be dropped off at another airport for a one-way fee. We will charge per day and to the hour with a 25 minutes grace period on return. Age - The car hire you can receive depends on the age of the driver for drivers under 25. For customers aged between 75 – 79 years can rent with specific conditions:-
  1. Must drive regularly & hold a current motor insurance policy.
  2. Provide a letter from their doctor to state that they have been in good health and have been for at least 12 months.
  3. Provide a letter from their insurers to state that they have not been involved in any incidents in the last 5 years. in your possession on car pick
  4. Driving Licence - You must hold a valid for at least 2 years or more at the time of rental and have it in your possession on car pick. Carry with you at all times when driving in Ireland. Provisional or Learner drivers or seriously endorsed licence holders are not eligible to rent a vehicle e.g drink driving disqualification
  Insurance - You are responsible for the car insurance and excess The following insurances are included in the Activity Days – Standard Inclusive Programme:-  Compulsory Motor Insurance, Collision Damage Waiver ( CDW ), Theft Protection ( TP ), Compulsory Motor Insurance     (by Irish Law, the car hire company must provide Insurance for any damage to any other vehicle / Property or Injury to another person, including death ). Standard Incl. Package - On the “ Standard Inclusive “  programme the excess of €1,600 to €3,000 based on the type of car hired and will be explained when collecting the hire car Activity Days would like to advise customers that they can choose any of the following from the car hire company when collecting the car and the customer can choose which optional extra insurance to purchase when picking up the car.
  • Compulsory Motor (Insurance for damage or repairs to the hire car Collision Damage Waiver  (Collision Damage Waiver ( CDW ) means the driver is insured in relation to  -Damage to the rental vehicle subject to the damage excess to be paid by the  Renter.
  • Theft Protection - Theft Protection ( TP ) is included in the Standard Inclusive Programme with Insurance for the rental vehicle in the event it is stolen, subject to the damage excess to be paid by the car renter.
Additional Driver - An additional driver can be added to the car hire when picking up the car, once the person has their drivers license. Do you Provide Satnav or Child Seats? - These are not provided as part of a rental agreement but can be boded in advance for an extra fee. Child car seats can be booked in advance as well as booster seats for older children ( up to 12 years of age, depending on height) Do I have to stick to a set Driving Route? - Not at all. We recommend the most scenic, interesting and exciting driving routes, linking the accommodation booked with activities with a realistic driving time included! We always give a GPS meeting point for meeting guides and recommend arriving 15 minutes or more before the departure time. This allows for safety briefing, putting on equipment provided or getting to know your guide. Credit card deposit - A Credit card will be needed by the car hire company to the car hire company is mandatory to cover toll Fees, Speed camera’s, parking offences etc.  The renter is fully responsible for all fines and consequences of the violation of traffic and parking fines inquire during the rental. The Car hire arrangement is between the customer and hire company. We recommend that customers familiarise white the car before driving and noting any damage or defect to the car on the form provided by the rental company and bringing it to the attention of the staff of the car company. Driver Guide/ Chauffeur The Driver guide is an Ireland expert and can drive you to the activities, places of interest and other attractions in Ireland. They are at your disposal. However, there is a regulation on how much a person can drive in a day, break requirements and they do not work late nights as they need rest. They expect to work an 8 hour day. Any time spent transporting your party around after that is to be negotiated directly with the Driver Guide. They are your transport provider, but they are not expected to collect from restaurants, nightclubs or theatre’s after their working day is complete.   Min-Bus or Bus Hire The transport is hired for your group for a specific time and place and for a maximum number of people. If the number of people at the party increases or decreases please advise Activity Days at once. The cost of transport is divided evenly between those travelling and if numbers in the group fall from that originally booked the overall price may have to increase to reflect this. We work with professional companies with a quality transport. The earlier you book, the better chance you have of getting the best bus available. Drivers have to have specific rest periods and this is built into the trips. If a driver is delayed due to clients later return there may be an extra charge levied by the transport provider.
The main airports in Ireland are in Dublin, Shannon, Cork and Belfast with smaller airports in Waterford, Kerry, Knock and Donegal. Car hire can be arranged from any airport and returned to a different airport, with a one-way fee payable. There are motorways between the main cities in Ireland with Dublin being three hours drive from Cork. Ferry services from the UK to Ireland operate into Dublin, Rosslare and Belfast. Trains run hourly from Dublin to Cork taking about three hours.
Flight, Ferry or other transport to or from Ireland. Travel Visa for Ireland - If you are not from a European Union Country you may need a VISA. Car Hire and other transport are booked for you - but please read the information below on each one before booking. Activity Days is an inbound Travel Agent for Ireland who will book the best local activity for you, with accommodation and transport. The office is manned during business hours of 10am to 5pm, with email contact outside these hours to team@activitydays.ie  . We are not a 24 hours a day service. We may be guiding a group and not able to come to the phone directly but will phone you back within a few hours. We value all our customers and want to give full attention to those we dealing with, so please excuse any short delays in replying to you.
Whether the trip is for one activity or for a vacation we advise you to take out travel insurance before booking this trip, as we do not provide insurance cover in case of accident. If you need to cancel due to illness please note the terms regarding the Deposit in no 2.10 in Terms and Conditions.
Activity Days is committed to a sustainable strong rural community in Ireland. For the Guides, the accommodation providers and transport providers they are the local experts, who are part of the community. The income they receive goes back to the local community, which is why we work with local guide who know the area best. We book accommodation in Bed and Breakfasts, Self-catering properties, Country Houses and Hotels with people we know and trust, so you can too. We provide information for you on the best local pubs, restaurants, music venues and other attractions. All money spent locally in Ireland supports the local community. The B&B owner will serve you locally produced ingredients at breakfast. The pub will serve local beers and have musicians who live in the area. The restaurant may have national awards, but will always use the best local fish, meat and artisan ingredients. The cafe or shop keeper will sell sandwiches made with ingredients from the area. You could say we are focused on the locals in Ireland.
All bookings in the set packages are based on 2 people sharing on those dates given. If you have more than six people we class you as a group. In each of the set packages we can take a maximum of 10 people but we can cater for groups of up to 35 people in tailor made packages of activity or 1 activity. We can customise a package for your specific dates and cater for small groups in a mini-bus.
We charge in Euros which is the local currency. We accept payment via Strip who will do the conversion for you. We also take payments via Splink in Euros. But any international currency can be converted to Euros. We can invoice for a large group, but final payments must be made 2 or more weeks in advance of the trip.
Activity Days works with guides in Cork, Dublin, Belfast & Northern Ireland, as well as the Wild Atlantic Way. If this is outside the area you are enquiring about send a contact form to see if we can help with your requests.