Cliffs of Moher walking tours reach the cliffs on foot along the coastal trail from Doolin instead of parking at the visitor centre, in groups capped at eight and fourteen. They are the only products here that treat these cliffs as a walk rather than as a viewpoint, and they give you far more time on the cliff top than any coach.
A guided climb from Doolin on the free coastal trail, with fifteen minutes at the viewing point. The lowest fare in the catalogue, and a shared taxi back.
From $40 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
Four hours on the cliff path, the longest stay of any tour here, in a group of eight with entry paid. Moderate fitness asked for and a €5 taxi at the end.
From $104 per person
Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.
The longest time on the cliff top of any product on this coast, and the cheapest fare in the catalogue.
Compare every Cliffs of Moher tourA guided walk along the coastal trail rather than a coach that parks at the visitor centre. Both of these approach the cliffs on foot from Doolin, in groups capped at eight and fourteen, and both are rated 5.0 by their own travellers.
They are genuinely different products, not a cheaper version of a coach day. You spend the afternoon looking at the wall from the open cliff top rather than fifteen minutes photographing it from a platform.
One of them gives four hours on the path — the longest stay of any product on this coast.
Walkers describe reaching a spot where you can see the cliffs from Doolin to the far end, well beyond where the coaches stand.
A pace set by the slowest walker rather than by a return time, and a guide who can answer a question.
The Doolin walk never enters the paid area, so there is no admission on top of it.
The same cliffs and two entirely different days. This table is the decision.
| A guided walk | A coach day | |
|---|---|---|
| Day length | 3h to 9h | 7h to 13h |
| On the cliff top | 3¾ hours walking, or 4 hours on the path | 1½ to 2 hours |
| Group size | 8 or 14 | 50 to 63 |
| Gate ticket | In the fare on one; not needed on the other | Usually in the fare |
| Fitness needed | Moderate, with uphill stretches | None |
| Cheapest fare | $40 | $64 |
The Doolin walk is the cheapest way onto these cliffs and the one that never pays a gate. The Galway walk costs more because it includes the drive down and the admission, and gives you four hours on the path at the end of it.
Fares start at From $40, the lowest in the catalogue. Book ahead in summer: these cap at eight and fourteen travellers and fill before the coaches do.
Boots rather than trainers, a windproof and waterproof outer layer, and water. The trail is open cliff top with uphill stretches and no shelter — walkers describe going out in fifty-kilometre winds and rating the day five stars, which tells you both that it is doable and how to dress for it. The weather page has the months.
If you cannot manage uphill walking on uneven ground, a Cliffs of Moher tour from Galway parks at the visitor centre and the paths there are paved and level. If you are short of time, the walks are the slowest way to see the cliffs by design. And if you want the wall from underneath rather than along, the boat tours are the opposite experience.
A guide, a small group and hours on the cliff path, with free cancellation up to twenty-four hours ahead.
Check availabilityNext: every fare on Cliffs of Moher Tours, the ticket and access detail on visiting the cliffs, and the month you are coming on the weather page.