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Burren Biodiversity: Discover Art & Nature
4.5
42 Ratings
Kinvarra
Explore Burren’s biodiversity with art, flora, and friendly farm animals. Book a Fairy Pig Walk and enjoy family fun with slides and zip wires.
Explore Burren’s biodiversity with art, flora, and friendly farm animals. Book a Fairy Pig Walk and enjoy family fun with slides and zip wires.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Burren Nature Sanctuary - Guests can explore the nature, geology, and agricultural history of the Burren along a 1-mile interpretive trail. Enjoy a complimentary 10-stop audio guide. Begin at the Burren Botany Bubble to discover the wildflowers and orchids, stroll between stone walls along the ancient green road to the Disappearing Lake, which…
- Burren Nature Sanctuary - Guests can explore the nature, geology, and agricultural history of the Burren along a 1-mile interpretive trail. Enjoy a complimentary 10-stop audio guide. Begin at the Burren Botany Bubble to discover the wildflowers and orchids, stroll between stone walls along the ancient green road to the Disappearing Lake, which fills every 11 hours. Identify wildflowers and orchids in the meadow, wander through the rugged beauty of Burren’s shattered limestone, visit the magical hazel fairy woodland, see the famine village, and meet and feed the friendly farm animals. Watch a 15-minute introductory film about the Burren and savor local products and gifts in our award-winning café and shop.
What's Included
- Meet the mini pigs
- Meet and feed the friendly farm pets
- Meet the mini pigs
- Meet and feed the friendly farm pets
What's Not Included
- Fairy Pig Walk
- Fairy Pig Walk
Additional Information
Immerse yourself in the enchanting biodiversity of the Burren. Explore our audio discovery art displays available in 5 different languages to understand phenomena like Shattered Limestone Pavement (The Limestone Badger), The Disappearing Lake (The Giant Dragonfly) and The Wild Orchid Meadow (The 7ft tall copper Ladies Tresses Orchid). Check out the…
Immerse yourself in the enchanting biodiversity of the Burren. Explore our audio discovery art displays available in 5 different languages to understand phenomena like Shattered Limestone Pavement (The Limestone Badger), The Disappearing Lake (The Giant Dragonfly) and The Wild Orchid Meadow (The 7ft tall copper Ladies Tresses Orchid). Check out the living assortment of botanical species from Burren exhibited in the Burren Botany Bubble. Get in touch with us in advance for a complimentary miniature introduction to Burren Botany (included in your ticket, but needs prior arrangement). Get to know our pleasant farm animals; sheep, goats, pigs, donkeys, horses, Dolly the Alpaca and Frank the orphaned Llama. Take a break in our cafe, view local crafts and our array of nature books. For the kids, we have a four-lane indoor slide and an adventure playground including a double zip wire. Check our website to schedule a captivating Fairy Pig Walk.
- Botany exhibit, animal paddocks, shop and cafe are wheelchair accessible. Walks exceed recomended gradients for wheelchairs in places
- Bus from Galway to Kinvara. Ten minute walk from Kinvara bus stop.
Location
Burren Nature Sanctuary & Cafe
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.5
(42 Ratings)
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Navigator37632564863
Jul 7, 2025
A magical experience with Mary and her animals - We booked to meet the mini pigs and we were not disappointed. We were met at the sanctuary but the lovely Mary. Her enthusiasm for the sanctuary and her animals is wonderful, we could have just talked to her all day but we had pigs to meet. Lucky for us there was piglets there at the time. I am 43 but was like a child at Christmas when I saw the pigs. We got plenty of time with the piglets, brushing them and just watching them live their best life. Afterwards, we walked around the rest of the sanctuary where we met pigmy goats, alpacas, Valais black nose sheep, horses, donkeys and of course the lovely adult pigs too. All of the animals are so happy and well cared for, I can’t even begin to imagine the work that goes into looking after them all. I would highly recommend booking an experience, the experience itself being amazing but also knowing that your money is being well spent on these animals makes it extremely good value for money. We will definitely be returning for more visits and experiences
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Mikegr4796gm
Nov 13, 2024
Relaxation with nature. - Amazing place and owners. What a way to switch off from everything. And the pig walk/tour was brilliant. Everyone should visit or support this amazing enterprise. Well done Roy and Mary.
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Christie2388
Oct 21, 2024
Great place - Amazing place! Took a relaxing walk around the sanctuary. Loved all the animals and everyone was very friendly. I would definitely recommend.
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Aimeecq3748un
Jul 31, 2024
HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE FAIRY PIG WALK!!!!!!!!!!!!! - My family and I had a wonderful time here at the Burren Nature Sanctuary. We booked the Fairy Pig walk and our 2 young children absolutely loved this! Emelia was absolutely adorable and knew her route very well. Highly recommend this experience to everyone and especially for people when young children as this is something they will never forget. Also, the staff were extremely friendly and welcoming! The grounds are very well kept and it is such a peaceful place to spend the day or even stay for a few nights.
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E3614xjmariah
Jul 26, 2024
Must do travel spot - Had a wonderful walk through the nature botanical park. Enjoyed the animals & fairy walk. Had i brought my son i would never have gotten him out of the children’s area, nice outing for families & children. Staff were very friendly & informationivr. Loved the scents of the candles & looking through the books. Hot chocolate was an amazing end through the park.
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Yogibear719
Jun 28, 2024
Great family day out - First off the staff here are brilliant. So friendly and make you welcome right away. Their kitchen isnt operating at the moment but the lady told us there's no problem bringing food to the centre. We did a quick run back down to spar for some sambos.
The facilities are spotless and there's loads to do. We have a 4 and 1 year old and they had a ball. Between the indoor soft play area and the outdoor sand play ground the first hour went by in no time. Then we got to the nature.
The walk down to the disappearing lake through the wildflower meadow is gorgeous. The labelled trees is a great idea and learning about the different types that we all pass everyday bit don't know about is great. (Google helped a little with this bit).
The Botany bubble is really cool and just outside the signs of the different plants and what they can do is something you could take a picture of to print off for natural remedies.
The animals are great. You can get up close to most of them and they were super friendly and being able to feed some from your hand was a real treat for the kids.
It also had one of the best fairy trails we've been to so far with names by their doors so you know their profession. We didn't have time to finish the nature walk today but we will definitely have to come back another day and do it again.
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Conorq638
Jun 24, 2024
Beautiful hidden gem. Wonderful experience! - The absolute highlight of our trip to the Burren. Incredible facility made up of people who you get the sincere impression that they adore animals and nature. Walking around the sanctuary alone is a delight. The Botany tour is fascinating. Passing by the animals and getting acquainted with Frisky the Goat and the other animals is a gorgeous experience. And of course, the Fairy Pig Walk is just an experience we will never forget. I've been spending the days since trying to find the downsides to adopting a pig. It won't be the last time we visit the sanctuary and I will be recommending it to everyone I know. Thanks to Mary and the whole gang for a fantastic day out!
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Denise
Jun 10, 2024
Great experience. We did the Fairy Pig walk with Mary, and we had so much fun. - Our expectations were exceeded. What a beautiful place and all the animals are happy and well cared for. The staff was great also. The pig walk with Mary was fun and memorable.
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910norak
May 18, 2024
Magical place - We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here. Beautiful property. We enjoyed meeting and feeding the animals and the walks on the property. Clean, private, and bright accommodations.
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Aidav838
Apr 3, 2024
Brilliant experience - I really enjoyed spending the day in the sanctuary. The animals are so loved and well looked after. We did the fairy walk with Emilia the pig. It was so relaxing and Emilia is the cutest. Mary, who was our guide is so lovely, informative and made the walk a very pleasant experience. She took photos for us with Emilia and also gave guidance along the route of when to take videos etc. it is really worth paying for the fairy walk and also you get a token for tea/coffee to enjoy in their very relaxing cafe!
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