Share Bealtaine with Celtic Ways during early May

Weekend, Midweek, & Vacation Packages available:

package dates:

2008
weekend May 2^nd – May 4^th
midweek May 5^th – May 8^th

2009
weekend May 1^st – May 3^rd 
midweek May 4^th – May 7^th

extended vacations created for your interests.

We arrange self drive and guided tours of Ireland
Group and family tour inquiries welcome.

about Bealtaine …..

By now the first warm days should have arrived and Spring flowers will now be replaced with summer meadow flowers and abundant grasses. For us, one of the most beautiful displays of this time is the blooming of the blossoms of the “trees of protection”, i.e. hawthorn, blackthorn, crabapple, dog rose, rowan, and we can include elderflowers here too.

During this blossoming time bees and pollinating insects become active and it was during this time the mating of humans became very active too with the intent of ensuring births at Imbolc, after the winter has passed.

Another important tradition of this time was the passing of cattle between two fires as they were passed from their winter grazing into the abundance of the new summer pastures.

Despite the ancient traditions of Bealtaine being something like Spring Break in the USA sharing Bealtaine with Celtic Ways focuses on creativity beyond the mating dance. Our theme of this celebration is always “its never to late and you are never too old to start something”. 

We encourage and aim to inspire the starting or expansion of creative expresion through writing, photography, painting, traditional crafts. If you just want to relax this is a perfect time for simply restore ourselves through being being amongst this wonderful time of longer days, warmer days and abundant living nature.

Package Contents and Prices:

Weekend Break (Friday evening until Sunday lunchtime)

• 2 nights accommodation & breakfast
• labyrinth welcome and celebration
• traditional Celtic banquet with bonfire
• hearth ceili with harp, bard & stories
• make your own brigid’s cross & learn other traditions 
• visits to local sacred wells, stone circles, passage cairns 
• traditional irish music and dance session

Price: €320 per person sharing (€60 single supplement)

Midweek Break (Monday evening until Thurs lunchtime)

• 3 nights accommodation & breakfast (2 nights by arrangement)
• labyrinth welcome and celebration
• traditional Celtic banquet
• hearth ceili with harp, bard & stories
• make your own brigid’s cross & learn other traditions 
• visits to local sacred wells, stone circles, passage cairns 
• traditional irish music and dance session

Price: €390 per person sharing (€60 single supplement)

Extended Vacation

We can arrange a complete custom created vacation
to extend your Celtic Celebration with us.
Self Drive tour extensions are available.
Group & Family tours arranged too.

Price: usually needs a budget of €100 to €200 per person per day
for transport or car rental, accommodation and meals.

Costs vary according to how many travel together,
distances you travel each day,
standard of accommodation and choices of meals.

For €100 per person per day it needs 4 people sharing a self drive car
staying in guest houses, dining at traditional pubs and cafes
and there will still be cash left over for Guinness, Irish Coffee, Jameson etc. 

If you choose 2 people in a luxury self drive car (romantic getaway?),
staying in castle and country hotels with superb fine dining,
then expect your budget to be €200 per person per day, or a bit more.

Please book or inquire further:
by introducing yourself though our email utility below.