Holidays in Ireland's South East Galway Region

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Galway Southeast - The Easy Shannon Connection

This web site is brought to you by The Galway Southeast Tourism Company which covers Portumna & District. We are a group of people who provide accommodation, activities and entertainment for visitors to our region. Galway South East is a beautiful region located along the shores of Lough Derg. With lots to do and see and excellent standards of accommodation, South East Galway has a lot to offer the prospective tourist.

Ireland now enjoys a Tourism Industry which is enviable to our competitors. Some areas which are constantly promoted as the main tourist attractions now suffer from peak season pressure which can lead to frustration for our visitors. However gaining access to information for areas that are not on the traditional tourist trail can be difficult. This is why we invite you to take some time to tour our site and let us introduce you to this unique region of Galway and Lough Derg. All of the accommodation and activity providers are owner operated and are of a very high standard. They will do their best to ensure that you will experience the friendliness and warmth that has become synonymous with the Irish.

In this wonderful region you can truly get away from it all and experience a different pace of life, and we promise you the only queue you might have to deal with will be the queue for the settling of pints of Guinness down at the local, however if you want the hustle and bustle of our cities we are only 45 minutes drive from Galway City and are no more than a couple hours drive from many national attractions and large urban centres. We know what we have got to offer our visitors here in this region is special and we are very protective of our environment. We believe in protecting our core values, and sustaining the values that make us the people we are.

Galway Southeast Tourism - Winners of National Agri Tourism Award 2001

Galway South East Tourism Company won the prestigious national agri tourism award 2000, having beaten off stiff competition from all 32 counties in Ireland. This is a major achievement for the area and is testament to the hard work and dedication of the accommodation and activities providers in the area. This is the second time the company has won the award having won it in 1993.

Our Mission Statement

We aim to create an industry which attempts to make a low impact on the environment and local culture, while helping to generate income, employment, and the conservation of local ecosystems.

For our tourism industry to become commercially sustainable, a combination of resources, activities, and services, must be sold and managed responsibly.

We aim to create Sustainable Development that meets the needs and aspirations of the current generation without compromising the ability to meet those of future.

Touring Ireland

No matter what part of Ireland you arrive to, whether by air or sea, Galway Southeast is only a short journey away and has easy access. We cater for all needs offering a wide range of activities and services to suit all interests, ages and budgets. Your accommodation hosts will give you a true Irish welcome. Galway Southeast is an ideal base for touring Ireland while at the same time providing a unique opportunity to enjoy our natural land based and aquatic environments.

We invite you to go on a virtual tour and we hope when you have finally planned your itinerary to take in this wonderful region you will transform virtual into reality.

Customer Care Desk

All our Tourism Service Providers are advertised on this site via a dedicated directory, accessible from our Services Desk link at the top and bottom of our pages. However if you are having difficulty or constrained by time and would like assistance with your plans, we have a Customer Care Executive on stand by to handle all your enquiries and will tailor make a holiday to suit your needs and special requirements. No matter whether your holiday or break is for a day or several weeks or the activity you require is golf, fishing, equestrian, boating or other outdoor pursuits, we are pleased to announce that this service is absolutely free to our visitors.

General Enquiries: contact Customer Care Executive Maria Donnellan; Tel: +353 509 41644 or Internally at 0509 41644 . Fax: 0509 41710.

Postal address: Civic Buildings, Abbey St, Portumna, Co Galway, Ireland; General Information:
Email to enquiries@galway-southeast-tourism.ie

Galway South East Tourism Information Point is located in the Boat House newsagents , Brendan St, Portumna. Here you will find information on all the activities in the area, accommodation listings, bus timetables, local attractions, Portumna street maps, bridge opening times etc.

Feedback

If you have any concerns or requests, please complete our feedback form at

www.galway-southeast-tourism.ie/feedback-form.htm