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Cruise Ship Excursions
At Snowdonia Tours our experienced team will offer you an unparalleled on-shore experience.
When spending just one day taking in the sights of North Wales it’s
important to choose a local tour company with the experience to make
the most of your time: With excursions suitable for individual travellers
or larger parties Snowdonia Tours have that experience.
Being based in North Wales our drivers and guides have a unique local knowledge combining many years of experience.
Take a look at the excursion suggestions on the right, they have been
compiled to offer a mix of history, culture and modern welsh life. If
you would like more information please feel free to use the form on
our contact page.
We travel throughout north Wales covering Gwynedd,
Conwy county and Clwyd also out along the Llyn peninsula. Towards Mid
Wales we travel to the Black mountains, brecon beacons, Cardiff, Swansea,
St Davids and Tenby in South Wales. Further West to the Gower, all these
places ideal for a welsh holiday. Our tour operation is wheel chair
friendly. Our aim is to visit all major attractions including the Castles
of Wales, ideal for independent travellers and escorted groups.
Following collection from your ship we take a relaxing drive across the magical island of Anglesey. This is a special place and during our journey you will learn all about the folk law, Druids and legends.
As we travel you will see the ‘Great Orme’ looming on the horizon,
growing as we get closer. The Orme is actually a larger limestone
headland (Welsh name: Pen-y-Gogarth) the word Orme is in fact
a Viking name, one of the meanings is 'Serpent' and it is thought
to have reminded early sailors of a giant sea serpent.
Following our exploration of the Orme and a drive around the Victorian seaside resort of Llandudno we head for Conwy.
Conwy town grew around the medieval castle, which is still in
good repair today. Conwy town walls are one of the most complete
set of town defences in the world, its walls are 15 feet thick
and a walk round their perimeter takes over half a mile. It
was started, as were many Welsh castles, by Edward I in the
late 13th century. It was here that Richard II finally surrendered
to Henry Bolingbroke in 1399.
Our visit will take in the Castle, town walls and the town itself
with history and culture on every corner.
Tour of town and castle walls include:
St. Marys church (12th century), quay side, the ‘Bridges’ and
Aberconwy House, which is Conwy's only surviving 14th-century
merchant's house. Another fine house open to the public is Plas
Mawr, an Elizabethan house built in 1576 by the Wynn family
which has been extensively refurbished to its original 16th-century
appearance.
We will take lunch during our time in Conwy giving you an opportunity
to sample some fine welsh cuisine followed by free time to find
some special Welsh keepsakes.
We end our day with a leisurely drive back across Anglesey to
rejoin your ship prior to departure, taking with you memories
which will stay with you a very long time.
This is a quick overview of our day covering the main highlights.
It’s difficult to properly describe the sense of belonging when
visiting Wales and how your guide will bring the whole experience
to life.
Following collection from your ship we take a relaxing drive across the magical island of Anglesey. This is a special place and during our journey you will learn all about the folk law, Druids and legends.
As we cross over to mainland Wales you will see the spectacular
scenery of Snowdonia. Our mission is to explore the Snowdonia
mountain range on the way we visit the slate mines in Blaenau
Ffestiniog to take a trip underground and learn how the slate
was extracted.
Then the Ffestiniog steam train down to Porthmadog following
the journey the finished slate products would have taken.
Onward from Porthmadog to Betws-y-Coed, a most beautiful hamlet
in the forestry of Snowdonia where we will take lunch, giving
you an opportunity to sample our fine welsh cuisine before plenty
of free time to pick up the best souvenirs on offer.
We end our day with a leisurely drive back across Anglesey to
rejoin your ship prior to departure, taking with you memories
which will stay with you a very long time.
This is a quick overview of our day covering the main highlights.
It’s difficult to properly describe the sense of belonging when
visiting Wales and how your guide will bring the whole experience
to life.
Caernarfon Castle is undoubtedly the most outstanding of Edward I Welsh castles. Our day begins when we collect you from your ship for our relaxing drive across the magical island of Anglesey. This is a special place and during our journey you will learn all about the folk law, Druids and legends.
We cross the Menai straights, a most treacherous channel of
water separating Anglesey from the mainland, via the Britannia
Bridge and very soon arrive in Caernarfon.
Following our walking tour of the town we enter the Castle
to fully experience its magnificence.
We take some free time to shop for welsh keepsakes before getting
together for lunch, an opportunity to sample typical welsh cuisine.
All around Snowdonia you will see evidence of the slate industry
which has shaped, not only the countryside, but also the lives
of all who live here.
The National Slate museum, which is located in the unique 19th Century workshops of the massive Dinorwig Slate Quarry, will take you back in time to explore its fascinating story and be part of the lives of those who quarried it. Set in the dramatically beautiful landscape on the shores of Llyn Padarn in Llanberis photo opportunities are plentiful.
We end our day with a leisurely drive back across Anglesey to rejoin your ship prior to departure, taking with you memories which will stay with you a very long time.
This is a quick overview of our day covering the main highlights.
It’s difficult to properly describe the sense of belonging when
visiting Wales and how your guide will bring the whole experience
to life.