Experience Ailween Cave and Birds of Prey Centre

Aillwee Cave and its Birds of Prey Centre is a very special place in the heart of the Burren

Discover the dramatic underworld of this unique landscape with a 35 minute guided tour through beautiful caverns, over bridged chasms, under weird formations and alongside the thunderous waterfall which sometimes gently sprays the unsuspecting visitor. Marvel at the frozen waterfall and explore the hibernation chambers of the long extinct brown bears.

Visit the Birds of Prey Centre, home to one of the largest and most varied collection of Birds of Prey in Ireland including Eagles, Falcons, Hawks, Owls, and Vultures. Expert bird handlers, audio guides and information boards provide detailed information on all these raptors. Daily flying displays provide a rare opportunity to see many of these wonderful birds in dramatic free flight.

Be sure to taste the award-winning farmhouse cheese from the Farmshop at Aillwee Cave too! You may even be lucky enough to see the cheese maker at work.

Highlights

Beautiful waterfalls and incredible cave formations
Birds of Prey in dramatic free flight against the backdrop of the Burren landscape
The chance to get up-close to raptors from Ireland and all over the world
The opportunity to hone your archery skills and learn how to make fire
Taste the award winning Burren Gold Cheese

Open

Open Daily Year Round

Daily 10:00-17:30
Late opening July and August 10:00-18:30
N.B End of November and all of December mornings only

Prices

Admission Prices 2019

Cave Tour & Birds of Prey Centre
Adult: €22.00
Child: €12.00
Family Tickets: €52.00/€58.00

Useful Information

Check out their range of facilities, services, accessibility, and other useful information.

LANGUAGES: Information leaflets available in German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Polish and Irish.
Audio guides available in English.

DINING / REFRESHMENTS: Cafe serving soups, sandwiches, hot meals, home baking and a range of hot beverages along with wine and Irish Coffee.

SHOPPING: Gift Shop and Farm Shop selling crafts, gifts, clothing, accessories, books and food.

PARKING: Free car and coach parking.

ACCESSIBILITY: The Caves are not wheelchair accessible. The Birds of Prey Centre and all other buildings are fully accessible.

GROUPS: Group rates available (minimum 15 people). Pre-booking required.

WI-FI: Free Wi-Fi available in the Aillwee Cave Access building.

ACCOLADES & AWARDS

Primary Times Award Santa’s Workshop @ Aillwee – 2015.
1976 – 40 years of Cead Mile Failte – 2016.
Best Irish Cheese – Burren Gold @ Aillwee – 2015.
The Birds of Prey Centre was awarded a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2015.
European Destination of Excellence Award EDEN for tourism and gastronomy – 2015, along with other members of the Burren Food Trail.

Getting There

Located just 4km from Ballyvaughan, one hour from Shannon Airport or Galway City and just 90 minutes from Limerick City.

Map Location: 53.089128, -9.143667

Contact Ailwee Cave and Birds of Prey Educational Centre

Ballyvaughan, Co. Clare, Ireland

Eircode: H91 AX26
T: +353 (0)65 707 7036
E: info@aillweecave.ie
W: www.aillweecave.ie

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