If you're the sort of person who likes a bit of adventure and excitement on holiday with your mates, look no further than the below activities which are guaranteed to get your blood pumping!
Out Doors & Dirty (ODD)
Otherwise known as Out Doors and Dirty, ODD’s five events are a unique, adrenaline pumping combination. Hovercrafting, rage off road buggies, conflict woodland laser combat, powerturn twin drive dragsters and clay pigeon laser shooting. Sheer exhilarating, white-knuckle fun.
Adventure Islands is a high quality adventure company based in Westport with a number of bases around county Mayo including one on the 438 acre Westport House Estate in the heart of Westport town; another at Rosmoney pier, which is an 8 minute drive from Westport; and a third on the beautiful Island of Collanmore in the heart of Clew Bay. The Adventure Islands provide a host of water activities which include dinghy sailing, sea kayaking, deep sea fishing, sea Safari power boat rides, scuba diving, water skiing, wake boarding, surfing, kite surfing, stand-up paddle boarding, coasteering, and island BBQ.
Featuring a 320 metre indoor karting track, one of the largest in Ireland. For those of you who wish to experience an adrenalin rush, why not bring along a group of your friends and go paintballing (min age 16 years). Perfect your aim by trying out clay pigeon shooting. Puddenhill have also recently introduced indoor archery. Bring the kiddies along to Puddenhill’s play centre and animal farm, a great way to keep them entertained for hours!! Also caters for birthday parties, school tours and all manner of other extras.
At Rebel Adventures, based in Clonakilty, County Cork, you can choose from one of the activities below or a combination of events. War games, using guns based on the technology used by the Irish and British army for combat training the guns, with built-in rocket launchers, fire over 130m. It is not paintball so there is no pain or bruising. Laser clay shooting with real guns, real traps and real clays, but there is no recoil. Who is the best shot, who is the fastest? There's only one way to find out!
Situated in Scotstown, County Monaghan, Rally School Ireland provides fun-filled days where you get to drive real rally cars on their purpose built venue, designed to get you very sideways. They specialise in individual corporate and group days out. They guarantee it will be an action packed day full of fun and excitement. No previous rally driving experience is required. At Rally School Ireland the drive is on for excellence.
Adventure Centre Dublin - Xtreme.ie
Xtreme.ie, Ireland’s largest adventure centre in Dublin, as seen on The Apprentice Ireland. Xtreme.ie is Ireland’s leading outdoor adventure activity and team building company. We are delighted to announce the opening of their brand new, state of the art adventure centre in Courtlough, Balbriggan, North County Dublin. Perfect for small groups and individuals, sports abd social clubs, school tours, birthday parties, stag parties, hen parties, team building and corporate groups. Also available are seven climbing walls, obstacle adventure ropes courses, fan descender, abseiling archery, clay pigeon shooting (age 16+), team building zone, with top class facilities.
Take a walk on the wild side and launch yourself from Ireland’s only fixed bungee with Killary Adventure Company. Located in scenic County Mayo, the jump won’t be the only breath-taking element as the views are guaranteed to be too. If this all sounds a little too adrenaline fuelled, then fear not, you can take in the sights of the spectacular Killary Fjord either by kayak or by foot or perhaps hiring a bike would be more your cup of tea? These tours are suitable for everybody aged eight to 80. In addition to this, the centre offers a high ropes course and zip wire, abseiling, rock climbing, clay pigeon shooting orienteering, wake-boarding, sailing, windsurfing and lots more.
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