Totally customisable 
Local guide 
Hotel pickup & dropoff Grand North Wales Five Day Tour
If you have allocated five days to visit the area, this is the ideal tour for you as we will escort you through the whole of North Wales. North Wales has been named among the top places in the world to visit in 2017 according to Lonely Planet’s annual Best in Travel list and it would be our pleasure to show you the prime locations.
Let us escort you around castles, other UNESCO World Heritage sites and some of the very best locations in the region. Historic sites, grand houses, breathtaking countryside, picture postcard villages and stunning seascapes are all on the itinerary creating a real flavour of North Wales. We are here to help you to create your own bespoke tour, no-one else will be joining you!
Areas visited in 5 days
- Snowdonia National Park
- Isle of Anglesey
- South Snowdonia & Llyn Peninsula
- Conwy & Conwy Valley
- North East Wales / Dee Valley & Llangollen
Touring Information
Snowdonia National Park
Snowdonia National Park includes 823 square miles (2132 square Km) of North West Wales, including Mount Snowdon itself, and the mountainous region around it. As well as striking mountain scenery, it is a treasure trove of history, from early warrior Princes through resolute farming stalwarts to early industrial entrepreneurs who plundered the rich resources of the region to roof the world with slate. It is also the home of rare animals, birds, flowers and trees, and host of stories to be discovered.
Conwy & the Conwy Valley
The historic castle town of Conwy and the Victorian resort of Llandudno are well known as popular tourist destinations but there is a lot more on offer for visitors to this beautiful area of North Wales. We travel along the Menai Strait, looking over to the Isle of Anglesey, before following the ancient road over the mountain to Conwy.
We then follow the river along its course, visiting hidden historic sights and quaint corners before reaching Betws-y-Coed, the perfect picture postcard village nestling in the hills at the gateway to Snowdonia.
Isle of Anglesey
The Isle of Anglesey is known as the Mother of Wales. With its rolling countryside, rich pastures and infinitely varied coastline it has historically been credited with the ability to feed the whole of Wales. If the past is your thing, we can travel through prehistory, visiting Iron Age and Celtic sites in an astonishing state of preservation to seeing a picture-perfect castle in its moat at Beaumaris.
The coastline offers many opportunities for a rich experience – from Penmon with its lighthouse and Puffin Island, a historic lifeboat at Moelfre, South Stack lighthouse and then on to a beach stretching as far as the eye can see …well until you reach the ruins of St Dwynwen’s – the patron saint of Welsh lovers – on an island accessible at low tide.
After a short stop to see the village with the longest name, you can see and then travel over the spectacular bridges linking the island to the mainland.
South Snowdonia & Llyn Peninsula
South Snowdonia and the Llyn Peninsula offers you an incredible variety of scenery, architecture and history. The Italianate fantasy village of Portmeirion, castles at Criccieth and Harlech, beautiful gardens at Brondanw and an Iron age hillfort are all en route. And if that were not enough, there is a restored quarry village repurposed as a cultural centre which lies on the shores of an azure sea.
Dee Valley & Llangollen
We head further east on this day, into the valley of the Dee and the borderlands of North East Wales. The natural centre is Llangollen, itself an attractive small town at an important crossing point of the Dee. The river is quite wild at this point and it’s a great pleasure to spend time on its banks watching canoeists battle their way through. On a gentler note, the town is also a cultural centre, hosting an International Eisteddfod (festival).
Yet another World Heritage Site is nearby – the famous Pontcysyllte aqueduct which takes the Llangollen canal soaring above the valley of the River Dee. You can visit Telford’s masterpiece from below or for those who want to brave the heights, you can walk across. Nearby are also the atmospheric ruins of Vale Crucis Abbey and the hilltop castle of Dinas Bran – the City of the Crow.
Additional Tour Information
Can you include sights that are on our wish list?
Our tours are fully customisable. Please let us know of any particular interests that you have and we'll make sure that the tours reflect these.
Included?
Your knowledgeable local guide • Pick up and drop off to your hotel or onward destination point
Not included?
Admission fees to sights and attractions, where payable
To help you enjoy the day
Please wear sensible footwear for some light walking and bring a rain jacket (just in case!) As we tour, we will make suggestions for eating places that our guests have enjoyed visiting
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Our clients love this tour!
The best way to travel.
My husband and I just spent 4 days with our guide touring North Wales. He knows everything there is to know about the history of the country, and when we told him that was what we were interested in, he was glad to share his knowledge. He also knows every place that serves homemade goodies. Wales is beautiful, and touring with our guide made all the difference between a good trip and a wonderful experience.
