Waterford City
Enterprise Board and a group of local businesses recently launched “Experience
Waterford”, a series of early evening tours throughout Waterford City
and County.
The initiative
saw ten local businesses team up to offer “bundled” tourism packages to
visitors and locals. Experience Waterford gives the
public the opportunity to enjoy five exciting and diverse mid week tours from
5pm to 7pm.
The tours, which
run Monday to Thursday, include The Barley Bus, Roots ‘n’ Rowing, Kite and
Coffee, The Suir Valley Railway Trail and Workhouse Wonders.
This unique
tourism initiative was spearheaded by Waterford City Enterprise which supported
and funded the project. According to
Ciaran Cullen, CEO Waterford City Enterprise Board, the premise of Experience
Waterford is to provide a fun and informative tourism experience in the early
evening.
“A lot of
anecdotal evidence suggested that there is a hiatus on things to do
between 5 and 7pm mid-week. So the participants
of the group and the Enterprise Board created tourism packages that would allow
visitors the opportunity to discover more about Waterford, its people and its proud history
and craft in the early evening.”
“An example of
one of the tours is The Barley Bus. This
package sees four local businesses working together to create a fulfilling
tourism experience that features the opportunity to learn more about our great food
and brewing traditions, sample the fare, all peppered with musical
entertainment with transportation to and from the venue.”
The ten local businesses which have joined forces to
package a unique tourism experience include The Waterford Suir Valley Railway, The Kite Design
Studio, Metal Man Brewing, The Boathouse Bar, Rapid Cabs, Family and Past
Genealogy, The Munster Bar, M & D bakery, The Thatch Pub and The Workhouse
Studios.
Eric O’ Brien of
Rapid Cabs said “All of the tours take place between 5pm and 7pm, so they really
are the perfect filler for tourists after a busy day shopping and sight-seeing
in the city and before heading onto some of Waterford’s great restaurants."
“Combining
history, heritage and a bit of fun Roots ‘n’ Rowing provides a tour of the
city’s oldest and most well regarded sporting club coupled with the opportunity
to trace one’s roots with a local genealogist.”
“The tours will
certainly have a broad appeal to visitors and locals alike”, Eric added.
If you want to
find out more about Experience Waterford call 051 301444 or you can find
Experience Waterford 5-7 on Facebook.
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