Cork Tours & Outdoor Experiences
Cork tours, guided hikes and outdoor experiences
Cycle Tours · Guided Hikes · Mountain Skills · Scavenger Hunts · Team Experiences
Explore Cork by bike, take to the mountains with a qualified guide, or bring your team outdoors for an experience built around your group.
Rated five stars on Google and TripAdvisor
- Cork City and the mountains of Munster
- Small groups with local guides
- From 2 hours to two-day courses
Choose your experience
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Guided Day Hikes
Explore the mountains of Munster with a qualified guide.
4–8 hours · Scheduled dates
From €50 per person
“A 5 star experience overall and would highly recommend.”Siobhan — Google review
Mountain Skills Training
Build the skills to hike safely and independently.
2 days · Maximum 6 participants
€150 per person
“He kept everyone engaged in learning by giving us tasks and opportunities to lead and practise the skills he was teaching us.”Patricia Furlong — Google review, Mountain Skills 1
Cork City Scavenger Hunt
A lively team challenge and journey of discovery through Cork City.
Approx. 2 hours · Tailored to your group
From €350 per group
“Definitely one of the best fun afternoons out I've had in a long time.”Mags Keane — Google review
Guided hikes and mountain skills in Munster
Join a guided day hike in the mountains of Munster, or build the skills to plan your own days out safely and independently with Mountain Skills training.
Cork Tours
2027 dates now open
See Cork by bike with a local guide, from historic city streets to the scenic harbour Greenway.
Cork City Cycle Tour
See more of Cork by bike with a local guide.
Standard bike €55 · Electric bike €75
Cork Harbour Greenway Cycle Tour
A scenic, easy-paced guided cycle from Cork City along the harbour Greenway, taking in Blackrock Castle.
Standard bike €55 · Electric bike €75
Private Cork Tours
Explore Cork your way, by bike or on foot, with your own local guide.
Planning a workplace event?
Explore the Scavenger Hunt and other flexible team activities in Cork.
Planning a hen or stag in Cork?
The Cork City Scavenger Hunt is our main hen and stag group activity, with other private outdoor options available.
What our guests say
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“So much history in the city that we never would have heard about if we just walked around ourselves. Cycling was a perfect way to get around the city.”Majella — Google review, Cork City Cycle Tour
“A 5 star experience overall and would highly recommend.”Siobhan — Google review, Guided Day Hike
“Everyone stayed together and felt we achieved the climb as one group.”John Duggan — Google review, Johnson Controls group hike
About Beyond the Glass
Beyond the Glass is a small Cork-based outdoor business run by James Foley. We keep groups small, take our time and focus on helping people enjoy the outdoors safely — whether that's a guided cycle in Cork, a mountain day, a team day or a city challenge.
- Small groups and a relaxed, unrushed pace
- Local knowledge of Cork and the mountains
- Qualified mountain guiding and training
- Experiences built around the people taking part
Why Beyond the Glass?
The name started with a Post-it note on an office desk — a reminder to stop looking at the outdoors through a window and get out into it.
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