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Watch a spectacular sunset at Ireland's
most northerly point.
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Hunt for semi-precious stones on the raised
beaches and make your own jewellery!
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Savour crab, lobster and wild Atlantic salmon
landed daily at local pier, complemented, of course with organic
vegetables and herbs from the hostel garden.
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Swim in the refreshing Atlantic on safe sandy
beaches.
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Ornithologists may watch choughs, snow
bunting, puffins and hear the call of the rare corncrake in surrounding
meadows.
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Make a wish on the "wishing - chair" at Malin
Well while visiting the home of St. Muirdeallach and his ruined
church. The nearby holy well is an ancient place of
pilgrimage.
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Explore the coast, internationally renowned
for its post-glacial strand lines with raised beaches and "dead" sea
cliffs.
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How about a day in the bog saving
turf?
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Have you ever chewed salty dulse, sampled
dessert made from carraigeen moss seaweed or roasted bairneachs (shell
fish) on an open fire?
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Spend the day fishing and catch your
dinner.
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Drive the "Inishowen 100" scenic route and
relax a night in Malin Head Hostel along the way.
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Relax mind and body with a Reflexology or
Aromatherapy treatment at the Hostel.
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Warts a problem? No more! Cure at holy grave
at Lagg church, built during penal times and the oldest church in use on
the Inishowen peninsula.
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Make a pilgrimage to Cnocalough, the lake at
the top of the hill, blessed by St. Patrick and from which he banished
evil serpents! and then test your head for heights with a coastal hike
along the cliffs.
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Visit historical sites, old Irish villages
and the many archaeological sites in north Inishowen for example,
Carndonagh cross, Bocan stone circle.
