University Trip Westport

If your college group is looking to do Westport on a budget this is the ideal accomodation for your student group trip. Located in the heart of Westport on James' Street beside the cinema, tourist office and a wealth of pubs (as well as the church for Sunday morning confession).

The old reliable, we provide a handy hostel in Westport town. Hostels are renowned for their atmosphere and banter and our Westport inn ain’t no different. It is the perfect place to base your university trip to Westport. 

This hostel has warm showers and bathroom facilities, and the kitchen is also well kitted out for any students who want to eat in or save their budget for other student activities. You’ll find microwaves, toasters, electric cookers and utensils. The best thing about this hostel, other than having a comfy place to rest, is that a range of games are also on site to keep you occupied. You’ll never be board. 

WHAT YOU GET  

• Central location in the heart of the town 
• Extremely student friendly 
• Kitchen with full range of equipment

* €25 refundable deposit PP on check in *
** Hostel closed during some winter periods, check avaibility before **
*** Only takes large booking - around 20 students *** 

This modern three star guesthouse has a supreme central location in the heart of the town beside Castlecourt and Plaza Hotels. Not only this but it has top class facilities for university trips and the owners are incredibly sound. 

The student rooms are kitted out with tea and coffee making facilities, an ironing board, a TV for any soap addicts, hair dryers, a direct phone line and of course WiFi (so you can document your student trip). Each room also has an ensuite. 

Breakfast is served between 8:30-10.00 so students can refuel before and after the fun filled weekend. 

WHAT YOU GET

• Central location 
• Castlebar Street, Westport, Co. Mayo
• Free parking
• Central heating
• TV in each room and in communal space 
• Tea and coffee facilities 
• Free WiFi

* €50 refund deposit PP on check in * 

The central location of this student friendly hotel means that it is perfectly located for all your student activities, and you won’t be stuck outside in the rain trying to haul a taxi. Your student group can easily waltz up and down between the room and town during the evening if you forget anything. 

Breakfast is included and with a free pint at the bar, your college group or club might find it hard to pull yourselves away from this joint. 

WHAT YOU GET

• Breakfast 
• Free pint 
• Quality accommodation 
• Central location 
• Tea and coffee facilities
• Ensuite in every room
• Room service
• Complimentary bottled water
• Accessible by elevator 
• Iron and ironing board in each room

* The price is based on two day student trips *

A tactical game of warfare where everyone in your student group is pitted against each other. You’re in western territory now and it’s every student for themselves. It’s class mate against class mate, lecturer against student, treasurer against events officer. No one cares where you came from as you battle it out in paintball. 

The best your college group can do is close your eyes and shoot as you run through the forest, probably splattered in luminous paint. 

WHAT YOU GET 

• All equipment is provided 
• Three hours duration 
• 200 paintballs (or €10 per 100 extra)
• Only ten minutes drive away from Westport town 
• Sweet, sweet, illuminated revenge 

If your college club is accustomed to wet’n’wild rafting and extreme kayaking, then Clew Bay could be a superb spot to put your paddling skills to the test. Not only can you soak in the gorgeous scenery of the bay, the unforgiving Atlantic Ocean will ensure you aren’t a sitting duck in the water as students tackle the waves in their rubber dinghies.  

Our expert guides will ensure that you never miss a beat when they help you to explore the extravagant 365 islands in the vicinity of the bay and further help you get acquainted with the signature sea life in the area. 

WHAT YOU GET

• Full equipment provided 
• High quality paddles and canoes 
• All the necessary safety equipment 
• Experienced instructor and guide 

Clew Bay is a beautiful place to explore, both on the land and at sea. Student groups can get to see all that the underwater coast has to offer with an hour long session of swimming with their college mates and the fishes while snorkeling in the bay. 

WHAT YOU GET 

• One hour snorkeling 
• Qualified instructor to assist the group 
• Equipment provided 

Whether you take to the great outdoors like Bear Grylls, or more like Karl Pilkington, we still couldn’t think of a better activity to experience with your university trip than coasteering. The fresh, new activity involves rocking scrambling, cliff jumping and adventure swimming in caves. 

Highly experienced instructors will help guide student groups on the trip (luckily for the Karl Pilkingtons of the group). Don’t worry if you are a beginner because everybody is welcome to take part as long as they are a confident swimmer. 

WHAT YOU GET 

• Rock Scrambling 
• Cliff Jumping 
• Adventure swimming 
• Qualified guide and instructor
• Just 20 minute drive outside Westport town but UniTripper can organise transport. 

If you’re a surf n sail or watersports university society, it would nearly be blasphemy to travel to Westport and not visit it’s famous beaches on the roaring Atlantic coast. It may be a 30 minute ride away from the town itself but if for a few extra euros, UniTripper will kit you out with transport, and trust us it will be well worth it. 

Each level is catered to with a qualified surf instructor who is bound to help even first timers tackle Westport’s wicked waves. They’ll be surfing like The Duke in no time. A surf lesson is bound to be an incredibly fun team building activity as students watch each other dominate the waves in style...or come splashing down. 

WHAT YOU GET  

• Instructor for each group of 8 students 
• Wetsuits and surfboards are provided
• Lessons to suit the level of any student group
• 2 hour duration 
• Unitripper can organize transport

This is a great activity for student group trips that want to do something different on their visit to Westport. 

Perfect for the student groups who don’t mind getting their hands dirty- this activity consists of three hours of bog jumping, climbing slippy ramps, sliding down huge slides and scrambling over some testing walls and waterfalls. 

This team building extravaganza is also perfect for the student, class and society groups who are hoping for some bonding during the Westport trip- everyone must work together to make it out of the bog! 

WHAT YOU GET

• Instructor for every 8 people
• Wetsuit
• Safety brief
• Suitable session matched to your student groups fitness level
• 2.5 hour session
• Transport can be included

Any avid golfers in your student group will be keen to hear that the golf course at Westport has been voted as the winner of the Best Parkland in Connacht 2014 by The Golfers Guide to Ireland 2014. 

Getting to the golf course is easy for your college group as it is only a stroll away, a meagre ten minutes walk outside of the town! The course is sure to be a calming and strategic way to challenge your college class mates on your university trip to Westport.

WHAT YOU GET

• 18 hole course 
• Great student group activity
• A practice area for chipping and putting 
• Restaurant and bar on site 
• Golf shop on site 
• Ten minutes walk from Westport town 

The Killary Fjord is one of Ireland’s most stunning sights and is a destination that should be on the bucket list of any nature loving student. 

A great choice for any student group trip, this activity takes you out to experience the beautiful Fjord for yourself, and may perhaps even give you more than you bargained for with our extreme and heart pumping ringo rides and giant swing. 

A 200 horsepower RIB will drag you straight across the bay to the back drop of some awe inspiring mountains and of course, the "wild" wild Atlantic. 

If adrenaline addicted students still need more of a thrill, our 15 metre high swing will certainly do the job! 

This activity is just a 30 minute spin outside of Westport… and you’ll certainly be glad that you made the trip. 

WHAT YOU GET

• Instructor for every 8 people
• All equipment provided
• Wetsuit and  buoyancy aid
• Safety brief
• No fitness required
• 3 hour session
• Transport can be included
• Great activity for adrenaline loving student groups

* Minimum 8 students needed

This activity is perfect for rock climbing societies, but is equally great fun for any university class or student group trip heading to Westport. With rock-climbing in Westport, you can finally put all those lessons and sessions on the plastic, mock wall in university to the test. 

Your college group will grapple with the real life cliff edge and try to find your footing as you scramble to the top and eventually enjoy the dive of a lifetime as your group abseil off the 60ft rock face. The views of Clew Bay ain’t bad either - if you or anyone from your group dares to look! 

WHAT YOU GET

• Qualified instructor 
• 2.5 hour duration 
• Great student friendly activity
• Equipment is completely supplied 
• 60ft cliff 
• Ten minutes from Westport town 

Bubble football is football done right. It’s your typical student friendly game...except every student in your college club, society or group will have their entire upper body completely covered in a giant plastic bubble! It’s serious craic and if you really want to get the best of your student opponents, you can completely tip them over...

A perfect addition for a fun filled university trip to Westport.

WHAT YOU GET  

• Great student group activity
• All equipment is provided 
• Only ten minutes outside of the main town 

* Minimum 10 students needed *

Whether students are longtime fishaholics or first time eager anglers, they’re bound to get the catch of the day at Clew Bay. 

Not only is the area renowned for being one of the best in Europe for angling but students will be taken out to fish with a professional, champion Irish fisher. He’ll surely teach your uni group a trick or two for going on the pull. 

WHAT YOU GET

• Champion Irish Fishing Instructor 
• Great student group activity
• Fully licensed school 
• All angling equipment is provided 
• Boat provided 
• Life jackets are compulsory (provided)
• Four hour duration for this activity 

This is an activity that students won’t want to miss in Westport (if they can stand heights and don’t mind rolling down a hill at 40mph that is). 

Your college group can go both faster and higher than ever before with this package. Students commence by getting strapped in for the ride of a lifetime as they fly down the massive 210 metre zipwire. Next, you can prove how brave you truly are by getting back up and doing it all again! 

To put the cherry on top of this adrenaline iced cake, you conclude the session by getting strapped in to a giant blow up ball and tumbling down a massive hill. 

This activity is centrally located in Westport and is very accessible, it could be a handy activity for the morning after your student night out. That all depends on how tipsy-turvy you’re already feeling of course. 

WHAT YOU GET   

• One zorbing roll 
• Great craic for any student trip to Westport
• Two runs on the zipwire
• Central and accessible location 
• Down from €35 on an individual basis 

Things will really getting heated up as students graze down a hill in an OGO at 30 mph. Not for the light hearted, you’re head will surely be left spinning when you stumble back out at the bottom. 

Next stop student groups can view the sights that Mayo has to offer from above as they fly down the 21 metre zipline. 

You can later cool down in the refreshing Clew Bay, snorkeling is a great way for students to experience the beauty of Mayo’s coast, without all of the added expenses of scuba diving. 

WHAT YOU GET

• Fun activity perfect for student groups
• Two zip wire rides for the first activity 
• A hill roll in a zorb ball for your second activity 
• Finish it off with activity 3: snorkeling in Clew Bay 
• Full qualified instructors for your activities 
• All the required equipment will be provided 

This is another great opportunity for students to experience all the thrills of our great Zorb and Zipling combo. This time it is also combined with our very challenging and rewarding coasteering activity. 

Perfect for Uni trips away, students begin their activities by hurdling down a 210 metre zipwire at immense speeds, not once but twice! The adrenaline fueled trip is teamed with gorgeous panoramic views of the vast countryside below. 

Afterwards, students have the chance to fly down a hill, this time on ground in an OGO ball. Make sure to hold on tight, this activity can reach speeds of 25 mph!! 

The action doesn’t stop there however. Our next adventure bound activity involves a combination of rock scrambling, cliff jumping and adventure swimming around the caves of Westport. It makes for the perfect way for adrenaline junkie students to explore Mayo’s remote and rugged landscape. 

A qualified instructor will be on site at all times to ensure everything goes swimmingly; so don’t worry about student’s level of experience. Student’s must be able to swim for this coasteering.

WHAT YOU GET

• Perfect for student groups looking for lots of different activities and stunning landscape
• Two zip wire rides for activity one 
• A roll in a zorb ball for activity two
• Coasteering for activity three 
• Qualified instructors on site for all activities 
• All necessary equipment is supplied for activities 
• To avail of this package individually would be €77 

This great combination of activities covers the essential land based adventure sports for student groups in Westport. It is also a great accommodating idea for class groups who aren’t all able to swim. 

The day of activities begins by an adrenaline fueled trip down a 25 metre zip line. Students even get to fly down the zip wire twice if once isn’t enough! 

Afterwards, when the adrenaline is still flowing, students will get strapped into a zorb ball before being hurdled down a hill at incredible speeds. 

It doesn’t stop there however, next you’re on to perhaps the most testing activity of the whole combo. Students get to climb a sheer 60ft rock face before abseiling down. Between the panoramic views on the zip line and the breathtaking views of Clew Bay as you abseil, students are bound to get a chance to take in the epic scenery on offer at Westport. If they dare to look that is! 

WHAT YOU GET

• Perfect for student groups looking for lots of different activities and stunning landscape
• Two goes on the zip wire 
• A downhill roll in a zorb ball 
• Rock-climbing near Clew Bay 
• Abseiling 
• Qualified instructor on site 
• All necessary equipment is provided 

This combo packages two of our favourite student activities for you so your university group trip can hit the ground running when you get to your destination of Westport. 

The tournament to end all tournaments, you can run around, if not roll around, the pitch in a game of bubble football. A little bit of competitive tipping between students never goes amiss when it comes to a game of bubble football. 

Afterwards, while tensions are still high, your college group can really blow off some steam and shoot the wits out of all those who laughed as you rolled around in your blow up bubble. 

Your studious group can stay in the same teams or shake it up as you engage in battle with your classmates on your epic college outing to Westport.

WHAT YOU GET

• Fun activity perfect for student group trips.
• Completely safe 
• Fully supplied with equipment 
• 1 hour bubble football 
• 3 hours paintball (200 paintballs) 
• €10 for 100 extra paintballs 
• Each activity is no more than ten minutes drive from Westport

Your student, class or society group can venture out into the beautiful Killary Fjord and then blast it a new one with this extreme and incredibly scenic student activity. 

Students will get their hands on some 12 bore shotguns while they will also have a chance to test out their archery ability on some 3D zombies and good old fashioned targets in The Killary undergrowth. 

WHAT YOU GET

• Great group activity for students
• Instructor for every 8 people
• All equipment provided
• Expert instruction
• Safety brief
• No fitness required
• 3 hour session
• Transport can be included 

As a bit of soakage for the night out, students can consider opting for a food platter at one of the waterholes they choose to go to. 

This great value platter includes an array of nibbles like spicy wedges, cocktail sausages, and chicken nuggets. On the lighter side, this platter can keep students going until they stumble into the local chipper after hours.

WHAT YOU GET

• Located in one of Westport's top pubs 
• Cocktail sausages, spicy wedges, chicken nuggets and more 
• Goes great with a few pints 

Westport has any amount of popular pubs at your beck and call so uni students can wet their whistle after a day of enduring extreme activities. It does however also have one popular nightclub in the town. 

While the nightclub usually has a typical admission of €10 pp, with Unitripper, our VIP package not only gets your student  group in but also ensures you can all waltz straight into the nightclub. 

The uni group will subsequently be provided a private seating area where you and your college mates can party in style. (Subject to availability) 

WHAT YOU GET

• Student groups can avoid the queues, rain and hassle and go straight through 
• VIP entry and treatment
• Reserved seating just for you and your mates (Subject to availability) 
• Central location in Westport 
• Great drink deals 
• Epic fun

No more pot noodle and ready meals - students can dine in style with a meal in a luxury four star hotel. 

Students can either choose between a starter and a main or a main and dessert! There will surely be something to cater to every student’s dining desires. This would be the perfect idea for special occasions on a university trip e.g. graduations or birthdays. It’s also a stylish way to line the bellies after a fun filled day and before an eventful night out. 

WHAT YOU GET 

• Student friendly 
• Two course meal 
• Choice between starter/main or main/dessert 
• Four star service 
• Well located