Mid Wales Day Explorer

Marvel at the breathtaking scenery as we take a sightseeing tour of the Elan Valley, also known as the 'Welsh Lake District'.  This is an area of spectacular beauty, right in the heart of mid Wales.  The majestic reservoirs hold back millions of gallons of water, flanked either side by lush green hills and mountains, and an  abundance of wildlife.  

Rhayader, Mid Wales' oldest town dates back to the 5th-century, is situated at a natural crossroads between east and west, north and south, used by Romans as a stop over camp, Monks journeyed between the Abbeys of Strata Florida and Abbey Cwm-hir and Drovers took their livestock to far off markets and brought back goods and news.    

Our journey to Ceredigion delivers stunning landscape, combined with a sense of peace and calm which is amazingly refreshing.  You will see far more sheep than people, and no problems with traffic jams.  Some say that the 'real Wales' is found in the rugged scenery of the Cambrian Mountains, described as 'Wild Wales', dotted with traditional hill farms and small rural communites.  We stop at the small historic market town of Tregaron, which has miles of empty hills in one direction and the vast Cors Caron wetland in another.  Free time to explore Rhiannon's Welsh Gold Centre,  and see how local craftspeople produce traditional Celtic designs using rare Welsh gold. 

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