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Embrace the magic of Ireland! From ancient castles kissed by rain to vibrant cities buzzing with music, discover a land where every step feels like stepping into a myth.
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Hotels (or similar ) Dublin – Academy Plaza, The Gresham or similar Belfast – Maldron Hotel, Holiday Inn Belfast or similar Donegal – Jacksons Hotel, The Clanree or similar Kilkenny – Hotel Kilkenny, Ormonde Hotel or similar Galway – Salthill Hotel, Clayton Hotel or similar Cork – Maldron Southmall, Clayton Hotel or similar |
Itinerary
Upon arrival at the Dublin Airport, you will be met by a local representative who will assist and transfer you to your hotel for check-in.
You are free to explore the city at your leisure
this afternoon. Your hotel will be within
walking distance of the city center.
Overnight in Dublin
Meals Included | N/A
Meet your driver and guide at the hotel's reception and depart towards Belfast. On route, you will travel through Boyne Valley and the 5,000 year old Hill of Tara, the seat of the ancient High Kings of Ireland. Stop at the Glyde Inn for a unique VR experience! You won't just learn about being a Viking; you will become one. Continue to Hillsborough Castle, the official Royal Palace for Northern Ireland, for a visit. Discover stories of celebration, entertainment, diplomacy and negotiation as you explore Hillsborough Castle’s fascinating history and stunning State Rooms.
Overnight in Belfast
Meals Included | Breakfast
Splendidly situated at the head of Belfast Lough, Belfast City is a modern and vibrant city which is proud of its heritage and history. Enjoy a panoramic tour of the city center,while your guide will explain how Belfast developed from a small market town to an industrial giant. Pass by landmarks like City Hall and Queen's University before visiting Titanic Belfast, an iconic landmark building where the story of Titanic is told. Enjoy the remainder of the afternoon at your leisure.
Overnight in Belfast
Meals Included | Breakfast
After checking out of your hotel, we’ll travel along the spectacular North Antrim Coastline. Experience the highlight of any trip to Northern Ireland: The Giant’s Causeway, where about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns result from a volcanic eruption. The site was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986. After your visit, continue to Derry, Ireland’s only fully intact walled city. Your tour concludes with a walk along Derry’s walls, which has witnessed centuries of drama.
Overnight in Donegal
Meals Included | Breakfast, dinner
The first stop today is Belleek Pottery, which has been in business since 1857. See first hand how this world-renowned pottery is created. Continue to the Marble Arch Caves and explore a fascinating, natural underworld of rivers, winding passages and lofty chambers. The caves, in the heart of the UNESCO Global Geopark, were formed in limestone rock when water flowing through the rock slowly dissolved it to leave chambers, passages and systems you can explore during a guided tour.
Overnight in Galway
Meals Included | Breakfast, Dinner
This morning, we’ll travel into Co. Clare and the Burren Region. Visit the Cliffs of Moher, offering splendid views over the Atlantic Ocean. Rising to over 200 meters in places, they are among the highest sea cliffs in Western Europe and stretch for about 8 km along the Atlantic coast. Return to Galway to enjoy some time at leisure in the city.
Overnight in Galway
Meals Include | Breakfast
Travel south towards Cork. En route, you will pass Limerick City, founded in the 9th century by Vikings. In the afternoon arrive in Blarney where you will visit Blarney Castle. Blarney Castle is set in over 60 acres of stunning parkland, filled with rare and unusual plants and trees and steeped in history. Visitors, too, can possess the gift of the gab by kissing the mythical Blarney Stone (or stone of eloquence).
Overnight in Cork
Meals Included | Breakfast
We’ll discover the highlights of the Ring of Kerry. Take in the spectacular scenes of Molls Gap and Ladies’ View. Finish the day with a relaxing jaunting car ride in Killarney National Park! Step back in time by experiencing Ireland's most traditional mode of transport with a Jaunting Car Tour/ horse and carriage to view Killarney’s most loved beauty hotspots. Learn all about the area's history from your jarvey, many of whom are second and third generation jarvey’s.
‘Overnight in Cork
Meals Included | Breakfast
Visit the nearby Middleton Distillery Experience, founded by the Murphy Brothers in 1852, which still produces more than 24 million bottles of whiskey yearly. Finish the visit with a tasting of this famous Irish whiskey. Continue towards Waterford, where you will visit the House of Waterford in the city’s Viking triangle. On the tour, you will witness how Waterford Crystal masterpieces are crafted, from initial design to final engraving.
Overnight in Kilkenny
Meals Included | Breakfast
Visit the Dunbrody Famine Ship, a full-scale replica of the original ship built in 1845 for the Graves family of New Ross and which carried thousands of emigrants from Ireland to North America over thirty years. Afternoon at your leisure in Kilkenny to discover this picturesque medieval city.
Overnight in Kilkenny
Meals Included | Breakfast
In Dublin visit the EPIC Musuem and find out why over 10 million people emigrated from Ireland. As you uncover the stories of our emigrants, you’ll realize that emigration is not about what people leave behind but what they bring with them. The remainder of the day will be at your leisure.
Overnight in Dublin
Meals Included | Breakfast
Following your last Irish breakfast, we'll arrange for your transfer to Dublin Airport to catch your scheduled departure flight back home.
Meals Included | Breakfast