EXPLORE IRELAND – ESCORTED -12 DAY TOUR

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Welcome to Ireland!

You will start your warm welcome with to Ireland when you meet your fellow tour participants for a welcome drink at your Hotel on the evening of your arrival.

The next day is the start of your fantastic journey through the Emerald Island!

You will meet your driver and guide at the hotel’s reception and depart towards Belfast. On route, you will travel through the Boyne Valley and the 5,000- year-old Hill of Tara, the seat of the ancient High Kings of Ireland.

You will 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.

Experience Belfast City!

Splendidly situated at the head of Belfast Lough, the City is a modern and vibrant one, which is proud of its heritage and history.

Enjoy a panoramic tour of the city center during which 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 an afternoon at leisure in Belfast.

Optional: Glenshane Country Farm Sheepdog Demo – Supplement of $30.00 pp

A family-owned sheep farm based deep in the beautiful ancient landscape of the Sperrin Mountains.
Meet Jamese McCloy, a fourth-generation shepherd who wants to introduce people to sheep farming, particularly his highly trained team of working sheepdogs. Join Moss, Tess & Jess, on this immersive experience, ‘Sheepdogs at Work’.

North Antrim Coastline and The Giant’s Causeway

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. Feel the centuries of drama witnessed by the inhabitants of the past, as you walk the Derry Walls.

After this amazing day of history and landscapes, you head to Donegal for the evening.

Galway

The following morning you will travel on towards Galway where you stay for 2 evenings.

Our first stop for the day is at 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.

Your second morning will be a trip traveling into Co. Clare and the Burren Region. You will be awe struck by the Cliffs of Moher, offering splendid views over the Atlantic Ocean.

Rising to over 200 metres in places, they are among the highest sea cliffs in Western Europe and stretch for about 8km along the Atlantic coast.

Return to Galway to enjoy some time at leisure in the city.

Cork and The Blarney Castle

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. And if you ascend the easy climb to the top of the Castle, You can possess the gift of the gab by kissing the mythical Blarney Stone (or stone of eloquence).

The Ring of Kerry.

The Rich route brings you along the Atlantic Coast and is one of the highlights of a trip to Ireland. Quiet valleys and idyllic spots await along the way. The breathtaking beauty of the landscape on the peninsula will delight you. Above all, the Ring of Kerry provides an amazing insight into the ancient heritage of Ireland – see the Iron Age Forts & Ogham Stones, Old Monasteries and a landscape carved out of rock by the last Ice Age 10,000 years ago.

Take in the spectacular scenery of Molls Gap and Ladies’ View.

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 hotspot; Killarney National Park! You will learn all about the area’s history from your Jarvey, many of whom are second and third-generation Jarveys.

Midleton & Waterford

On your way to Kilkenny, you will stop at the nearby Midleton Distillery, founded by the Murphy Brothers in 1825, 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.

While in Wexford, 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.

You will have an easy, leisurely afternoon in Kilkenny to discover the picturesque medieval city.

Optional: Learn about life in the castle over the many centuries of its existence with a tour of the Kilkenny Castle.

Entrance & self-guided tour to Kilkenny Castle – Supplement of $20.00 pp. The Castle has been an important site since the Anglo-Normans built it in the 12th century.

After your 2 night stay in historic Kilkenny, you will return to Dublin.

Our visit to the EPIC Museum will enlighten you and you will 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.

You will enjoy the remainder of the day at leisure so that you may explore the Fair City of Dublin as you please.

Optional: Evening Entertainment at Taylor’s Three Rock or similar – Supplement of $110.00 pp.

Visit this lively pub in Rathfarnham for an excellent night of music and dance.

Your final evening will be a stay in your Dublin Hotel and in the morning you will have a full Irish Breakfast prior to your, self arranged, transfer to Dublin Airport for your departure home.

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