4 Star Holiday – 5 Nights /10 Meals
Authentic Local Experiences:
Immerse yourself in country life as you watch a farmer work with his highly skilled dogs to control a flock of sheep.
Discover the historic heart of Dublin – Dublin Castle – one of the most important buildings in Irish history. A local guide will immerse you in the history of this important Irish landmark.
Highlights:
Blarney Castle
Cliffs of Moher
Ring of Kerry Tour
Sheepdog Demonstration
Skellig Experience
Dining Experiences:
Three dinners including a Merry Ploughboy Pub dinner and show, and a lively medieval castle banquet
Hotels:
Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge, Dublin (2 nights)
Killarney Towers Hotel, Killarney (2 nights)
Bunratty Castle Hotel, Bunratty (1 night)
All Tours Include:
Full daily breakfast (except Day 1)
All on-tour transportation including shuttles and ferries
Welcome get-together drink with your group
Free Wi-Fi on coaches so you can stay connected along the way
Documents wallet and backpack to keep you organized
All local taxes, hotel service charges & handling of one suitcase per person
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2020 Prices
Jan 5 – Jan 10 – €825
Jan 12 – Jan 17 – €825
Feb 2 – Feb 7 – €865
Feb 16 – Feb 21 – €985
Mar 6 – Mar 11 – €1025
Mar 8 – Mar 13 – €1105
Mar 13 – Mar 18 – €1105
Mar 15 – Mar 20 – €1065
Mar 20 – Mar 25 – €1065
Mar 22 – Mar 27 – €1145
Mar 27 – Apr 1 – €1145
Mar 29 – Apr 3 – €1185
Apr 3 – Apr 8 – €1115
Apr 5 – Apr 10 – €1115
Apr 8 – Apr 13 – €1155
Apr 12 – Apr 17 – €1155
Apr 15 – Apr 20 – €1155
Apr 17 – Apr 22 – €1155
Apr 19 – Apr 24 – €1155
Apr 22 – Apr 27 – €1155
Apr 26 – May 1 – €1275
Apr 29 – May 4 – €1275
May 1 – May 6 – €1355
May 3 – May 8 – €1355
May 6 – May 11 – €1355
May 8 – May 13 – €1355
May 10 – May 15 – €1395
May 13 – May 18 – €1395
May 15 – May 20 – €1395
May 17 – May 22 – €1435
May 22 – May 27 – €1435
May 24 – May 29 – €1435
May 27 – Jun 1 – €1435
May 29 – Jun 3 – €1435
Jun 3 – Jun 8 – €1435
Jun 7 – Jun 12 – €1435
Jun 10 – Jun 15 – €1435
Jun 12 – Jun 17 – €1475
Jun 17 – Jun 22 – €1475
Jun 19 – Jun 24 – €1475
Jun 24 – Jun 29 – €1475
Jun 26 – Jul 1 – €1435
Jun 28 – Jul 3 – €1475
Jul 3 – Jul 8 – €1475
Jul 5 – Jul 10 – €1435
Jul 8 – Jul 13 – €1475
Jul 10 – Jul 15 – €1475
Jul 12 – Jul 1 7- €1475
Jul 17 – Jul 22 – €1435
Jul 19 – Jul 24 – €1475
Jul 22 – Jul 27 – €1475
Jul 26 – Jul 31 – €1475
Jul 29 – Aug 3 – €1475
Jul 31 – Aug 5 – €1475
Aug 2 – Aug 7 – €1475
Aug 5 – Aug 10 – €1475
Aug 7 – Aug 12 – €1475
Aug 12 – Aug 17 – €1475
Aug 14 – Aug 19 – €1475
Aug 16 – Aug 21 – €1435
Aug 19 – Aug 24 – €1435
Aug 21 – Aug 26 – €1435
Aug 23 – Aug 28 – €1435
Aug 26 – Aug 31 – €1435
Aug 28 – Sep 2 – €1435
Aug 30 – Sep 4 – €1475
Sep 2 – Sep 7 – €1475
Sep 6 – Sep 11 – €1475
Sep 9 – Sep 14 – €1435
Sep 11 – Sep 16 – €1435
Sep 13 – Sep 18 – €1435
Sep 16 – Sep 21 – €1435
Sep 20 – Sep 25 – €1435
Sep 23 – Sep 28 – €1435
Sep 27 – Oct 2 – €1315
Sep 30 – Oct 5 – €1195
Oct 2 – Oct 7 – €1195
Oct 7 – Oct 12 – €1195
Oct 9 – Oct 14 – €1195
Oct 11 – Oct 16 – €1195
oct 14 – Oct 19 – €1195
Oct 18 – Oct 23 – €1435
Oct 21 – Oct 26 – €1155
Oct 25 – Oct 30 – €1115
Oct 28 – Nov 2 – €1075
Nov 8 – Nov 13 – €1235
Nov 22 – Nov 27 – €995
Nov 29 – Dec 4 – €1235
Dec 13 – Dec 18 – €875
*All prices are per person sharing.
Single Room Supplement €385
Small Group Departures – Maximum 26 guests
Taste of Ireland (Tour B) 7 Days / 6 Nights
Day 1: Arrive Dublin & City Sightseeing
Welcome to Dublin! Today you can explore Dublin independently using your open-top hop-on-hop-off bus tour voucher to visit one of Dublin’s top attractions – Guinness Storehouse, Teeling Distillery, EPIC Ireland, or the General Post Office Museum. Dine independently this evening.
Day 2: Dublin & Merry Ploughboy Pub
Enjoy the morning exploring Dublin with the included vouchers. Meet your guide at 2:00 PM in the hotel lobby when all participants join a local guide for a tour of ancient and modern Dublin. Drive through the main streets to see historic buildings such as Trinity College, where the Book of Kells is housed; rows of Georgian houses with colorfully painted doorways; and the new buildings around the Financial Centre beside the River Liffey. Take a guided tour through parts of Dublin Castle, which was the seat of power and government for many centuries and today plays a leading role in European Union activities. Return to your hotel for a get-together with your tour group and a welcome drink. In the evening head to the Merry Ploughboy Pub for a great dinner of Irish specialties and a lively show with popular Irish songs and intricate step-dancing.
(B, D)
Day 3: Blarney Castle & Killarney
Depart Dublin and travel through the midlands of Ireland, which has many mixed farms. Stop for photos of the stately ruins on the Rock of Cashel, rising high above the surrounding plain. Continue your drive south and, just a few miles outside Cork, visit Blarney Castle to kiss the famous “Stone of Eloquence.” Visit the Blarney Woollen Mills where you can find quality Irish made goods of all types, conveniently displayed under one roof. Drive through Macroom, built around a fine castle, and into County Kerry where the scenery becomes more mountainous. Arrive in Killarney, picturesquely set beside lakes with Ireland’s highest mountains, the Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, forming a backdrop. Check in to your hotel and relax before dinner.
(B, D)
Day 4: Ring of Kerry & Skellig Experience
Today embark on Ireland’s most popular scenic drive of 100 miles – the Ring of Kerry. This winding route reveals breathtaking views of Macgillycuddy’s Reeks as well as the scenic coast of beaches and cliffs. As you travel along, there will be plenty of stops for photos at the best vantage points. After a casual lunch in a cozy restaurant you’ll continue your scenic drive. Cross to Valentia Island by bridge where you’ll visit the Skellig Experience. Learn about the off-shore island of Skellig Michael where early Christian monks lived in austere conditions and how it was used as one of the locations for the film “Star Wars VII.” Pause for a stroll around Sneem, with its brightly painted houses, and again at Moll’s Gap for panoramic views of Ireland’s highest mountains and deep valleys. Get a taste of farm life with a sheepdog demonstration of herding flocks, and see different breeds of sheep. Return to Killarney and enjoy a free evening for independent dining or exploring the many pubs in the town.
(B, L)
Day 5: Cliffs of Moher & Bunratty Castle
Leave Killarney and drive north to Tarbert for a 20-minute ferry ride across the wide River Shannon Estuary. Your tour continues along the coast of County Clare to the Cliffs of Moher, a spectacular wall of sandstone that reaches almost 700 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. Drive past Lahinch Golf Course, one of Ireland’s most famous, and through the marketing town of Ennis to Bunratty. Check into Bunratty Castle Hotel, which is located close to Bunratty Castle and Folk Park. In the evening head to Bunratty or Knappogue Castle for a memorable experience in a wonderful historic setting with good food and entertainment. Take your place in the Great Hall for a medieval-style feast of excellent dishes and plenty of wine. During and after the meal the lords and ladies will serenade you with song and harp music evocative of the Middle Ages.
(B, D)
Day 6: Depart from Shannon
Your program ends after breakfast today.
(B)
B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner
Blarney Castle
This historic castle is most famous for its stone, which has the power of conferring eloquence on all who kiss it. The word blarney was introduced into the English language by Queen Elizabeth I and is described as pleasant talk, intended to deceive without offending. The stone is set in the wall below the battlements and to kiss it, one has to lean backwards, (grasping an iron railing) from the parapet walk. Blarney Castle has long been famous because of the Blarney Stone but the less known Rock Close and castle grounds are well worth a visit in their own right.
Cliffs of Moher
The Cliffs of Moher, one of Ireland’s top visitor attractions, loom high over County Clare’s west coast. Standing 214 metres at their highest point, the cliffs stretch for 8km along the Atlantic coastline. From the cliffs, one can see the Aran Islands, Galway Bay, The Twelve Bens, the Maam Turk Mountains in Connemara and Loop Head to the south. O’Brien’s Tower, another of Ireland’s most photographed landmarks, guards one prominent headland of these majestic cliffs. The Burren and Cliffs of Moher region of north Clare has been awarded the prestigious designation of membership of the UNESCO supported Global Geopark network at the 10th European Geoparks Conference in Langesund, Norway.
