This Taste of Ireland Coach Tour of Ireland is 6 days/5 nights
Highlights:
Blarney Castle
Cliffs of Moher
Ring of Kerry Tour
Sheepdog Demonstration
Skellig Experience
Hotels:
Superior First Class
Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge, Dublin (1 night)
Killarney Towers Hotel, Killarney (2 nights)
Bunratty Castle Hotel, Bunratty (1 night)
Academy Plaza Hotel, Dublin (1 night)
Tour Includes:
Full daily breakfast (except Day 1)
All on-tour transportation including shuttles and ferries
Welcome get-together drink with your group
Three dinners including a Merry Ploughboy Pub dinner and show, and a lively medieval castle banquet
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
2020 Prices
Jan 5 – Jan 11 – €960
Jan 12 – Jan 18 – €960
Feb 2 – Feb 8 – €1000
Feb 16 – Feb 22 – €1120
Mar 6 – Mar 12 – €1160
Mar 8 – Mar 14 – €1240
Mar 13 – Mar 19 – €1240
Mar 15 – Mar 21 – €1200
Mar 20 – Mar 26 – €1200
Mar 22 – Mar 28 – €1280
Mar 27 – Apr – 2 – €1280
Mar 29 – Apr 4 – €1320
Apr 3 – Apr 9 – €1280
Apr 5 – Apr 11 – €1280
Apr 8 – Apr 14 – €1320
Apr 10 – Apr 16 – €1320
Apr 12 – Apr 18 – €1320
Apr 15 – Apr 21 – €1320
Apr 17 – Apr 23 – €1320
Apr 19 – Apr 25 – €1320
Apr 22 – Apr 28 – €1320
Apr 26 – May 2 – €1445
Apr 29 – May 5 – €1445
May 1 – May 7 – €1525
May 3 – May 9 – €1525
May 6 – May 12 – €1525
May 8 – May 14 – €1525
May 10 – May 16 – €1565
May 13 – May 19 – €1565
May 15 – May 21 – €1565
may 17 – May 23 – €1605
May 22 – May 28 – €1605
May 24 – May 30 – €1605
May 27 – Jun 2 – €1605
May 29 – Jun 4 – €1605
Jun 3 – Jun 9 – €1605
Jun 7 – Jun 13 – €1605
Jun 10 – Jun 16 – €1605
Jun 12 – Jun 18 – €1645
Jun 17 – Jun 23 – €1645
Jun 19 – Jun 25 – €1645
Jun 24 – Jun 30 – €1645
Jun 26 – Jul 2 – €1605
Jun 28 – Jul 4 – €1645
Jul 3 – Jul 9 – €1645
Jul 5 – Jul 11 – €1605
Jul 8 – Jul 14 – €1645
Jul 10 – Jul 16 – €1645
Jul 12 – Jul 18 – €1645
Jul 17 – Jul 23 – €1605
Jul 19 – Jul 25 – €1645
Jul 22 – Jul 28 – €1645
Jul 26 – Aug 1 – €1645
Jul 29 – Aug 4 – €1645
Jul 31 – Aug 6 – €1645
Aug 2 – Aug 8 – €1645
Aug 5 – Aug 11 – €1645
Aug 7 – Aug 13 – €1645
Aug 12 – Aug 18 – €1645
Aug 14 – Aug 20 – €1645
Aug 16 – Aug 22 – €1605
Aug 19 – Aug 25 – €1605
Aug 21 – Aug 27 – €1605
Aug 23 – Aug 29 – €1605
Aug 26 – Sep 1 – €1605
Aug 28 – Sep 3 – €1605
Aug 30 – Sep 5 – €1645
Sep 2 – Sep 8 – €1645
Sep 6 – Sep 12 – €1645
Sep 9 – Sep 15 – €1605
Sep 11 – Sep 17 – €1605
Sep 13 – Sep 19 – €1605
Sep 16 – Sep 22 – €1605
Sep 20 – Sep 26 – €1605
Sep 23 – Sep 29 – €1605
Sep 27 – Oct 3 – €1485
Sep 30 – Oct 6 – €1360
Oct 2 – Oct 8 – €1360
Oct 7 – Oct 13 – €1360
Oct 9 – Oct 15 – €1360
Oct 11 – Oct 17 – €1360
Oct 14 – Oct 20 – €1360
oct 18 – Oct 24 -€1645
Oct 21 – Oct 27 – €1320
Oct 25 – Oct 31 – €1280
Oct 28 – Nov 3 – €1240
Nov 8 – Nov 14 – €1445
Nov 22 – Nov 28 – €1160
Nov 29 – Dec 5 – €1145
Dec 13 – Dec 19 – €1040
All prices are per person sharing. Single Supplements apply.
Taste of Ireland (Tour D) 6 Days / 5 Nights
Day 1: Dublin & Merry Ploughboy Pub
Your tour starts at 2:00 PM from 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.
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Day 2: 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.
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Day 3: 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.
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Day 4: Cliffs of Moher & Medieval Castle Banquet
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.
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Day 5: Dublin Extension via Galway
drive north to Galway city for a panoramic tour, and take some time to look around the city before traveling out along the famous Galway Bay to Spiddal, where the locals still speak the Irish language. Then drive across the rugged boglands of Connemara to Moycullen to visit the Connemara Marble Factory. See how locally quarried marble is made into attractive products, and enjoy tea and scones. Travel across the country to Dublin and check in to a different hotel. This evening you are free to spend the final night of your tour exploring the pubs in the lively Temple Bar area, or experience one of Dublin’s fine restaurants.
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Day 6: Depart from Dublin
Your tour ends after breakfast today.
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B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner
Blarney Castle 
Built nearly 600 years ago by one of Ireland’s greatest chieftains, Cormac MacCarthy, this stronghold has been attracting attention ever since. Millions have flocked to Blarney to kiss the legendary Stone of Eloquence, found at the top of the tower, making it one of Ireland’s greatest treasures.
Cliffs of Moher 
One of Ireland’s top visitor attractions, the cliffs are 700 feet high and extend for 5 miles over the Atlantic Ocean on the western seaboard of County Clare. O’Brien’s Tower stands proudly on a headland and one can see the Aran Islands, Galway Bay and Connemara. The cliffs are home to major colonies of cliff nesting seabirds.
Ring of Kerry Tour
One of Ireland’s most popular circular drives around the Iveragh Peninsula, starting and ending in Killarney. The 100-mile route of ever-changing scenery of mountains and shoreline combined with varying weather conditions ensures splendid views.
Sheepdog Demonstration
Sheep farming is an important part of country life and watch a farmer with his working dogs control a flock of sheep. See how agile dogs obey various commands to round up sheep, especially useful in mountainous regions.
Skellig Experience 
You can experience many aspects of those offshore Skellig islands while remaining on the dry land, in a custom built, stone clad, grass roofed, prize winning building located right on the waterfront beside the Valentia Island bridge at Valentia, County Kerry!
