11 Day Ireland Tour of Dublin, Belfast, Galway, Ring of Kerry and Waterford
Explore the Emerald Isle on this in-depth Irish experience trip, filled with tales of mythical creatures and the troubled history of an island split in two. Beyond soul-stirring landscapes, there’s time with a local ‘Cabbie’ who’ll guide you through Belfast.
Welcome to Ireland
Embrace your playful side and discover the allure of the lively Irish capital – a small city with a lot of heart and yours to explore before meeting your Travel Director and fellow travelers this afternoon for a sightseeing tour with your Local Specialist. See the stately Georgian Squares and Trinity College before enjoying a Whiskey Tasting at a local distillery.
The excitement will build this evening over drinks, good food and great company as your Travel Director gives you a taste of what’s to come.
Arrival Transfer
Depart the airport at 08:30, 11:00, 13:00
Accommodation
Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge
Included Meals
Dinner
Included and optional experiences
Iconic Experience
Dublin City Tour
A Local Specialist will show you Dublin’s elegant Georgian squares, O’Connell Street and the Custom House.
Included With Trip
Journey to Colorful Belfast
Leaving the cosmopolitan streets of Dublin behind, we travel to Northern Ireland and the bustling city of Belfast, where you will have some free time to enjoy a spud for lunch or perhaps an Irish stew. Later, we meet our Local Specialist ‘Cabbie’ for an insider view of the city’s living history during a journey through its vibrant streets in a real taxi. We spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure, or perhaps join an Optional Experience.
Accommodation
AC by Marriott /Stormont Hotel Belfast
Your hotel will be dependent on your departure date
Included Meals
Breakfast
Included and optional experiences
Dive Into Culture
Discover Belfast with commentary from your dedicated Black Cab expert
Experience Belfast from the comfort of your dedicated Black Cab with expert ‘Cabbie’ commentary.
Included With Trip
Venture to the Giant’s Causeway and on to Derry/Londonderry
Dive Into Culture during a visit to the award-winning Titanic Belfast Experience. Gain insights into the tragic story of the Titanic and its passengers who lost their lives in the icy Atlantic. We leave the city behind us, traveling along to the Giant’s Causeway for a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience as we walk in the footsteps of Finn MacCool. Our visit will help to conserve this iconic natural landmark. Take some time to admire the natural spectacle of 40,000 interlocking basalt columns before continuing to Londonderry, our home for the next two nights.
Accommodation
City Hotel Derry
Included Meals
Breakfast
Dive Into Culture
Discover the story of the Titanic at the visitor attraction in Belfast
Discover the full story of the Titanic at the Titanic Belfast visitor attraction and monument in Belfast.
Included With Trip
MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®
Visit Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland you’ll discover the legend of the Giant’s Causeway as you explore with an expert, who’ll explain how your visit helps conserve this iconic natural landmark. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
Included With Trip
Discover Londonderry’s Past
Join your Local Specialist for a walk along the 17th-century city walls and see the formerly turbulent Bogside neighborhood, with its street murals depicting the history of the ‘Troubles’. Spend a free afternoon walking along the pretty Foyle River or consider joining an Optional Experience to Inishowen Peninsula, with its rich history. This evening enjoy dinner at your hotel.
Accommodation
City Hotel Derry
Included Meals
Breakfast, Dinner
Included and optional experiences
Iconic Experience
Londonderry City Tour
With a Local Specialist explore inside the city walls. See the Gothic Guildhall and the Georgian houses of Shipquay Street.
Included With Trip
Onwards to Scenic Galway
We journey through the lush countryside to Belleek, where we’ll Dive Into Culture and witness talented pottery craftsmen create the exquisite collectables that have graced homes since the mid-19th century. Arrive in Galway later, where we will stay for the next two nights.
Accommodation
Maldron Hotel Oranmore Galway
Included Meals
Breakfast, Dinner
Included and optional experiences
Dive Into Culture
Discover one of the oldest working potteries in the word at the Belleek Pottery Visitor Center
See traditional craftsmen at work at the Belleek Pottery Visitor Center, one of the oldest working potteries in the world.
Included With Trip
Connemara Excursion
The rugged beauty of Connemara was captured in the film ‘The Quiet Man’ with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. Its loughs and mountains are yours to explore today during a scenic drive. We arrive at Kylemore Abbey later to visit the country’s most romantic castle and ramble through the hidden nooks of its Victorian walled garden. Returning to Galway, we enjoy some free time to explore its imposing stone Cathedral or stroll through Eyre Square, which John F. Kennedy visited in 1963.
Accommodation
Maldron Hotel Oranmore Galway
Included Meals
Breakfast
Included and optional experiences
Iconic Experience
Visit Kylemore Abbey
Visit the turreted Neo-Gothic Kylemore Abbey. This monastery was founded in 1920 for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium in World War I.
Included With Trip
Iconic Experience
Stroll Through Galway
Explore the historic heart of Galway. See landmarks such as the Spanish Arch and the cathedral, or perhaps admire the distinctive Claddagh rings.
Included With Trip
Explore the Cliffs of Moher and Killarney
See the imposing UNESCO-listed Cliffs of Moher rising over 650 feet (200 m) above the pounding Atlantic and scan the horizon all the way to the Aran Islands to get the full view of the irresistible beauty of this special place. You’ll have an opportunity to visit the ‘Atlantic Edge’ exhibition which will bring to life this extraordinary natural phenomenon in a way that only the wildlife of the area get to see.
Enchanted by the wild landscapes, you’ll continue along the Wild Atlantic Way to Connect With Locals and meet local horticulturalist, Oonagh, who’ll teach you how to forage before our Be My Guest visit to the Barrtra Seafood restaurant. Oonagh will reveal the importance of sustainable food experiences and you’ll learn how everything on your plate has been bought locally, perhaps inspired to buy local produce when you return home. The spectacular views of this dramatic coastline continue before you board a ferry across the tranquil Shannon Estuary river. Then, continue through County Kerry to your hotel in Killarney, where you’ll have an evening at leisure or join in the craic at an optional Irish ceilidh.
Accommodation
Killarney Towers Hotel & Leisure Center
Included Meals
Breakfast, Lunch
Included and optional experiences
Be My Guest
Lunch at the O’Briens Barrtra Seafood Restaurant Overlooking Liscannor Bay
Go foraging with local horticulturalist Oonagh before lunching at the O’Brien’s homely Barrtra Seafood restaurant overlooking Liscannor Bay. Reveal the importance of sustainable food experiences as you learn how everything on your plate is bought locally.
Included With Trip
Iconic Experience
See the Cliffs of Moher
Stop by the Exhibition Center and look out over the Wild Atlantic Way from these majestic cliffs.
Included With Trip
A Day on the Ring of Kerry
The soul-stirring landscapes of Iveragh Peninsula provide a mesmerizing backdrop for our scenic coastal drive around the Ring of Kerry – an unimaginably beautiful natural setting. En route we will see Killorglin, famous for its annual ‘Puck Fair’, as well as Daniel O’Connell’s Cahirciveen, the fishing village of Waterville, the Black Valley and Moll’s Gap.
Accommodation
Killarney Towers Hotel & Leisure Center
Included Meals
Breakfast, Dinner
Included and optional experiences
Iconic Experience
See the Ring of Kerry
Admire Ireland’s enduring scenic beauty on one of the most beautiful drives in the world.
Included With Trip
Off to Blarney, Waterford and Kilkenny
Today you might acquire the ‘gift of the gab’, bending over backwards to kiss the Blarney Stone before we travel to Waterford. Admire the delicate creations of fine crystal during a visit to the House of Waterford Crystal where we will Dive Into Culture and witness a demonstration by master crafters. This evening, we arrive in Kilkenny with its imposing 12th-century castle, once the seat of the Butlers of Ormonde.
Accommodation
Hotel Kilkenny
Included Meals
Breakfast
Included and optional experiences
Dive Into Culture
Tour the House of Waterford Crystal Workshop
Learn how crystal is crafted at the House of Waterford Crystal during a workshop tour.
Included With Trip
Iconic Experience
Visit Blarney Castle
It is said that those who kiss the Blarney Stone are bestowed with the power to persuade, flatter and coax. But to do so, you must dangle from the ramparts! Visit Blarney Castle and see the famous Stone of Eloquence.
Included With Trip
Through County Wicklow’s Countryside to Dublin
After a morning exploration of Kilkenny, we depart for New Ross where we’ll see the monument to John F. Kennedy, who visited his ancestral family hometown in 1963. Dive Into Culture and gain insights into the tragic plight of Irish emigrants during the potato famine of the 1800s on our visit to the nearby three-masted Dunbrody Famine Ship. Journey through the lush Irish countryside of County Wicklow, the ‘Garden of Ireland’, and back to Dublin where you’ll spend your final evening with travel companions sharing stories of your memorable journey through Ireland at a Farewell Dinner.
Accommodation
Sandymount Hotel Dublin/Fitzpatrick Castle Hotel
Your hotel will be dependent on your departure date
Included Meals
Breakfast, Dinner
Included and optional experiences
Dive Into Culture
Discover the tragic history of the Dunbrody Famine Ship
Explore the tragic history of Ireland’s famine emigration at the Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience, a replica of one of the original ships used in the 1800s.
Included With Trip
Iconic Experience
New Ross Visit
Visit the port town of New Ross. On the quayside, perhaps see the Dunbrody replica famine ship and statue of John F. Kennedy.
Included With Trip
Farewell Dublin
It’s time to say a fond farewell to Ireland and newfound friends as you prepare to end your wonderful Irish experience.
Departure Transfer
Arrive at the airport at 07:00, 09:00, 11:00
Included Meals
Breakfast
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