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Overview
With recommended Castle Extension!
Enjoy the bustling city life in historic Dublin, and take in everything this magical city has to offer. Then spend time exploring the quiet beauty of the countryside. Explore Bunratty Castle, built in 1425 it is the most complete and authentic medieval fortress in Ireland. You won’t find a living museum like this anywhere else! Experience culture, adventure, and true Irish hospitality, while staying at superior accommodations and eating delicious and traditional Irish cuisine. Let the Irish locals here at Destinations customize your dream vacation!
Day 1: Arrive in Dublin, Ireland. Stay 3 nights in Dublin.
Day 2: Dublin City sightseeing.
Day 3: Tour County Wicklow.
Day 4: Depart Dublin. Stay 1 night in Kilkenny.
Days 5, 6 & 7: Cork, Kinsale, Killarney, Ring of Kerry. Stay 3 nights in Killarney.
Day 8: Adare, Bunratty, Cliffs of Moher. Stay 2 nights in Galway city.
Day 9: Explore Galway city today.
Day 10: Transfer to Shannon Airport for your return flight home.
Recommended optional itinerary extension:
Day 10: Explore Connemara. Stay 2 nights in Ballynahinch Castle.
Day 11: Tour the Aran Islands.
Day 12: Transfer to Shannon Airport for your flight home.Price: From $1,399 per person. Based on 2 people traveling. Land price only.
Optional trip extension, 2 nights. Price: From $299 per person. Based on 2 people traveling. Land price only.
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Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive in Dublin, Ireland. Stay 3 nights in Dublin.
Upon arrival, enjoy a private transfer to your Dublin hotel. Relax after your journey. Perhaps enjoy a carriage ride through some of Dublin’s historic Georgian Squares to gain a leisurely overview of the city. There are many wonderful pubs and restaurants within easy walking distance of your hotel as well as world class shopping. Stay 3 nights at The Fitzwilliam Hotel.
Day 2: Dublin City sightseeing.
Today explore Dublin City. Highlights include Trinity College, Dublin Castle and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Stroll along Grafton Street, Dublin’s premier shopping area. Dublin is filled with fantastic restaurants and traditional pubs, where you may sample cuisine from around the world. Perhaps fit in a visit to the Guinness Brewery at St. James’ Gate. Visit Temple Bar, and take in some traditional Irish music.
Day 3: Tour County Wicklow.
A day tour to Wicklow, the “Garden of Ireland,” is an option today. Explore one of the most famous and enchanting places in Ireland, home to some of Ireland’s oldest and most interesting monastic ruins. Or if you prefer, explore Dublin’s galleries, museums, and gardens. Enjoy a lunch of oysters and Guinness at Davy Byrne’s, mentioned in Joyce’s book Ulysses.
Day 4: Depart Dublin. Stay 1 night in Kilkenny.
Depart Dublin this morning. Head south to visit Kilkenny, Ireland’s best example of a medieval town. You may take a guided historical walking tour to include St. Canices and Black Friary. Enjoy lunch at Kytlers Inn. Drive to Waterford and visit the famous House of Crystal. Each piece has been hand blown and carefully sculpted. Stay 1 night at the Pembroke Hotel, Kilkenny.
Days 5, 6 & 7: Cork, Kinsale, Killarney, Ring of Kerry. Stay 3 nights in Killarney.
Leave Kilkenny this morning. Tour Cork City and include a visit to the Shandon Bells, the gothic style University College, St Finbarr’s Cathedral, City Market and the Crawford Art Gallery. Perhaps head to Blarney to see the castle and kiss the famous stone of eloquence. Shop at the Blarney Woolen Mills. Visit the Titanic Exhibition at Cobh. Continue to Killarney where you’ll Stay 3 nights at Earls Court House Hotel.
Visit Kinsale, one of Ireland’s most picturesque sailing and fishing towns with a reputation for fine food. Tour the world famous Ring of Kerry. This trip promises some of the most celebrated scenic attractions in Ireland with rugged landscapes, antiquities and attractive villages. From Waterville you can see the Skellig Islands, once raided by the Vikings in 810 AD. Visit the lovely market town of Kenmare. Enjoy some traditional Irish music tonight at a local pub. Drive to the Gap of Dunloe, see Kate Kearney’s Cottage. Then visit the magnificent gardens and Killarney lakes at Muckross House and Gardens.
Day 8: Adare, Bunratty, Cliffs of Moher. Stay 2 nights in Galway city.
Depart Killarney and drive through the picturesque village of Adare. Perhaps enjoy a walk among the scenic ruins and visit Adare Manor. Continue to Bunratty Castle, built in 1425. Explore the beautiful Bunratty Castle and folk park, where rural Irish life is recreated for you to discover and enjoy. Drive to the mighty Cliffs of Moher, and then tour the Burren, famous for stone age fire places and Druidic altars and burial chambers. Continue to Galway City. Stay 2 nights at the Twelve Hotel.
Day 9: Explore Galway city today.
Enjoy a great day exploring Galway City, known as the “City of the Tribes” since the time it was ruled by patrician families hundreds of years ago. Galway is a thriving and bustling university city famous for the arts. Explore the many galleries and take in a theatre performance at the Druid.
Day 10: Transfer to Shannon Airport for your flight back to the U.S., or continue your tour of Ireland.
RECOMMENDED EXTENSION:
Day 10: Transfer to Shannon Airport for your return flight home.
Continue west into Connemara, the western region of County Galway, and one of Ireland’s gaeltacht (Irish speaking) regions. The area around Leenane and Cong is where the movie “The Quiet Man” was made with John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara. There are a number of charming fishing villages dotted along the coast where you may wish to stop for lunch. Visit Kylemore Abbey. Stay 2 nights at Ballynahinch Castle.
Day 11: Tour the Aran Islands.
This morning, visit the Aran Islands. Take a ferry to Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands. The island is dissected by winding, hilly lanes that meander between mazes of stone walls, enclosing fields of pasture or potatoes. The island houses the ruins of four prehistoric forts, and its north side is liberally dotted with the ruins of monastic sites and old churches.
Day 12: Transfer to Shannon Airport for your flight home.
After Breakfast, transfer to Shannon Airport for your return flight home.
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Inclusions
Price: From $1,399 per person. Based on 2 people traveling. Land price only.
Optional trip extension, 2 nights. Price: From $299 per person. Based on 2 people traveling. Land price only.
- Private transfer from the Airport to your Hotel upon arrival.
- 9 or 11 Nights deluxe hotel accommodations with full breakfast daily.
- Pricing based on double or twin rooms, single supplement available on request.
- Self Drive Car Rental includes CDW insurance & unlimited miles. Upgrade to Driver Guide with private transport will include all driver expenses.
- Deluxe portfolio of travel documents before departure.
- List of recommended pubs, restaurants, & places of interest.
- Accommodation taxes & service charges.
- Touring map of Ireland.
- Discount admissions booklet for area attractions.
- Concierge service in Ireland while traveling.
Airfare is additional:
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Hotels
The Fitzwilliam Hotel, Dublin
The Fitzwilliam 5 Star Dublin Hotel, Dublin’s most luxurious design hotel is located in the heart of the city.
The Pembroke Hotel, Kilkenny
The Pembroke Hotel Kilkenny is a relaxing 4 star boutique hotel in the heart of the old city quarter.
Earls Court House hotel, Killarney
The Twelve Hotel, Galway
With prestigious awards under its belt (‘Best Gastro Pub in Ireland’, Wine Spectator Award for ‘one of most outstanding wine lists in the world’ & ‘Best Overall Boutique Hotel in Ireland’).
Ballynahinch Castle, Connemara
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