Day 1 | Saturday, September 26 | Welcome to Dublin

Welcome to Dublin! Your driver and guide will meet you in the arrivals hall at Dublin Airport. Today is at leisure as we gather at our hotel in Dublin. Enjoy a welcome drink and introduction to your fellow travelling companions before dining independently in one of Dublin’s restaurants or lively pubs.

Overnight – Gresham Hotel, Dublin

Day 2 | Sunday, September 27 | Dublin’s Fair City

The full day is yours to explore ‘Dublin’s Fair City’ Using your Hop On/Hop Off pass you can check out the famous streets, squares, magnificent buildings, beautiful parks & great shopping. Tonight, we visit the Merry Ploughboy for a traditional dinner followed by some rousing Irish music and dancing.

Dinner/Overnight – Gresham Hotel, Dublin

Day 3 | Monday, September 28 | Kildare & Kilkenny

After breakfast, a visit to the Dublin Lilberties Distillery, where you will hear stories of mystery, mayhem and magic from the historic Liberties. We then depart Dublin and head South and follow in the footsteps of a group of Famine emigrants as you board a replica of the sailing vessel Dunbrody at the quayside in New Ross, before arriving in medieval Kilkenny.

Dinner/Overnight – Hotel Kilkenny, Kilkenny

Day 4 | Tuesday, September 29 | Tipperary & Blarney

Today we discover why Ireland is also called the Emerald Isle as we travel thru’ the lush pasturelands of the Golden Vale. We visit Cahir for a tour of one of Ireland’s best-preserved castles, then continue south to County Cork and the village of Blarney to shop for handcrafts and a chance to kiss the famous ‘stone of eloquence’ at Blarney Castle (optional). We continue over the Kerry Mountains to Killarney, home for next 3 nights.

Dinner/Overnight – Riverside Hotel, Killarney

Day 5 | Wednesday, September 30 | Ring of Kerry

A leisurely tour around the Iveragh Peninsula reputed to be the most scenic 100-mile drive in Europe. Travel via Killorglin, Cahirciveen, Waterville on Ballinskelligs Bay and the quaint village of Sneem. In the afternoon we visit Kissane Sheep Farm for a truly memorable sheepdog performance.

Dinner/Overnight – Riverside Hotel, Killarney

Day 6 | Thursday, October 1 | Cliffs of Moher & Galway City

This morning we travel through Adare where thatched cottages line the main street. Followed by traversing the Burren region of Clare to view the mighty Cliffs of Moher enroute to Galway. Enjoy free time in Galway before checking into our hotel.

Dinner/Overnight – Ardilaun Hotel, Galway

Day 7 | Friday, October 2 | Ben Bulben & Belleek

Today we learn about the fascinating success story of Foxford Woollen Mills before heading to the romantic domain of W. B. Yeats via Drumcliffe where the poet is buried. After some free time in Sligo we travel on to Mullaghmore for views of Donegal Bay. In the afternoon we visit Belleek, home of the renowned porcelain factory.

Overnight – Abbey Hotel, Donegal

Day 8 | Saturday, October 3 | Derry & Giant’s Causeway

A local guide will tell the ‘Story of Derry’ on a walking tour of this historic walled city before we depart for Belfast along the north Antrim coast. View the roofless ruins of Dunluce Castle perched on a cliff edge and visit the Giant’s Causeway, a World Heritage site and one of the wonders of the natural world. We continue via Ballycastle and past the green Glens of Antrim arriving in Belfast late afternoon, where the rest of the day is yours to explore the Northern Capital.

Overnight – AC Marriott, Belfast

Day 9 | Sunday, October 4 | Belfast & Titanic

After breakfast we start the day at the world famous Titanic Belfast for a leisurely tour. Next, experience what life was like for a prisoner in Belfast’s Crumlin Road Gaol. Followed by a panoramic tour of the political wall murals located on the Protestant Shankill Road and the Catholic Falls Road – a unique cultural experience.

Dinner/Overnight – AC Marriott, Belfast

Day 10 | Monday, October 5 | St. Patrick & Boyne Valley

Bidding farewell to Belfast we head south to Dublin. Heading through the majestic Mountains of Mourne into St. Patricks Country we visit the grave of Ireland’s Patron Saint and the Saint Patrick Centre which tells his story. Afterwards we travel around the Cooley Peninsula and into the rich pasturelands of the Boyne Valley to visit the site of the famous Battle of the Boyne. Tonight, we have one last dinner with your travelling companions at the luxurious Dunboyne Castle.

Dinner/Overnight – Dunboyne Castle, Meath

Day 11 | Tuesday, October 6 | Tour Ends

Your tour ends this morning after a final hearty Irish breakfast and a transfer back to Dublin Airport for your flight home.