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13 Days/12 Nights
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No rabbit’s foot, horseshoe, or four-leaf clover can bring the good fortune that awaits on this grand vacation to Ireland. On our most in-depth tour of this rolling green paradise, you’ll experience the luck of the Irish at every scenic turn. Making a full loop around the Emerald Isle—including Northern Ireland—you’ll see the cliffs, castles, and thatched-roof countryside Eire is known for as well as its coastal ports, medieval villages, and soulful cities. Visit the Titanic Experience in Belfast where the ill-fated ship was built, and soak in the atmosphere in the lively pubs of Dublin where Irish history is still the topic du jour. Your stroke of luck continues as you stop to bake scones at a quaint Irish farm, take a private boat to the seal-populated Garinish Island, enjoy an Irish Coffee demonstration, and meet the legendary crystal makers in Waterford. The fun that awaits is crystal clear.
ARRIVE IN SHANNON, IRELAND–LIMERICK Céad mile fáilte—a hundred-thousand welcomes! This evening meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for a welcome dinner at your hotel.
Dinner
LIMERICK–CLIFFS OF MOHER–GALWAY–CLIFDENCLIFFS OF MOHER Visit the 668-foot-high cliffs above the Atlantic Ocean.
RATHBAUN [LF] Try your hand at scone baking, learn about sheep herding, and enjoy coffee and your scones at an Irish farm.
GALWAY Free time.
CONNEMARA Visit the Joyce family at their marble workshop at Moycullen.
Breakfast & Dinner
144 mi / 230 km
CLIFDEN–KYLEMORE–WESTPORT–SLIGO KYLEMORE Visit the abbey and gardens.
WESTPORT Free time.
Breakfast & Dinner
116 mi / 190 km
SLIGO–DERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND–GIANT’S CAUSEWAY–BELFASTDERRY Walk on the city walls with a Local Guide.
GIANT’S CAUSEWAY See more than 40,000 interlocking basalt columns formed millions years ago.
Breakfast
203 mi / 328 km
BELFASTBELFAST “Living History” tour with a Local Guide includes City Hall, the Albert Memorial Clock Tower, Queen’s University, and the Parliament Buildings at Stormont. Visit Titanic Experience museum. Free time this afternoon.
Breakfast
BELFAST–CARLINGFORD, IRELAND–DUBLIN BELFAST Guided tour of Hillsborough Castle followed by morning coffee.
CARLINGFORD Stop at a village on the Cooley Peninsula.
Breakfast
121 mi / 200 km
DUBLIN DUBLIN Morning orientation drive to see O’Connell Street, Georgian squares, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and Trinity College. Free time.
Breakfast
ENHANCE YOUR FREE TIME in Dublin with dinner at the Guinness Storehouse.
DUBLIN–KILKENNY–WATERFORD KILKENNY See one of Ireland’s prettiest towns with medieval cobblestones. Visit Kilkenny Castle and gardens.
WATERFORD Guided tour of the House of Waterford Crystal. [LF] An Irish coffee demonstration after dinner.
Breakfast & Dinner
132 mi / 213 km
WATERFORD–BLARNEY–KINSALE WATERFORD City walk with a Local Guide.
BLARNEY Visit the village and Blarney Castle renowned for its magical Kissing Stone with free time to explore.
Breakfast & Dinner
105 mi / 171 km
KINSALE–GARINISH ISLAND–KILLARNEY GARINISH ISLAND [LF] Private boat crossing followed by a walk of the island.
RING OF KERRY Panoramic drive around part of the island’s southwestern tip.
Breakfast
100 mi / 158 km
KILLARNEY. EXCURSION TO DINGLE PENINSULA DINGLE PENINSULA Visit the Blasket Islands Centre and stop at Dingle.
KILLARNEY Free time this evening.
Breakfast & Dinner
107 mi / 172 km
KILLARNEY–ADARE–LIMERICK KILLARNEY Free time this morning.
ADARE Stop at the quaint village to see its pretty thatched cottages.
LIMERICK Free time this afternoon.
Breakfast
68 mi / 110 km
LIMERICK LIMERICK Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.
Breakfast
