| Superior & First Class Hotels - 12 Day Coach Tour
This tour enables you to discover some popular Irish places such as cosmopolitan Dublin, ancient Blarney Castle and soak up the beauty of Killarney. Also visit the spectacular scenery of the Dingle Peninsula, Connemara and the Giant's Causeway. Start your tour in Dublin with an evening of entertaiment and a tour of the city center. Superior and First class hotels offer excellent value for money and the final night is reserved in a delightful castle.
Day 1: Dublin City
Tour & Kilmainham Gaol
A transfer from Dublin Airport to your hotel hotel between 7:00 am and 12:00 noon. If your flight arrives later than noon, you will need to arrange your own transport.
At 2:00pm a local guide will join you on a city centre tour where you will see Trinity College, the General Post
Office (GPO), St. Patrick’s Cathedral and the Famine Memorial.
Later you will visit Kilmainham Gaol.
This is where many of Ireland’s greatest leaders,
including Robert Emmett, Eamon DeValera and Padraig Pearse, were imprisoned
during the 19th and 20th centuries. Enjoy a welcome drink with your fellow
travellers in the evening.
Day 2: Megalithic
Tombs & Irish Show
On the second morning of the tour visit the Boyne Valley Visitor Centre. Here you will learn all about Newgrange and Knowth - both of which are over 5,000 years
old.
You are sure to enjoy a free
afternoon in Dublin where there is plenty of shopping or sightseeing to do. In the evening you will be taken to a pub for traditional Irish dinner and an Irish coffee. This will be followed by a liveshow of traditional Irish music, songs and step-dancing. (B, D)
Day 3: Dunbrody
Famine Ship & Waterford Crystal
The third day includes a drive to New Ross where you can visit the Dunbrody Famine Ship. This is
a replica of a sailing vessel built in 1845 that emigrants from Ireland travelled on. Learn all about life on board one of these ships.
Nearby, feel free to tour the House of Waterford Crystal in Waterford. You will be treated to a demonstration of
glass blowing and cutting.
Travel along the south coast. Your next overnight stay will be in Cork. (B, D)
Day 4: Blarney Castle
& Killarney
Just a few miles outside Cork, visit Blarney Castle where you can kiss the famous Blarney stone. You may also wish to visit the Blarney
Woollen Mills where you can find various Irish goods.
Next, drive into County
Kerry and through the attractive town of Kenmare. You may stop at Moll’s Gap where you will find beautiful breath taking views before
continuing along part of the Ring of Kerry route unril you reach Killarney. Relax in your hotel before dinner. (B, D)
Day 5: Dingle
Peninsula Tour
You will be given the opportunity to explore the scenic Dingle Peninsula today. It was made famous thanks to two
movies – “Ryan’s Daughter” and “Far & Away.” Stop in Dingle before heading
to the Blasket Centre in Dunquin where you will learn about the offshore Blasket Islands. The islands were
inhabited until 1953 - learn all about their unique way of life.
You will then return to Killarney where you will enjoy some free time. After dinner why not visit local pubs
featuring some traditional Irish live music. (B, D)
Day 6: Flying Boat
Museum & Cliffs of Moher
Today you will travel north to Foynes Flying Boat Museum where you will learn about the
early days of flight in the 1930's and 1940's. Drive to the village of Bunratty. You may wish to visit one of the oldest pubs in Ireland, Durty Nelly’s, or visit the Bunratty Folk Park.
Drive along the coast to view the Cliffs of Moher before continuing
to Galway. Check in to your hotel, which
overlooks Galway Bay, before sitting down to dinner. (B, D)
Day 7: “Quiet Man”
Walking Tour & Connemara
Day 7 includes a drive to Cong where you will enjoy a walking tour which will highlight the set locations of the movie,“The Quiet Man” which was produced in 1952. Travel through
Connemara before stopping
briefly at Kylemore Abbey Visitor Centre. Continue to Clifden which is a delightful little
market town situated between the Twelve Pins Mountains and sandy bays.
Make your way back to the hotel to relax before your evening meal. (B, D)
Day 8: Country Life
Museum & Belleek
Today you will travel north to Castlebar to the Museum of Country Life
which displays articles used in country life during the 19th and early 20th
centuries. Drive to Co Sligo and pause at the
grave of the famous Irish writer, W. B. Yeats.
The tour will follow
the shoreline of Donegal Bay where you will visit
the Belleek Pottery Factory where fine craftspeople create beautiful china. Enjoy your journey through the stunning
Barnesmore Gap to Derry where you can spend some free time relaxing or taking a walk before dinner.
(B, D)
Day 9: Derry Walk
& Giant’s Causeway
A local guide will join you for a walking tour around Derry city. The tour will include the Guildhall, St. Columb’s Cathedral, the Diamond and
the 16th century walls that surround the city. Visit the award-winning Tower Museum before the drive along the
north coast begins. Stop at Dunluce Castle and explore the Giant's Causeway before returning to Derry for
some leisure time before dinner. (B, D)
Day 10: Belfast Tour
& Cabra Castle Stay
On day 10 you will drive to Belfast. On your arrival a tour guide will join you and show you all
around the city centre. There are plenty of Victorian buildings to be seen as well as the shipping docks where
the Titanic was built. Visit the areas around the Malone Road and Falls - this is where the main activity of the troubles took place in the 20th century.
Enjoy some free time to explore before travelling south to Kingscourt. Settle in to your
castle hotel which was built in 1760. You will have some free time to make use of the hotel facilities before dinner. Following your meal enjoy some traditional Irish step-dancing. (B, D)
Day 11: Dublin
Open-Top Bus Tour
After a late breakfast, drive to Dublin where you will check in
around midday to a another Dublin hotel which is located in the Georgian section of the city.
You will have the afternoon on day 11 free. This is the perfect time to use your vouchers (if you haven't already) on an open top bus tour
and visit Guinness or Jameson and sample a pint or shot. Choose one of Dublin’s great restaurants to dine in or visit the nearby Temple Bar area.(B)
Day 12: Tour Ends
Dublin Airport
A transfer to Dublin Airport can be arranged to arrive at 6:00
am, 9:00 am or 12:00 noon (B)
B=Breakfast, D=Dinner
Hotels on this tour
- Davenport Hotel, Dublin (2 nights)
- River Lee Hotel, Cork (1 night)
- Killarney Plaza Hotel, Killarney (2 nights)
- Salthill Hotel, Galway (2 nights)
- City Hotel, Derry (2 nights)
- Cabra Castle Hotel, Cavan (1 night)
- Burlington Hotel, Dublin , Dublin (1 night)
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