Taste of Ireland – 7 Days

Arrive Dublin airport where you will be met and transferred on Seat in Coach basis to your hotel. Check in. Freshen up and then enjoy independent touring in Dublin on a Hop-On, Hop-Off bus. Your voucher also includes a visit to one of Dublin’s top attractions: Guinness Storehouse, Teeling Distillery, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, or the GPO Museum. Dine independently this evening.

Overnight.

Breakfast. This morning explore Dublin with the included vouchers. At 2 pm, meet your tour director in the hotel lobby and depart for a panoramic tour with a local guide. See this historic city’s highlights: Trinity College, elegant Georgian homes, and modern buildings rising by the river Liffey. Visit Dublin Castle for a guided tour and see the splendid State Apartments; for centuries the seat of colonial power in Ireland, this impressive complex is today a place for official ceremonies. Return to your hotel freshen up and head to the Merry Ploughboy Pub for a dinner of Irish specialties and a lively show with traditional music and step-dancing.

Overnight.

Breakfast. Travel through lush green countryside to Blarney Castle. Enroute, stop for photos of the stately ruins of the Rock of Cashel on their hilltoppers. At Blarney, climb the winding staircase to kiss the legendary Blarney Stone and gain the gift of the gab, or wander the beautiful gardens. Arrive in the lakeside town of Killarney, where you’ll dine at your hotel this evening.

Overnight.

After breakfast, visit Moriarty’s for shopping, before embarking on the famed Ring of Kerry scenic drive. The winding, 100-mile route reveals breathtaking coastal and mountain views, with plenty of photo stops. Pause for a casual lunch in a cozy restaurant. Continue to Valentia Island to the Skellig Experience, a visitor centre telling the story of the neighbouring island of Skellig Michael seen off the coast. Learn how this island, a filming location for “Star Wars”, was once the austere home of early Christian monks. Stop for a stroll around the quaint, colourful village of Sneem, and at Moll’s Gap for panoramic views of Ireland’s highest mountains. Visit a farm to see a demonstration of skilled dogs herding sheep. Return to Killarney and enjoy a free evening to dine and discover the pubs as you wish.

Overnight.

Breakfast. Leave Killarney, taking a 20-minute ferry ride across the River Shannon before driving along the coast to the Cliffs of Moher, a spectacular wall of sandstone soaring almost 700 feet above the Atlantic. Continue to your hotel. In the evening, enjoy a medieval-style feast of traditional Irish fare at a castle. Lords and ladies will serenade you with songs and harp music evocative of medieval times.

Overnight.

Breakfast. Drive to the vibrant, artistic city of Galway for a panoramic tour. Browse the local shops, watch some street performers, see the medieval buildings, or relax in one of the many pubs. Travel across the country to Dublin, where you’re free to dine in one of the city’s excellent restaurants or explore its legendary pubs.

Overnight.

Breakfast. Check out and transfer to the airport.

End of Tour.