Irish Experience
Experience Overview
Explore all the best the Emerald Isle has to offer on your trip filled with tales of mythical creatures and the troubled history of an island split in two. Beyond soul-stirring landscapes, there’s time with a local ‘Cabbie’ who’ll guide you through Belfast.
Highlights
Dining Summary
- 5 Dinner (D)
- 10 Breakfast (B)
- 1 Lunch (L)
Be My Guest
- Ballycastle: Join your hosts, the Cole family, at their home, Broughgammon Farm near Ballycastle, where you'll enjoy farm life and a delicious meal of local favourites.
Dive into Culture
- Belleek: See traditional craftsmen at work at the Belleek Pottery Visitor Centre, one of the oldest working potteries in the world.
Dive Into Culture
- Belfast: Experience Belfast from the comfort of your dedicated Black Cab with expert 'Cabbie' commentary.
- Belfast: Discover the full story of the Titanic at the Titanic Belfast visitor attraction and monument in Belfast.
- Waterford: Learn how crystal is crafted at the House of Waterford Crystal during a workshop tour.
- New Ross: Explore the tragic history of Ireland's famine emigration at the Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience, a replica of one of the original ships used in the 1800s.
Iconic Experience
- Kylemore: Visit the turreted Neo-Gothic Kylemore Abbey. This monastery was founded in 1920 for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium in World War I.
- Blarney: Take your turn to kiss the Blarney Stone, the famous stone of eloquence sourced from 330-million-year-old limestone.
- New Ross: Visit the port town of New Ross. On the quayside, perhaps see the Dunbrody replica famine ship and statue of John F. Kennedy.
MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®
- Bushmills: In Northern Ireland you'll discover the legend of the Giant's Causeway as you explore and learn about this iconic natural landmark. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities.
- Lahinch: Join your local specialist, either Oonagh or Maire, as they illuminate the interconnection between environmental issues and current conservation initiatives at the Cliffs. Gain a deeper appreciation for the natural beauty and conservation endeavours at this breath-taking location through their expert guidance.
Must-see Highlights
- Explore Dublin, Belfast and Londonderry with a Local Specialist
- Discover Galway and Waterford
- Visit St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin, the Titanic Experience in Belfast, the UNESCO World Heritage site at the Giant's Causeway, Belleek to see how the famous pottery is made, Kylemore Abbey, the Cliffs of Moher, Blarney Castle to kiss the stone and gain the 'gift of the gab', the Crystal Showroom at Waterford and the Dunbrody Famine Ship in New Ross
- View the City Walls and Murals of Londonderry
- See Galway Cathedral
- Scenic Cruise across the Shannon Estuary
- Scenic Drive through Connemara and along the Ring of Kerry
What's Included
- On occasion, hotels of similar standard and location may be utilised.
Trip Details
Product Code: 19501
Tour Type: Group Tour
Accommodation: Deluxe
Transport: Private
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles:
Family, 55+, Luxury
Tour Operator:
Brendan Vacations (CA)
Supplier Code: 12.18A
Starts: Dublin, Ireland
Finishes: Dublin, Ireland
Duration: 11 days
Departures: Guaranteed
Physical Rating:
Easy
Includes
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $4,219 ($384 /day)
Itinerary
Discover the lively Irish capital before meeting your Travel Director and fellow travellers this afternoon for a sightseeing tour with your Local Specialist. See the stately Georgian Squares and Trinity College before enjoying a Whiskey Tasting at a local Distillery.
Accommodation: Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge, Sandymount Hotel Dublin
Meals: Dinner
Travel to Belfast, where you’ll have some free time for lunch. Later, meet your Local Specialist 'Cabbie' for an insider view of the city's living history on a journey through its vibrant streets in a real taxi.
Accommodation: AC by Marriott , DoubleTree by Hilton Belfast Templepatrick
Meals: Breakfast
Dive Into Culture during a visit to the award-winning Titanic Belfast Experience. Leave the city behind, travelling to your Be My Guest experience near Ballycastle for lunch. Then, on to the Giant's Causeway, for a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience, as you walk in the footsteps of Finn MacCool. Continue to Londonderry.
Accommodation: City Hotel Derry, Waterfoot Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Join your Local Specialist for a walk along the 17th-century city walls and see the formerly turbulent Bogside neighbourhood, with its street murals. Consider joining an Optional Experience to Inishowen Peninsula.
Accommodation: City Hotel Derry, Waterfoot Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Journey through the lush countryside to Belleek, where you'll Dive Into Culture and witness talented pottery crafters create the exquisite collectables. Arrive in Galway.
Accommodation: Maldron Hotel Oranmore Galway
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
The rugged beauty of Connemara was captured in the film 'The Quiet Man' with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. Its loughs and mountains are yours to explore today during a scenic drive. Arrive at Kylemore Abbey to visit the country's most romantic castle and ramble through the hidden nooks of its Victorian walled garden.
Accommodation: Maldron Hotel Oranmore Galway
Meals: Breakfast
See the imposing UNESCO-listed Cliffs of Moher, you’ll visit the ‘Atlantic Edge’ exhibition and join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience. Board a ferry across the tranquil Shannon Estuary river and continue through County Kerry, where you'll have an evening at leisure or join in the craic at an optional Irish ceilidh.
Accommodation: Killarney Towers Hotel , Hotel Killarney
Meals: Breakfast
The soul-stirring landscapes of Iveragh Peninsula feature on our scenic coastal drive around the Ring of Kerry.
Accommodation: Killarney Towers Hotel , Hotel Killarney
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Today you might acquire the 'gift of the gab', bending over backwards to kiss the Blarney Stone before we travel to Waterford. Admire the delicate creations of fine crystal during a visit to the House of Waterford Crystal where you will Dive Into Culture and witness a demonstration by master crafters. This evening, arrive in Kilkenny.
Accommodation: Kilkenny
Meals: Breakfast
After a morning exploration of Kilkenny, depart for New Ross where you'll see the monument to John F. Kennedy, who visited his ancestral family hometown in 1963. Dive Into Culture and gain insights into the tragic plight of Irish emigrants during the potato famine of the 1800s on your visit to Dunbrody Famine Ship. Journey through the lush Irish countryside of County Wicklow, the 'Garden of Ireland', and back to Dublin later. Here you'll spend your final evening at dinner with your travel companions sharing stories of a memorable journey through Ireland.
Accommodation: Clayton Leopardstown, Sandymount Hotel Dublin
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
It’s time to say a fond farewell to Ireland and newfound friends as you prepare to end your wonderful Irish experience.
Meals: Breakfast
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