Coach Tour – Irish Highlights – 6N/7D

Irish Highlights :
7days Tour (Trafalgar)

The fast-track to Ireland – this seven-day encounter with the southern side takes you from Dublin and back again, stopping at Waterford, Limerick and the scenic Ring of Kerry along the way.
It’s Insider moments like… smelling slow-baked apple and carrot cake as you join the Fulvio Family, in the heart of their home and try treasured family favourites like soda bread.

Day 1 :  ARRIVE DUBLIN – AFTERNOON SIGHTSEEING
Spend the morning relaxing or exploring this vibrant, friendly city. Meet your Travel Director and fellow travellers this afternoon and view Trinity College, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Phoenix Park and the stately Georgian Squares with your Local Specialist. This evening meet your Travel Director and fellow travellers for a Welcome Reception at a traditional Irish pub – the perfect introduction to Dublin.
Meal(s)
Welcome Reception
Hotel : Jurys Inn Parnell Street/Mespil/Ballsbridge

Day 2 :  DUBLIN – GALWAY – LIMERICK
This morning head towards Galway. View the Cathedral and enjoy some free time in the city. In Limerick view King John’s Castle, St. Mary’s Cathedral and the Treaty Stone during your orientation.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Hotel : Greenhills/Radisson Blu

Day 3 :  LIMERICK – BUNRATTY – CLIFFS OF MOHER – KILLARNEY (2 NIGHTS)
Start your day with a visit to Bunratty Castle and explore the Folk Park, a living museum dedicated to life in Ireland during the 18th and 19 centuries. Then continue to the Cliffs of Moher. See the history of the cliffs brought to life with a visit to the ‘Atlantic Edge’ exhibition. After a picturesque coastal drive through the villages of Lahinch and Kilrush take the ferry across the Shannon estuary. Arrive tonight in Killarney, your home for the next two nights.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Hotel : International/Killarney Heights

Day 4 :  RING OF KERRY EXCURSION
Today we experience Ireland’s most scenic coastal drive around the Iveragh Peninsula, better known as the Ring of Kerry. It is undoubtedly one of the most magical and varied places in the whole of Ireland and is truly a photographer’s delight. We will also see Daniel O’Connell’s Cahirciveen, the fishing village of Waterville, the Black Valley and Moll’s Gap. Here mountains, valleys, lakes and sea blend into a landscape that is often breathtaking beyond words.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast

Day 5 :  KILLARNEY – BLARNEY – YOUGHAL – WATERFORD
As you are leaving Killarney this morning cross the Kerry Mountains and travel through the colourful market town of Macroom and see the impressive Castle Arch. Once the gateway to Macroom Castle, it is now almost all that remains. Next stop is Blarney Castle to kiss the Blarney Stone and acquire the ‘gift of the gab’. Later visit the historic seaport town of Youghal, once home to Sir Walter Raleigh before arriving in Waterford. Here visit the House of Waterford Crystal for a Cultural Insight demonstration. Watch the master craftsmen at work during your tour of the workshop, and see the exquisite completed pieces in the showroom. Dine tonight at your hotel.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Dinner
Hotel : Marina/Fitzwilton

Day 6 :  WATERFORD – NEW ROSS – CO. WICKLOW – DUBLIN
This morning visit the House of Waterford Crystal for a Cultural Insight demonstration. Watch the master craftsmen at work during your tour of the workshop, and see the exquisite completed pieces in the showroom. Later stop in the town of New Ross and see the monument to John F. Kennedy who visited his ancestral family hometown in 1963. Visit the three-masted famine ship Dunbrody, and gain a Cultural Insight into the tragic plight of Irish emigration during the 1800s. Continue through County Wexford and the lush countryside of County Wicklow before arriving back in Dublin. Join your companions and Travel Director this evening for a Be My Guest Farewell Dinner, before continuing to your Dublin hotel.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Be My Guest Dining
Hotel : Jurys Inn Parnell Street/Mespil/Ballsbridge

Day 7 :  DEPART DUBLIN
Say goodbye after your unforgettable journey through the friendly Emerald Isle! Airport transfers are available. Conditions apply.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast

INCLUSIONS:

Sightseeing Highlights:
City tour in Dublin
Orientation of Galway, Limerick and Waterford
Visit Bunratty Folk Park, the Cliffs of Moher, Blarney to kiss the stone and gain the ‘gift of the gab’, Youghal, the crystal showroom at Waterford and the famine ship in New Ross
View St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Phoenix Park in Dublin, the Cathedral of Galway, King John’s Castle and St. Mary’s Cathedral in Limerick
Scenic drive of the Ring of Kerry
Dining
6 full breakfasts.
3 dinners
(including Be My Guest).

Travel Highlights:
Ferry across the Shannon Estuary.
Luxury air-conditioned coach with WiFi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
Hand-picked 4 and 5 star accommodation
Hand-picked Insider Experiences
Optional Experiences and free time
All porterage and restaurant gratuities
Must-see sightseeing and surprise extras
An expert Travel Director and separate Driver
All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
VIP entry to many sights
Audio Headsets for flexible sightseeing
Airport Transfers

Irish Highlights :
7days Tour (Trafalgar)

The fast-track to Ireland – this seven-day encounter with the southern side takes you from Dublin and back again, stopping at Waterford, Limerick and the scenic Ring of Kerry along the way.
It’s Insider moments like… smelling slow-baked apple and carrot cake as you join the Fulvio Family, in the heart of their home and try treasured family favourites like soda bread.

Day 1 : ARRIVE DUBLIN – AFTERNOON SIGHTSEEING
Spend the morning relaxing or exploring this vibrant, friendly city. Meet your Travel Director and fellow travellers this afternoon and view Trinity College, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Phoenix Park and the stately Georgian Squares with your Local Specialist. This evening meet your Travel Director and fellow travellers for a Welcome Reception at a traditional Irish pub – the perfect introduction to Dublin.
Meal(s)
Welcome Reception
Hotel : Jurys Inn Parnell Street/Mespil/Ballsbridge

Day 2 : DUBLIN – GALWAY – LIMERICK
This morning head towards Galway. View the Cathedral and enjoy some free time in the city. In Limerick view King John’s Castle, St. Mary’s Cathedral and the Treaty Stone during your orientation.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Hotel : Greenhills/Radisson Blu

Day 3 : LIMERICK – BUNRATTY – CLIFFS OF MOHER – KILLARNEY (2 NIGHTS)
Start your day with a visit to Bunratty Castle and explore the Folk Park, a living museum dedicated to life in Ireland during the 18th and 19 centuries. Then continue to the Cliffs of Moher. See the history of the cliffs brought to life with a visit to the ‘Atlantic Edge’ exhibition. After a picturesque coastal drive through the villages of Lahinch and Kilrush take the ferry across the Shannon estuary. Arrive tonight in Killarney, your home for the next two nights.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Hotel : International/Killarney Heights

Day 4 : RING OF KERRY EXCURSION
Today we experience Ireland’s most scenic coastal drive around the Iveragh Peninsula, better known as the Ring of Kerry. It is undoubtedly one of the most magical and varied places in the whole of Ireland and is truly a photographer’s delight. We will also see Daniel O’Connell’s Cahirciveen, the fishing village of Waterville, the Black Valley and Moll’s Gap. Here mountains, valleys, lakes and sea blend into a landscape that is often breathtaking beyond words.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast

Day 5 : KILLARNEY – BLARNEY – YOUGHAL – WATERFORD
As you are leaving Killarney this morning cross the Kerry Mountains and travel through the colourful market town of Macroom and see the impressive Castle Arch. Once the gateway to Macroom Castle, it is now almost all that remains. Next stop is Blarney Castle to kiss the Blarney Stone and acquire the ‘gift of the gab’. Later visit the historic seaport town of Youghal, once home to Sir Walter Raleigh before arriving in Waterford. Here visit the House of Waterford Crystal for a Cultural Insight demonstration. Watch the master craftsmen at work during your tour of the workshop, and see the exquisite completed pieces in the showroom. Dine tonight at your hotel.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Dinner
Hotel : Marina/Fitzwilton

Day 6 : WATERFORD – NEW ROSS – CO. WICKLOW – DUBLIN
This morning visit the House of Waterford Crystal for a Cultural Insight demonstration. Watch the master craftsmen at work during your tour of the workshop, and see the exquisite completed pieces in the showroom. Later stop in the town of New Ross and see the monument to John F. Kennedy who visited his ancestral family hometown in 1963. Visit the three-masted famine ship Dunbrody, and gain a Cultural Insight into the tragic plight of Irish emigration during the 1800s. Continue through County Wexford and the lush countryside of County Wicklow before arriving back in Dublin. Join your companions and Travel Director this evening for a Be My Guest Farewell Dinner, before continuing to your Dublin hotel.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast
Be My Guest Dining
Hotel : Jurys Inn Parnell Street/Mespil/Ballsbridge

Day 7 : DEPART DUBLIN
Say goodbye after your unforgettable journey through the friendly Emerald Isle! Airport transfers are available. Conditions apply.
Meal(s)
Full Breakfast

INCLUSIONS:

Sightseeing Highlights:
City tour in Dublin
Orientation of Galway, Limerick and Waterford
Visit Bunratty Folk Park, the Cliffs of Moher, Blarney to kiss the stone and gain the ‘gift of the gab’, Youghal, the crystal showroom at Waterford and the famine ship in New Ross
View St. Patrick’s Cathedral and Phoenix Park in Dublin, the Cathedral of Galway, King John’s Castle and St. Mary’s Cathedral in Limerick
Scenic drive of the Ring of Kerry
Dining
6 full breakfasts.
3 dinners
(including Be My Guest).

Travel Highlights:
Ferry across the Shannon Estuary.
Luxury air-conditioned coach with WiFi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
Hand-picked 4 and 5 star accommodation
Hand-picked Insider Experiences
Optional Experiences and free time
All porterage and restaurant gratuities
Must-see sightseeing and surprise extras
An expert Travel Director and separate Driver
All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
VIP entry to many sights
Audio Headsets for flexible sightseeing
Airport Transfers