10 Day Loop of Ireland Tour

Available dates for the year 2025

10 Day Tour Itinerary

Attractions Included:

• Trim Castle
• Hill Of Tara
• Bective Abbey

Meet your driver at the Grand Canal hotel Dublin for 9am.

Travel to the mysterious County of Meath known as the Royal County which derives its name from the Second Century AD as a territory for the High Kings of Ireland.

The abundance of historic monuments within this area testifies to the ancient importance of this region and some of the most important historic sites and monuments in Ireland dot the landscape here. The famous River Boyne flows gently through County Meath and along Co. Louth before flowing into the Irish Sea at Drogheda. You will be able to get picture-perfect images of the Boyne in Trim.

Enjoy your evening walking about the historic town of Trim.

Travel through the midlands of Ireland, which has many mixed farms. Stop for photos of the stately ruins on the Rock of Cashel, rising high above the surrounding plain. Continue your drive south and, just a few miles outside Cork, visit Blarney Castle to kiss the famous “Stone of Eloquence.” Also visit the Blarney Woollen Mills where you can find quality Irish made goods of all types, conveniently displayed under one roof. Visit the Titanic Museum in Cobh.

Attractions Included:

• • Blarney Castle
  • Blarney Woolen Mills
  • Titanic Museum

You will experience one of Ireland’s most stunning scenic drives – the 100 miles long Ring of Kerry where you take in a portion of it. You will inhale the breathtaking sights of Macgillycuddy’s Reeks as well as coastal views of beaches and cliffs. Learn about the offshore islands were early Christian monks lived in austere conditions. Stop for a stroll around Sneem, with its brightly-painted houses and again at Moll’s Gap for panoramic views of Ireland’s highest mountains and deepest valleys. Spend the day in Dingle, where you will take in Dingle Peninsula, and stop at Tom Crean’s pub

Attractions Included:

• Dingle Peninsula
• Ring of Kerry
• Torc Waterfall
• Molls Gap
• Ladies View

Leave Kerry and travel down through Clare to see The Cliffs of Moher.

You will head across the rugged boglands of Connemara to take in the unforgettable views

Stop at Kylemore Abbey Connemara which is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. The abbey was founded for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium in World War I.

Head into Galway city where you will spend the night

Attractions Included:

• • Cliffs of Moher
  • Kylemore Abbey
  • Galway City

Leave Galway and head down through Sligo stopping off at WB Yeats and taking in the breathtaking views of Benbulben.

County Donegal is a largely Irish-speaking region bordering the Atlantic Ocean in the northwest Ireland. Donegal is known for its castles, rugged coastline and mountains such as the iconic, quartzite Mount Errigal. Stop at Donegal Castle in Donegal town.

Head onto Killybegs harbour before heading to the Slieve League sometimes Slieve Leag or Slieve Liag, is a mountain on the Atlantic coast of County Donegal, Ireland. At 601 metres, it has some of the highest sea cliffs on the island of Ireland.

Donegal is one of Ireland’s untouched and unspoiled, romantic and authentic counties and one you will remember forever with the friendly, warm locals.

Attractions Included:

• • WB Yeats & Benbulben
  • Donegal Castle
  • Killybegs Harbour
  • Slieve League

Belfast is the capital city of Northern Ireland and is the second largest city on the island of Ireland. Belfast is famous for many reasons and is probably best known as the birthplace of the Titanic. The history of the recent period known as ‘The Troubles’ is depicted on the many famous wall murals throughout the city and are a great photo opportunity. Belfast is nowadays seen as a lively and hip city with a great nightlife. The nearby Giant’s Causeway is one of Ireland’s top attractions and when you visit it you will see why. The story goes that it was built by a local giant who wanted to build a path to Scotland to track down his nemesis. You can make up your own mind!

Attractions Included:

• • Belfast City
  • Giants Causeway
  • Queen’s University

You will travel through Dublin city to see historic buildings such as Trinity College, where the Book of Kells is housed; rows of Georgian houses and the new buildings around the Financial Centre beside the River Liffey. Hit the Guinness Storehouse for a pint of the black stuff and pull your own pint! Relax for the evening and enjoy your farewell dinner before you leave Ireland with many happy memories and stories to take home with you.

Attractions Included:

• • Dublin City tour
  • Trinity College & Book of Kells
  • Guinness Storehouse