14 Day Jewels Of Ireland Tour

B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner

Tour Includes:

Day 1: Dublin Castle & City Tour

• Start your tour at 2 PM with a walk around the centre of Dublin.
• Enjoy a guided tour of Dublin Castle. Visit the State Apartments and see where many state functions are held in beautifully decorated chambers.

• Have a welcome drink with your tour group before dining independently.

Day 2: Russborough House & Dublin’s Abbey Tavern

• Visit Blessington and enjoy a guided tour around the famous Russborough House. Explore the hidden treasures and works of art in the Palladian mansion.
• Afterwards, head back to Dublin, where you will have the afternoon free to make use of your open-top bus tours pass. Visit famous sites such as Guinness Storehouse, EPIC Ireland, the General Post Office Museum or the Teeling Whiskey Distillery.
• For dinner, visit the Abbey Tavern for a traditional Irish dinner accompanied by Irish music and step-dancing.

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Day 3: Blarney Castle & Kinsale Walk

• On your way to Blarney Castle in County Cork, stop at the Rock of Cashel for some photos.
• You will be able to climb the castle ramparts and kiss the famous “Blarney Stone” and walk around the beautiful grounds.
• Visit the Blarney Woollen Mills for some amazing Irish-made goods.
• Then travel to Kinsale, an old fishing town, which is popular for its gourmet food and sailing.
• A local guide will take you on a tour around the town’s historic streets.

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Day 4: Cork Coastal Drive & Killarney

• Drive along the coastline of Country Cork, while enjoying the wonderful coves and beaches along the way through Clonakilty and Skibbereen.
• Next, visit Killarney where you can relax and enjoy a horse-drawn jaunting car ride through Killarney National Park. There you can see Ross Castle
• Head back to your hotel in Killarney town before dinner.

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Day 5: Scenic Dingle Peninsula & Blasket Centre

• Start the day with a boat trip of Dingle Harbour and Bay to enjoy the amazing views. See the heather mountains, sandy beaches and rich, green landscapes of the Dingle Peninsula.
• Next, visit Slea Head, at the very top of the Peninsula, for breath-taking views of the mountains and coast.
• Afterwards, visit the Blasket Center in Dunguin and learn about the Blasket Islands, home of many farming and fishing families until 1953
• Stop at the South Pole Inn for an Irish Coffee before heading back to Killarney to enjoy the rest of the day.

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Day 6: Cliffs of Moher & Knappogue Castle Banquet

• Your day starts with a visit to the Foynes Flying Boat and Maritime Museum, to see how the air travel was in the 1930s and 1940s.
• Visit the iconic Cliffs of Moher, which rises 700 feet above the Atlantic Ocean.
• Next, visit the town of Ennis, before ending the day at Knappogue or Bunratty Castle where you will experience a medical-style banquet along with some amazing food and music.

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Day 7: Sheepdog Trials & Galway

• Drive through the rounded hills of the Burren to Caherconnell to watch a farmer skilfully heard his sheep.
• Stop at a beautiful village in the Burren to explore
• Next, drive to Galway and enjoy a guided walking tour around the city and its famous attractions. See the city’s medieval walls, Lynch’s Castle and the narrow streets before dinner that evening.

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Day 8: Connemara Catamaran Cruise & Farmhouse Visit

• Travel through Connemara to Leenane, and enjoy a catamaran cruise of Killary Harbour, Ireland’s only fjord.
• Learn about farm life at Dan O’Hara’s Homestead and see beautiful Connemara ponies, donkeys and chickens.
• Enjoy a farmhouse lunch before going to Standen of Spiddal for an Irish coffee and learning about local crafts.
• Enjoy a free evening to explore the city.

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Day 9: Belleek Pottery & Donegal

• Visit Belleek Pottery in Country Sligo and see how craftspeople are working with the famous fine china.
• Take a drive to Donegal to visit the Donegal Castle built by the O’Donnell in the 15th century.
• Enjoy the rest of the evening to explore the city.

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Day 10: Slieve League Cliffs & Donegal Castle

• Take a coastal drive to Slieve League, Europe’s highest sea cliffs
• Drive through beautiful Glengesh Pass, through Andara and visit Triona Design for a demonstration of spinning, weaving and knitting.
• Travel back to Donegal where the rest of the day is free before dinner.

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Day 11: Derry Walk & Giant’s Causeway

• A local guide will take you on a walking tour to see Derry’s medieval walls, St. Columb’s Cathedral and the Diamond.
• Stop at Dunluce Castle for some photos before visiting the famous Giant’s Causeway, formed over 60 million years ago.
• Before travelling to Belfast, visit where “Game of Thrones” was produced at The Dark Hedges and along the Nine Glens of Antrim.

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Day 12: Titanic Belfast & Cabra Castle

• Take a tour of Belfast to see its Victorian buildings and where the Titanic was built in 1912
• Visit Titanic Belfast and its exceptional displays to learn more about its history.
• Afterwards, drive to Kingscourt to your castle hotel which was built in 1760.
• Enjoy free time before dinner and some live step-dancing

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Day 13: Neolithic Tombs & Drogheda

• Explore the Boyne Valley Visitor Centre and learn about the 5,000-year-old burial tombs of Newgrange and Knowth.
• Travel to Drogheda for a walk around the historic town and taste some of its locally-brewed beer.
• Enjoy your last dinner of the tour in Wm Cairnes & Son Gastropub, where there will also be some live music entertainment

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Day 14: Depart Dublin For Home

Your program ends after breakfast.
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B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner