12-Nights Complete Ireland Journey

This small group experience (maximum 16 participants) gets you off the beaten track so you get a real feel for the country. Our guides are hand-picked for their pride and passion for their country. Transportation is in modern Mercedes Benz mini-coaches and accommodation is in 3 star country hotels and B&Bs.

This 13-day trip through Ireland sets out from Belfast, discovering the many natural and cultural highlights of the island before disembarking in Dublin.

Your guide will meet you in Dublin for the beautiful trip to Belfast. This day includes the Giant’s Causeway, an incredible collection of 40,000 interlocking basalt columns that hug the coast of Northern Ireland. In Belfast itself, devote some time to the Titanic Quarter, which is part waterfront regeneration, part historic attraction. You’ll stop in at Derry to see another side of the North before returning to the Republic of Ireland itself, where an overnight stay in Donegal lets you enjoy one of the most invigorating natural landscapes in the country.

Pay your respects to the poet Yeats in County Sligo before immersing yourself in the megalithic history of Carrowmore, home to thirty tomb monuments dating back up to 3700BC. Then visit the edge of Europe at Achill Island, before exploring Connemara. You can enjoy its namesake national park and admire the Twelve Bens, or take a boat ride through Killary Fjord before overnighting in Westport. Turning inland, enjoy the lovely village of Cong before exploring Galway, where an evening at leisure gives you time to enjoy some local hospitality, and the city’s legendary entertainment scene.

Onward, following the cliffs of Burren, which feature some of Ireland’s earliest Christian settlements alongside ancient pagan ruins. Visit the Cathedral of Kifenora, and the famous Cliffs of Moher, keeping an eye out for local sea birds. Then spend three nights in Killarney, your base for exploring County Kerry and the Dingle Peninsula. This is one of Ireland’s most scenic regions, with amazing views of the surrounding islands, cliff top walks, and lively harbours. Killarney itself is a major hub of Irish music and culture, and a delightful spot to return to each evening. The Ring of Kerry is another of Ireland’s most popular scenic routes, taking you to the Cathersiveen ring fort, Daniel O’Connell’s birthplace, and within sight of Ireland’s highest mountain.

Fancy a chance to kiss the Blarney Stone? Today’s the day, as you visit Macroom and Blarney Castle – though kissing the actual stone may be harder than you think! Then explore west Cork before going on to the east, where you’ll visit Waterford and the famous Waterford Crystal factory. Spend a final night in Kilkenny before returning to Dublin, where you may wish to stay an extra few days to visit Trinity College, take a literary tour, or lose a night or two at the famous Temple Bar.

• Explore Belfast’s murals and Titanic Quarter before coastal Portrush and the Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland.
• Walk Derry’s historic walls, then roam Donegal’s beaches, Glenveagh, and Mount Errigal’s wild slopes.
• Savour Connemara’s Twelve Bens, Kylemore Abbey, and Sky Road views, overnighting in lively Galway.
• Trace ancient stones across the Burren, Cliffs of Moher, and Kerry’s ring, based in Killarney.
• Kiss the Blarney Stone, wander colourful Kinsale and Cobh, then Glendalough’s monastic valley, Ireland.

• Private arrival and departure airport transfers
• 2 nights premium accommodation in Dublin
• 3 nights moderate accommodation in Killarney
• 2 nights moderate accommodation in Westport
• 1 night moderate accommodation in Portrush
• 1 night moderate accommodation in Donegal
• 1 night moderate accommodation in Galway
• 1 night moderate accommodation in Kinsale
• 1 night moderate accommodation in Kilkenny
• 11-day Small Group Tour including;
  • Transportation in a Mercedes mini-coach with a maximum of 16 passengers on tour
  • Services of a professional driver/guide
  • All ferry and bridge crossings
  • Admission to Cliffs of Moher
• Breakfast daily, excluding Day 1

• Travel insurance
• International and domestic airfare & airfare taxes
• Meals and beverages not explicitly listed as included
• Admission costs at attractions and monuments except those mentioned as included
• Gratuities
• Items of a personal nature
• Passport & Visa fees, if applicable