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IRELAND TOURING

Giant’s Causeway Midleton Distillery Experience
EXPLORE IRELAND 12 DAYS
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DUBLIN – BELFAST – DONEGAL – GALWAY – CORK – KILKENNY – DUBLIN From 5490 per person twin share
Day 1: Dublin Day 8: Cork (D)
Arrive in Dublin and make your own way to your hotel. Today discover the highlights of the Ring of Kerry. Take in 12 DAYS | DUBLIN TO DUBLIN
Enjoy free time to explore the city. Stay overnight the spectacular scenery of Molls Gap and Ladies’ View. TRAVEL TYPE: Escorted coach
in Dublin. Finish the day with a relaxing jaunting car ride in Killarney DEPARTS: Selected Saturdays (24 May – 11
Day 2: Dublin to Belfast (B) National Park. Step back in time by experiencing Ireland’s Oct 25)
Depart towards Belfast, travelling through the Boyne most traditional mode of transport, the Jaunting car
Valley and the 5,000-year-old Hill of Tara, the seat of which a light two-wheeled open horse-drawn vehicle.
the ancient High Kings of Ireland. Stop at the Glyde Inn Discover Killarney’s most loved beauty hotspots while HIGHLIGHTS
for a unique VR experience, where you won’t just learn learning the area’s history from your jarvey, many of • Scenic drive of the Causeway Coast and Ring
about being a Viking; you will become one. Continue to whom are second and third generation jarveys. of Kerry
Hillsborough Castle, the official Royal Palace for Northern Day 9: Cork to Kilkenny (B) • Explore Belfast
Ireland. Explore Hillsborough Castle’s fascinating history Visit the nearby Midleton Distillery Experience, founded • Discover the Walled City of Derry
and stunning State Rooms. Spend two nights in Belfast. by the Murphy Brothers in 1825, which still produces • Learn the art of whiskey making at the Midleton
Day 3: Belfast City (B) more than 24 million bottles of whiskey yearly. Finish the Distillery Experience
Enjoy a panoramic tour of Belfast’s city centre and learn visit with a tasting of this famous Irish whiskey. Continue • Marvel the history of glass making in Waterford
how Belfast developed from a small market town to an towards Waterford, where you will visit the House of
industrial giant. Pass by landmarks like City Hall and Waterford. On the tour, you will see how Waterford INCLUDES
Queen’s University before visiting Titanic Belfast®, an Crystal masterpieces are crafted, from initial design to • 11 nights 3 and 4 star accommodation
iconic landmark building where the story of Titanic is told. final engraving. Continue to Kilkenny for a two night stay. • Meals as specified
Enjoy the afternoon at leisure in Belfast. Day 10: Kilkenny (B) • Admission to The Glyde Inn VR Experience,
Day 4: Belfast to Donegal (BD) Visit the Dunbrody Famine Ship, a full-scale replica of Hillsborough Castle, Titanic Belfast®, Giants
This morning travel along the spectacular North Antrim the original ship built in 1845 which carried thousands of Causeway, Belleek Pottery, Marble Arch Caves,
Coastline. Experience the highlight of any trip to Northern emigrants from Ireland to North America. The afternoon is Cliffs of Moher, Blarney Castle, House of
Ireland: The Giant’s Causeway, where about 40,000 free discover this picturesque medieval city. Waterford, Dunbrody Famine Ship, EPIC The Irish
interlocking basalt columns were formed as a result of a Day 11: Kilkenny to Dublin (B) Emigration Museum
volcanic eruption. The site was declared a World Heritage Return to Dublin where you will visit the EPIC Museum • Walking tour in Derry
Site by UNESCO in 1986. Continue to Derry, Ireland’s only and find out why over 10 million people emigrated from
fully intact walled city. The tour of Derry concludes with a Ireland. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure to explore • Jaunting Car ride in Killarney National Park
walk along its historic walls. Continue to Donegal for an more of Dublin. Spend a final night in Dublin. • Whiskey making at the Midleton Distillery
overnight stay. Day 12: Dublin (B) Experience
Day 5: Donegal to Galway (BD) Your tour ends after breakfast. • Expert local guide
The first stop today is Belleek Pottery which has been (B = breakfast, D = dinner) • Travel by air-conditioned motorcoach
in business since 1857. See first-hand how this world-
renowned pottery is created. Continue to the Marble Arch
Caves and explore a fascinating, natural underworld of Giant’s
rivers, winding passages and lofty chambers. The caves, Causeway
located in the heart of the UNESCO Global Geopark,
were formed in limestone rock when water flowing Donegal 1
through the rock slowly dissolved it to leave chambers NORTHERN 2 Belfast City
and passages. Later travel to Galway where you will IRELAND
spend two nights.
Day 6: Galway (B)
Today, travel into County Clare and the Burren Region.
Visit the Cliffs of Moher and take in the splendid views IRELAND
over the Atlantic Ocean. Rising to over 200 metres in
places, they are among the highest sea cliffs in Western 2 Galway 2 Dublin
Europe and stretch for about eight kilometres along the Burren &
Atlantic coast. Return to Galway to enjoy some time at Cliffs of Moher
leisure in the city. 2 Kilkenny
Day 7: Galway to Cork (B)
Travel south towards Cork, passing through Limerick. Killarney
In the afternoon visit Blarney Castle. Be sure to kiss
the mythical Blarney Stone (or stone of eloquence), so Ring of Kerry
that you can possess the gift of the gab. Arrive in Cork 2 Cork START/FINISH
where you will spend two nights. OVERNIGHT
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* FROM PRICES ARE A GUIDE ONLY, subject to change and availability and are in New Zealand Dollars. Prices are per person twin share, unless otherwise specified and based on the lowest room category and travel in low season.
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