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Group Tour
Easy
Rating
(20 reviews)
Experience Overview
Explore all the best the Emerald Isle has to offer on your trip filled with tales of mythical creatures and the troubled history of an island split in two. Beyond soul-stirring landscapes, there’s time with a local ‘Cabbie’ who’ll guide you through Belfast.
Highlights
Dining Summary
- 5 Dinner (D)
- 10 Breakfast (B)
- 1 Lunch (L)
Be My Guest
- Ballycastle: Join your hosts, the Cole family, at their home, Broughgammon Farm near Ballycastle, where you'll enjoy farm life and a delicious meal of local favorites.
Dive into Culture
- Belfast: Experience Belfast from the comfort of your dedicated Black Cab with expert 'Cabbie' commentary.
- Belfast: Discover the full story of the Titanic at the Titanic Belfast visitor attraction in Belfast.
- Belleek: See traditional craftsmen at work at the Belleek Pottery Visitor Center, one of the oldest working potteries in the world.
- Waterford: Learn how crystal is crafted at the House of Waterford Crystal during a workshop tour.
- New Ross: Explore the tragic history of Ireland's famine emigration with a Local Specialist at the Dunbrody Famine Ship Experience, a replica of one of the original ships used in the 1800s.
Iconic Experience
- Dublin: A Local Specialist will show you Dublin's elegant Georgian squares, O'Connell Street and the Custom House.
- Bushmills: In Northern Ireland you'll discover the legend of the Giant's Causeway as you explore this iconic natural landmark.
- Londonderry: With a Local Specialist explore inside the city walls. See the Gothic Guildhall and the Georgian houses of Shipquay Street.
- Kylemore Abbey & Victorian Walled Garden: Visit the turreted Neo-Gothic Kylemore Abbey. This monastery was founded in 1920 for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium in World War I.
- Galway: Explore the historic heart of Galway. See landmarks such as the Spanish Arch and the cathedral, or perhaps admire the distinctive Claddagh rings.
- Ring of Kerry: Admire Ireland's enduring scenic beauty on one of the most beautiful drives in the world.
- Blarney: It is said that those who kiss the Blarney Stone are bestowed with the power to persuade, flatter and coax. But to do so, you must dangle from the ramparts! Visit Blarney Castle and see the famous Stone of Eloquence.
- New Ross: Visit the port town of New Ross. On the quayside, perhaps see the Dunbrody replica famine ship and statue of John F. Kennedy.
MAKE TRAVEL MATTER®
- Lahinch: Gain a deeper understanding of the Cliffs of Moher on a guided walk with a Local Specialist in conservation. Learn how wildflowers support rare bird species like the red-billed chough and explore the cultural ties between the land and local communities. Your visit directly supports United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 15: Life on Land.
Must-see Highlights
- Explore Dublin, Belfast and Londonderry
- Discover Galway and Waterford
- Visit the Titanic Experience in Belfast, the UNESCO World Heritage site at the Giant's Causeway, Belleek to see how the famous pottery is made, Kylemore Abbey, the Cliffs of Moher, Blarney's Castle to kiss the stone and gain the 'gift of the gab', the Crystal Showroom at Waterford and the Dunbrody Famine Ship in New Ross
- View Belfast City Hall, the City Walls and Murals of Londonderry and St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin
- See Galway Cathedral
- Scenic Cruise cross the Shannon Estuary
- Scenic Drive through Connemara and along the Ring of Kerry
Trip Details
Product Code: 34368
Tour Type: Group Tour
Accommodation: Deluxe
Transport: Private
Guide Language: English
Travel Styles:
Family, 55+
Supplier Code: 111.410C
Starts: Dublin, Ireland
Finishes: Dublin, Ireland
Duration: 11 days
Departures: Not Guaranteed
Physical rating:
Easy
Includes
Whats Included
- An expert Travel Director and professional Driver
- Cherry-picked hotels, all tried and trusted
- All porterage and restaurant gratuities
- All hotel tips, charges and local taxes
- Breakfast daily and up to half of your evening meals
- Must-see sightseeing
- Audio headsets for flexible sightseeing
- Luxury air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
- Ferry across the Shannon estuary
- Optional Experiences and free time
- On occasion, hotels of similar standard and location may be utilized
Price
Price per person: (Double Occupancy) CAD $4576 (CAD $416 /day)
Itinerary
Embrace your playful side and discover the allure of the lively Irish capital - a small city with a lot of heart and yours to explore before meeting your Travel Director and fellow travelers this afternoon for a sightseeing tour with your Local Specialist. See the stately Georgian Squares and Trinity College before enjoying a whiskey tasting at a local distillery.The excitement will build this evening over drinks, good food and great company as your Travel Director gives you a taste of what’s to come.
Accommodation: Clayton Ballsbridge, Sandymount
Meals: Dinner
Leaving the cosmopolitan streets of Dublin behind, we travel to Northern Ireland and the bustling city of Belfast, where you will have some free time to enjoy a spud for lunch or perhaps an Irish stew. Later, we meet our Local Specialist 'Cabbie' for an insider view of the city’s living history during a journey through its vibrant streets in a real taxi. We spend the rest of the afternoon at leisure, or perhaps join an Optional Experience.
Accommodation: AC by Marriott Belfast, Leonardo
Meals: Breakfast
Dive into Culture during a visit to the award-winning Titanic Belfast Experience. Gain insights into the tragic story of the Titanic and its passengers who lost their lives in the icy Atlantic. Leave the city behind, traveling to your Be My Guest experience near Ballycastle for lunch. Then onto the Giant's Causeway as we walk in the footsteps of Finn McCool. Our visit will help to conserve this iconic natural landmark. Take some time to admire the natural spectacle of 40,000 interlocking basalt columns before continuing to Derry/Londonderry, our home for the next two nights.
Accommodation: City Hotel Derry, Waterfoot
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Join your Local Specialist for a walk along the 17th-century city walls and see the formerly turbulent Bogside neighborhood, with its street murals depicting the history of the 'Troubles'. Spend a free afternoon walking along the pretty Foyle River or consider joining an Optional Experience to Inishowen Peninsula, with its rich history. This evening enjoy dinner at your hotel.
Accommodation: City Hotel Derry, Waterfoot
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Journey through the lush countryside to Belleek, where you'll Dive into Culture and witness talented pottery crafters create the exquisite collectables that have graced homes since the mid-19th century. Arrive in Galway later, where you will stay for the next two nights.
Accommodation: Maldron Oranmore
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
The rugged beauty of Connemara was captured in the film 'The Quiet Man' with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. Its loughs and mountains are yours to explore today during a scenic drive. Arrive at Kylemore Abbey later to visit the country's most romantic castle and ramble through the hidden nooks of its Victorian walled garden. Returning to Galway, enjoy some free time to explore its imposing stone Cathedral or stroll through Eyre Square, which John F. Kennedy visited in 1963.
Accommodation: Maldron Oranmore
Meals: Breakfast
Marvel at the towering Cliffs of Moher as they rise over 200 m (650 ft) above the Atlantic Ocean. Take part in a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience, gaining a deeper understanding of this UNESCO-listed landscape with your Local Specialist. At the ‘Atlantic Edge’ exhibition, discover how thousands of years of wind and sea shaped the cliffs, and enjoy views from the perspective of nesting seabirds who call this place home. Continue your journey along the Wild Atlantic Way, soaking up more coastal views before crossing the waters of the Shannon Estuary. Arrive in Killarney, where your evening is free to explore or you can opt in for a traditional Irish ceilidh, full of music, dance and craic.
Accommodation: Killarney Towers, Killarney
Meals: Breakfast
The soul-stirring landscapes of Iveragh Peninsula provide a mesmerizing backdrop for our scenic coastal drive around the Ring of Kerry – an unimaginably beautiful natural setting. En route we will see Killorglin, famous for its annual 'Puck Fair', as well as Daniel O'Connell's Cahirciveen, the fishing village of Waterville, the Black Valley and Moll's Gap.
Accommodation: Killarney Towers, Killarney
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Today you might acquire the 'gift of the gab', bending over backwards to kiss the Blarney Stone before you travel to Waterford. Admire the delicate creations of fine crystal during a visit to the House of Waterford Crystal where you will Dive into Culture and witness a demonstration by master crafters. This evening, arrive in Kilkenny with its imposing 12th-century castle, once the seat of the Butlers of Ormonde.
Accommodation: Kilkenny
Meals: Breakfast
After a morning exploration of Kilkenny, depart for New Ross where you'll see the monument to John F. Kennedy, who visited his ancestral family hometown in 1963. Dive into Culture and gain insights into the tragic plight of Irish emigrants during the potato famine of the 1800s on your visit to the nearby three-masted Dunbrody Famine Ship. Journey through the lush Irish countryside of County Wicklow, the 'Garden of Ireland', and back to Dublin where you’ll spend your final evening with travel companions sharing stories of your memorable journey through Ireland at dinner.
Accommodation: Clayton Leopardstown, Sandymount, Roganstown Golf & Country Club
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
It’s time to say a fond farewell to Ireland and newfound friends as you prepare to end your wonderful Irish experience.
Meals: Breakfast
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Tour Operator
Trafalgar (CA)
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Reviews
Trusted Customer - Traveled, June 2024
Our tour guide *Personal information removed by Feefo* was wonderful. He was knowledgeable and informative about where we were going and what we were doing. Our driver *Personal information removed by Feefo* was patient and kind throughout the trip. Would have liked more time at Cliffs of Mohr and at Giants Causeway.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/18/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, June 2024
*Personal information removed by Feefo* tour guide and driver *Personal information removed by Feefo* great team! So knowledgeable and competent. Our trip was truly excellent ! Our tour guide *Personal information removed by Feefo* and driver *Personal information removed by Feefo* went above and beyond to meet our needs. *Personal information removed by Feefo* knowledge and love of Ireland so impressed me This tour itinerary really allowed us to see both the north and south of Ireland . The local tour guides were wonderful and were worth the extra cost. Do not miss these tours!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/21/2024
Jan Seitz - Traveled, June 2024
We believe our experience was beyond a “touristy tour” precisely because of who led us, *Personal information removed by Feefo*. Please don’t lose site of the value of your local experts. *Personal information removed by Feefo* added context, depth and colour to our travels. We really appreciated how he considered details in the planning. He was kind, approachable and knowledgeable. He also was well connected with other local experts and appreciated their skill sets and knowledge. Every local expert we met was incredible. This tour was an amazing experience from beginning to end. This was our first Trafalgar experience and it won’t be the last.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/10/2024
Debra Cheeseman - Traveled, June 2024
This was a great tour. Our tour guide *Personal information removed by Feefo* was a wealth of knowledge, and we were in good hands when it came to our driver, *Personal information removed by Feefo*. Our itinerary was fantastic. We got to visit all the important sites (and then some) and although we were up and at ‘em early in the morning, we were usually one of the first ones at the venues so very little crowds to contend with. All in all it was a great vacation.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/13/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, June 2024
*Personal information removed by Feefo* was an excellent tour guide providing lots of background on each stop as well as appropriate music to keep us entertained. We saw a lot, we learned a lot and made some new friends. Totally enjoyed out experience *Personal information removed by Feefo* and *Personal information removed by Feefo*
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 07/23/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, May 2024
Gives good overview of Ireland. The host *Personal details removed by Feefo* booked after us well and everything ran smoothly. The optional extras to experience the music was great.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 06/20/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, September 2024
Excellent! *Personal information removed by Feefo* & *Personal information removed by Feefo* were super! My only complaint was the trip was to celebrate our 55th wedding anniversary & the only thing that was done was a card at one of the hotels.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/13/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, October 2024
Allie, out tour guide was excellent. Very knowledgable about Ireland. Friendly, helpful, patient, organized, always available for questions. Not rushed. Trip Rating The tour guide was excellent as was the driver - would highly recommend. We took an optional excursion - Belfast Walk and Fish and Chips - 48 GBP per person. It was terrible. Was advertised as national, awarding winning fish and chips. In addition to it being very expensive, there was one piece of fish (tasted like frozen fish sticks) and french fries that looked and tasted like frozen FF. No dessert. The "walk" with a local specialist was terrible as well - she kept talking about how many pubs she had frequented - and some of the wall paintings she pointed out were crude and insulting. Other than that, the trip was great. Hotels were good, restaurants were good, excursions were good, weather was good.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/29/2024
Boe & Vince Daley - Traveled, September 2024
We loved our trip to Ireland! The service while traveling was outstanding. (See previous paragraph.) The Irish Experience tour was very comprehensive and yet included a lot of variety. Our guide (Allie) and bus driver (Jergen) were extremely skilled & professional, instilling confidence from the beginning. Although our time at the different stops was limited, it always seemed adequate. Except for one, all of the local guides were outstanding, and we felt we learned a lot about the people, history, and geography of Ireland. Some of the hotels and included meals were nice, some just OK. Check-in at the hotels always went quickly & smoothly. I wish I'd known in advance that some of the hotels had swimming pools, as I would have packed a bathing suit and perhaps burned off the effects of some of those meals!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/09/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, September 2024
Amazing trip! Our tour director was very knowledgeable and gave many suggestions along the way of places to eat or see in our down time. Our bus driver was great! It is a fast-paced trip, but amazing! Just beautiful!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/20/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, September 2024
The service was excellent If ever we needed assistance we knew that Trafalgar would step up to help us out. We never had to carry our luggage to or from our room or the bus. The itinerary was packed with related activities from 8 a.m. to 8. p.m. every day. You don't leave feeling like you missed anything. The Director's knowledge of Irish history was impressive. She also made sure that we had time to shop. The resturaunts we ate at served local dishes and it was from very good to excellent. There were 48 people on our tour. The places we stayed were top shelf.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/27/2024
Carol Henderson - Traveled, September 2024
A little more free time. Driver and guide were excellent.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/09/2024
Sudjai Itsara - Traveled, September 2024
Happy with Trafalgar! Excellent service, transportation to and from airport were included. Trip Rating I like the itinerary because it covers both Northern and Republic of Ireland. The tour were lead by excellent organized guide and driver. Hotels and foods were good. We got to see what we supposed to see as tourist . Now we understood Ireland a lot more.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/07/2024
Cynthia Marshall - Traveled, September 2024
We had a fantastic tour director, *****************, as well as an excellent coach driver, Colm. We could not have squeezed in another activity if we tried! This tour was fun, educational, and memorable! Thank you, John & Cynthia Marshall.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/10/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, August 2024
My Irish experience! Our guide was great and our driver was amazing! Our guide gave us lots of information. Our driver was able to get us through many tight traffic situations. It was jam packed with lots of experiences. Very thorough coverage. Not enough time in Dublin.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/08/2024
Mary Rossi - Traveled, September 2024
Fantastic!
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/18/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, September 2024
Great to work with! Easy to work with and questions were answered quickly. Great attention to detail. Great itinerary seeing both Northern Ireland and the Republic. Don’t expect a lot of free time on your own to explore. Included and optional excursions were both informative and enjoyable. Included meals were plentiful and good.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/12/2024
Cathy K. - Traveled, September 2024
Irish Experience - Unforgettable experience. Trafalgar is top notch and will always be my choice. I feel everything is well thought out and planned. I like 99% of the accommodations. The tour guides and the bus drivers are always focused on the travelers safety and enjoyment. They know the ins and outs of so many places, share interesting stories and information and are also entertaining! The itinerary for this trip was busy which is why we experienced so much. It was full of nature sights, city sights, historic sights and local and historical information, music and dance. A well-rounded trip. I feel I really got to see Ireland.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 10/30/2024
Elizabeth P Kloskoski - Traveled, August 2024
Our Amazing Bucket List --Ireland! Five stars across the board and the experiences were amazing. Our trip was amazing.. Our tour guide and driver were with out a doubt amazing. We learned so much about the country and so much about the people of the beautiful Ireland.
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/22/2024
Trusted Customer - Traveled, August 2024
Highly recommend….. Excellent! Best trip ever! Highly recommend. Our tour guide Carole Lynn made it fun, informative & it was a pleasure ….
Source: Tour operator Submitted: 09/06/2024
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