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The Best of Ireland – Heritage of the North and South

£2,095.00

Learning more on the story of the Titanic’s fateful maiden voyage, at Belfast&s Titanic Exhibition.

Experience the highlights of the Emerald Isle, beginning and ending in its capital cities. Starting in Belfast, we’ll visit the Titanic exhibition and explore the incredible Giant’s Causeway – 40,000 basalt columns built by a giant, according to legend. Crossing into Ireland, we’ll see spectacular scenery as we encounter the Cliffs of Moher and drive the celebrated Ring of Kerry peninsula road. We finish our Ireland tours in Dublin, viewing the Book of Kells at Trinity College and perhaps sampling a Guinness or two.

  • 10 excursions & visits
  • 10 meals
  • Easy going pace
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Your itinerary

Day 1 – Belfast

Our door-to-door travel service collects you from home for your flight to Belfast. On arrival we transfer to our hotel.

Culloden Estate & Spa, Belfast (5-star)

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Dinner

Day 2 – Carrickfergus – Causeway Coastal Route

This morning, we depart on the Causeway Coastal Route – alongside the glens of Antrim. The first stop is Carrickfergus Castle, one of Northern Ireland’s most striking medieval monuments. We continue to the UNESCO-listed Giant’s Causeway. This geological feat is an unforgettable force of nature; or maybe you’ll choose to believe the myth that this was the handiwork of a local ogre!

Culloden Estate & Spa, Belfast (5-star)

Today includes…

Excursions & visits: Excursion to Carrickfergus Castle and the Giant’s Causeway (all day)

Breakfast

Giant&s Causeway, Northern Ireland

Day 3 – Titanic Exhibition – Enniskillen – Athlone

We’ll depart for our excursion to the Titanic Belfast Exhibition, to learn the story of the Titanic, from its construction to the infamous maiden voyage. Journeying south, we’ll stop at Enniskillen for a cruise on Lough Erne, home to 160 wooded islands, dotted within hundreds of miles of fresh water. We continue on to Athlone.

Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone (4-star)

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Excursions & visits: Titanic Belfast Exhibition and cruise on Lough Erne, Enniskillen (all day)

Breakfast, Light lunch and Dinner

Day 4 – Cliffs of Moher – Cork

We’ll travel around Liscannor Bay and encounter the rugged Cliffs of Moher rising some 700 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. This naturally impressive scenery is worth a small diversion as we make our way to Cork.

The Kingsley Hotel, Cork (4-star)

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Excursions & visits: Excursion to Cliffs of Moher (all day)

Breakfast

Day 5 – Blarney Castle – Ring of Kerry

This morning we&ll visit Blarney Castle, a tower house that began its life in the 15th century and is today surrounded by 60 acres of lovely gardens. It&s also home to the fabled Blarney Stone, built into its battlements. We’ll then head west to Killarney National Park, where Ireland’s highest mountains sweep down to lake shores. We’ll drive on the Ring of Kerry – a 179km route of raw natural beauty and spectacular scenery before returning to the hotel.

The Kingsley Hotel, Cork (4-star)

Today includes…

Excursions & visits: Excursion to Blarney Castle and the Ring of Kerry (all day)

Breakfast

The Blarney Castle fortress in Ireland

Day 6 – Waterford – Dublin

This morning we depart Cork for Ireland’s oldest city, Waterford, home to the famous crystal glass. We take a look at the Waterford Crystal Visitor Centre to learn of its time-honoured trade, before making our way to Dublin, where we’ll spend the next two nights.

Iveagh Garden Hotel, Dublin (4-star)

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Excursions & visits: Excursion to Waterford Crystal (morning)

Breakfast

Day 7 – Dublin

This morning we introduce you to the Republic of Ireland’s capital city and visit EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum. The rest of the day and evening is free, so why not enjoy one of the many restaurants in Temple Bar and take in the atmosphere of this lively city.

Iveagh Garden Hotel, Dublin (4-star)

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Excursions & visits: Visits to EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum (morning)

Breakfast

Free time

Temple Bar street in Dublin city center, Ireland

Day 8 – Dublin – departure

We transfer to the airport for your return flight home. Upon arrival our vehicle will be waiting for the journey home.

Today includes…

Breakfast