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 . Irish Odyssey 12 Day - Dublin to Dublin Group Tour Click here for map One of our most requested Ireland trips, perfect for those travelling to Ireland for the first time. See ever-changing landscapes, splendid seascapes, purple moorlands, monastic ruins, enchanting lakes, towering fortresses, and patchwork of fields spread in every shade of green. Ireland Tour  Your Day-by-Day Itinerary Day 1 – Thu: Depart for Dublin Board your overnight flight to Ireland. Day 2 – Fri: Dublin Castle & City Tour Arrive in Dublin and transfer to your hotel. At 2:00 pm join a local guide on a tour of Dublin to see the important public buildings. Visit Dublin Castle’s State Apartments and meet your fellow travelers over a welcome drink. Day 3 – Sat: Boyne Valley & Abbey Tavern Tour the Boyne Valley Visitor Centre to learn about Newgrange and Knowth, where passage burial tombs are over 5,000 years old and visit one of the tombs. Return to Dublin where the afternoon is at leisure. Dine and enjoy lively songs at the Abbey Tavern. Enjoy a traditional evening of dinner and ballads at the Abbey Tavern, built in the 15th century for some local monks as a seminary. The scene is beautifully set for dining - stone walls, fire places and gas lights. A typical five course Irish dinner with corned beef and cabbage, boiled potatoes and Irish coffee is served. (B, D) .jpg) Day 4 – Sun: Rock of Cashel &
“Titanic” Walk Visit the Rock of Cashel to see stately old church
ruins. Continue to Cobh, the last port of call for the Titanic and take a walk
around with a local historian to see places relating to the Titanic. Cobh was
originally a small fishing village, and then the base for the British Navy.
During the Victorian and Regency periods its became a fashionable seaside
resort. Cobh was both the departure point for many Irish immigrants in the 19th
century, and is associated with the loss of the Titanic and Lusitania. The
graveyard for many of the victims is in the town. Check in to your hotel in
Cork. (B, D) Day 5 – Mon: Blarney & Muckross House Stop at the Blarney Woollen Mills and you may visit Blarney Castle on your own. Drive to Killarney and check in to your hotel. Tour Muckross House, an elegant 19th century mansion and enjoy free time in Killarney. (B, D) Day 6 – Tue: Dingle Peninsula Tour Discover the glorious Dingle Peninsula as you admire views of mountains, beaches and rocky headlands. Pause in Dingle before touring the Blasket Centre in Dunquin. It's a very special place, a narrow promontory of harshly beautiful land and seascapes where the people are specially friendly and welcoming to strangers. Return to Killarney and enjoy some free time before dining in your hotel. (B, D) Day 7 – Wed: Cliffs of Moher & Galway Adare is a quaint picturesque village lined with traditional thatched-roof cottages, beautiful stone buildings, medieval monasteries and ruins. Snuggled in a wooden and lush countryside setting, Adare is widely regarded as being Ireland's prettiest and most unique village. Drive to Bunratty and take some free time before heading to view the Cliffs of Moher, an impressive wall of rock above the open Atlantic Ocean. Continue to Galway and drive around the city center to see the main places of interest. (B, D) .jpg)  Day 8 – Thu: Clifden & Kylemore Abbey Today tour Connemara and admire sweeping views of misty mountains and shimmering lakes. Connemara is one of the more scenically diverse regions seen on any Ireland tour. You will see sheep grazing freely and tracts of bogland where people hand-cut peat for home heating. Stop in Spiddal where you may hear locals chatting in the Irish language. Continue to Clifden, a delightful market town set between the Twelve Bens and sandy bays. Visit Kylemore Abbey, a 19th century neo-Gothic mansion, which is now a prestigious girls' school. Tour the exquisite chapel and reception rooms and stroll by the peaceful lake shore. In Moycullen watch skilled craftsmen cutting fine crystal at the Connemara Celtic Crystal Factory. (B, D) Day 9: Museum of Country Life & Yeats' Country Head north to Castlebar to visit the Museum of Country Life. The 18th century house, revival of the formal gardens, artificial lake, or Turlough comprises a wide range of artefacts dealing with agriculture, fishing and hunting, clothing and textiles, architecture, furniture, fittings, trades and crafts, transport, sports and leisure and religion. In the exhibition galleries, the film of mrural Ireland will bring a tear to your eye. Travel through County Sligo and stop to view W. B. Yeats' grave in Drumcliffe Churchyard. Follow the shoreline of Donegal Bay and continue your journey through Donegal and past the lovely Blue Stack Mountains to Derry for dinner and overnight. (B, D)  Day 10: Giant's Causeway & Derry This morning drive along
the north coast of Ireland to explore the Giant's Causeway, huge hexagonal
columns formed over 60 million years ago. The oversized rocks have given rise
to many legends, especially involving the giant, Finn McCool. Return to Derry
for a guided walking tour around the ancient city, which will include the
Guildhall, St. Columb's Cathedral, the Diamond and 16th century city walls. You
may like to spend some time browsing through the compact city center with its
many historic places on your own in the afternoon. (B, D)Day 11: Ulster American Folk Park & Cabra Castle Stay Drive past the Sperrin Mountains to visit the Ulster American Folk Park. See many cottages including the boyhood home of Thomas Mellon, who emigrated to Pittsburgh in 1818 and later founded the Mellon Bank. The Park traces the story of Ulster emigrants by showing how they lived in the "Old Country" and sailed across the Atlantic to settle in the "New World" in Colonial times. Travel south to Kingscourt to your castle hotel, built in 1760. After a farewell dinner in the Court Restaurant, enjoy some informal entertainment. (B, D)  Day 12: Dublin to USA This morning
take a group transfer from Kingscourt to Dublin Airport where your tour
concludes at 10:00 am. After check-in you will have time to shop at the
duty-free stores. If you need to arrive at Dublin Airport before 10:00 am, your
guide will arrange an early group transfer. No doubt along the way you've met a
colorful group of eccentric Irish characters, who will be long-remembered after
you return home. (B) One of our most requested Ireland trips includes: 12 days/10 nights/19 meals • Group transfers on arrival and departure • Sightseeing by luxury coach throughout • Services of a professional Irish driver/guide • Superior & first class hotels with private bath/shower for 10 nights • 10 full Irish breakfasts (B) • 9 dinners (D) including - Traditional Irish evening with dinner and entertainment at the Abbey Tavern - Farewell dinner at Cabra Castle Hotel - 7 table d’hote dinners • Welcome get-together drink • Tour of Dublin with a local guide • “Titanic” walking tour of Cobh • Guided walking tour of Derry • Visits and admissions to Dublin Castle, Boyne Valley Visitor Centre & Newgrange or Knowth Tomb, Rock of Cashel, Blarney Woollen Mills, Muckross House & Gardens, Blasket Centre, Cliffs of Moher, Kylemore Abbey, Connemara Celtic Crystal Factory, Museum of Country Life, W. B. Yeats’ Grave, Giant’s Causeway and Ulster American Folk Park • Deluxe flight bag, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap • All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person Your Hotels Stay at the following (or similar): • Grand Canal Hotel, Dublin (2 nights) • Kingsley Hotel, Cork (1 night) • Killarney Towers Hotel, Killarney (2 nights) • Clayton Hotel, Galway (2 nights) • City Hotel, Derry (2 nights) • Cabra Castle Hotel, Cavan (1 night)
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