It's luxury all the way with this tour which combines 4 days around Dublin with 7 Days touring the Irish countryside, staying in some of Ireland's most exclusive and opulent hotels and visiting its most renowned historic sites and beautiful locations.
All accommodation is in Deluxe Rooms and breakfast each morning is included. Accommodation in suites can be arranged.
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(3 nights)
Located
in the heart of the city, opposite Trinity College and just minutes from the
fashionable stores and boutiques on Grafton St, this is Dublin's best address.
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(2 nights)
Ireland's
newest luxury hotel, Lyrath is a byword for elegance & sophistication.
Beautifully situated in the countryside close to Kilkenny city, it is a
perfect base for touring the South East.
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(3 nights)
Relax
in luxurious rooms overlooking the magnificent scenery of Killarney's National
Park - and in Ireland's only Angsana Spa, a tranquil
oasis of renewal and relaxation.
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OR
(3 nights)
A
family owned country house style 5 star hotel in the heart of Killarney, known
for its impeccable attention to detail and superb accommodation. There is an
excellent spa with a hydrotherapy suite and a caldarium.
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(2 nights)
Live
like royalty in one of the very best Castle Hotels in the world, surrounded by
the beautiful estate grounds, cocooned in absolute luxury and with exception
and very friendly service.
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We will meet
you at Dublin Airport to whisk you to priority check in at your hotel and then on a sight-seeing
tour of Dublin personalized to your interests. Visit Trinity College,
Christ
Church Cathedral and the magnificent chambers of Dublin Castle, stroll
around the National Museum or
Gallery or visit the Museum of Modern Art in
the beautifully restored Royal Hospital.
Travel
back to Ireland's ancient past today, with a chance to
explore the passage tombs of Newgrange and Knowth, older than the pyramids,
visit the ecclesiastical capital of Monasterboice with
its famous high crosses and
stand on top of the
Hill of Tara, seat of Ireland's first High Kings.
Wicklow
is known as the Garden of Ireland, and you will soon see why. Highlights today
include the monastic settlement and round tower at Glendalough, the picturesque
village of Avoca including the the famous Avoca Hand
weavers and the marvellous Mount Usher Gardens. Spend
the afternoon
exploring the fashionable shopping streets close to your hotel.
We
travel through Kildare, home of the legendary Irish Thoroughbred horse,
stopping to see some of the best Irish stallions at the Irish National Stud and tour
the adjacent Japanese Gardens. Take a leisurely stroll around the
narrow streets and lanes of the medieval city of Kilkenny and a tour of its 800
year old castle.
Today's
tour includes a visit to the Waterford City and its Crystal
Factory, where you can see craftsmen creating the famous cut glass. We
will travel through Wexford visiting the Famine Museum,
and return through the quaint village of Inistoige,
which has been a location for many movies made in Ireland.
An
interesting drive today, visiting the splendid Rock of Cashel,
Cahir Castle and the town of Cobh,
where thousands of Irish emigrants to the USA had their last glimpse of home.
We will also stop at Middleton Distillery, to see how
Irish Whiskey is made and taste some fine examples.
Today
you can choose to tour the Dingle Peninsula or the
more remote Beara Peninsula, both areas of spectacular
scenery, with small villages and interesting craft workshops. Return in time
to have a game of golf, go horse riding or spend a few relaxing hours in the
hotel's spa.
The
Ring of Kerry is a spectacular coastal drive through
some of the most magnificent scenery in Ireland. Stop at the lovely towns of
Sneem, with it's artist's workshops, and
Kenmare, where there is excellent shopping, returning
via the Lakes of Killarney to visit
Muckross House and the Torc Waterfall.
We
cross by ferry today to Co Clare, visiting the world heritage site of
Skellig Michael (including a boat trip to the Skellig,
weather permitting) the Cliffs of Moher and the
Burren, with its extraordinary landscape, its unique ecology and
hundreds of ancient stone monuments.
Spend
the early part of the day in Limerick, visiting
King John's Castle and the
Hunt Museum and later visit Bunratty Castle and
Folk Park, before returning to Dromoland to enjoy your choice of the many leisure facilities on the estate.
On your last day in Ireland, enjoy a final tour tailored to the amount of time you have available before catching your flight home.
We will get you to Shannon airport in comfortable time for your flight and then we say farewell - until you return to Ireland!
