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Day 01: Overnight flight to Ireland.
Day 02: Dublin Sightseeing.
Arrive Dublin, Ireland on Friday. Morning transfer to hotel, with free time to
rest and relax. Afternoon 2 hour local tour of Dublin. Dinner and overnight at
our Ashbourne hotel. Day 03: Mellifont Abbey and Titanic Belfast. Travel
north to nearby Mellifont Abbey, a Cistercian community founded in 1142.
Continue to Belfast. We enjoy a visit to Titanic Belfast, a multiple
dimensional exhibition exploring the Titanic story. Dinner and overnight
Belfast.
Day 04: Belfast - Giants Causeway - Glenveagh.
Panoramic sightseeing tour of Belfast City, before heading along the Causeway
Coast to the Giant's Causeway, where we visit the Giant's Causeway Museum
and the Causeway with its volcanic columns, formed over 60 million years ago.
Continue with a visit to Glenveagh Castle and National Park. Onwards to
Donegal Town for dinner and overnight.
Day 05: Scenic Slieve League Cliffs. A
spectacular day touring along Donegal Bay to Killybegs and Malinmore. Enjoy
scenic views of Malin Bay and the amazing Slieve League Cliffs. Continue to
Adara and Glenties to see local crafts and Donegal tweeds, returning to Donegal
for dinner and overnight.
Day 06: Donegal - Belleek - Galway.
Morning departure from Donegal. We travel south to Belleek, where we pause a
while to visit the famed Belleek China showroom. Continue south via Sligo,
birthplace of William Butler Yeats, to Galway City for dinner and
overnight.
Day 07: Galway Bay - Rathbaun Farms - Cliffs of Moher - Castle Banquet.
Travel along Galway Bay, scenic Spiddal and Rossavell. Continue to Rathbaun
Farms where we see a farming family carry out everyday chores, including sheep
shearing, watch the sheepdogs maneuver the
flock and enjoy some farmhouse scones with tea/coffee. Break in Doolin before
continuing to the majestic Cliffs of Moher, with Medieval Castle banquet dinner and entertainment and overnight in
Limerick.
Day 08: Adare - Killarney.
Casual departure from Limerick Hotel. We travel via Adare to Killarney.
Afternoon is free in Killarney. Dinner and overnight in
Killarney.
Day 09: Killarney - Ring of Kerry. We
depart on one of Ireland's most popular and beautiful drives, the Ring of
Kerry. Traveling from Killarney, we come to the town of Killorglin, famous for
“Puck Fair,” and from here we commence the ring tour. Our drive is along the
coastline of the broad Iveragh Peninsula, through the towns of Glenbeigh,
Cahirciveen, Waterville and Sneem. The scenery is spectacular as wind-swept
cliffs, still lakes, lost valleys and rocky mountains blend in awesome beauty.
Back to Killarney for dinner and overnight.
Day 10: Killarney - Shannon.
Early morning departure for Shannon Airport for return flight
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