INSIDERS' IRELAND ITINERARY:
DAYS 1–2: USA or Canada/Dublin, Ireland
Depart on an overnight flight to Dublin and then transfer to
your fififi ve-star hotel. Perhaps join an introductory walking
tour later this afternoon. This evening, meet your fellow
travellers for a welcome dinner. The Merrion D
DAY 3: Dublin
After some morning sightseeing and lunch, choose from your
Design Your Day options:
a visit to a collection of art galleries, antiquing or a
shopping tour with tea in a
favorite local café. The Merrion B L D
DAY 4: Dublin/Strokestown House/ Connemara
At Strokestown House, explore the fascinating Famine Museum
and have
lunch in its former kitchen. Later, drive to your 13th-century
castle hotel.
Ashford Castle B L D
DAY 5: Westport House/Connemara
After a visit to Westport House and lunch, drive along the
coastline, then inland to
Kylemore Abbey. This evening, dine in an Irish pub. Ashford
Castle B L D
DAY 6: Galway/The Burren/Cliffs of Moher/Glin Castle
Travel through Galway, stopping at the spectacular
cathedral. Pause for lunch in an
oyster cottage and continue along the Clare coastline to the
breathtaking Cliffs of Moher and moon-like landscape of the
Burren. Tonight, dine as guests of the Knight of Glin at
Glin Castle. Glin Castle B L D
DAY 7: Glin Castle/Gap of Dunloe/ Killarney/Kenmare
Experience the dramatic mountain pass of the Gap of Dunloe
by pony and trap. After
lunch, continue south to watch a traditional sheep dog
demonstration before arriving at your hotel for a private
whiskey tasting and dinner. Sheen Falls Lodge B D
DAY 8: Kenmare/Scenic Kerry/Bantry Bay/Kenmare
Today, drive the Ring of Kerry to Bantry Bay for a short
boat ride to Garnish Island.
After lunch, visit Bantry House. Tonight dine à la carte. Sheen
Falls Lodge B L D
DAY 9: Kenmare/Blarney Castle/Rock of Cashel/Thomastown
Visit Blarney Castle, then lunch privately at Kilshannig
House, ancestral home of
Diana, the late Princess of Wales. Continue to the ruins of the
Rock of Cashel. Dinner
is à la carte. Mount Juliet Hotel B L D
DAY 10: Thomastown/Waterford/ Curraghmore/Thomastown
You may choose to visit Waterford’s famous crystal factory
or book a tee time and golf at your hotel. Visit privately with
the Marquis of Waterford at his home in Curraghmore. Mount
Juliet Hotel B
DAY 11: Thomastown/The National Stud/ Dublin
Wander through Ireland’s famous National Stud before
continuing to Dublin for a
private lunch at the 18th-century mansion home of porcelain
collector Desiree Short.
Gather with your fellow travelers this evening for a farewell
dinner. The Merrion B L D
DAY 12: Dublin/USA or Canada
Transfer to the airport to board your homebound flight.
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