10-Nights Ireland Explorer: Dublin to the Ring of Kerry - Escorted Tours

This small group experience (maximum 16 participants) gets you off the beaten track so you get a real feel for the country. Our guides are hand-picked for their pride and passion for their country. Transportation is in modern Mercedes Benz mini-coaches and accommodation is in 3 star country hotels.

This 11-day trip sets out from Dublin, basing you in Galway for your Ireland adventure. Stop in at Locke’s Distillery to taste a whiskey legend. Admire some of Ireland’s earliest Christian sites at the Shannon River, and enjoy all the hospitality of Galway overnight.

There’ll be plenty of photo stops as you spend your second day roaming Connemara, including the Maam Valley, the quaint villages of Cong and Clifden, the fascinating Quiet Man Museum, Cong Abbey, and beautiful Connemara National Park. Spend your last day exploring Burren, admiring the view from the Cliffs of Moher as you walk along the trails. Return to Dublin for departure.

• Explore Belfast’s murals and Titanic Quarter, then stroll Portrush and the Giant’s Causeway, Northern Ireland.
• Walk Derry’s historic walls, before Donegal’s beaches, Glenveagh landscapes and Mount Errigal views, Ireland.
• Uncover Carrowmore tombs, windswept Achill Island, and charming Westport along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way.
• Savour Connemara National Park, Kylemore Abbey and Galway; explore Burren and Cliffs of Moher, Ireland.
• Circle Dingle Peninsula and Ring of Kerry, then Blarney Castle and Rock of Cashel.

• Private arrival and departure airport transfers
• 2 nights premium accommodation in Dublin
• 9-day small group tour in a Mercedes minicoach (max 16 guests) including:
  • 3 nights moderate accommodation in Killarney
  • 2 nights moderate accommodation in Westport
  • 1 night moderate accommodation in Portrush
  • 1 night moderate accommodation in Donegal
  • 1 night moderate accommodation in Galway
  • Touring transportation in a Mercedes mini coach with a maximum of 16 passengers on tour
  • Services of a professional driver/guide
  • All road tolls
  • Admission to Cliffs of Moher
• Breakfast daily, excluding Day 1

• Travel insurance
• International and domestic airfare & airfare taxes
• Meals and beverages not explicitly listed as included
• Gratuities
• Optional excursions
• Items of a personal nature
• Passport & Visa fees, if applicable