Tour Overview:

This is a tour that takes us from Dublin through Galway down the Wild Atlantic Way. We’ll take a train across the country from Dublin, which is a wonderful way to see the country in between. After a few days in Galway we’ll head south along the coast. We’ll stay in a castle, take a Royal Hawk Walk, enjoy High Tea, se the Cliffs of Moher and visit the donkeys in Liscarroll, enroute to the beautiful village of Cobh. It will take us 11 days and 10 nights and is worth every minute. This tour also includes 4 dinner experiences you’ll never forget.

Tour Highlights:

• See the museums and landmarks of Dublin

• Take a train ride across the country (It’s way better than taking a bus!)

• Enjoy dinner aboard one of the original cars of the Orient Express

• Experience the falcons and High Tea at Dromoland Castle

• Spend a night in Abbeyglen Castle in Connemara

• Meet the donkeys at Ireland’s Donkey Sanctuary in person

• Tour an observatory housed in a castle

What’s Included:

• Transportation once you arrive at the hotel in Dublin (including trains and a private coach)

• Four dinner experiences and High Tea at a castle

• Hotels for nine nights

• Breakfast every morning

• Entry to all activities and events listed.

Itinerary:

• Day 1: You arrive and make your way to Wynn’s Hotel in downtown Dublin. We’ll all meet for dinner at the Church Restaurant.

• Day 2: Everyone can tour Dublin on the Hop-on Hop-off bus and then meet up for an arranged tour of the Guinness Storehouse

• Day 3: We’ll experience Ireland’s rail system as we make our way to Galway City and we’ll enjoy dinner at the Pullman Restaurant.

• Day 4: Galway’s Saturday Market is known for its crasft and its produce. And then you will have the afternoon free to explore the city.

• Day 5: We’ll see a lot today! First up is Joyce’s Country Sheepdogs, lunch and a tour of Kylemore Abbey and then Abbeyglen Castle for the night.

• Day 6: We will make our way from Abbeyglen Castle to the Cliffs of Moher and then head to our hotel in Ennis, known for traditional Irish music sessions.

• Day 7: Today we’ll see the birds of prey at Dromoland Castle and then enjoy High Tea.

• Day 8: We’ll drive south to Liscarroll to see Ireland’s Donkey Sanctuary. Enroute to our hotel in Cobh we’ll travel through Cork and take a tour of the Blackrock Castle Observatory

• Day 9: You can enjoy a day to yourselves to explore Cobh. There’s so much to see including museums, a wonderful cathedral, colorful landscapes and their Heritage Center.

• Day 10: We’ll make a stop in the Medieval City of Kilkenny, where there is a castle, a Royal Mile and a witches kitchen. Then we’ll drive to Malahide where we’ll spend our last night with a lovely farewell dinner.

• Day 11: Fly home.

* Itinerary subject to change