If you think you can get as much out of Ireland in one or three days, then you don’t know what you’re missing with the amazing 10-day tour! This once in a lifetime experience goes through all the best tourist destinations of Ireland, with overnight stops at only the best cities. Take note that the tour starts during all the Mondays of the entire year so plan accordingly. You can book this tour directly from our site. Just click on this link.
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The tour bus pick-up point is over at Dublin’s Paddy Palace at 8:00 AM. First stop is the port town of Drogheda in County Louth, the largest town in all of Ireland. There you will see the shrunken head of Saint Oliver Plunkett, who was executed in 1681 in London. The head was only put on display in the St. Peters Cathedral in 1921. Next stop is the historic ruins Monasterboice found just above the town. There you will see the 5½-meter Muiredach’s High Cross, among many other inspiring Celtic high crosses. Afterwards you make your way through South Armagh and finish in the capital Belfast – where the famous Black Cab tour (optional tour) takes you over to the Peace Wall and other murals around the city.
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You head up towards the north coast and stop at the Carrick-a-Rede rope bridge. This 20-meter suspension bridge hangs 30 meters above the rocky sea and connects the tiny island Carrick to the mainland. Occasionally, tourists are allowed to cross the rope bridge for a small donation to the National Trust which maintains the bridge. Your next stop is in nearby Giants Causeway – the most amazing cliffs in the world. This volcanic formation of thousands of basalt columns was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. Further down the coast is beautiful Dunluce Castle, also located on the edge of basalt cliffs. The tour stops overnight at the historic city of Derry, where the tourists are treated to a night of traditional Irish music and song in Peadar O’Donells pub.
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Day 3: Donegal
You start your 3rd day with an informative and immersing tour of Derry’s city walls and the infamous Bogside district. After having lunch you head down towards Donegal. The half day tour takes you to the famous surf spots and adventure trails in and about Donegal – and ends in the Glenveagh National Park, the largest kind in Ireland. You will spend the night back at Derry.
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From Derry, you head down south to Sligo. There you will visit the grave site of the national poet of Ireland, William Butler Yeats. A seaweed bath is optional when you reach Strandhill, which is also a famous Irish surf site. You will spend the night in beautiful Cong.
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Day 5: Cong – Westport – Galway
From Cong you head on to Westport, a town built in beautiful Georgian architectural style. There you will get to climb Ireland’s only holy pilgrimage mountain, Croagh Patrick or locally known as The Reek. This 764 meter high mountain’s name translated is St. Patrick’s mountain – St. Paddy was said to have fasted on the summit of the mountain for 40 days way back in the fifth century. It has been said that at the end of the fasting, St. Partick threw a silver bell down the mountain which knocked a she-demon named Corra from the sky; and the act banished all the snakes from the island of Ireland. After you have taken lunch, you make you way to nearby Doolough, known in Irish history for the Doolough Tragedy of the Great Irish Famine. Then you head further down to the bogs of Connemara. You will spend the night in Ireland’s party capital, Galway.
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In the morning you will be given the opportunity to visit the different sites of Galway; most recommended is the Spanish Arch – is a set of arches that were built as an extension of the Galway city walls in 1584. Part of the arches has been converted into the Galway City Museum. You should also visit nearby Claddagh, An Cladach in Irish which means stoney beach – an area in the west side of Galway which was once a fishing village and one of the oldest ones in Ireland. Next stop is the Burren of County Clare – a unique karst-landscape region known for its megalithic tombs. Afterwards you head to the scenic Cliffs of Moher. You will spend the night in Ireland’s premier tourist town, Killarney. Another party awaits you there as a perfect end to your wonderful day.
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Day 7: Ring of Kerry
Killarney is known for its jaunting cars. This optional tour may be taken for a ride through the National Park. Then you may head on to a full day through the Ring of Kerry, the most famous scenic drive in all of Ireland. the ring is a circular route that’s over 170 kilometers long – from Killarney you go through all these great picturesque sites: Gap of Dunloe, Bog Village, Rossbeigh Beach, Cahersiveen Heritage Centre, Derrnyane House, Skellig Experience, Staigue Fort, Kenmare Lace, Molls Gap, Ladies View, Torc Waterfall, Muckross House, The Blue Pool, Ross Castle, Ogham Stones, St Mary’s Cathedral, Muckross Abbey, Franciscan Friary, Kellegy Church, O’Connell Memorial Church, Sneem Church and Cemetery, Skellig Michael, Beehive Cells and the Stone Pillars. The day ends with another overnight stay in beautiful Killarney.
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In the morning you head on to Dingle, a coastal fishing and farming town in County Kerry, which is part of the famous Dingle Peninsula. The guides will let you go around and shop in the town or you can spend you free time to visit sites like St. Mary’s neo-gothic church, or their resident bottlenose dolphin Fungi. The official tour begins over at Slea Head where you’ll get the chance to see the Sleeping Giant Island. The day ends with another drink over at the Randy Leprechaun in Annascaul, an Irish pub where you will also spend the night.
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From the Dingle Peninsula you cross the Kerry and Cork Mountains to your first stop – magical Blarney Castle. Make sure you kiss the stone for eloquence. Next stop is Kinsale, one of the most popular holiday resort towns in Ireland. The town is especially packed with tourists during the summer days – who always come back for their fabulous gourmet restaurants, art galleries, and entertainment centers. Aside from golf, there’s also yatching and sea angling; plus the annual Gourmet Festival. You will be spending the night in the Cork City Centre.
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After a short walk through the city of Cork, you’ll be on your way back via the scenic Golden Vale, where you will also pass by County Tipperary. After a short stop over at at beautiful Kilkenny you return to Dublin for the grand finale – Phoenix Park – the largest enclosed urban park in Europe. There you’ll see thousands of deer roaming freely in the fields. You’ll also get to see the Papal Cross – erected in 1979 for the Papal Visit of Pope John Paul II. Also, this is where you’ll find the home of the President of Ireland, the Aras an Uachtarain. Lastly, the perfect end to your perfect adventure is the most cherished Irish treasure of all – a pint of Guinness straight from the Guinness Brewery itself.
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