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Best of Ireland South (Tour A) - 8 Days/7 Nights

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Plan your adventure:
  • In-depth Cultural
  • Family
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  • Fully Guided
  • Personalized
  • Sightseeing
Fully Guided
An experienced guide will be with you for the entire tour
Guided in English
Group Size 26 - 44
Age range 8 to 99
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Highlights

  • Explore Dublin with a Hop-On, Hop-Off bus tour
  • Kiss the Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle
  • Ride a jaunting car in Killarney National Park
  • See the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren
  • Tour the Irish National Stud in Kildare

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Independent Exploration in Dublin
  2. Day 2 Dublin Tour & Taylors Three Rock
  3. Day 3 Sheepdog Demonstration, Blarney Castle & Killarney
  4. Day 4 Dingle Peninsula, Traditional Irish Dinner at Muckross Schoolhouse
  5. Day 5 Jaunting Car Ride, Adare & Limerick Panoramic Tour
  6. Day 6 Cliffs of Moher & Galway
  7. Day 7 Irish National Stud & Dublin
  8. Day 8 Tour Ends in Dublin
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  • Insurance
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Where You'll Stay

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Number of tours

70

Age Range

8 to 99 years old

Response time

within 1 day

Response rate

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Customer Reviews

  • Overall Rating
    Excellent
    4.6
  • Itinerary
    Excellent
    4.3
  • Guide
    Excellent
    5.0
  • Transport
    Excellent
    4.7
  • Accommodation
    Excellent
    4.1
  • Food
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    4.1
  • 4.6
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  • RR
    · April 20th, 2024
    Excellent! CIE Tours was excellent. Our CIE tour guide, P J. O'Brien was very exceptional throughout the entire tour.
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    Trip date: April 2024
  • SA
    · November 2nd, 2023
    Driver / Gerry tour guide excellent, safe, itinerary good, relaxing
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    Trip date: October 2023
  • TS
    · October 16th, 2023
    Tour guide was excellent but the logistics of airport to hotel transportation was poor.
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    Trip date: September 2023
  • A
    · May 17th, 2023
    First of all, our tour guide PJ O'Brien went so far above and beyond to ensure our group had a fabulous time! I traveled solo, made so many friends & felt 100% safe the entire time. Our tour was during the St. Patrick's Day festivities & PJ made sure, at the request of everyone on the tour, that we made it to the parade in Dublin, with plenty of time to spare, even though he had to change up our itinerary last minute. It's no easy task & he accomplished it without a hitch. The hotels were great, the scenery was beyond beautiful, the itinerary checked all the boxes, friends, food, festivities, music, everything was such a treat! I especially enjoyed the sheepdog demonstration; the hosts offered tea & scones with jams & clotted cream… So delicious & a wonderful memory that will stay with me for a lifetime. The tour as a whole is amazing, it's Ireland… Helloooo! I learned so much about the history of Ireland & Irish culture from PJ's stories while we were en route between locations. Loved every moment of this tour! When you have a superb tour guide, it makes the journey so much more magical. Thanks to PJ & CIE tours!! This was my second Ireland tour with CIE & certainly not my last. Can't wait to come back!
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    Trip date: March 2023
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  • A
    · June 17th, 2023
    The tour was a great blend of activities. Our guide - PJ O'Brien tried his best to keep us on time so we could see as much of Ireland as we could. "On and Gone" - lol
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    Trip date: May 2023
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  • A
    · June 23rd, 2023
    We'll put together and interesting tour. Hotel accommodations were more than adequate. Bus driver/tour guide Lesley Daunt was OUTSTANDING!!!
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    Trip date: June 2023
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  • A
    · June 23rd, 2023
    Thank you for a wonderful holiday in Ireland, Your associate Tanya was wonderful to work with and really put us on the right path. All went so well and the guide Lesley Daunt had so much knowledge and was so helpful in every way.
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    Trip date: June 2023
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  • A
    · June 23rd, 2023
    Our tour guide Patrick Joseph O Brian was funny, informative and made the tour so enjoyable. He gave us such history on Ireland and I looked forward to each day's new adventure. We saw such beautiful country and the people were so friendly.
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    Trip date: May 2023
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  • A
    · June 24th, 2023
    The trip was very enjoyable. Liked the small size of the group. Was great we could spread out in bus. Tour director/driver was good. Enjoyed all the knowledge he shared. As a senior I did find the shower/tub combinations to be lacking in safety. The addition of grab handles would be extremely benificial. We did spend several nights uncomfortable due to lack of ac or fans, ice or clocks in rooms--I know spoiled Americans!! With that being said I would definitely recommend CIE to friends traveling overseas. Meals were good as well as sightseeing.
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    Trip date: June 2023
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  • A
    · June 27th, 2023
    I would travel with CIE again and recommend to others. Our trip was a wonderful experience. Our tour director/coach driver PJ O'Brien was knowledgable, experienced, and made our trip fun. The hotels we stayed in were clean & comfortable. 1st hotel in Dublin a bit too far away from city, but their food was delicious. The Scotts Hotel in Killarney was a perfect location, their food was decent but not my favorite, wait staff could have been friendlier. Dromoland was nice location with walk to castle after dinner & relax in bar. Our stops along the way were fantastic. Wish we had more time at Blarney Stone, line was long, we didn't get to enjoy the gardens. The Cliffs were stunning, Dingle was beautiful, could have spent a lot more time in Galway.
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    Trip date: May 2023
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Dates & Availability

8 days
Best of Ireland South (Tour A) - 8 Days/7 Nights
From Dublin to Dublin

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      The Talbot Hotel Stillorgan is used in Dublin, among other locations.

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