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Jewels of Ireland - 13 Days/12 Nights

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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Dublin

    Leave your hotel at 2:00 PM for a panoramic tour around Dublin. You'll head to Pearse Lyons Distillery in the historic Liberties district, where you can taste whiskey and walk through the lovingly restored church that houses the distillery.

    Accommodation
    Hotel (The Gibson Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Panoramic tour of Dublin
    • Visit Pearse Lyons Distillery with whiskey tasting
    Landmarks/POIs
    Pearse Lyons Distillery
  2. Day 2

    Powerscourt Estate & Taylors Three Rock

    This morning you'll travel to Powerscourt Estate in County Wicklow to explore the gardens and learn about traditional whiskey-making at Powerscourt Distillery, which produces Fercullen Irish whiskeys. Later in the evening, you'll have a traditional Irish dinner with a lively show at Taylors Three Rock pub.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Traditional Irish dinner with lively show at Taylors Three Rock pub)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (The Gibson Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Powerscourt Estate gardens
    • Tour Powerscourt Distillery with whiskey discovery
    • Traditional Irish dinner with lively show at Taylors Three Rock pub
    Landmarks/POIs
    Powerscourt Estate
    Powerscourt Distillery
  3. Day 3

    Blarney Castle & Kinsale

    Head to Blarney Castle and climb the winding staircase to kiss the famous stone or wander the gardens. After that, you'll drive to Kinsale, an old fishing town with historic streets that were once besieged by the Spanish Armada. A local guide takes you on a walking tour, and then you'll finish with dinner at your hotel.

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    Breakfast, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Kinsale Hotel & Spa)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Blarney Castle with stone kissing or garden exploration
    • Walking tour of Kinsale with local guide
    Landmarks/POIs
    Blarney Castle
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  4. Day 4

    Killarney & Dingle

    Drive to Killarney and take a classic jaunting car ride to Ross Castle. You'll have free time to check out the town and grab lunch on your own. Stop at Moriarty's in the Gap of Dunloe before heading on to Dingle, where you'll dine at your hotel.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Dingle Skellig Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Classic jaunting car ride to Ross Castle

    Optional Activities

    • Independent exploration of Killarney
    • Shopping at Moriarty's in Gap of Dunloe
    Landmarks/POIs
    Ross Castle
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  5. Day 5

    Slea Head Loop & Dingle

    Travel the Slea Head Loop, one of Ireland's great drives with scenic ocean and mountain views. Visit the Blasket Centre in Dunquin to learn about the Blasket Islands' Irish language heritage before they were abandoned in 1954. Stop at Murphy's Ice Cream for distinctive flavors like Irish Orange Marmalade and Brown Bread. The rest of your day is free to wander around Dingle and dine as you wish.

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Dingle Skellig Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Slea Head Loop scenic drive
    • Visit Blasket Centre

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Murphy's Ice Cream in Dingle
    • Independent exploration and dining in Dingle
    Landmarks/POIs
    Blasket Centre
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  6. Day 6

    Foynes Flying Boat Museum & Cliffs of Moher

    Start by visiting the Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum to explore air travel from the 1930s and 1940s. Later you'll drive to the Cliffs of Moher, which rise 700 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. By evening, you'll head to a castle for a medieval-style banquet with traditional songs and stories.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Medieval-style banquet with traditional songs and stories)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Treacys Oakwood Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum
    • Visit Cliffs of Moher
    • Medieval-style castle banquet with traditional songs and stories
    Landmarks/POIs
    Foynes Flying Boat & Maritime Museum
    Cliffs of Moher
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  7. Day 7

    Burren & Galway

    Travel through the rounded limestone hills of the Burren to Caherconnell to watch dogs round up sheep. You'll stop in a charming Burren village for independent exploration, then continue on to Galway. A local guide takes you on a walking tour showing medieval history, city walls, and narrow streets, plus Lynch's Castle. After exploring charming shops and listening to street musicians, you'll have dinner at your hotel.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Galway Bay Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Sheep dog herding demonstration at Caherconnell
    • Walking tour of Galway with local guide

    Optional Activities

    • Independent exploration of Burren village
    Landmarks/POIs
    Lynch's Castle
  8. Day 8

    Connemara & Kylemore Abbey

    Drive through Connemara to Leenane for a catamaran cruise of Killary Harbour, Ireland's only fjord. You'll then travel to Kylemore Abbey, a beautiful castle in a lakeside setting. Your evening is free to explore the vibrant, artistic streets of Galway city.

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Galway Bay Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Catamaran cruise of Killary Harbour

    Optional Activities

    • Visit Kylemore Abbey
    • Independent evening exploration of Galway
    Landmarks/POIs
    Kylemore Abbey
  9. Day 9

    Belleek Pottery & Donegal Castle

    Travel north through County Mayo and stop in County Fermanagh to visit Belleek Pottery, where you can watch craftspeople create their fine china. Next you'll see Donegal Castle, built by the O'Donnell chieftains in the 15th century and restored in the 1990s. Free time in Donegal town comes before dinner at your hotel.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Abbey Hotel Donegal)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Belleek Pottery with demonstration
    • Visit Donegal Castle

    Optional Activities

    • Independent exploration of Donegal town
    Landmarks/POIs
    Belleek Pottery
    Donegal Castle
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  10. Day 10

    Slieve League & Triona Design

    Enjoy a coastal drive to view Slieve League, Europe's highest sea cliffs. Continue on to Triona Design in Ardara, where you can see demonstrations of spinning, weaving, and knitting. You'll have free time to explore and dine independently this evening.

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Abbey Hotel Donegal)

    Included Activities

    • Coastal drive with Slieve League viewing
    • Visit Triona Design with craft demonstrations

    Optional Activities

    • Independent exploration and dining in evening
    Landmarks/POIs
    Slieve League
  11. Day 11

    Derry, Giant's Causeway & Belfast

    Meet with a local guide for a walking tour of Derry to see the medieval walls, the Diamond, and St Columb's Cathedral. Then you'll explore the Giant's Causeway, which has enormous hexagonal columns formed over 60 million years ago. Travel along the scenic Nine Glens of Antrim before arriving in Belfast. Your evening is free to explore and dine independently.

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Grand Central Hotel Belfast)

    Included Activities

    • Walking tour of Derry with local guide
    • Visit Giant's Causeway
    • Scenic drive through Nine Glens of Antrim

    Optional Activities

    • Independent evening exploration and dining in Belfast
    Landmarks/POIs
    St Columb's Cathedral
    Giant's Causeway
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  12. Day 12

    Belfast & Dublin

    Take a panoramic tour of Belfast, then visit Titanic Belfast to explore the story of the ocean liner that was built in the neighboring shipyards. You'll stop at the Glyde Inn for lunch featuring traditional Irish music and songs. After that, you'll continue on to Dublin with a free evening to explore and dine independently.

    Meals
    Breakfast, Lunch (Entertaining lunch at Glyde Inn with traditional Irish music and songs)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (The Croke Park Hotel)

    Included Activities

    • Panoramic tour of Belfast
    • Visit Titanic Belfast
    • Entertaining lunch at Glyde Inn with traditional Irish music and songs

    Optional Activities

    • Independent evening exploration and dining in Dublin
    Landmarks/POIs
    Titanic Belfast
  13. Day 13

    End of Tour

    Your tour ends after breakfast.

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    Breakfast
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  • A
    · June 28th, 2023
    Excellent tour. Enjoyed the sights.
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  • A
    · June 29th, 2023
    We hit many 'hot spots'. 1) Five Star - The driver, Tony Byrne was knowledgeable, entertaining, and safe on the winding back roads. 2) Four Stars- Most of the hotels were very nice, with pleasant staff & nice amenities. The Kinsale hotel had exceptional vistas, although dinner was the most mediocre included meal on the trip. The Skellig Dingle hotel was great top to bottom. I would not stay at Treacey's Oakwood Hotel in Shannon again - dirty, unresponsive staff. Galway Bay Hotel & The Mill Park Hotel in Donegal were very nice & had great locations & staff. While the Knightsbrook resort was a very fancy hotel, we could have skipped it & spent another night in Belfast. The Croke Park Hotel was great & a 15 min walk to the river. 3) 4.5 Stars - The sights we did hit were fantastic. - Dublin speaks for itself. - *The 'Walking Tour of Kinsale' was OUTSTANDING, led by historian & author Barry Moloney. - A pass by Rock of Cashel & a visit to Blarney Castle were awesome. - *The Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry was breathtaking, & the Blasket Islands museum was great. - Cliffs of Moher were 'as advertised'. Dinner & show in Knappogue Castle was great! Sheep dog demonstration in the Burren in County Clare was surprisingly fascinating. - the cruise on the Killary Fjord was incredible as was the trip to Kylemore Abbey Castle - STUNNING - The Cliffs of Sliabh Liag (Slieve League) were amazing. - Walking tour of Galway was a waste of time - horrible guide (I drink here. I drink there. There used to be a store here.). _ *Walking tour of Derry" was OUTSTANDING - historian Sorcha Donner was our guide & told us facts about Derry past & present. UNESCO World Heritage site - The Giant's Causeway was awesome. Tour of Croke Park Skyline tour was excellent! - * The FOOD everywhere was great - from fresh seafood to lamb to brown bread. (Special shout out to the Oslo Tavern in Galway that had the most fantastic seafood chowder EVER & in Dingle at the Reel Dingle Fish Co for INCREDIBLE choices of fresh fish for lunch). 4- Downside - We were rushed. We did NOT see "Brú na Bóinne". Many people on the tour had looked forward to this & we were not told before the day that we were supposed to visit (according to the itinerary provided) that they could not fit it in. - We did NOT see "The Nine Glens of Antrim". - We spent a total of 13 hours in Belfast including sleep. - We only had 2 hrs at Blarney Castle & there was a 1 1/2 hr wait to see the Blarney Stone. Only a drive by the Rock of Cashel for photo shot. - We had 2 "Stop & Shop" stops at "preferred shopping partners" - prices were higher than in any of the towns for the same brands. On balance this was an excellent tour. The knowledgeable driver guide, 2 GREAT walking tours in Kinsale & Derry, Great food across the country, gorgeous scenery & castles, free time to interact with friendly Irish people all over, & all the side tours included in the price - all made this very enjoyable.
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    · June 29th, 2023
    The tour director, Allister Hetherington was outstanding. He genuinely cared about his group. He was on top of all situations. He was patient, polite, and he made the the bus time go by quickly with his humour. The driver, Mike was courteous and very efficient. He handled every mile on this trip with outmost profiency and safety.
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    · July 11th, 2023
    The guide and driver were fantastic. The group as a whole was extremely compatible. Nicck the driver maneuvered that bus line it was an extension of himself.
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    · July 11th, 2023
    The places we visited were on my list. The accommodations were almost all very nice, there were a few places that I would suggest you remove from your list. I understand that to see all the places we did we needed to get moving, so the early mornings are understandable. Some of the hotels were so off the beaten path that there was nothing to do or walk to. The golf resort was one of them, no one was golfing and there was absolutely nothing around to go to. Another one was Treacy's Oakwood Hotel, I had to ask them to clean the bathroom and they seemed very put out. Also, our last hotel The Croke Park was across from an 82,000 seat stadium that had quarterfinals for footbal games and they closed the streets, so our taxi could not reach us. That seems like very poor planning.
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    · June 13th, 2023
    Great tour with a wide variety of experinces. Accomodations were good with some being great, food was good, driver was excellent. Our tour guide gave us lots of information about the area along with just funny tidbits that weren't at all useful but were entertaining. .It was a good balance; I learned a lot about the history and culture and had a great time doing it. I spent a lot of time deciding which tour to take and I felt like I made the right decision.
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    · June 21st, 2023
    CIE tours went beyond my expectations. The tour guide was friendly, knowledgeable, and cared about our tour experience. He let us know where the good pubs and music were at night. We had 3 course dinners and banquets with music and entertainment. At some stops, we were offered a treat.... warm wiskey, Irish coffee, scones. Also there was an ill person on our trip and the tour guide and driver did everything to keep him comfortable. At one time, we saw a sheep that was stuck in a fence. The driver stopped and the tour guide released the sheep. Also, the driver was very talented getting the large bus thru very tight places. It was a great time for us all.
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    · June 23rd, 2023
    Everything was very organized. The tour director was nice and informative.
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    · June 24th, 2023
    I'll NEVER take another CIE Tour ! Why? Because it could never match/live up to the perfectly woonderful experience we shared recently via CIE ! Our tour navigator Brendan Henehan and coach driver Dan (the Man) were outstanding and straight out of "central casting." Agenda, hotel accommodations, sights, dinners, breakfasts, evening entertainment, information was 100% awesome ! Thank you for everything! It was the journey of a lifetime! Peace & Blessings, Doug Drapal
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    · August 1st, 2023
    We loved our tour guide, Brendan he was so much fun. The hotels were all very nice. The places we visited were great! Even the short guided tours with the whisper box were very well done and enjoyable.
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      The price you see online is for the land portion only, which includes great hotel accommodations, full breakfast every day, most dinners, some lunches, special evening entertainment, pre-paid admission fees to attractions and the services of an expert Tour Director.

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      You can certainly jump off the adventure at any point if you wish, however, note this adventure has fixed dates and itineraries and is not a hop-on/hop-off style of trip. Any deviation from the scheduled itinerary would need to be booked independently and would be at your own cost, as your adventure operator will not amend the cost of booking on this basis.

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