Itinerary
- Day 1
Dublin
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome dinner with drinks and opportunity to mingle with fellow travelers)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Clayton Burlington Road, Dublin)
Included Activities
- Orientation tour with Local Expert covering Dublin's architectural treasures and 1,000+ years of history
- Travel along the River Liffey
- View the Custom House
- View the Guinness Storehouse
- View Christchurch Cathedral
- View St. Patrick's Cathedral
- View the 9th-century Book of Kells at Trinity College
- Walk the cobbled courtyards of Trinity College
- Welcome dinner with drinks and opportunity to mingle with fellow travelers
Landmarks Custom House Guinness Storehouse Christchurch Cathedral St. Patrick's Cathedral Trinity College Book of Kells River Liffey - Day 2
Dublin to Galway
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Harbor, Galway)
Included Activities
- Orientation tour of Galway's historic heart with Local Expert
- Visit the Church of St. Nicholas, the largest medieval parish church in Ireland in continuous use
- View the Lynch Memorial Window
- View the pre-medieval Spanish Arch
- Visit Eyre Square
Landmarks River Shannon Church of St. Nicholas Lynch Memorial Window Spanish Arch Eyre Square Corrib River - Day 3
Galway - Adare - Killarney
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Killarney Plaza Hotel and Spa)
Included Activities
- Travel through the Burren's rocky limestone landscape with underground caverns, streams and rare flora
- Visit the Cliffs of Moher Exhibition Center with views of the 214 m (702 ft)-high cliffs and Clare Coast
- Village walk through Adare to see thatched-roof cottages
- Orientation tour of Killarney with Travel Director covering the town's history
Landmarks The Burren Cliffs of Moher Cliffs of Moher Exhibition Center Adare - Day 4
Killarney
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Farm-to-Table dinner at chef John Sheehan's family-run kitchen with drinks; classic Irish recipes made from fresh ingredients sourced within a five-mile radius; sustainable consumption focus)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Killarney Plaza Hotel and Spa)
Included Activities
- Choice of activity: Ride on a horse-drawn jaunting car with local jarveys
- Choice of activity: Gentle hike with nature guide in Killarney National Park along lake shore past Ross Castle, viewing mountains, lakes, woods and waterfalls
- Excursion around the Ring of Kerry (111-mile circular route)
- Pass through Killorglin
- Pass through Cahersiveen
- View Waterville
- Pass through Sneem
- View the Black Mountains
- Visit Moll's Gap and Queen Victoria's Ladies View
- MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience: Farm-to-Table dinner at chef John Sheehan's home with insight into classic Irish recipes and sustainable consumption
Landmarks Ross Castle Killarney National Park Ring of Kerry Killorglin Cahersiveen Waterville Sneem Black Mountains Moll's Gap Queen Victoria's Ladies View - Day 5
Killarney - Cobh - Cork
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Lively dinner with fabulous local flavors in Cork)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Maldron South Mall, Cork)
Included Activities
- Visit Cobh, the historic port town and last port of call for the Titanic
- Walk through the Queenstown Story exhibition at the Heritage Center covering Irish emigration and the passenger port era
- Visit the 15th-century Blarney Castle
- Kiss the Stone of Eloquence (Blarney Stone)
- Orientation tour of Cork with Travel Director showing the Grand Parade, South Mall, City Hall and the Opera House, and fine Georgian houses
- Lively dinner with fabulous local flavors in Cork
Landmarks Cobh Queenstown Story at Cobh Heritage Center Blarney Castle Stone of Eloquence Grand Parade South Mall Cork City Hall Cork Opera House - Day 6
Cork - Kilkenny - Dublin
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Accommodation
- Hotel (Clayton Burlington Road, Dublin)
Included Activities
- Free time to explore Kilkenny's Medieval Mile with cobbled lanes
- Visit St. Canice's Cathedral (800-year-old)
- Visit Rothe House
- View Kilkenny Castle
- River walk in Kilkenny
- Return to Dublin with evening at leisure to explore further
Optional Activities
- Visit the Long Room of Trinity College's Old Library
- Explore the colorful doors of Georgian Dublin
- Visit local pubs where literary greats once gathered
Landmarks St. Canice's Cathedral Rothe House Kilkenny Castle Medieval Mile Trinity College Trinity College Old Library Long Room - Day 7
Dublin
