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Ireland · 9 Day / 8 Night

Historic Ireland

Nine days across Ireland, from the Book of Kells and the Giant's Causeway to Blarney Castle, the Ring of Kerry, and the Cliffs of Moher.

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Day 1: Overnight Departure

  • Depart the U.S. on an overnight flight to Dublin
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Day 2: Arrival in Dublin

  • Arrive in Dublin and begin exploring the city
  • Visit Trinity College and view the Book of Kells in the Long Room
  • Visit EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
  • Group dinner included
  • Return to Hotel Accommodations
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Day 3: Belfast & the Giant's Causeway

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Full-day excursion to Northern Ireland
  • Guided tour of Belfast: the history of the Troubles, its shipbuilding heritage, the Peace Walls, political murals, and the Cathedral Quarter
  • Visit the Giant's Causeway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site of 40,000 interlocking basalt columns
  • Views along the Antrim Coast, including Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge and seaside villages
  • Group dinner included
  • Return to Hotel Accommodations
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Day 4: Wicklow Mountains & the Rock of Cashel

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Visit Wicklow Mountains National Park
  • Explore Glendalough, the 6th-century monastic settlement founded by St. Kevin: the round tower, church ruins, and lakeside trails
  • Visit the Rock of Cashel, including Cormac's Chapel, the Gothic cathedral, and the round tower
  • Continue south to Cork
  • Group dinner included
  • Return to Hotel Accommodations
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Day 5: Blarney Castle & Killarney National Park

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Visit Blarney Castle and climb the tower to kiss the Blarney Stone
  • Explore the castle gardens, grounds, and rock formations
  • Traditional jaunting cart ride through Killarney National Park
  • See Ross Castle, a 15th-century fortress on Lough Leane, and Muckross House
  • Group dinner included
  • Return to Hotel Accommodations
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Day 6: Ring of Kerry

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Full-day journey along the Ring of Kerry, one of Ireland's most spectacular scenic routes
  • Panoramic views of Dingle Bay and the MacGillycuddy's Reeks, Ireland's highest mountain range
  • Stop in the village of Sneem and at viewpoints overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
  • See traditional peat bogs, stone walls, and small farms of rural Ireland
  • Continue through Killarney National Park to Ladies View
  • Group dinner included
  • Return to Hotel Accommodations
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Day 7: Cliffs of Moher & the Burren

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Stop in Adare, known for its thatched cottages and medieval ruins
  • Visit the Cliffs of Moher, rising more than 700 feet above the Atlantic, and the interactive visitor center
  • Journey through the Burren, a unique limestone landscape with rare flora and ancient archaeological sites
  • Arrive in Galway
  • Group dinner included
  • Return to Hotel Accommodations
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Day 8: Galway & Newgrange

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Guided walking tour of Galway: the historic Latin Quarter, the Spanish Arch, and Eyre Square
  • Visit Newgrange, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and passage tomb older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids
  • Continue east to Dublin
  • Group dinner included
  • Return to Hotel Accommodations
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Day 9: Return

  • Breakfast at the hotel
  • Depart for Home

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