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Ireland

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Grand Tour of Ireland

From the charming capital cities of Belfast and Dublin to the stunning seascapes and rugged mountains of the Wild Atlantic
Way, experience the best of the enchanting Emerald Isle.
13 Days from £2,999 continue to our overnight hotel in Belfast called ‘Ireland’s Alaska’. County Donegal
area. B D is often considered as Ireland’s most
Here’s what you’ll get up to... Day 3 Giant’s Causeway and Derry beautiful county because it offers a
great diversity of landscapes, dark and
Today we’ll travel along the picturesque
Day 1 Regional departure by coach, then deep-coloured mountains. We visit Slieve
to Holyhead for the ferry to Ireland. We Antrim Coast to the magnificent Giant’s League Cliffs, among the highest sea
continue to our overnight hotel in the Causeway. According to legend, it is cliffs in Europe. From the highest point on
Dublin area. D the work of Finn McCool, a giant who is
said to have lived on the mountainside. the cliffs, it’s a staggering 609m (1,1998
Day 2 Dublin, Belfast and the Titanic ft) drop into the swirling Atlantic Ocean
This site is one of the greatest natural
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Belfast Museum This morning we enjoy below. We continue to our overnight stay
wonders of the world and in the
a panoramic city tour of Dublin. See the in the County Mayo area. B D
interpretation centre, an audio-visual
famous Georgian quarter of Dublin which
show explains the formation of these Day 5 Connemara and Galway
features some of Dublin’s most beautiful
‘steps’ and tells you the legends This morning we tour the Connemara
streets and houses of the 18th century,
associated with them. We continue to region in County Galway, an area
well known for their colourful doors.
Derry, Northern Ireland’s second city. particularly appreciated for its patchwork
We’ll also see the Houses of Parliament,
Prosperity and peace have made this landscapes of small green fields, infinite
O’ Connell Street, Trinity College and St.
compact city, with its tumultuous history, stone walls, cottages with thatched
Patrick’s Cathedral from the comfort of
one of the most fascinating to visit in the roofs and pretty fishing ports. We
the coach. We’ll then have some free
British Isles. It’s Ireland’s only completely continue along the shores of Killary Fjord,
time to explore before heading north to
walled city – there is over 1,450 years of separating County Galway and County
Belfast. After a short tour of our second
history locked into its 17th century walls. Mayo, and then embark on a cruise to
capital city of the day, we’ll head to the
From the walls, you will view the murals, see this incredible Fjord from the water,
Titanic Museum. Its creators describe
which are a reminder of key events enjoying lunch on board. Back on land
Titanic Belfast® as a ‘must see’ visit in
within Derry’s more recent history. We we continue to Galway for a walking tour
any tour of Belfast. It is no accident that
then continue to County Donegal for our before free time to explore. We continue
the time it took to construct is a mirror of
overnight stay. B D to our hotel in the Galway area for two
RMS Titanic’s build, nor is it coincidental
Day 4 Donegal and Slieve League nights. B D
that Eric Kuhne’s ultra-modern building
Cliffs Discover County Donegal, Ireland’s
resembles the hulls of four ships. We then
northernmost county, which is often
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