Your Irish Harmony tour combines all the comforts of a more expensive tour at a fantastic savings. Sightseeing includes Killarney, the crystal city of Waterford, Cork & Blarney, Drogheda and Dublin. Enjoy the traditional music of Ireland at a renowned Irish pubs and visit the famed Guinness Brewery.
Includes:
- First Class Hotels with private bath or shower for five nights.
- Full Irish breakfasts daily, except day of arrival.
- Four hotel dinners.
- Daily sightseeing by luxury coach with the services of a Celtic Tours driver/guide, including tours to the Guinness Storehouse, Waterford Crystal Factory and Blarney Woollen Mills.
- Touring of the Ring of Kerry and the Boyne Valley, with panoramic tour of Dublin’s fair city.
- Porterage of one suitcase per person.
- Optional pub entertainment.
- Tips and taxes in Ireland. Gratuities to the driver/guide not included.
- Tour portfolio of travel documents.
Hotels or Similar:
- Tallaght, Co. Dublin: The Tower Hotel (2 nts.)
- Waterford: Dooley's Hotel (1 nt)
- Killarney: Killarney Towers/Killarney Court (2 nts.)
Itinerary:
Day 1 - Friday: USA to Ireland
Depart USA for overnight flight to Ireland. Dinner is served shortly after take-off.
Day 2 - Saturday: Dublin - Tallaght
Early morning arrival at Dublin Airport, where we are met by your Tour driver/guide after clearing customs. Transfer by deluxe motorcoach via Slane and the historic Boyne Valley to our Drogheda hotel. Time to rest, relax or independently explore. Dinner and overnight at our hotel. Tonight, optional pub entertainment.
Day 3 - Sunday: Tallaght - Dublin
Time to enjoy your first full Irish Breakfast. Morning departure for a visit to the Guinness Brewery in nearby Dublin. A panoramic view of Dublin includes the Phoenix Park, the largest public park in Europe, which houses the residence of the American Ambassador to Ireland and the President of Ireland. The park is also home to the Dublin Zoo. Return to our hotel in the mid-afternoon. Dinner is on your own this evening. Optional pub entertainment tonight.
Day 4 - Monday: Tallaght - Kilkenny - Waterford
Morning departure from our hotel, we travel south to Kilkenny, where we have time to stroll this ancient city. Shop, browse or visit Kyteler's Inn, the oldest pub in Kilkenny. Optional visit to Kilkenny Castle, ancient home of the Butler Clan. Mid afternoon departure for nearby Waterford, arriving at our hotel at approximately 4:00 pm. Dinner and overnight in Waterford.
Day 5 - Tuesday: Waterford - Blarney - Killarney
Morning visit to teh world famous Waterford Crystal Factory. Leaving Waterford, we travel south to Cork and Blarney. Visit Blarney Woollen Mills for optional shopping for knitwear, tweeds, crystal and china. Enjoy a pub lunch. Contnue over the Cork and Kerry mountains to Killarney for dinner and overnight. Optional pub entertainment tonight.
Day 6 - Wednesday: Ring of Kerry
"Heaven’s Reflex," Killarney, we will see, is one of Ireland’s loveliest districts. Poets, painters, writers and musicians have all tried to convey its beauty of mountains and lakes. A delightful day includes a drive along the coastline of the broad Iveragh Peninsula through the villages and towns of Killorglin, Cahirciveen, Waterville and Irish-speaking Sneem. Dinner and overnight in Killarney. This evening optional pub visits in Killarney.
Day 7 - Thursday: Shannon Airport - USA
After breakfast we have a leisurely departure for nearby Shannon Airport where our tour ends approximately 10:30am. Ample time allowed for last minute duty-free shopping before boarding our flight home. We arrive back in the US the same day.