Heart of Ireland in 8 Days Tour
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- Visit the Ennis and Ireland's Dingle Peninsula
- Experience some of Europe's wildest natural beauty and most ancient Christian sites.
- Visit the famous Slea Head Drive the most beautiful road in Ireland
- Tour the strikingly situated Great Blasket Centre, a close-up look at the language, literature, and traditional Gaelic Blasket community.
- Walking tour of Dingle Town, learning about its seafaring heritage, rich history, and perhaps a bit of local gossip.
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- A small, friendly group of 24-28 people — half the size of most tour groups Full-time services of a professional Rick Steves guide and local experts who will make the fascinating history, art and culture of Ireland come alive for you All tours and admissions — at no extra cost — covering at least 18 group sightseeing events • Cliffs of Moher • Ennis orientation walk • Ennis Friary • Adare visit • Dingle folk concert • Walking tour of Dingle • Whiskey tasting • Gaelic music evening • Dingle's Slea Head Drive • Crystal cutting demonstration • Blasket Islands Heritage Centre • Gallarus Oratory • Rock of Cashel • Dublin walking tour • Trinity College • Book of Kells • Kilmainham Gaol (when possible) • Brú na Bóinne archaeology site...and more All group transportation from Ennis to Dublin 7 nights accommodations in memorable, centrally-located hotels and B&Bs All breakfasts and half your dinners All tips for guides and driver Free stuff including Rick Steves Ireland guidebook, moneybelt and earplugs Guaranteed tour price, locked in the moment you make your deposit Optional single supplements — this tour has a limited number of private rooms for solo travelers for an additional fee Tour alum discount of $50 for each tour you've taken prior to 2015 50% discount on a consulting appointment with our in-house experts to assist with your pre- or post-tour travel plans Flexibility should you need to transfer, or cancel/interrupt your tour Fine print: You are responsible for the cost of your drinks and free-time sightseeing.
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We'll gather together at our hotel at 2 p.m. for a meeting. Then we'll take an orientation walk around Ennis, beginning with a tour of the Friary. Afterward we'll get to know one another over a hearty "Welcome to Ireland" dinner together. This evening we'll meet one o...
After breakfast we'll pack up and board our comfy bus, setting course for Ireland's Dingle Peninsula. En route we'll stop to visit the dramatic Cliffs of Moher, where you'll find yourself leaning into the wind, teetering on the very edge of Europe, more than 600 feet ...
It's a great day to experience some of Europe's wildest natural beauty and most ancient Christian sites. We'll start our day with a crystal cutting demonstration from a master craftsman, then hop aboard our bus with our local expert to follow the famous Slea Head Driv...
This morning we'll have a lively walking tour of Dingle Town, learning about its seafaring heritage, rich history, and perhaps a bit of local gossip. After lunch on your own and time to explore, we will see Dingle from another angle and hopefully meet its famous dolph...
Today we'll bid goodbye to Dingle as our bus transports us across the Emerald Isle to Dublin. On our way we'll stop to tour one of Ireland's most historic and evocative sights: the Rock of Cashel. St. Patrick himself was here more than 1,500 years ago, and ever since,...
This morning we'll take a walking tour through Dublin, learning about its often calamitous history, from the days of Viking raids to the hard centuries of British occupation, to its remarkable literary legacy, to the modern city of today. We'll end at Trinity College ...
Today we'll drive an hour out of Dublin to one of Europe's premier archaeological sites: the ancient tombs of Brú na Bóinne. Predating Stonehenge by a thousand years and the pyramids at Giza by 500, these massive "passage tombs" of Newgrange and Knowth are windows int...
Breakfast is provided, but there are no group activities today. You can fly out of Dublin's handy airport, or take the ferry to Wales for further adventures in the British Isles. Your guide will help you with any post-tour planning, leaving you well prepared for the road ahead. Slán leat!
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