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Discover Ireland in 6 days/7 nights!

Discover the best of Ireland in 6 days! Explore the landscape and Ireland's iconic towns and cities with this incredible trip! 

The essentials

Discover the best of Ireland in 6 days! Explore the landscape and Ireland's iconic towns and cities with this incredible trip! 

Duration
6 days
Languages
English
Starting time
7:00 AM
Cancellation Cancellation with conditions

Highlights

Commentary from your guide

Discover Ireland's landscape with this week long excursion

Opportunity to discover the best of Ireland in 1 week

Description

Discover the best of Ireland in less than a week! Accompanied by your guide, discover Ireland's most beautiful places, departing from Dublin.

  • Day 1: Dublin - Cork - Cobh - Killarney

Your tour begins with a train journey to Cork in the south of Ireland. There, you'll visit Blarney Castle, one of Ireland's greatest treasures dating back to the 6th century. You'll then travel with your guide to the town of Cobh, where you'll be charmed by its small marina.

You'll leave Cobh and travel by train to Killarney, where you'll spend 2 consecutive nights in a town hotel.

  • Day 2 - Killarney - Ring of Kerry

The Ring of Kerry tour is very famous in Ireland for its natural parks, lakes and mountains. You'll leave your hotel at 10 a.m. for a full-day tour of the Ring of Kerry. On the way, you'll enjoy Dingle Bay or Carrauntoohil Mountain.

You'll reach your hotel after this journey and spend a second night in Killarney.

  • Day 3 - Limerick - Bunratty Castle - Galway

You'll leave at 7am by train for Limerick accompanied by your guide and reach Bunratty Castle and its medieval park, a reconstructed 19th-century farming village. You'll then enjoy a lunch break at O'Connors Pub in the charming coastal town of Doolin, known for its local talent.

After the break, you'll reach the majestic 8kms long, 200m high Cliffs of Moher and enjoy this scenic drive through the lunar landscape of the Burren.

You'll reach the city of Galway and spend the night in this charming coastal town!

  • Day 4 - Aran Islands on the Atlantic coast

On this 4th day of the tour, you'll reach the Aran Islands by ferry! After a lunch break in Kilronan, you'll visit Fort Dún Aengus, an archaeological site dating back to the Iron Age. On site, you'll enjoy the panoramic view from Fort Dún Aengus over 120 kms of coastline, while listening to your guide's stories about this fortress once occupied by druids for religious and ceremonial purposes according to Celtic mythology.

  • Day 5 - Galway - Kylemore - Leenane - Killary

Leave your hotel at 10am and drive to the Connemara region in the West of Ireland. On the program for this penultimate day, the typical village of Leenane near the Port of Killary on Connemara's north coast, the famous Kylemore Abbey and the port of Killary.

You'll catch the train back to Galway and arrive in Dublin at around 9:45pm after these first 5 days of intense and unforgettable excursions.

  • Day 6 - Titanic Belfast & discover the city

For this final day's excursion, you'll take the train from Dublin Connolly in the late morning. Check-in is at 10:30 a.m. and the train departs at 10:50 a.m.

On arrival, you'll enjoy a day in Belfast, with a self-guided tour of the famous Titanic Belfast, a museum dedicated to the story of the Titanic, built on the very site of the former shipyards. You'll then have free time to explore the city at your own pace.You can stay in Belfast for as long as you like and return to Dublin on the train of your choice, among the regular trains scheduled for the day.

Meeting point

Important information

  • Availability: see calendar
  • Departure time: 7am
  • Departure point: Dublin Heuston station
  • Duration: 6 days/7 nights
  • Language: English
  • You will stay in B&B hotels in standard rooms
  • Breakfast is included for the train journey from Dublin to Cork (Monday-Friday) (day 1)
  • Breakfast is included for the train journey from Killarney to Limerick (Monday-Friday) (day 3)
  • Breakfast is included in the overnight stay at the hotel in Galway (day 3 and 4)
  • Benefit from reduced entry into Kylemore Abbey if you would like to visit
  • Important: In the event of bad weather, the transfer to the Aran Islands will be made using a mode of transport other than the plane
  • Please note that only one suitcase per person is permitted
  • Children under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult
  • Please arrive 15 minutes before the tour's departure
  • Please note that the train times may be subject to changes outside of our control. Your guide will let you know if this is the case when you arrive

Included

  • Entrance fees to Bunratty Castle

  • All transfers (train, bus)

  • Local B&B hotel accommodation

  • Breakfast on the Dublin-Cork train (Monday to Friday)

  • Breakfast on the Killarney - Limerick train (Monday to Friday)

  • Ferry to the Aran Islands

  • Discounted admission to Kylamore Abbey

Not included

  • Meals
  • Breakfast in the B&B in Killarney and in the hotel in Dublin (last 2 nights)
  • Tips (optional)
  • Any other extras
  • Breakfast on Dublin-Cork train (Saturday)
  • Breakfast on Killarney train (Saturday)

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