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Welcome to Dublin, a modern multi-cultural city that embraces its past and exudes an enduring sense of fun. Upon arrival you will be transferred privately to your city centre hotel.  

Meet your Local Host, who will settle you in with the warmest of welcomes, answer any questions and share local tips and recommendations. Later this afternoon, meet a Local Specialist for a private walking tour. Enjoy a visit to EPIC – The Irish Emigration Museum and journey through centuries of rich history and perhaps discover some hidden gems about your own ancestry.

Hotel

The Davenport

Highlights

Dublin, Epic – The Irish Emigration Museum

Take the DART electric train to Howth and join a Local Specialist  for a Coastal Walk around this ancient and famous Dublin village.   

For golfer's tee times and transfers can be arranged at Portmarnock or one of Dublin’s Championship golf courses. As on all days of the trip, non-golfers, are taken care off from pre-booked unique local experiences to memorable iconic sights, your private chauffeur is there to make sure you don’t miss a thing

Hotel

The Davenport

Meals

Full Breakfast

Highlights

Howth Hike, Portmarnock

You are now ready for your driving adventure so pick up your luxury car this morning. Head northeast and take the stunning coastal drive by Carlingford Lough in the Mountains of Mourne. Before making your way to Belfast, enjoy another MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience when you drop in on Tracey in her beautiful home on the shores of Strangford Lough for a traditional bread baking masterclass. Make Soda, Wheaten and Potato breads before enjoying some delicious homemade food and drink, served with true Irish hospitality.

Hotel

Culloden Estate & Spa

Meals

Full Breakfast

Highlights

Mountains of Mourne, Strangford Lough

Meet a Local Specialist for a living history tour at the impressive Titanic Museum. Learn about this legend’s fateful journey from her creation to her eventual tragedy on the very shores where she got her start. If you’re a Game of Thrones enthusiast, you’re in the perfect spot to indulge your set-jetting passion. 

Hotel

Culloden Estate & Spa

Meals

Full Breakfast

Highlights

Titanic Museum

Visit Dunfin Farm and learn about the dogs relationship with the shepherd and with the sheep during a sheep dog demonstration. Always impressive is the agility and intelligence of the dog and how it reacts to the commands it is given. Help gather the sheep from the field into the pen gaining an appreciation of how easy the dog makes it look, learn about the sheep and how to handle them - have a go catching one in the pen. Watch and partake in seasonal activities like a sheep shearing demonstration (seasonal April-September) or feeding baby lambs in the springtime

As you make your way to Derry-Londonderry, trace the coastal route via the Glens of Antrim to the Causeway Coast. Tread in the footsteps of giants on a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience at the Giant’s Causeway. Join a Local Specialist who will share their passion for this special place where Finn MacCool was said to have forged his path to Scotland millions of years ago. 

 

For golfers, tee times can be arranged at Portstewart or one of the Causeway Coasts’ other championship golf courses.

Hotel

Bishop’s Gate Hotel

Meals

Full Breakfast

Highlights

Antrim Coast, Dunfin Farm, Giants Causeway, Causeway’s Championship golf course

Stretch your legs along its 17th-century walls in the company of a Local Specialist who will reveal the city’s history and status as a vibrant cultural center. Next, take in the epic coastlines en route to the highest cliffs in Europe at Slieve League. One moment these dramatic bluffs are hidden in low-hanging cloud, the next exhibiting a glorious shiny face. Marvel at the astonishing views before continuing to Donegal. 

Hotel

Lough Eske Castle

Meals

Full Breakfast

Highlights

Londonderry, Slieve  League, Donegal

Stop off at the beautiful Mullaghmore Head, a surfer’s haven with monster waves reaching up to thirty feet. On to Sligo, the town known as Yeats County as the Noble Laureate WB Yeats is buried here. Continue to Westport and meet your Local Specialist for an intimate walking tour of this Georgian town, where stone bridges link the tree-lined promenade on the banks of the Carrowbeg River. 

Hotel

Knockranny House Hotel & Spa

Meals

Full Breakfast

Highlights

Mullaghmore Head, Sligo, Westport, Carrowbeg River

Today is another chance to keep discovering the wonders of Wild Atlantic Way, Ireland’s awe-inspiring coastal route. Experience the Cliffs of Moher from a unique perspective on a breath-taking cruise. Gaze up at the sheer, craggy cliff faces rising six hundred and fifty feet above you as you sail along five miles of Atlantic coast shoreline. Stop in at the Burren Perfumery and see how a young family are making perfumes and cosmetics inspired by the landscape around them. Dine this evening at the enchanting at Gregan’s Castle Hotel.

Hotel

Gregan’s Castle Hotel

Meals

Full Breakfast, Dinner

Highlights

Cliffs of Moher, Burren Perfumery

This morning meet a charming Local Specialist who will help you drink in the environment of the Burren and its amazing ecosystem full of cliffs, caves and archaeological sites. Stop at the Burren Smokehouse and an exclusive private tour of the Smokehouse. See the Kiln, Smoker, salt and oak shavings. Then, walk across the road to the Roadside Tavern Gastro Pub and meet with the owner, Peter Curtin, for a private beer tasting followed by a Smoked Salmon lunch platter, whiskey tasting and traditional Irish music session. End your experience with a visit to the Micro-Brewery.

For golfers play the Lahinch Old Course gold option – The links is situated on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. Lahinch is a true links with many towering dunes, overlooking Liscannor Bay The ever-changing Atlantic weather provides a variety of golfing challenges and enjoyment to golfers but is also worthy of respect. Be warned!

Hotel

Gregan’s Castle Hotel

Meals

Full Breakfast

Highlights

The Burren, Burren Smokehouse, Beer Tasting

Make your way to Shannon airport, for you trip home. Safe home, go n-ardóidh an bóthar chun bualadh leat, may the road rise to meet you.

Meals

Full Breakfast

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Full breakfast included daily

*Trip USD Pricing for this itinerary is low $4158, mid $5585 and high $5870 based on the following effective from dates: Low - 26 January, Mid - 02 October, High - 03 July. Price is per person, land only and based on double occupancy. Subject to availability; varies by inclusions and travel dates. CST#2084503-20

^Trip CAD Pricing for this itinerary is low $6565, mid $7442 and high $7792 based on the following effective from dates: Low - 26 January, Mid - 02 October, High - 03 July. Price is per person, land only and based on double occupancy. Subject to availability; varies by inclusions and travel dates. All prices and itineraries are subject to change until all services have been confirmed and paid in full. For up to date pricing contact your Brendan Vacations Celtic Expert. BN#776064719 | TICO # R50025597 and W50025598

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