Tour from Dublin
Tours are priced individually according to the route, group size, distances & hours required, date(s) in question, start & end locations, overnight locations (where applicable) and remaining supply at time of booking.
Option A:
Day 1: Dublin - Rock of Cashel - Blarney Castle - Cork
Day 2: Cork - Kinsale - Killarney
Day 3: Killarney - Ring of Kerry - Killarney
Day 4: Killarney - Dingle Peninsula - Killarney
Day 5: Killarney - Cliffs of Moher - Doolin or Liscannor - Galway
Day 6: Galway - Galway at leisure A.M. - Connemara P.M. (brief scenic highlights) - Dublin
Option B:
Day 1: Dublin - Glendalough - Kilkenny - Cork
Day 2: Cork - Blarney Castle - Kinsale - Killarney
Day 3: Killarney - Ring of Kerry - Killarney
Day 4: Killarney - Dingle Peninsula - Killarney
Day 5: Killarney - Cliffs of Moher - Doolin or Liscannor - Galway
Day 6: depart Galway early - Connemara - Kylemore Abbey - Dublin
Your private chauffeur guide will collect yoy today from the Dublin address of your choice. Look forward to a wonderful first day on tour as you head south towards our southern capital, Cork.
There are various ways to approach today. Two of the most popular include pairing Rock of Cashel (County Tipperary) and Blarney Castle or Glendalough (County Wicklow) with medieval Kilkenny city.
Both are great options but you'll find that your group naturally leans towards one over the other. The itinerary will need to be agreed at the booking stage so that we can allocate the most suitable driver, so have a think about it and discuss amongst one another!
Overnight this evening in Cork city.
Your journey continues after a leisurely breakfast this morning.
Did you visit Blarney Castle yesterday? If not, maybe slot it in this morning before heading west towards County Kerry.
In the afternoon, the resort town of Kinsale awaits. An important naval town in the 1600s, 1700s and 1800s, Kinsale was a major British Army garrison and Royal Navy supply base for over 200 years. The imposing pentagon shaped Charles Fort still overlooks town - but these days the marina is full of yachts rather than the spice and wine trading vessels of the British Empire (believe it not Ireland was actually the second highest consumer of wine in the 1700s outside of France!).
Stroll these most colourful streets and then relax in one of the local hostelries - The Bulman pairs amazing chowder and oysters with pints while Fishy Fishy pairs top quality local seafood with a great wine list - Sláinte!
Your driver will collect you again for the onward drive to Killarney, gateway to the Ring of Kerry.
Overnight in Killarney
Kick off the day in the Killarney National Park area – where highlights include horseback / horse and cart rides, relaxing walks, Moll’s Gap, Leprechaun crossing, Torc Waterfall and the lakes of Killarney – once a favourite of Queen Victoria.
From mid- morning we recommend a trip around the much-loved Ring of Kerry, which combines wild Atlantic views with awe-inspiring cliffs, mountain ranges and pagan dwellings which date back to ancient times. Highlights of the journey include views of the ‘Skellig Rocks’ – which jut out into the raging Atlantic surf and ‘Waterville’ – home to the legendary golf course of the same name and favourite holiday destination of Charlie Chaplin.
You’ll enjoy time at leisure for a relaxing lunch along the way. Your driver will have various recommendations taking weather, seasonality and guest- tastes into account. Arrive back into Killarney in plenty of time for dinner reservations. There’s a wide range of local cuisine and fantastic live traditional music on offer here.
Overnight Killarney
You’ll arrive into the village of Dingle this morning – a charming fishing village, which retains the pace of old-fashioned Irish life and was used as the location for famous Hollywood films ‘Ryan’s Daughter’ and ‘Far and Away’. Set off on a panoramic drive along Slea Head with fantastic views out over the Atlantic, including the Blasket Islands. One of the fascinating sights along this route are the Beehive huts, which date back as far as 2000BC. The huts branch out into the wild Atlantic Ocean and once provided a solitary dwelling place for early- Christian religious orders. These stunning structures were also featured in the 2015 ‘Star Wars’ installment and are guaranteed to take your breath away. This peninsula is regarded by a range of influential photographic publications as ‘the world’s most beautiful’, and we might be biased – but we’re sure you’ll agree. Arriving back into the village of Dingle – it’s over to you to enjoy some time at leisure to experience the slow pace of Dingle life. Renowned for its friendly locals who love to welcome visitors to the area – a drink in one of Dingle’s many pubs will have you joining in with local banter in no time at all. Its hard not to miss the fact that Dingle is one of the country’s most famous Gaeltacht areas – completely Gaelic speaking – so you might want to dust off your ‘cúpla focail’ (few words) of Irish during your visit here! You’ll could finish the day with a stroll on Inch Beach, the beautiful Atlantic strand which links the Ring of Kerry to the Dingle Peninsula.
Overnight Killarney
Enjoy a road trip today along part of the famous Wild Atlantic Way coastal route.
Perhaps stop along the way for a coffee, refreshments and photos at 15th century Bunratty Castle before entering the surreal limestone Burren region of County Clare.
The highlight today is undoubtedly Cliffs of Moher which stand tall over Europe's western edge. Take in spectacular views of the Atlantic Ocean, Aran Islands across Galway Bay and the Twelve Pins mountain range of Connemara to the north.
Depending on how busy the locality is with crowds from the coach tours, opt for a delicious local lunch in either Doolin village or Liscannor village. There's some excellent options in each and your driver will be able to advise on the day.
Later this afternoon, sit back and relax as you drive through amazing scenery through Black Head to Galway. If time permits, maybe stop at Moran's Oyster cottage for a quick pint by the ocean's edge in Kilcolgan - a favourite K&C "pit stop" far from the maddening crowds.
Arrive in Galway late this afternoon where you can look forward to some of the best nightlife in Ireland. Great pubs, great restaurants and wonderful local atmosphere.
Perhaps take a stroll out along the promenade at Salthill and enjoy takeout ice creams or fish and chips from the vendors along the seafront.
Alternatively, enjoy a hot shower and book one of the top end local restaurants to splurge on grass fed Irish steaks, seafood fresh from the pier and incredible old world wine.
Overnight Galway
Return to Dublin today through the iconic Irish countryside of Connemara.
Connemara is a huge, rural region where the beauty is in verse relationship to the infrastructure - it can take a while to navigate this beautiful terrain.
Accordingly, depending on the interests of the group, you have various ways of appraching the itinerary.
Option A
Choose to spend your morning enjoying a lie in, leisurely breakfast and some shopping time in Galway (Claddagh Rings and Aran Sweaters are popular local specialties).
This afternoon enjoy some brief scenic highlights, relatively close to Galway, on the way back to Dublin. (Kylemore Abbey impossible)
Option B
Decide to maximise the the time with your chauffeur guide by allocating the full day after breakfast to Connemara. Look forward to touring through mountain valleys and lakes, witness ruined homes and towns abandoned during the Great Famine of the 1840s and look out for wild Connemara ponies, introduced by the Celts in ancient times. Kylemore Abbey is a popular spot to break the day for time at leisure and lunch on this option.
Your driver will drop you at the Dublin address of your choice after a fantastic six days of private touring in Southern Ireland.
Go raibh maith agaibh & slán abhaile! Thank you and have a safe journey home!
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