Spring in Ireland

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Highlights of today include Blarney Castle and Gardens. The castle was built in 1446 and today you will have an opportunity to climb the spiral stairs to the top of the castle and kiss the famous Blarney Stone, the Castle Gardens and Rock Close. Free time to visit The Blarney Woollen Mills which carries a wide range of sweaters, tweeds, china and crystal. From here you continue to Killarney for a two night stay. This evening you will have dinner in your hotel.

Overnight: Killarney Towers Hotel

Day 5 – Sunday – May 10, 2026 – Killarney – Dingle Peninsula

Meals Included: Breakfast

Embark on a scenic journey through the Dingle Peninsula, hailed by National Geographic as supremely beautiful. You will have free time to explore the town of Dingle. A visit to the Brian de Staic studio for unique Celtic jewelry is unique as they show you your name in celtic symbols. Continue around Slea Head you will have breathtaking views of the Atlantic coastline, see some beehive huts, view the Blasket Islands as well as see locations from the movies Ryan’s Daughter, Far and Away. Upon return to Killarney you have the evening free on your own. Your hotel is located steps from lively pubs, music and great restaurants.

Overnight: Killarney Towers

Day 6 – Monday – May 11, 2026 – Tralee – Shannon Ferry – Cliffs of Mohr – Galway

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Departing Killarney, travel to Tralee, then to Tarbert to catch the Shannon Ferry to Killimer. A scenic drive will take us to the Cliffs of Moher where you have free time to explore the towering cliffs 600 feet above the Atlantic. Then winding our way through the landscape of the Burren’s stark 350 sq. kilometre limestone plateau, this attractive landscape was formed 320 million years ago under a tropical sea. You continue along the shores of Galway Bay to Galway City for an overnight stay. This evening you will enjoy dinner in your hotel

Overnight: Galway Bay Hotel

Day 7 – Tuesday – May 12, 2026 – Connemara – Kylemore Abbey – Glen Keen Farm – Westport

Meals Included: Breakfast, Tea and Scones, Dinner

Travel through the famous Gaelic-speaking area of Connemara made up of mountains, lake lands and boglands. You will visit Kylemore Abbey, built in 1866 and from 1920 to 2008 was home to the Benedictine Nuns. Visit the Abbey’s Victorian Walled Garden which is completely enclosed by a brick and limestone wall and the beautiful Gothic Church. Your tour then winds its way through the scenic Doolough Valley known as the famine walk. You will visit Glen Keen Farm and enjoy some freshly baked scones followed by a sheep herding demonstration. The day will conclude in Westport for a two-night stay at your conveniently located hotel in the city center of Westport. This evening you will enjoy dinner in your hotel.

Overnight: The Castlecourt Hotel

Day 8 – Wednesday – May 13, 2026 – Westport – Free Day

Meals Included: Breakfast

Enjoy a free day to do as you choose, and no better place to do this than in the picturesque town of Westport with its cheerful, multicolored shop fronts and an attractive selection of shopping, pubs, cafés and restaurants. You may also wish to visit the 18th Century Westport House where you can enjoy a guided tour.

Overnight: The Castlecourt Hotel

Day 9 – Thursday – May 14, 2026 – Sligo – Donegal – Lough Eske Castle

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Todays first stop is in Knock, an internationally recognized Marian Shrine. Pope John Paul II visited in 1979, commemorating the centenary of the apparition and Mother Teresa of Calcutta visited the Shrine in June of 1993. From here you travel to Drumcliffe in County Sligo where St. Colmcille founded a monastery in the 6th Century. It is also the final resting place of one of Ireland’s great poets William Butler Yeats (1865 – 1939). His grave is marked by a simple headstone with the inscription, “cast a cold eye on life, on death, horseman pass by.” Continue to Donegal for an overnight stay in the luxurious Lough Eske Castle. This evening you will enjoy a guided tour of the castle followed by dinner in the castle’s Cedars Restaurant

Overnight: Lough Eske Castle

Day 10 – Friday – May 15, 2026 – Derry City – Bushmills Distillery

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Travel to Derry City on the banks of the River Foyle where you will enjoy a walking tour on the 17C walls you will hear the history of this ancient city going back to 546 AD. You will see St Columbus Cathedral and the new Derry Peace Bridge over the River Foyle, opened in 2011 and bridges a 400 year old physical and political gap between two sides of a once divided community. Tour Old Bushmills Distillery – the world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery having received its license in 1608, concluding with a glass of Bushmills before departing. With the taste and aroma of the whiskey still in the air, you continue to your hotel for dinner and an overnight stay

Overnight: TBA

Day 11 – Saturday – May 16, 2026 – Giants Causeway – Antrim Coast – Belfast

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

This morning you will visit the Giant’s Causeway – a remarkable basaltic formation made of approximately 37,000 columns and ranked as one of the natural wonders of the world. From here your tour continues along the Antrim Coast, on a clear day, you can see the Mull of Kintyre in Scotland. On arriving in Belfast you will enjoy a City Tour. You will see the City Hall, the Linen Hall Library, and the Grand Opera House often described as the most beautiful Victorian theatre in the world. And see the many murals that Belfast is famous for that depict the history and political views of both traditions and are a way of marking territory. This evening you will check into your hotel for dinner and overnight stay

Overnight: The Stormont Hotel

Day 12 – Sunday – May 17, 2026 – Titanic Belfast – Dublin

Meals Included: Breakfast, Farewell Dinner

This morning you will visit Titanic Belfast, a new state of the art visitor center which tell the stories of the ill-fated RMS Titanic, and her sister ships RMS Olympic and HMHS Britannic. This will be followed by some free time in Belfast. This afternoon you travel to Dublin for our final overnight stay. Gather tonight and enjoy a farewell dinner in your hotel.

Overnight: City North Hotel

Day 13 – Monday – May 18, 2026 – Flight from Dublin to Canada

Meals Included: Breakfast

Transfer to the Dublin Airport for your flight back home, carrying with you cherished memories, a hint of the local accent, and a treasure trove of stories to share with your loved ones.