Scenic Ireland (GI)

13 Day Tour from Limerick to Limerick

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No rabbit’s foot, horseshoe, or four-leaf clover can bring the good fortune that awaits on this grand and mostly undiscovered vacation to Ireland. On our most in-depth tour of this rolling green paradise, you’ll experience the luck of the Irish at every scenic turn. Making a full loop around the Emerald Isle—including Northern Ireland—you’ll see the cliffs, castles, and thatched-roof countryside Eire is known for as well as its coastal ports, medieval villages, and soulful cities. Visit the Titanic Belfast Experience where the ill-fated ship was built, and soak in the atmosphere in the lively pubs of Dublin where Irish history is still the topic du jour. Your stroke of luck continues as you stop to bake scones at a quaint Irish farm, take a private boat to beautiful Garinish Island, and meet the legendary crystal makers in Waterford. The fun that awaits is crystal clear. PLUS, your tour includes your choice of excursions in Belfast so you can plan your day your way.

Special Features Included in this Tour:

• Visit to the Cliffs of Moher, Ireland's spectacular Atlantic sea cliffs rising more than 700 feet above the ocean
• Rathbaun Farm visit with scone baking, coffee, and sheep herding demonstration, enjoying authentic Irish farm life and time-honored rural traditions
• Visit to Kylemore Abbey, home to an order of Benedictine Sisters, renowned for its romantic lakeside setting and Victorian walled gardens
• Guided walking tour on the city walls of Derry, exploring one of Europe's finest preserved walled cities with panoramic views of its historic center
• Visit to Giant’s Causeway, the UNESCO World Heritage Site famed for its extraordinary basalt columns and legendary origins
• Visit to Blarney Castle, home to the legendary Blarney Stone, said to bestow the gift of eloquence
• Globus Choice excursion in Belfast – included in your tour with your choice of a walking tour of Belfast or visit to The Titanic Belfast experience
• Guided tour of Hillsborough Castle, the official royal residence in Northern Ireland, surrounded by magnificent gardens
• Orientation drive in Dublin, passing the city's elegant Georgian squares and celebrated historic landmarks
• Guided tour of the House of Waterford Crystal, seeing master craftsmen create Ireland's world-famous crystal
• Private boat crossing and visit to Garinish Island, exploring its celebrated Italian-style gardens and subtropical plant collections
• Visit to Muckross House in the heart of Killarney National Park, discovering a beautifully preserved Victorian mansion surrounded by magnificent gardens

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Meals

Meals & Itinerary

12 Breakfasts, 5 Dinners

Notes:

This tour includes some steep steps involved in reaching the Kissing Stone at Blarney Castle. Some walking on rough terrain on Garnish Island.

Itinerary

Day 1 ARRIVE IN SHANNON, IRELAND–LIMERICK

Céad míle fáilte—a hundred-thousand welcomes! Enjoy free time upon arrival before meeting your Tour Director and travel companions at 6 pm for a welcome dinner at your hotel.

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Dinner

Day 2 LIMERICK–CLIFFS OF MOHER–GALWAY–CLIFDEN

Seacliff Rocks & Sheep Flocks Embark on an exhilarating excursion along Ireland’s spectacular Atlantic coastline with a drive to the Cliffs of Moher, rising over 700 feet above the ocean, where you take in the breathtaking panorama of the Clare coast. Visit Rathbaun Farm, try your hand at scone baking and learn about sheep herding from the farmer before enjoying coffee and your own home-made scones. A scenic route across the limestone plateau of the Burren takes you to Galway, a popular seaside destination and a buzzing cosmopolitan center with colorful shops and a busy café and bar culture, for some free time before an overnight in the small fishing town of Clifden.

LOCAL FAVORITE
Someone’s in the kitchen in Rathbaun Farm, just outside of Galway. You can don an apron and whip up your own delicious homemade scones, served with fresh preserves and whipped cream. Learn about the long-time tradition of sheep farming in this beautiful Irish landscape.

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Breakfast

Dinner

Day 3 CLIFDEN–KYLEMORE–WESTPORT–SLIGO

Abbey Roads & Irish Roses Start the day with a visit to Kylemore Abbey, home to a Benedictine community of nuns. At Westport, on the banks of the beautiful Carrowbeg River, enjoy some free time before continuing through rugged landscapes to the coastal town of Sligo, known for its literary heritage.

TOUR HIGHLIGHT
Nestled between the woodlands and lakeshore in Connemara, County Galway, Kylemore Abbey is home to the Benedictine Sisters who have been in residence since 1920 in a life of prayer, work, and community. The history of this stunning abbey reaches back to the 1800s as the estate of Irish patriot Mitchell Henry. Visit the abbey where handmade chocolates, wild Irish honey, and traditional fuchsia pottery are sold. Stroll the lovely grounds of Ireland’s largest walled garden in the heart of the Connemara countryside.

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Breakfast

Day 4 SLIGO–DERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND–GIANT’S CAUSEWAY–BELFAST

Ancient Walls and Giant Steps in Northern Ireland Head into Northern Ireland today and enjoy a walking tour with a local guide along the city walls of Derry’s Old Town. Follow in the legendary footsteps of Finn McCool as you admire the Giant’s Causeway, composed of 40,000 basalt columns formed millions of years ago. Stay in Belfast tonight, Northern Ireland’s seat of government.

LOCAL FAVORITE
Derry is known as the only remaining completely walled medieval city in Ireland and one of the best-preserved walled cities in Europe. Walk around the 17th-century fortification masterpiece with 7 gates and 24 cannons while also discovering a city full of history, heritage, and culture.

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Breakfast

Day 5 BELFAST

Spend Your Day Your Way in Belfast This morning, explore more of Belfast with your choice of an included Globus Choice excursion. Relax with free time this afternoon.

THE TITANIC EXPERIENCE

Delve into the fateful 1912 voyage of the RMS Titanic for a deeper look of the history, mystery, and myths surrounding the doomed ocean liner. Get an immersive look at legendary liner's fateful launch and final resting place of the giant "unsinkable" ship.

THE BEST OF BELFAST

Discover the essential Belfast on a walking tour with your expert Local Guide. Explore its beautiful architecture, stunning street art, unique heritage, and the amazing stories spanning centuries of history.

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Breakfast

Day 6 BELFAST–CARLINGFORD, IRELAND–DUBLIN

Belfast’s Big House Your first stop today is a guided tour of Hillsborough Castle, the official residence of the Royal Family when they are in Northern Ireland and also home of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Leaving Northern Ireland, stop in the charming village of Carlingford on the Cooley Peninsula, known for its oyster farms and medieval buildings, before arriving in Dublin.

TOUR HIGHLIGHT
Hillsborough Castle is called the “grandest house in County Down” with an equally grand history of royal and political residents. Today, the Irish “big house” near Belfast is the official home of Northern Ireland’s secretary of state and of the Royal Family when they visit.

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Breakfast

Day 7 DUBLIN

Ireland’s Capital City Take a morning orientation drive to see O’Connell Street, Georgian squares, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and Trinity College. The afternoon is at leisure to enjoy this vibrant city.

TOUR HIGHLIGHT
“In Dublin’s fair city where girls are so pretty,” you’ll also find great personality and charm. The charisma of Dubliners and the abundance of pubs is matched only by the gorgeous Georgian squares, 12th-century St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and Trinity College.

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Breakfast

Day 8 DUBLIN–KILKENNY–WATERFORD

Medieval History and Crystal Making Mystery Your first destination today is the “Marble City” of Kilkenny, where there’s time to enjoy one of Ireland’s most quaint towns or consider a visit to its more than 800-year-old castle. Continue to Waterford, a stronghold founded by Danish Vikings in the 9th century, and take a guided tour of the House of Waterford Crystal featuring the mold room and the glassblowing, cutting, and engraving departments to witness the highly skilled master craftsmen at work.

TOUR HIGHLIGHT
“There once were two cats from Kilkenny. Each thought there was one cat too many.” Find out why people from Kilkenny are often referred to as “cats” while visiting the medieval town also known as “Marble City.”

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Breakfast

Dinner

Day 9 WATERFORD–BLARNEY–KINSALE

Irish Storytelling Start the day by joining your Local Guide for a walk through Ireland’s oldest city. Enjoy two cathedrals, four national monuments, and eleven centuries of rogues and rascals along the Viking Triangle. Hear their stories delivered in the witty, entertaining style of a master storyteller. Later, visit Blarney Castle, renowned for its magical Kissing Stone, before heading to the historic port and fishing town of Kinsale.

TOUR HIGHLIGHT
Cut the blarney and hear the history of how telling tales is forever linked to the 15th-century castle and the village below in Blarney. One of the last estate villages that remain standing in Ireland, the village was built by an 18th-century landlord to house the castle workers there. It’s true!

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Breakfast

Dinner

Day 10 KINSALE–GARINISH ISLAND–KILLARNEY

Heaven on Earth Board your private boat for the short crossing to Garinish Island in Bantry Bay, followed by a walk amongst the flowering trees and shrubs of this lush, tropical island. Then, a panoramic drive around part of Ireland’s spectacular southwest peninsula, the Ring of Kerry, before arriving in the vibrant town of Killarney.

LOCAL FAVORITE
In the sheltered harbor of Glengarriff in southwest Ireland’s Bantry Bay lies a place called heaven by frequent visitor George Bernard Shaw. Stepping off your private boat onto the slip here, you’ll soon discover why this lush garden island, home to the historic Bryce House, has enamored generations of visitors, including mystery author Agatha Christie. Explore this horticultural heaven with a walk through one of the most renowned gardens in Europe.

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Breakfast

Day 11 KILLARNEY. EXCURSION TO DINGLE PENINSULA

Rugged Good Looks Enjoy panoramic views along the Dingle Peninsula on the way to the Blasket Island Centre. Learn about the way of life and unique literary achievements on the string of remote offshore islands evacuated by the last inhabitants in 1953. Return to Killarney via the town of Dingle and enjoy some free time.

TOUR HIGHLIGHT
Irish history comes alive on the Dingle Peninsula with a view beyond the breathtaking shores of the Wild Atlantic Way, where Irish families once lived off the land and sea on the Blasket Islands. The Blasket Islands Centre on the peninsula’s edge tells the story of these hearty people and their stories, which live on in the prolific Irish literature of the Blasket Islanders. Today, the town of Dingle is a vibrant spot and mecca for curious characters, artists, and artisans.

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Dinner

Day 12 KILLARNEY–ADARE–LIMERICK

Irish Eyes & Cheeky Rhymes Complete your stay in Killarney with a visit to Muckross House, situated in the heart of Ireland’s oldest national park. Later, stop at the quaint village of Adare and admire its pretty thatched cottages before returning to Limerick for some free time.

TOUR HIGHLIGHT
There once was a town called Adare, with charm that was beyond compare... Adare’s charming thatched-roof cottages create visual poetry in County Limerick, some say the prettiest village in Ireland.

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Breakfast

Day 13 LIMERICK

Safe travels until we meet again! Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.

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Breakfast

Tour Director

With GLOBUS, there’s no better way to get to know your destination than through the eyes of a Tour Director. We’d like you to meet one of our Tour Directors, who average over a decade of experience and are representative of the type of expert that will be with you on your vacation.

PETER DUNDON

Escorting tours for more than 20 years

“A traveler once asked me if I'd actually given birth to Ireland. I told him I hadn't - as far as I was aware - but I do feel very passionate about my country, its people, its stories, and its magic. I absolutely love introducing people to Ireland's many wonders, which is why I love what I do so much!”

Accommodations

Optional Excursions

No matter what you’re into: food, wine, history, art, music or anything else, we give you the freedom to personalize your vacation with optional excursions that speak to your interests.

When you book your excursions with us, you can be assured that every optional excursion that we offer coordinates with the free time that you'll have in your destination, so you'll never have conflicts between included and optional activities. Our team of travel experts carefully selects each optional excursion that we offer to ensure that you receive the highest quality at a great value. Our tried-and-true partners have a finger on the pulse of the city in which they operate so they deliver the very best experiences. We offer experiences you cannot create on your own and because you’re booking with us, we coordinate all your transportation and timing needs.

The following optional excursions are examples only for this vacation. These may or may not be offered, and availability is subject to days of operation and seasonality. Please select a departure date to view optional excursions and pricing for a specific date (due to currency fluctuation, pricing shown is subject to change until purchased). Optional excursions are available for purchase on our MyGlobus site 90 days prior to the tour start date.

Price Ranges

$ ($50 CAD and under)
$$ ($51 - $100 CAD)
$$$ ($101 - $150 CAD)
$$$$ (Over $150)

Belfast

THE BEST OF BELFAST

Price Range: $

THE TITANIC EXPERIENCE

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Private Touring

Private Touring: Globus European Private Touring enables you to experience all of the attractions, sights and highlights of your selected Globus tour as a private experience - delivered just for you and your traveling party. With Private Touring, you'll have your own dedicated Tour Director, your own private transportation and driver, and your own professional local guides. All with greater flexibility in pace and your experience.

For your selected tour, there will be additional per-person cost for the size of your party - from 1 to 24. This additional supplement is reduced with each traveler you add to your party.

Here's a sample of the additional cost:

6 guests in a party: $5,675*
18 guests in a party: $1,220*

Contact Globus or your preferred travel agent for pricing for your specific party size as well as any other information on Globus Private Touring.

* Supplement pricing is per person (CA) and will be added to the standard published price for your given departure date and is based on availability. Supplement price is valid for 2020 and 2021 travel years. Occasionally some included and optional activities & excursions may be operated with other guests. Additional restrictions may apply. Not applicable for custom groups. No Group allowances or promotions are available on Private Touring. Published itineraries only. Note that blackout dates may exist where the Private Touring option is not available.

The “Starting at” or listed price is based on the lowest price available to book. Price is per person based on twin occupancy and any applicable port charges, non-commissionable taxes and fees and intra-vacation flight are included in the price shown. Any included overnight stay in Canada, applicable GST/HST is also included in the price shown. International airfare, however, is not included. If price is crossed out, the new price shown includes a limited time promotional offer(s). Please review current promotions or deals for additional information.

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