Irish Spirit Self-Drive Starting at $1720.00*

Explore town and country Trip details

See spectacular scenery as you drive this great route, Tour start Tour end Trip Highlights: offering castles, coastlines, and a coal mine – and Dublin • Glendalough luxuriate for two nights in a castle hotel. Venture to • Blarney Castle Slane Castle, the setting for legendary rock concerts. 8 7 11 • Ring of Kerry Highlights Tour the fascinating Mining Experience in Sligo. Days Nights Meals • Cliffs of Moher Breathe in the sea air as you walk atop the Cliffs of • Arigna Mining Experience Moher. • Slane Castle & Distillery • Kilronan Castle • Irish Night in Dublin

Hotels: • Ashling Hotel • Clayton Whites Hotel • Killarney Towers Hotel • Kilronan Castle • Grand Canal Hotel

2021 Irish Spirit Self-Drive - 8 Days/7 Nights

Trip Itinerary

Day 1 Sightseeing in Dublin

Explore Dublin with its grand Georgian buildings and squares, the River Liffey and historic O'Connell Street. Take a Hop On Hop Off bus tour and see all the city's Day 2 Glendalough | Wexford highlights with the freedom to stop off to explore further on your own. Your Hop On Hop Off bus ticket also gives you admission to the Little Museum of Dublin, an old Pick up your Hertz rental car and set off for Glendalough in the beautiful Wicklow Georgian townhouse with a fantastic collection of 5,000 objects telling the story of Mountains. Tour the picturesque ruins of this once-thriving monastery, established the city. Plus you will have a voucher to admit you to one of Dublin's top attractions: by St Kevin in the sixth century, including several churches and an iconic round Choose from the , a seven storey attraction telling the story of tower. Then, head to Wexford, where your hotel overlooks the harbor. The town Dublin's iconic brew, complete with a pint at the Gravity Bar on the top floor, Teeling was founded by Vikings and known today as a hub of culture, with medieval Whiskey Distillery, the first new whiskey distillery to open in Dublin in 125 years, heritage buildings, the National Heritage Park and the beautifully restored Gothic- EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum, telling the story of the people who left Ireland Revival Johnstown Castle nearby. You are free to explore Wexford as you wish and and how they shaped the world (winner of Europe's Leading Tourist Attraction in dine independently. (B) 2019), or the GPO Museum, innovatively detailing the fascinating story of the 1916 Rising, the pivotal event that lead to Ireland's independence. Dine independently this evening.

Day 4 Jaunting Car Ride | Ring of Kerry Highlights | Kenmare Day 3 Blarney Castle | Killarney

Take a jaunting car ride through the Killarney National Park to Ross Castle for views Depart Wexford and head to Waterford, where you will visit the House of Waterford of Lough Leane and the Macgillycuddy's Reeks. Head out to see the highlights of Crystal, a CIE Tours preferred shopping partner, witness the creation of crystal the Ring of Kerry, Ireland's famed scenic drive. You might choose to stop in the masterpieces by skilled craftsmen on a factory tour. Next visit Blarney Castle, beautiful Gap of Dunloe to visit our CIE Tours preferred shopping partner, where you can climb the winding staircase to kiss the famous Blarney Stone for the Moriarty's. Stop for lunch in the charming town of Kenmare. The rest of the day and legendary gift of the gab, or enjoy the tranquil gardens. Head to the friendly town evening is at your leisure, so you are free to explore before returning to Killarney. of Killarney where you will dine in your hotel tonight. (B, D) (B, L)

Day 5 Cliffs of Moher | Kilronan Castle Day 6 Arigna Mining Experience | Sligo

Depart Killarney today and head north to the Cliffs of Moher. Visit the Cliffs, taking Visit the Arigna Mining Experience to explore the fascinating, arduous work of coal in the glorious views from 700 feet above the churning Atlantic below. Arrive at miners and discover the impact of the industry on the local area from the 1700s your accommodation for the next two nights, the fairy-tale Kilronan Castle, sitting through the closure of the mine in 1990. The rest of the day is free to explore and on 40 acres of parkland. Lovingly restored in 2006, this beautiful castle hotel dates dine as you wish. Perhaps you might visit the town of Sligo or the charming village back to the 18th century and was home to the same family for three centuries. Dine of Carrick-on-Shannon, or just relax in your castle accommodation. (B) tonight in the splendid dining room. (B,D)

Day 7 Slane Castle | Slane Distillery | Irish Night

Visit Slane Castle and learn the colorful history of this estate, home to the Coyningham family since 1703, and how it has been the setting for legendary rock Day 8 Tour ends concerts by world-famous artists. Next, walk next door to Slane Distillery, housed in a 250-year-old farm building, for a tour and a tasting of their signature triple-casked Your tour ends after breakfast. Drive to Dublin Airport and drop off your rental whiskey. The Coyninghams teamed up with a historic American whiskey family to car. (B) B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner > establish the distillery in 2016, with the goal of creating the most environmentally- friendly distillery in the world. Head to Howth to delight in a lively evening of traditional Irish music, song and dance with dinner at the Abbey Tavern. (B, D)

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