Day One

  • Arrive Dublin Airport. Pick-up car rental.


  • Make your way to Kilkenny City and check into the Mount Juliet Manor House Estate, loacated just outside the town.


  • Located on a 1500 acre estate, you can enjoy the history of Mount Juliet, woodland walks, fishing, golf, spa, luxury hotel and much more. The finest sporting estate in Ireland, Mount Juliet estate, located in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny


  • The best place to relax and unwind after a long trip over the Atlantic.


Day Two

  • This morning we leave Mount Juliet and travel though the Agricultural heartland of south Ireland to Waterford Castle.


  • I would drop into Kilkenny City along the way.


  • Visit Kilkenny Castle and the Kilkenny Arts and Design Center located on the Castle grounds.


  • You will also see signs for Jeroint Abbey located not too far from Mount Juliet.


  • Overnight in Waterford Castle.


Day Ten

  • Today's activities will be determined by departure times.


  • Your hotel is approximately 30 minutes drive to Dublin airport. Drop Off car and Check In.


  • Return home with some wonderful memories. Come back soon!


Day Three

  • Depart for County Kerry. Recommend that you visit The Rock of Cashel, the seat of the Kings of Munster from the 4th century before being handed over to the church in the 12th century. It remained the seat of the local Bishop until 1647 when it fell to the Cromwellian army.


  • You may want to stop by the village of Blarney and kiss the Blarney Stone and receive 'the gift of the gab'.


  • Travel onto Killarney Town and check into the Killarney Park Hotel in the center of the town.


  • If you have time in the late afternoon, visit the elegant 19th century mansion, Muckross House & Gardens . Muckross House was built for Henry Arthur Herbert and his wife, the watercolourist Mary Balfour Herbert. Optional jaunting cart ride and boatride through the lakes of Killarney.


Day Thirteen

  • Depart for County Kerry. Recommend that you visit The Rock of Cashel, the seat of the Kings of Munster from the 4th century before being handed over to the church in the 12th century. It remained the seat of the local Bishop until 1647 when it fell to the Cromwellian army.


  • You may want to stop by the village of Blarney and kiss the Blarney Stone and receive 'the gift of the gab'.


  • Travel onto Killarney Town and check into the Killarney Park Hotel in the center of the town.


  • If you have time in the late afternoon, visit the elegant 19th century mansion, Muckross House & Gardens . Muckross House was built for Henry Arthur Herbert and his wife, the watercolourist Mary Balfour Herbert. Optional jaunting cart ride and boatride through the lakes of Killarney.


Day Four

  • Late Breakfast. Depart on the day tour of The Ring of Kerry.


  • Your journey will take you through the villages of Cahirciveen, Waterville and Sneem, before you return to Killarney Town.


  • Overnight in Killarney Park House Hotel. There are plenty of pubs and restaurants to choose from and lots of shops.


Day Nine

  • Breakfast. Take the Hop On/Hop Off Bus Tour of Dublin City.


  • Visit Dublin Castle, Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin Cathedrals, Jameson Distillery, Viking City, Museums at your own leisure. This is the best way to see Dublin and learn about it's history.


  • Enjoy dinner at the The Saddle Room restaurant at the Shelbourne - recommend the oysters!!


  • Return to the Temple Bar Area for dinner and listen to the many buskers playing music on the streets. This is the main socializing area in Dublin City.


Day Eight

  • Depart the West for Dublin City (2 Nights).


  • Check into the newly refurbished Shelbourne Hotel in Saint Stephen's Green in the heart of Dublin. Rest/Relax.


  • Visit Book of Kells and Trinity College. Take a tour of Guiness Storehouse.


  • Enjoy a pint at the Guiness Bar, Dublin's highest bar that gives you a 360 degree view of Dublin City.


  • Walk down Temple Bar Culturel Quater. Meet the locals at their watering holes!!


Day Seven

  • After a lazy morning in Galway, you will begin your Tour of Connemara, an area of rugged landscape, bogs and mountains is known for its clear light and unspoilt beauty, characteristics that make it specially loved by artists and photographers.


  • A must see is Kylemore Abbey, built by Mitchell Henry as a gift for his wife and is now a select private boarding school for girls. Visitors are restricted to the gardens and lakeside walks. On the return trip through the Maam valley you are likely to see locals harvesting turf, used as fuel, from the bog still using tools and methods a thousand years old.


  • Make a stop at the village of Leenane.


  • Transfer to Ashford Castle near Cong in County Mayo, close to where the The Quietman movie was filmed.


Day Six

  • Travel north to Galway City. On the way take a Tour of the Burren Region, which covers 100 sq miles of lunar like rock with underground rivers, caves, turloughs and ancient burial places, some dating back more than 3000 years.


  • At 800 feet above the Atlantic Ocean a walk along the Cliffs of Moher is a bracing experience and will certainly give you an appetite for lunch!


  • Galway is a great city for small shops, traditional music in the pubs and streets.


  • Overnight in Glenlo Abbey located just 10-15 minutes from the city center.