13 Day Tour of Ireland
We create bespoke tours designed to suit travelling groups. Here is an example of a 13 day tour we put together recently for a group travelling from the USA.
Our tours often have additional spaces, so should you be an individual, couple or small group, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us and we may just have a great deal for you to join another groups tour.
Day 1 – Dublin
Collection from Dublin Airport by your driver and tour director before a panoramic city tour. This will include Dublin’s main thoroughfare O’Connell Street, the iconic Georgian Squares, one of the largest urban parks in the World – the Phoenix Park (where we will hopefully catch sight of one of the three different species of wild fallow deer that live there). Then it is on to the renowned Trinity College before stopping for some lunch, shopping and exploration of the city on your own.
Day 2 – Wicklow
Day 2 starts with a trip to Glendalough in County Wicklow, where we will tour the ruined monastic site founded by St. Kevin in the 6th century. Later it is on to the magnificent Powerscourt Estate before returning to Dublin. Later its on to Taylor’s 3 Rock for dinner and Ireland’s foremost cabaret night. B&B.
Day 3 – Belfast
We take a scenic drive up to Belfast, where we take in a city tour before visiting the Titanic Visitors Centre. Afterwards there is free time to enjoy Belfast’s city centre and shopping before dinner. B&B.
Day 4 – North Coast
We take a scenic tour of the Glens of Antrim before walking the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge en route to the majestic Giants Causeway, Northern Ireland’s only World Heritage Site. We take in the north coast as we drive on to Derry/Londonderry for dinner, bed and breakfast in a city hotel.
Day 5 – Derry to Sligo
Starting our morning in Derry we go for a walking tour of the city’s famous walls – still intact after 400 year. Then it’s on to the Ulster American Folk Park in Omagh, County Tyrone. Later we visit the Belleek Pottery Factory and before heading on to our Sligo Hotel for dinner, we visit the grave of William Butler Yeats at Drumcliffe. B&B.
Day 6 – Galway City
Travel from Sligo to Galway, where we take on a walking tour with a local guide. Then its lunch on your won with plenty of free time to explore this magnificent city. Dinner, bed and breakfast.
Day 7 – Connemara
Today we take in the breath taking scenery of Connemara, visit a local Crystal factory and Kylemore Abbey – home of the Benedictine religious order since the 1920’s. We take in a cruise to Killary Harbour, Ireland’s only fjord on the western seaboard before returning to Galway for dinner and our B&B.
Day 8 – The Burren & Cliffs of Moher
We visit another one of Ireland’s most scenic areas, a “karst landscape” called The Burren. Then its off to the Cliffs of Moher, which at almost 700 feet high give spectacular views out into the Atlantic Ocean and the Aran Islands off the coast. We then make our way to Bunratty Castle and Folk Park for a visit before arriving at our Hotel in Limerick City for Dinner. B&B.
Day 9 – Kerry
Start the day taking a scenic tour from Limerick down the Dingle Peninsula to Slea Head. We stop off in Dingle, maybe catching a glimpse of its most famous resident – Fungi the Dolphin. Lunch in Dingle dining on what many believe to be the freshest fish and chips in Ireland. Then we are on to Killarney, the capital of Irish tourism, for dinner and a two night stay.
Day 10 – The Ring of Kerry
A full days driving tour around the Iveragh Peninsula, better known around these parts as The Ring of Kerry. We will be stopping at a replica bog village, and also take in a sheepdog demonstration en route. Today you can have your picture taken with Charlie Chaplin’s statue in Waterville, where Charlie used to holiday in his later years.
On arrival back in Killarney, we go on a jaunting horse and cart ride through Killarney National Park. Tonight you are free to dine at one of the many fine pubs and restaurants in Killarney, to give you the opportunity to experience the local hospitality. B&B.
Day 11 – Blarney Castle
On to Blarney Castle where upon kissing a certain stone one is bestowed with the gift of eloquence (gift of the gab). Also home to one of Ireland’s largest retail outlets – time for some shopping before lunch. Then it’s on to visit the Waterford Crystal Showrooms before heading to our hotel for dinner. B&B.
Day 12 – Kilkenny
First we visit the 800 year old Kilkenny Castle, before heading on to the National Stud for a guided visit by one of their experts on the horse breeding industry in Ireland. We then hit the road back to Dublin and our hotel for the night. Dinner and B&B.
Day 13 – Home
Coach transfer back to Dublin Airport for flights home.
About Scenic Coach Tours
Scenic Coach Tours design bespoke tours around Ireland and the UK for groups, societies and clubs. We put together these custom tours based on the requirements of the individual groups, not on what is easiest for us. We know instinctively what will work on a tour while providing our clients with the time they want to properly explore the beautiful scenery and history of Ireland.
We are Bord Fáilte (the Irish tourism board) trained and approved badged tour guides with many years experience as both drivers and guides.
Please contact us to start developing your own groups tour, or to find out what tours we may have upcoming that you might be able to join.