Green with Envy: Ireland By Design

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More rounds of stout and slainte! Or made-from-scratch soda bread? More Wilde or the Wild Atlantic Way? Enjoy a grand craic in Ireland’s oldest pub or the grand architecture of Kylemore Abbey. Who’s ready to indulge in endless shenanigans with help from Globus Choice Touring in Ireland?! You choose how you’d like to tip your hat to adventure on this 8-day dis...
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Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Very Easy

What's this trip about?

    More rounds of stout and slainte! Or made-from-scratch soda bread? More Wilde or the Wild Atlantic Way? Enjoy a grand craic in Ireland’s oldest pub or the grand architecture of Kylemore Abbey. Who’s ready to indulge in endless shenanigans with help from Globus Choice Touring in Ireland?! You choose how you’d like to tip your hat to adventure on this 8-day discovery from Dublin to Dublin with a menu of complimentary YourChoice Excursions. How This Tour Adds the “Ish” to Irish: • A journey that will inspire your inner poet and indulge your love for pints of the “black stuff” • From Dublin to Dublin. • A flexible itinerary that takes you through magic and myths, cities and cliffside coasts. • Included YourChoice Excursions in Westport, Galway and Dublin. • Feeling Lucky!

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age range6 years and up
Flights and transportN/A
Start City DUBLIN
End CityDUBLIN

Travel Themes

  • 50 plus
  • Cultural

Destinations

  • Europe
  • Ireland

Attractions

  • Dublin
  • Galway

Activities

  • Culture

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Travel Map

Day 1: ARRIVE IN DUBLIN

Céad mile fáilte—a hundred-thousand welcomes! This evening, meet your Tour Director and travel companions for a welcome dinner at your hotel. (Dinner)

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Day 2: DUBLIN–KILBEGGAN–ATHLONE–WESTPORT

KILBEGGAN Guided tour of an Irish whiskey distillery. ATHLONE Visit the town and stop for Irish coffee at the oldest pub in Ireland.

(Breakfast,Dinner)

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Day 3: WESTPORT

WESTPORT YourChoice Excursions include one of the following activities of your choice:

(Breakfast)

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Day 4: WESTPORT–KYLEMORE–MAAM CROSS–GALWAY

KYLEMORE Visit the Benedictine Abbey. GALWAY YourChoice Excursions include one of the following activities of your choice:

(Breakfast,Dinner)

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Day 5: GALWAY. EXCURSION TO THE ARAN ISLANDS

GALWAY Ferry crossing to Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands. INISHMORE At Ti Joe Watty’s pub, hear from a local about life on Inishmore Island over a light lunch. A minibus tour of the island with a local driver-guide includes a visit to the prehistoric clifftop fort of Dun Aengus.

(Breakfast,Lunch)

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Day 6: GALWAY–CLIFFS OF MOHER–RATHBAUN FARM–DUBLIN

CLIFFS OF MOHER Visit the 668-foot-high rocky cliffs above the Atlantic Ocean. RATHBAUN FARM Visit Rathbaun Farm and enjoy lunch. (Breakfast,Lunch)

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Day 7: DUBLIN

DUBLIN Morning orientation drive, including O’Connell Street, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and Trinity College. Visit Guinness Storehouse. YourChoice Excursions include one of the following activities of your choice:

(Breakfast,Dinner)

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Day 8: DUBLIN

Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.

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