8-Day Discover Ireland

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After breakfast, your guide will collect you from the hotel. Today, you will visit Blarney Castle and take a guided tour of Cork city centre. At Blarney Castle, you'll learn about the history and culture of the castle and what makes it so enchanting. This is your chance to kiss the famous Blarney Stone and gain what the Irish refer to as the "gift of gab" (eloquence and persuasiveness). Afterwards, you'll return to Cork City, where your guide will lead you along the banks of the River Lee, pointing out historic sights along the way.

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Today is another opportunity to leave the city behind and explore Ireland's famously beautiful countryside. This full-day tour of West Cork County is something of a whirlwind, as you'll
visit the enigmatic stone circle at Drombeg, the harbour town of Glandore (a popular summer retreat for locals from Cork City), the endearingly tiny fishing village of Union Hall, and the town of Timoleague, home to a 13th-century Franciscan friary that is one of the most impressive landmarks in the country.

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Next, you're off to the beating heart of Ireland: Dublin. Private car transfer will be arranged, so you can relax and arrive in style to the capital of Ireland. After checking into your hotel, the remainder of the day and evening is yours to enjoy as you see fit. One great option is to head to Dublin's cultural quarter for a pub crawl.

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After breakfast, you'll head out and enjoy Dublin's famous sights on a private tour tailored to your interests. Over two hours, you'll stroll through the city with an expert guide, who will point out the top historic landmarks such as City Hall,Trinity College, the 18th-century St. Mary's Church, Dublin Castle, and the former House of Parliament.

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This full-day tour is your opportunity to discover the dramatic landscapes of Northern Ireland as you embark from Dublin to County Antrim and the famed Giant's Causeway. This section of the northern coast is the most popular tourist site in the region. It's home to some 40,000 cylindrically shaped basalt rocks closely packed together and thus creating a unique geometric formation. After hiking around the causeway, you'll make the quick jaunt over to Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland.

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Ireland is justifiably famous for its high-quality whiskeys. Few are more popular around the world than Jameson, which was first introduced in Dublin way back in the year 1780. The itinerary for today involves a visit the Jameson Distillery on Bow Street to enjoy a 40-minute tasting tour of various
blended whiskeys. Not only that, but you'll learn all about the complex distillation process that the distillery has been using for over two centuries to produce this iconic Irish product.