La Belle Emeraude, French Guided

Arrive at Dublin Airport. Make your own way to your hotel. Take advantage of your centrally located accommodation and discover the many pubs and restaurants of the Irish capital. Evening at leisure.

After breakfast, meet your guide at the hotel, then depart with the group for a visit to the National Museum which houses treasures from 7,000 B.C. as well as a collection of gold jewelry.

After, leave the east coast via Cahir and stop for lunch before heading to the well-preserved and magnificent Cahir Castle, built in the 3rd century. Continue on to County Kerry for dinner where you will spend the night.

After breakfast, enjoy a day dedicated to discovering the Ring of Kerry, Ireland’s most scenic drive, and the charming villages around it such as Killorglin, Glenbeigh, Cahersiveen and Sneem. Stop at famous viewpoints like Moll’s Gap where you can see panoramic views of the mountains, or Ladies View, which offers spectacular sights of Killarney’s lakes and islands.

Continue to the world-famous Muckross Gardens where you can walk around and admire the nearby lake and mountains. End the day with dinner at your hotel.

After breakfast, start your day’s journey exploring the Dingle Peninsula. Drive through charming villages painted in bold colours, then stop for lunch on your way to Dingle. Spend free time exploring this small fishing village. Continue to Slea Head for panoramic views of the Blasket Islands, then visit the Oratory of Gallarus. After, visit Inch and walk along its superbly sandy beach. Continue to Limerick, where you will have dinner and spend the night.

After breakfast, discover the impressive Burren region. This vast limestone plateau is classified as a national park, which covers most of County Clare. No trees grow here and the rock is bare.

Start your visit with Kilmacduagh Monastery, famous for its round tower. Then stop at the Poulnabrone Dolmen, one of the best examples of dolmen, or portal tombs, which was recently excavated and dated to around 4,000 B.C. Stop for lunch, then visit the Cliffs of Moher and its visitor centre. Enjoy free time to stroll along the cliffs, up to O’Brien’s Tower, and enjoy the view.

Return to your hotel and have dinner.

After breakfast, start your day dedicated to discovering part of the Connemara, a region where the locals still speak Gaelic, and without doubt the wildest but also the most romantic region of Ireland. This vast peninsula is bordered by the rocky coast of Galway Bay to the south, a bumpy land characterized by low walls of stone and thatched roof cottages. Stop for lunch along the way and enjoy a photo op at the Gothic-style Kylemore Abbey. Continue to Galway where you will spend the night. Enjoy roaming the colourful streets of this maritime town which has retained its medieval charm.

Dinner will be at the hotel.

After breakfast, depart towards the west, where you will visit a distillery museum and taste whiskey along the way. Enjoy a panoramic tour of Dublin as well as free time during the day.

For your last evening in Ireland, we’ve prepared farewell entertainment with dinner and a traditional show at Merry Plowboy or Taylors Three Rock, with bus transfer included.

After breakfast, make your own way to Dublin airport for your return flight back to Canada.