9 day Northwest Ireland Tour

Day 1 | Dublin Airport to Belfast

  • Newgrange/bru na boinne megalithic tombs 
  • St peters Cathedral Drogheda and St  Oliver Plunkett’s head from 1681.. yes his head! 
  • Monasterboice Celtic crosses are the highest in Ireland.
  • Lunch or snacks in Belfast city hall. 
  • Titanic experience 
  • Black taxi political tour
  • Overnight stay in Belfast

Day 2 | Belfast to Derry

  • Carrick a rede rope bridge.
  • Giants Causeway and coast 
  • Bushmills distillery 
  • Dunluce castle 

Day 3 | Derry to Donegal

  • Derry waking tour of the walls of Derry and Bloody Sunday and the civil rights movement! 
  • Donegal cliffs/  slieve league/ bunglass, higher then the cliffs of moher ! 
  • Maybe secret waterfall ! Shhh

Day 4 | Donegal to Wesport

  • Drum cliff church and W B Yeats grave!  Irelands national poet . 
  • Knock na ree ! Queen meabhs grave from Irelands great legend the cattle raid of Cooley bay ! Mild hike 1hr up ! 1 hr down ! 
  • Or Croagh Patrick 4 hrs ! ( not for the faint hearted)

Day 5 | Westport to Galway

  • Kylemore Abbey
  • Sheep dog demonstration. 
  • The field bar Leanne
  • Doo Lough tragedy and the famine way.
  • The spectacular scenery of Connemarra. 
  • Ashleigh falls 
  • Trad at the prom ( either this night or the next whichever is a Tuesday/Thursday or Sunday night ) 

Day 6 | Galway to Cliffs of Moher to Galway

  • Cliffs of Moher .
  • Corcomroe abbey 1169 .
  • Hazel mountain little chocolate factory. 
  • Doolin and Mc Ganns stew for lunch .
  • St Bridget’s well. 
  • Dunguaire castle 
  • The burren ( limestone karst landscape and the mini cliffs ) 
  • Back head coastal drive ! 
  • Gladdagh ring making in Galway. (Not included in entry fee and still to be negotiated )

Day 7 | Galway to Dublin

  • Clonmacnoise Celtic crosses and 6th century monastic settlement of st Ciaran 
  • Panoramic tour of Dublin City, with a brief history tour, with Georgian squares, St Stephens green, and Phoenix park, with the home of the president of Ireland! He’s a leprechaun you know ☘️☘️💚🐑
  • One stop: either kilmainham gaol or Guinness store house (all depends on availability and booking )  First night in Dublin, check out temple bar if you wish or there are other places like the cornerstone for traditional music ! 

Day 8 | Dublin Day Tour

  • St Patrick’s cathedral. 
  • Trinity college/ book of kells 
  • Small walk around the G.P.O and the history of the Easter rising ! 1916. 
  • Lunch in the church. 
  • Second night in Dublin, maybe a quiet drink in the gravediggers , (famous for Daniel day Lewis’s Oscar and my left foot ) not my left foot ? The movie MY LEFT FOOT ! 😁! 

Day 9 | Airport Transfer

  • Depending on flight we can visit the Epic centre ! 
  • A story of Ireland emigration and history or have a chilled morning in Dublin before your flight ! Or get to Airport early and on time ! All to be decided !