Tour Overview

‘Excellent’

8 days/7 nights/12 meals - See some of the historic sites in Ireland and the most beautiful houses & gardens in Europe combined with typical Irish hospitality on this tour. Cliffs of Moher, Kylemore Abbey, Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens, Westport House & Gardens are just some of the highlights of this tour.

What's included

  • 8 days/7 nights/12 meals
  • Meeting, assistance & transfers on arrival & departure in Ireland
  • Sightseeing by luxury coach
  • Services of a professional Irish driver/guide
  • Accommodation in your choice of grade of hotels for 7 nights
  • Full Irish breakfast daily
  • 5 dinners including
    - Traditional Irish evening with dinner and entertainment at the Abbey Tavern
    - 4 table d'hote dinners
  • Visits and admissions to Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre, Burren Visitor Centre, Kylemore Abbey, Dan O’Hara Heritage Centre, Connemara Celtic Crystal, Westport House & Gardens, Turlough Park & Museum, Strokestown Park House & Gardens, Castletown House & Gardens, Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens, Kilruddery House & Gardens, Mount Usher Gardens, Powerscourt Gardens, Rissborough, Glendalough, Wicklow Gaol, Deepwell, Talbot Botanical Gardens, Beaulieu House, Ardgillan Castle, Hill of Tara, Newgrange
  • All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person
  • Complimentary Tour Leader Places based on numbers travelling

Tour highlights

  • Big Ben
  • Cotswolds
  • Caernarfon Castle
  • Cardiff Castle
  • Snowdon National Park
  • Stonehenge
  • Tower of London
  • Trafalgar Square
  • Windsor Castle
  • Shakespeare's Birthplace
  • St Paul's Cathedral

Overnights for this tour

  • Galway for 2 Nights
  • Westport for 1 Night
  • Dublin for 4 Nights

Accommodation options

  • Superior & First Class Hotels
  • 4-Star Country Manor Houses
  • 4 & 5 Star Irish Castles
  • Any Combination of the above

Day 1 - London Arrival & St. Paul’s Cathedral

Tour begins 2:00 PM at your London hotel. Take a panoramic tour of central London to see the city’s famous landmarks. Stop at St Paul’s Cathedral to tour the awe-inspiring interior. Enjoy a welcome drink with your group at your hotel.

Day 2 - Independent Touring in London

Explore London at your own pace on an independent Hop-On, Hop-Off bus tour to see the Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Trafalgar Square, and more. With your included vouchers, visit either Kensington Palace, former home of Princess Diana, or the Tower of London to view the magnificent Crown Jewels, guarded by Beefeaters in their distinctive Tudor uniforms. (B)

Day 3 - Stonehenge, Bath & Cardiff Castle Banquet

Head to Salisbury Plain to view the huge monoliths of Stonehenge and, in the visitor center, learn about how they were built over 4,500 years ago. Visit the Roman Baths, hot mineral-rich springs that have been popular since Roman times and enjoy some free time to explore on your own. Travel into Wales to tour Cardiff Castle, then enjoy a fun Welsh banquet with entertainment. (B, D)

Day 4 - Train Ride & Welsh Scenery

Enjoy a panoramic drive around Cardiff to view its principal features. Continue through the Brecon Beacons National Park and through rural Wales with its picturesque countryside. Take in the beauty of the Snowdonia National Park. A narrow-gauge train ride will take you through the heart of the region to admire mountain scenery. Head to your hotel in Caernarfon where you might choose to take a gentle walk through the ancient streets after dinner (B, D)

Day 5 - Wales & Snowdonia

Visit the National Slate Museum, which highlights the region’s former slate industry at its height in Victorian times. Pause for photos of Mount Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales. Stroll in the quaint village of Betws-y-Coed. Stop in Conwy and take a walk through the narrow medieval streets to see the smallest house in Britain. Tour the walls and battlements of 13th-century Caernarfon Castle (B, D)

Day 6 - Llangollen & Shakespeare’s Stratford-Upon-Avon

Head to the charming village of Llangollen and take a look around this typical Welsh settlement with many quaint tearooms and shops. Then head across the English border to enjoy the picturesque town of Bridgnorth, with attractive black and white houses. Take a panoramic tour of Stratford-upon-Avon and visit Shakespeare’s birthplace, with an exhibition about his life and work, before walking through the house where he was born (B, D)

Day 7 - Cotswolds & Windsor Castle

Take in the gentle hills of the Cotswolds, renowned for its pretty cottages and colorful gardens. Stop in Broadway, typical of the lovely old villages in the region. Take a walking tour through Oxford to learn about the famous colleges and enjoy lunch on your own. Tour Windsor Castle, one of the Queen’s official residences, to see the State Apartments and St George’s Chapel. Then take a brief stroll around the compact and historic town of Windsor with a local guide. Spend your evening independently. (B)

Day 8 - Tour Ends in Windsor

Your tour ends after breakfast. (B) B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner All components of this tour (hotels, visits and attractions) for 2020 itineraries are subject to change until finalized in September 2019.  >

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Tour Prices

Prices for our group tours are determined by the grade of accommodation required and the tour start date and will be for land only from arrival into and departure from Ireland. To arrange your tour, simply fill out our Enquiry Form, e-mail us at groups@irishtourism.com or call us in Ireland on our TollFree and International numbers as displayed on this page.

All our private & exclusive group tours include the following services at no extra cost.

  • Your own private luxury coach to suit your group size – groups from 10 passengers
  • Experienced and friendly driver/guide or driver and licensed guide throughout your tour
  • Individually designed itinerary
  • No optional extras unless agreed with the group organiser and advised to all members of the group prior to arrival in Ireland – NO HIDDEN EXTRAS
  • Generous complimentary tour leader policy – Flexible Free Places according to requirements
  • Flexibility of the itinerary even when touring in Ireland
  • 24/7 help line when in Ireland

Prices in other currencies are indicative only. Please note that we charge in Euro.

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