Depart the USA on your international overnight flight. Flights are not included.

Our representatives will meet you at the airport and escort you to your bus. Enjoy a driving tour of the city that includes a visit to St. Patrick’s Cathedral and the National Museum of Ireland. Check into your hotel for dinner and overnight.

This morning, visit the Trinity College Library and its display of the Book of Kells, an ornate 9th-century example of the Gospels. After lunch, you will pass through the forested countryside of Wicklow County to Glendalough. Here, Saint Kevin established a Monastic community in the 5th century that lasted through Viking invasions until its destruction by English troops in 1398. Return to Dublin this afternoon and return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Head north and discover the rich history of Celtic life in the Boyne Valley. From the time of the first Celtic influence until the 1169 invasion, the Hill of Tara was the island’s political and spiritual capital. It contains several ancient monuments, and according to tradition, was the seat of the High King of Ireland. Continue towards County Down, where you will make a stop at Tracey’s Farmhouse Kitchen for a baking experience. Based in Comber, County Down, on the shores of Strangford Lough, Tracey Jeffrey has a beautiful traditional cottage where she provides a traditional Irish bread-making experience. The session starts with a traditional Irish Fruit Soda Cake, a sweet treat, and it is delicious dwith lots of homemade Irish butter.

Journey into the soul of Christian Ireland at Downpatrick. See the church and grave of St. Patrick, as well as a visitor’s center that presents the saint’s life and the conversion of Ireland. Then return to Armagh and visit the Church of Ireland Cathedral to St. Patrick here. With foundations dating back to 445 AD, this church represents one of the oldest places of continuous worship in Ireland. Return to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Cross Ireland to Clonmacnoise, an important monastic site and the burial place of kings. Among these ruins are the famous thousand-year-old cross. Three high crosses, two hundred graves and the ruins of a 13th century ring fort also remain. Finish the day in Galway, whose main thoroughfare is lined with buildings that date back to the 15th Century. Christopher Columbus visited the city in search of support for his search or trade routes to India by crossing the Atlantic. Check into your hotel in Galway for dinner and overnight.

Start the day with a rewarding hike up Croagh Patrick, Ireland’s sacred mountain, offering stunning views over Clew Bay. After the climb, enjoy free time to explore the charming town of Westport, known for its colorful streets, local shops, and lively cafés. In the evening, return to Galway for dinner and overnight.

As you travel through the Burren Region, arrive at the Cliffs of Moher. These sheer cliffs drop 600 feet to the water below. This is the most impressive stretch of shoreline on the west coast of Ireland. The eroded limestone rock through the Burrens has flowers popping up through the crevices. Continue to Bunratty Castle, near the town of Limerick. Bunratty is Ireland’s most complete, authentic, and elaborately furnished medieval castle. Finish the day in Killarney and check into your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Visit the Rock of Cashel, possibly the most photographed site in Ireland, towering over the town of Cashel from its perch on a 200-foot-high outcrop of limestone. Today, impressive stone walls enclose a round tower, a cathedral, a twelfth century Romanesque chapel and high crosses. Continue to Dublin for dinner and overnight. (Dinner is not included on this night)

Return to the USA.