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Ireland's Grand Tour

Holiday Highlights

 

Your Holiday Hotel

Corr’s Corner Hotel, Newtownabbey 3*

1 Night – Cutting-edge modernity with the finest traditional values, the newly redeveloped hotel is home to 68 bedrooms with complimentary Wi-Fi, flat screen TV, tea/coffee making facilties and complimentary access to the gym. This hotel has a lift.

 

Allingham Hotel, Bundoran 4*

2 Nights – This hotel is across the street from Bundoran Beach and is an 8 minute walk from Waterworld and 1km from Bundoran Golf Club. Simple, sleek rooms offer en suite bathrooms, plus free Wi-Fi, tea/coffee making equipment. This hotel has a lift.

 

Connacht Hotel, Galway 3*

1 Night – The hotel has been recently refurbished with an electric, elegant design creating a warm and welcoming space for you to relax and unwind. Rooms at the hotel are bright and modern in design and free Wi-Fi, tea/coffee making facilities and TV. This hotel has a lift.

 

Carrickdale Hotel & Spa, Dundalk 4*

2 Nights – Situated in Dundalk, this stunning hotel surrounded by the Cooley Mountains and Slieve Gullion. The family friendly hotel is full of character, and has a leisure centre which includes a swimming pool, sauna, outdoor whirlpool and gym. This hotel has a lift.

 

Your Tour Includes

  • Giants Causeway

  • Glenveagh Castle & Gardens

  • Excursions each day

 

*Please note Euros may be required on this tour along with Photo ID for the ferry Crossing*

 

*Please be aware this holiday has a lot of walking involved and is a very busy holiday*

Itinerary

DAY 1: Travel from your home area in the morning we head to the ferry to sail across the Irish Sea sail from Cairnryan to Belfast, arriving in the Emerald Isle to start our grand tour.

DAY 2: We depart our hotel in the morning heading for the Old Bushmills Whiskey Distillery. Bushmills is home to the world's oldest licensed whiskey distillery which has records stretching back to 1608. You will sample some of Irelands most loved Whiskey whilst learning about the copper pot stills and production of there triple distilled whiskeys. We then head to the giants causeway, a landscape of dramatic cliffs and basalts columns, legend has it the causeway was formed by two great giants Finn from Ireland and Benandonner from Scotland.

DAY 3: Today is left free for you to explore Donegal Town at your own pace.

DAY 4: After breakfast we head for our next destination which is Galway. Before arriving in Galway we will have a stop at Knock which is a small village in County Mayo, Ireland. Knock is one of the most visited towns in Ireland and is famous for the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Knock, commonly referred to as Knock Shrine. We arrive at Galway late afternoon, you will have some free time here to explore the cobbled streets before heading to our hotel.

DAY 5: Today we head for the 6th century Clonmacnoise Monastic Site. The Clonmacnoise is located at an ancient crossroads where the Esker Way and the River Shannon meet. It is home to three exceptional high crosses, a cathedral, seven churches and two rounds towers so there is plenty to catch the eye. Later on we head for Dublin where you will have a short stop before heading to your hotel.


DAY 6: We begin our day with the Titanic experience, the walking tour explores the history and provides an opportunity to walk in the footsteps of the men who built Titanic-the world's most famous ship. The tour is fully interactive, hear tales from survivors, see models of the cabins and take a video tour of how the Titanic looks today.

DAY 7: Our journey home concludes with an early drive through Irelands amazing countryside as we make our way back to the Ferry for crossing home.

Disclaimer: Please note Euros may be required on this tour along with Photo ID for the ferry crossing.
Please be aware this holiday has a lot of walking involved and is a very busy holiday.

Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.

Below is a list of pick-up points available on this tour.

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Name Address
Aberdeen, Skene St Skene St, behind HMT, Aberdeen
Aviemore, Rail Station Rail Station Bus Stop, Aviemore
Banff, St Marys Car Park Outside St Mary's Car Park, Bus Stop, Banff
Buckie, Cluny Square West Church Street Bus Stop (Outside Time) Buckie
Craibstone Park & Ride Craibstone Park & Ride (Aberdeen Airport P & R)
(No Facilities Available Here)
Cullen Square The Square, Cullen
Dundee Tesco Retail Park Kingsway Retail Park Bus Stop, (Behind Pizza Hut)
Elgin Old Post Office Outside, Old Post Office, Elgin
Fochabers Square Fochabers Square
Forfar Bus Stop Forfar Bus Stop, Outside RBS
Forres, Tolbooth Outside Tolbooth, Forres
Huntly, Tesco Bus Stop Tesco Bus Stop, Petrol Station, Huntly
Inverness, Tesco Bus Stop Bus Stop Tesco, Inverness (Off A96)
Please note this is Tesco's off the A96
Inverurie, Town Hall Town Hall Bus Stop, Inverurie
Keith, Bus Stop Tescos Bus Stop at Tesco's, Keith
Nairn, Sainsburys Sainsburys, Bus Stop, Nairn A96
Perth Broxden Services Broxden Services, Perth
Please note this pick-up is at the Petrol Station
Portlethen, Muirend Road Muirend Road Bus Stop (Beside Asda), Portlethen
Portsoy, Station Hotel Outside Station Hotel, Portsoy
Stonehaven Car Park Stonehaven Beach Road Car Park
Stracathro Services Stracathro Service Areas
Turriff Tesco Bus Stop Bus Stop Outside Tesco Turriff

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