Grand tour of Ireland

Flight from Montreal to Dublin in economy class. Stopover in Toronto.

Arrival at Dublin airport. You will take the road from northern Ireland to return to Northern Ireland for a photo stop at the monastic centre of Monasterboice which has superb examples of carved Celtic crosses. Free lunch during the visit. Arrival in the centre of Belfast. Panoramic tour of the city of this still unknown capital. Passing in front of the City Hall, but also in front of the painted walls of the city, a testimony to a troubled era. Visit the magnificent Titanic Museum. New museum dedicated to the exciting history of the Titanic and located in the old docks. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Irish breakfast. This morning you will take the County of Antrim coastal road to visit the spectacular site of the Giant’s Causeway. This natural site, among the most beautiful in the world, is classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This curiosity of nature formed by volcanic eruptions more than 60 million years ago. More than 40,000 polygonal basalt columns are interlocking to form this unusual landscape. Free lunch during the visit. Continuation to Derry and panoramic tour of the city. Founded in the 6th century. Continuation to your hotel in Letterkenny/ Donegal area. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Irish breakfast. Then departure for one of the most mysterious regions of Ireland, Donegal. Visit of Glenveagh National Park and its castle. Lunch during the tour. In the afternoon, departure towards Sligo County. The beautiful scenery of Sligo County inspired poet William B. Yeats, who is buried at Drumcliff Cemetery in the shadow of Ben Bulben Mountain. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Irish breakfast. Early morning departure for a trip to the The wildest part of Ireland: Connemara in County Galway. The landscape, wild and unspoiled, is made up of mountains whose peaks are lost in the clouds, lakes with dark waters and vast bogs swept by the winds of the Atlantic. Not to mention the dry stone walls delimiting the tiny tracts of arable land. Free lunch during the visit. Photo stop at the beautiful abbey of Kylemore Passage through Galway and small discovery of the city. Dinner and overnight in hotel in Galway or Clare area .

Irish breakfast and departure for the ferry to the beautiful archipelago of the Aran islands. Discovery of Inishmore by mini bus and Fort Aengus. Lunch during the visit. Ferry return and continuation to your hotel in Clare/Galway area. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Irish breakfast. Departure for the Burren region, training The European Community’s very special geological features, whose lunar and desert-like appearance in fact hide countless archaeological, botanical and zoological treasures. The Buren is part of UNESCO’s Global Geopark Network. Free lunch during the visit. Then visits to the Cliffs of Moher. Set up at your hotel in the Clare area. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Irish breakfast. Departure for the discovery of the Dingle peninsula, one of the most representative of the Celtic traditions. It is both mountainous and wild in the center, hilly and covered with meadows in the west. Free lunch during the visit. Then discover the charming fishing village of Dingle, nestled between the sea and the hills. Visit of the chapel of Kilmakedar Installation at your hotel in the region of Kerry. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for a full day tour of the Iveragh Peninsula. It is the largest in south-west Ireland and one of the most beautiful excursions you can take, both for its beautiful landscapes and flora as well as their diversity. Lunch free. Then you will drive through the villages of Killorglin, Glenbeigh, Caherciveen, Waterville and Sneem. Stop at Molls Gap and Ladies View, where you will enjoy a magnificent panorama of the lakes of Killarney and the Kerry National Park. Dinner and overnight at hotel. In the Kerry area.

Irish breakfast. Then departure to Cashel. Visit of the medieval castle and religious center, one of the oldest medieval castles in Ireland. Free lunch during the visit. Then pass by the charming medieval city of Kilkenny built by the Normans in 1195. You will pass in particular by the Sainte Canice cathedral. Departure for Dublin. Installation at your hotel in Dublin. Free dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.

Irish breakfast. Panoramic guided tour of Dublin: Your guided tour will take you past all the famous symbols of Dublin. The capital is divided into two parts by its river, the Liffey. You will discover the great civic monuments such as the post office central (GPO) which overlooks O'Connell Street, the main thoroughfare in the north of the city, the Courthouse (Four Courts) and the old customs house (Customs House ). The south bank is more sophisticated with its Georgian squares with colourful doors. This part of town is also popular with students from Trinity College, the oldest university in Ireland whose library houses the famous Book of Kells. To the southwest is the medieval district where you will see the cathedrals of Christ Church and Saint Patrick. Finally you will pass by the Castle of Dublin. Lunch during the visit. You will continue with the Guinness Brewery Tour “The Guinness Experience”, which traces the history of Guinness from its birth in 1759 to the present day. You will discover during the visit some secrets of manufacturing the blackest of beers. Free time to enjoy the charms of Irish capital . Free dinner and overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to Dublin airport for your flight back to Montreal.