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9 Day Rover
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**DAY 1 Dublin - Kilkenny**
Dublin city - Wicklow Mountains (view of city). On route down from Sally Gap we pass Lough Tay and Guinness Estate. Glendalough: Ancient Monastic Settlement with fine examples of Round towers and Christian Architecture.
Tullow - sight of great victory in 1798 Rebellion commemorated by statue of Fr.Murphy in town square. Browneshill Dolmen - The largest Dolmen in Ireland, the capstone alone weighs approx 150 tons..
Kilkenny Town was seat of medieval Irish Parliaments and rival in imortance to Dublins. Famous medieval castle built in 1192 and many examples of architecture from the middle ages.
**DAY 2 Kilkenny - Cork**
Leave Kilkenny and travel to Cork City. On route we stop at Rock of Cashel and it''s soaring 13th-century Cathedral of St. Patrick dramatically overshadowing Cashel.
Cork City second biggest city in the Republic, home of Murphys & Beamish Stout.
Lunch in Cork and then on to Blarney Castle - famous Blarney Stone which gives all who kiss it the gift of the gab.
**Day 3 West Cork – Tralee**
From Cork we make our way to Killarney where we take a stroll in the Killarney National Park with it’s great views of the Lakes of Killarney, spectacular scenery with Ireland''s highest mountains, Macgillycuddy''s Reeks and a visit to Torc Waterfall. On to Tralee, home of The International Rose of Tralee Festival.
**DAY 4 Dingle**
Today we visit Dingle Harbour - home of Fungie the most famous dolphin in Ireland. We then take a drive around the Dingle Peninsula with the stunning scenery on the route out to Slea Head passing beneath Mount Eagle with hills that appear to drop into the sea. We find ourselves at Europe’s most westerly point with views of the Blasket Islands and the famous Sleeping Giant. After a visit to Dingle town we head back for another night in Tralee
**Day 5 Tralee and Galway**
Travel from Kerry to Clare by Ferry across the Shannon the biggest river in Ireland.
Kilrush - famous for traditional music. On to Lahinch - Beachtown very popular with Surfers.
Cliffs of Moher - Most famous cliffs in Ireland six miles long and reaching to 700ft at their highest point.
The Burren - famous exposed limestone area originally formed at the bottom of shallow seas 300 million years ago and scraped clean of topsoil by glaciers 15000 years ago. one of Europe''s richest botanical areas.
On to capital of the West - Galway - a University city, famous for the Arts/Culture, the Galway Races and the Oyster festival.
**DAY 6 Galway to Westport**
Take the time this morning for bit of shopping before departing the City at lunchtime to link up with 4 Day-North West Ireland tour. From here we make our way into the wilderness of Connemara and follow the stone wall laneways around the rugged mountains. Visit Killary Harbour Irelands only Fjiord before we make our way to Westport at the foot of Croagh Patrick.
**DAY 7 Westport to Derry**
From Westport we leave Mayo on route to Sligo where we climb to the Hillside Tomb of Queen Maeve at the top of Knocknarea with it''s panoramic views of Sligo Bay and the Donegal Coastline. At the base of Benbulben we find the final resting place of W.B.Yeats the founding member of the Abbey theatre in Dublin and one of the main movers of the Gaelic literary revival at the end of the 19th Century. On our route into Derry we visit the fort of the O''Niells at Griannan an Ailleach with it''s commanding position overlooking Lough Foyle and Lough Swilly.
**DAY 8 Derry to Belfast**
We start the day with a walking tour of the old town of Derry with a local guide. Passing Dunluce Castle , we arrive at the Giants Causeway a world Heritage Site with unusual formation of volcanic rock. From here we head to Ballycastle going via the Rope Bridge of Carrick-a-Rede *. We then follow along the Glens of Antrim where we may get a clear view of our Celtic neighbours in Scotland who are only a stones or spears throw across the Irish Sea. Tonight we will explore the nightlife of Belfast.
**DAY 9 Belfast to Dublin**
This morning we have some free time with the opportunity to take the famous *Black Taxi tour around the city where you get an insight into the recent history of this divided place with an opportunity to visit areas not normally on the tourist itinerary. We then depart Belfast and start making our way back to Dublin. We go back via Monasterboice where we will see some excellent examples of 10th century High Crosses, the Hill of Slane, where there are the remains of a famous monastery and a church built in the 16th century. It is then off to the Hill of Tara before returning to Dublin.
Included: Breakfast included
Not Included: Appprox return time of tour 17.30 pm
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| Days: 8 |
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