UK Private Guide Sightseeing Tours - The Emerald Isle


	Ireland is a lush green island of spectacular beauty and people who in spite of having had more than their fair share of wars and disasters have retained their relaxed good humour, wit, love of old customs, folk traditions, music, poetry and a story-telling history of fairies, leprechauns and banshees going back over 2000 years.
Pictured: West Coast of Ireland

Your route takes you through the beautiful Cotswolds via Stratford-Upon-Avon, Ludlow and Shrewsbury into Wales. There will be time to see the Snowdonia National Park and at least one of the massive Edward I Castles in North Wales where you will spend your first night. In the morning take the ferry from Holyhead to Dun Laoghaire and drive on to Dublin where you will spend two nights. Explore Dublin, the fine Cathedrals of St Patrick and Christ Church, Trinity College, ancient Dublin Castle, George Bernard Shaw's birthplace and the James Joyce Tower. Visit historic Malahide Castle and Castle Town House, Ireland's largest and finest Georgian

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country house. Drive via Powerscourt Gardens and Waterfall, probably the finest in Ireland owned by the Slazenger family, and the beautiful gardens at Mount Usher. Spend the night at Waterford where you can see famous crystal factory. Continue via Ardmore, a popular seaside resort, the ruins of Blarney Castle with the famous Stone of Eloquence and Kinsale one of the prettiest small towns in Ireland and historic Cork. Visit Bantry House, beautifully situated on Bantry Bay on your way to Killarney, a perfect location in which to spend two nights.

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Take a whole day to drive the famous "Ring of Kerry" and enjoy the breathtaking mountain and coastal scenery. You will see many delightful villages of which Adare is the best known and some splendid castles: 12th century St Johns at Limerick, formidable Bunratty and meticulously restored Knappogue now owned by Texans. Ennis with its narrow winding lanes and artistically painted shop fronts is a lovely place to spend your next night. See nature at its most dramatic - the breathtaking Cliffs of Moher and the Burren a fascinating limestone plateau. Continue via Galway to the lake and mountain scenery of Connemara and spend two nights in this beautiful region where the famous ponies run wild. Also visit imposing Kylemore Abbey, a romantic lakeside castle. On your last day you will be taken to Shannon airport.

Tour Duration	Medium (Upto 2 Pax)	Large (Upto 4 Pax)	XL (Upto 7 Pax)	Minbus (Upto 12 Pax)
10 Days	£3550.00	£4100	£5200	e-mail

Pick-up and return - From anywhere in London.

Prices - are per car not per person, and include all car and driver-guide expenses and local tax. Prices do not include entrance fees where applicable or meals

Foreign Languages - We can provide guides speaking all foreign languages. French, German, Spanish and Italian at a supplement of Ł20 per half day tour and Ł40 for a full day tour, All other languages are Ł110 per half day tour and Ł170 per full day tour.