INDEPENDENT IRISH SPIRIT
7 Day Self Drive or Chauffeur-Drive Minibus Holiday with Prebooked First Class Hotels

Euro 550 Onwards

Tour Highlights

All Hotels Prebooked

Create Your Own Daily Itinerary

Two-Night Stays in Killarney & Galway

Independent Dublin Tour

Great for 2 – 12 People

DAY 1: DUBLIN ARRIVAL

Arrive at Dublin Airport and go to the CIE Tours desk in the Arrivals Hall for a group transfer to your hotel between 7:00 am and 12:00 noon. Your hotel is located beside the River Liffey, close to the city centre. Use your voucher for your prepaid open-top bus tour around Dublin. You may either stay on the bus or get off at any of the 23 stops near main attractions. Use your prepaid voucher at the Guinness Storehouse.

 

 

DAY 2: DUBLIN TO KILLARNEY

Pick up your self-drive car at Hertz downtown office or chauffeur-drive minibus from your hotel and head south from Dublin to your next hotel stay in Killarney, a distance of 180 miles. Suggested visits – Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens, Blarney Castle and Fota House & Gardens.

DAY 3: KERRY TOURING

Today you may like to take a full day tour to travel the popular 100-mile Ring of Kerry – it is better to drive in a counter-clockwise direction. Suggested visits – Kerry County Museum, Skellig Experience. The Dingle Peninsula is also a lovely day’s touring and would be about 120 miles.

DAY 4: KILLARNEY TO GALWAY

Today’s journey is about 120 miles travelling via Limerick. Suggested visits – Foynes Flying Boat Museum and Bunratty Folk Park. Or you may cross the River Shannon by ferry and travel along the coast of Clare, stopping at the Cliffs of Moher for wonderful coastal views. Drive through the Burren and around Galway Bay. Suggested visits – Burren Centre and Knappogue Castle.

DAY 5: CONNEMARA REGION

Tour Connemara, a region of unspoilt open scenery with misty mountains and sparkling lakes. Suggested visits –  Kylemore Abbey & Gardens, “Connemara Lady” catamaran cruise on Killary Harbour.

DAY 6: GALWAY TO DUBLIN

This is a distance of 130 miles, travelling from the Atlantic Ocean on the West Coast to the Irish Sea on the East Coast. Stop for sightseeing along the way or get to Dublin by lunchtime. Check in to your hotel, on the north side of Dublin and convenient for Dublin Airport.

DAY 7: DEPART FOR HOME

Drop your rental car or minibus at Dublin Airport in good time to check in for your flight.

[For more detailed itinerary suggestions, please feel free to call us.]

YOUR PROGRAMME INCLUDES

  • Hertz economy car with unlimited mileage based on 2 people travelling together in a Group B car. Other cars, minibuses and chauffeur-driven vehicles available – see our website for other price options.

  • Hertz NeverLost navigation system for self-drive cars

  • Collision Damage Waiver (CDW), theft protection (TP) and government tax (VAT) on car rental

  • Coach transfer from Dublin Airport to your Dublin hotel

  • Prebooked stays at first class hotels listed below with private bath/shower for 6 nights

  • Full Irish breakfast daily

  • Hotel service charges and all local taxes

  • 100-page Ireland Step by Step guide book with map (one per room)

  • Ireland at a Glimpse booklet — offering 50% discounts on visitor attractions

  • Voucher for open-top bus tour in Dublin (valid for 24 hours)

  • Tour and a pint at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin

YOUR HOTELS

Stay at the following (or similar)

 

  • Ashling Hotel, Dublin  (1 night)

  • Killarney Towers Hotel, Killarney  (2 nights)

  • Carlton Hotel, Galway  (2 nights)

  • Croke Park Hotel, Dublin  (1 night)