INDEPENDENT IRISH PUB & FOLK
8 Day Self-Drive or Chauffeur-Drive Minibus Holiday with Prebooked First Class Hotels

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Tour Highlights

All Hotels Prebooked

Create Your Own Daily Itinerary

Pick Up Car as you Leave Dublin

Independent Dublin Tour

Great for 2 – 12 People

DAY 1 – SAT: 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 in the heart of the city, close to the River Liffey. Use your prepaid open-top bus voucher to tour Dublin. Either stay on the bus or get off at any of the 23 stops. Use your prepaid voucher at the Guinness Storehouse.

 

 

DAY 2 – SUN: DUBLIN TO KILKENNY

Pick up your car at Hertz downtown office and head south today. Dublin to Kilkenny is only 80 miles by the direct route but there are plenty of sights to see in the vicinity. Suggested visits – Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens, Wicklow Historic Gaol and Avondale House.

DAY 3 – MON: KILKENNY TO KILLARNEY

It’s 120 miles by the most direct route but there are a number of routes you can take via Cork and Blarney or through Limerick. Suggested visits – Blarney Castle and Fota House & Gardens.

DAY 4 – TUE: KERRY TOURING

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

DAY 5 – WED: KILLARNEY TO GALWAY

Whether you drive via the city of Limerick or take a ferry across the River Shannon Estuary, the distance is about 100 miles. Suggested visits – King John’s Castle and Bunratty Folk Park. You may like to stop to view the awesome Cliffs of Moher before driving to your hotel in the centre of Galway.

DAY 6 – THU: CONNEMARA DISCOVERY

You may explore this scenic region today. Drive through the open countryside with hills and lakes. Suggested visits – Kylemore Abbey & Gardens and Catamaran Cruise on Killary Fjord.

DAY 7 – FRI: GALWAY TO DUBLIN

Drive right across Ireland today from west to east coast – a distance of 130 miles. Suggested visit – Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre.

DAY 8 – SAT: DEPART FOR HOME

Drop your rental car at Dublin Airport in good time to check in for your flight. (For more detailed itinerary suggestions, see Irish Pub & Folk coach tour)

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 7 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)

  • Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny  (1 night)

  • International Hotel, Killarney  (2 nights)

  • Harbour Hotel, Galway  (2 nights)

  • Ashling Hotel, Dublin  (1 night)