Dublin • City of Belfast • Galway • Cliffs of Moher • Adare • Killarney
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Trip Itinerary ~ 11 Days
Day 1: Departure from USA to Dublin.
Day 2: Arrival in Dublin. Drive directly to Belfast and visit Titanic. Go on a city tour showing the divide of troubles for many years. Dinner and overnight in Derry.
Day 3: In the morning we will take a short drive to Giant’s Causeway. In the afternoon we will return to Derry and visit Wall Distillery. There will be free time before dinner and overnight in Derry.
Day 4: After breakfast, we will stop in Drumshanbo and visit the Shed Distillery home to Gunpowder Irish Gin. Upon arrival in Galway there will be free time for shopping and the enjoyment of street music. Dinner and overnight in Galway.
Day 5: After breakfast, enjoy a short drive to see the beautiful Cliffs of Moher: They rise vertically to a height of 720 feet over the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean. After lunch, you will return to Galway, tour Micel Distillery and participate in a taste-testing. Dinner at a local restaurant and overnight in Galway.
Day 6: After breakfast, you will travel to Limerick, stop in Bunrattie for lunch at the creamery, then take a tour and participate in the Limerick Whiskey Experience. After lunch on our way to Dingle we can stop in Adare and visit Auntie Lena’s, dinner and overnight stay in Dingle.
Day 7: After breakfast tour the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry: one of the most amazing coastal villages and quaint shops. We will walk along Ireland’s longest beach, Inch Beach with fantastic views. Enjoy historical sites dating back to the Stone Age as well as the majestic views of the Blasket Islands. Visit Dingle’s distillery. Dinner and overnight in Dingle.
Day 8: Early in the day, enjoy a guided tour of Muckross House, see the Killarney Lakes, Torc Waterfall, and Aghadoe Heights just to mention a few. You will enjoy a tour of Killarney Distillery and a taste-testing. Dinner in Annascaul. Overnight stay in the Dingle Peninsula.
Day 9: Today we travel to County Cork and visit the famous Blea NA Blath, the site of Michael Collin’s execution. We will then travel to Jameson Midleton Distillery for a tour. Dinner and overnight in Dublin.
Day 10: We will begin the day with a city tour of Dublin followed by a tour and taste-testing at Teeling’s Whiskey Distillery followed by a nice pint of Guinness at the Guinness factory. Dinner and Irish show in the evening. Overnight stay in Dublin.
Day 11: Fly back home.
Trip Includes
- A Catholic priest will be with the group to celebrate daily Mass.
- Round-trip airfare from your hometown connecting in a major city to fly overseas is included.
- Airport taxes, security fees, and fuel surcharges!
- Exclusively 4 or 5 star hotels in downtown areas.
- All breakfasts and all dinners. Wine is included with all dinners.
- Transportation with luxury bus.
- All entrance fees to all the sites.
- All tips to everyone involved in the tour.
- The tour fees for our guides. Our tour guides are well educated, caring, and professional. Most of them have their PhDs in Church history, archeology, philosophy, languages, or Theology.
- Luggage handling. Please pack light, one piece of luggage and one carry-on.
- Dress casually throughout the whole trip. Shoulders and knees should be covered when visiting basilicas or churches.
- If you are traveling alone and you allow us to find you a roommate, you don't pay the single supplement. If you wish to have your own room and you are not open to rooming with another passenger, then the single supplement fee is $1,100.
- Wheelchair can be provided for those passengers who cannot walk, with prior notice at registration for $150. A traveling companion has to push the wheelchair throughout the trip.
- NOTE: If you wish to deepen your knowledge of the Catholic Faith as a preparation for this pilgrimage, we recommend the following book as it is faithful to the teachings of the Magisterium of the Catholic Church (Imprimatur by ARCHBISHOP FELIPE AGUIRRE FRANCO): The Catholic Faith in Easy Terms. Introduction, Nihil Obstat, and Imprimatur by Archbishop Felipe Aguirre Franco.
- At the time of registration, as a part of the total balance, a non-refundable $500 deposit is due in the form of a credit card. For example, if your trip costs $3,700, when you sign up, you pay a $500 deposit, then your balance would be $3,200. Final balance is due 4 months before departure date.
- One month after registration, a $1,000 additional deposit is due only in the form of cash, personal check, cashiers check, or money order.
- If you sign up after the final payment due date or at the last minute, you pay the entire cost of the trip at registration only in the form of cash, personal check, cashiers check, or money order.
Trip Does Not Include
- Lunch
- Insurance ~ The total trip cost is non-refundable, we recommend trip insurance to protect your investment.