Our Lady of Knock • Galway • Cliffs of Moher • Killarney • Dingle Peninsula • Dublin • & more...
Trips in 2026 - $5,999.00
Trip Itinerary ~ 13 Days
Day 1: Depart USA → Shannon. Depart from the United States on your overnight flight to Shannon, Ireland.
Day 2: Shannon, Cliffs of Moher and Galway. Arrival in Shannon. Visit the Cliffs of Moher, the Ireland’s iconic Atlantic cliffs. Continue to Galway City. Evening rosary walk along Galway Bay (Salthill).Overnight Galway.
Day 3: Knock, Ballintubber Abbey, Croagh Patrick (Westport). Visit Our Lady of Knock Shrine (Mass, museum). Visit Ballintubber Abbey, the Abbey that refused to die. Stop at Croagh Patrick for a devotional visit or short climb. Overnight Galway.
Day 4: Lough Derg Retreat Day. Early departure for Lough Derg, St. Patrick’s Purgatory (Co. Donegal). We will participate in a one-day retreat with guided prayer, silence, and Mass in St. Patrick’s Basilica. Reflection time by the lough. Overnight Donegal area.
Day 5: Galway, Clonfert, Clonmacnoise and Athlone/Portumna. In the morning we will visit Clonfert Cathedral (St Brendan), known for its Romanesque doorway. In the afternoon we will visit Clonmacnoise Monastic Site (St Ciarán), Ireland’s great monastic centre. Dinner and overnight in Portumna or Athlone area.
Day 6: Fore Abbey, Killarney. Visit Fore Abbey (St Féchín) and explore the “Seven Wonders of Fore.” Continue southwest through scenic countryside to Killarney (base for 3 nights). Overnight Killarney.
Day 7: Killarney National Park. Guided tour of Muckross House & Gardens. See Torc Waterfall, Killarney Lakes, and Aghadoe Heights. Optional jaunting car ride. Evening option: Celtic Steps music & dance show.Overnight Killarney.
Day 8: Dingle Peninsula. Walk Inch Beach, drive scenic Slea Head, visit Beehive Huts (early Christian sites). Enjoy Blasket Island views and explore Dingle town. Overnight Killarney.
Day 9: Ardmore (St Declan) → Waterford/Dungarvan. Morning: St Declan’s Oratory overlooking Ardmore beach. Continue east along the coast to Waterford/Dungarvan. Dinner and overnight Waterford/Dungarvan.
Day 10: Roscrea (St Cronan), Rock of Cashel and Kilkenny. In the morning we will visit Roscrea Monastic Site (St Cronan). We will continue to the Rock of Cashel, the “Acropolis of Ireland.” In the afternoon we will visit St Canice’s Cathedral & Round Tower in Kilkenny. Evening transfer to Dublin. Overnight Dublin.
Day 11: See the book of Kels. Proceed to Glendalough & Kildare (St Kevin & St Brigid). We will visit Glendalough — St Kevin’s monastic valley and round tower. Afternoon pilgrimage stop at St Brigid’s Cathedral & Well in Kildare. Return to Dublin for evening free time. Overnight Dublin.
Day 12: Drogheda & Monasterboice and Dublin. Morning visit to St Peter’s Church, Drogheda to venerate the relics of St Oliver Plunkett.Explore Monasterboice, with Ireland’s finest high crosses and round tower.Return to Dublin for closing dinner and final overnight.
Day 13: Fly home from Dublin. Depart Dublin for your flight back to the USA, bringing home memories of a profound spiritual journey.
Trip Includes
- Fr Bob 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. If your city has a direct flight to your destination, we will guarantee a direct flight as long as it is available.
- 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 PhD's 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.
- We limit our group to a maximum of 24 passengers, unless the priest on the trip requests a larger group. Small groups with a 5 star service in 4/5 star hotels.
- 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 $1,300.
- 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.
- 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.