Best of Ireland

Céad míle fáilte, as they say in Ireland, meaning a hundred thousand welcomes! Meet your driver after clearing customs and make your way into Dublin. Check in to your accommodation and discover all there is to do in Dublin’s fair city.

Highlights (included): Hop-on/hop-off bus tour, Guinness Storehouse, EPIC the Irish Emigration Museum, the Trinity College Book of Kells exhibit

Highlights (optional): Dublin Castle, Irish Whiskey Trail walking tour

Overnight in Dublin

Tenon Recommends: O’Callaghan Hotels in Dublin City Centre

Enjoy your first Irish breakfast before heading out into the city. Dublin is a designated UNESCO city of literature, with eminent writers such as James Joyce, Samuel Beckett, Oscar Wilde and William Butler Yeats hailing from here. Find references to them around the city. Imagine life in Georgian Dublin as you see the beautiful buildings around St. Stephen’s Green.

Highlights (included): Dublin Literary Pub Tour

Highlights (optional): MoLI Museum of Literature, Jameson Distillery, Christ Church Cathedral, Chester Beatty Library

Overnight in Dublin

Tenon Recommends: O’Callaghan Hotels in Dublin City Centre
(Breakfast included)

The medieval city of Kilkenny awaits, on the way is County Wicklow, known as the Garden of Ireland. Fancy an Irish baking class with a top television chef or learning to make traditional Irish bread and scones on an Irish farm? Walk the halls of Kilkenny Castle and learn of its 800-year history.

Tenon Tip: Go to St. Mary’s Medieval Mile Museum first, as it will set the scene for all that you will see in Kilkenny.

Highlights (included): Kilkenny Castle

Highlights (optional): Private baking lesson with an Irish chef, St. Mary’s Medieval Mile Museum

Overnight in Kilkenny

Tenon Recommends: Hotel Kilkenny
(Breakfast included)

Fuel yourself for the day ahead and then stop off in the Viking seaport of Waterford and visit the world-famous Waterford Crystal Factory. Continue on to Cork with a stop in the enchanting village of Cobh, which was the last port of call for the Titanic before its tragic ending. Ending the day in the charming fishing village of Kinsale, also known as the foodie capital of Ireland. Enjoy the sea air and fresh fish!

Highlights (included): Waterford Crystal Factory, Titanic Experience Cobh, Kinsale Food Tour

Overnight in Cork

Tenon Recommends: Hotel Kinsale
(Breakfast included)

After leaving Cork today, you’ll head to Killarney in County Kerry, also known in Ireland as “The Kingdom.” While driving through Killarney today, you will pass through the small port town of Dingle, a popular destination that is featured in a Star Wars film. A stop at Inch Beach will absolutely take your breath away. See the power of the Atlantic Ocean in action and embrace the fresh air, then finish off at Dick Mack’s historic brewhouse.

Highlights (optional): Skellig Michael Cruise, Dick Mack’s Brewery Tour, Dingle Sea Safari

Overnight in Killarney

Tenon Recommends: International Hotel
(Breakfast included)

Be wowed as you drive the world-renowned Ring of Kerry, a 179-kilometer circular route around the Iveragh Peninsula. Stunning viewpoints dot this journey, including Ladies’ View, which was named after the visit of Queen Victoria and her Ladies-in-Waiting in 1861.

Highlights (included): Jaunting car trip to Killarney National Park

Highlights (optional): Killarney Brewing Company, Muckross House and Craft Shop, private Irish cooking lesson

Overnight in Killarney

Tenon Recommends: International Hotel
(Breakfast included)

Stop off in the village of Adare in County Limerick, named Ireland’s Prettiest Village, and see rows of traditional thatched cottages that look like something from a fairytale. Browse the shops and take a short break before setting off for the Cliffs of Moher. Should time allow, before driving back toward Ennis, stop off in a local seaside village such as Doolin or Lisdoonvarna (home to the famous matchmaking festival)!

Highlights (included): Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet

Highlights (optional): Cliffs of Moher Visitor Centre

Overnight in Clare

Tenon Recommends: Old Ground Hotel
(Breakfast included)

Learn which way to wear your heart! Galway has a special place in the heart of many, and the heart has made its way onto one of the most recognizable souvenirs from the area: the Claddagh Ring. One unique experience you may opt for is to work with a local fishing family on a restoration project of an iconic Galway hooker boat, followed by a boat trip during which the skipper will regale you with tales of life in the Claddagh.

Highlights (optional): Galway hooker boat, Galway cook and eat experience, Micil Distillery, Aran Islands day trip

Overnight in Galway

Tenon Recommends: Park House Hotel
(Breakfast included)

Behold the story of the ultimate love token. The Kylemore Abbey was built in the 1800s by a local businessman, inspired by his love for his wife. This wild and rugged part of the country is stunning in its beauty. You will find many Gaeltacht villages, meaning that the people living here speak only Gaelic.

Highlights (included): Kylemore Abbey

Highlights (optional): Galway food tour, Galway whiskey tour

Overnight in Galway

Tenon Recommends: Park House Hotel
(Breakfast included)

Next, your journey brings you back to Dublin for your last night in Ireland. A nice halfway stop on this drive is the midlands town of Tullamore and its distillery. Then head back toward the city, take one last walk around and enjoy time in one of the many bars and restaurants in town.

Highlights (included): An Evening of Food, Folklore & Fairies dinner show

Highlights (optional): Tullamore D.E.W. Distillery

Overnight in Dublin
Tenon Recommends: O’Callaghan Hotels in Dublin City Centre
(Breakfast included)

Say Slån to Ireland and start your journey home with memories that will last a lifetime.
(Breakfast included)