Ireland Tours for 18-35 year old Young Professionals and Student Travellers

Overview

Ireland is famous for Guinness, the Blarney Stone, good music and craic! Take in many of the famous sights on this fantastic jaunt around the country. Enjoy cosmopolitan Dublin and its many bars, learn about the tragic history of "the troubles" in Belfast and Londonderry, before enjoying the scenery and good times in the South.

Itinerary

Day 1 

Jet off to the trip of a lifetime awaiting you in Europe

Arrive Dublin Day 2

Check in to your hotel this evening in dynamic, down-to-earth Dublin. Meet up with your Tour Manager and fellow travelers, and get to know them over dinner. If you’re keen, discover why this bustling student town has a whole lot of heart and loads of things to do. Hotel - Dinner

Dublin to Londonderry Day 3

We slide by Belfast, former hotspot of the Troubles (political conflict in Ireland) and learn about the city’s difficult past. Our Local Guide will introduce Belfast’s iconic political murals and Victorian buildings, while telling you the story behind the city’s history.

Later on, you’ll be amazed by the natural wonder and UNESCO World Heritage site, the Giant’s Causeway. With approximately 40 000 rock columns packed together, reaching heights of 12 m( 36ft),this unbelievable rock formation will give you goose bumps.

Next up: riverside Londonderry. With loads of artistic activity, it’s the central point of Northern Ireland’s cultural renewal Hotel - Breakfast

Londonderry to Galway Day 4

Your Tour Manager will show you the city’s famous 17th century walls. They’ve go t a rep for a reason – standing at 8 metres high and 9 metres long, no enemy has ever succeeded in getting through them.

Explore more of Londonderry with our Local Guide in a fascinating optional tour around the historic city. Learn about epic battles of the past before taking a step back in time with the People’s Gallery in Bogside Our Local Guide will explain how the colourful murals sum up and commemorate key events from the Troubles.
Cruise on to the traditional town of Galway. Loaded with Irish soul and packed with lively pubs, Galway gives you a chance to experience the typically Irish. Get a feel for this pretty town’s atmosphere, where street performers, magicians and traditional musicians busk outside colourfully painted buildings.

Make the most of your free night, round a group of friends and head to the pub. Listen out for locals speaking Irish as you try out traditional Irish stew or order some of the region’s famous oysters. Hotel - Breakfast

Galway Day 5

Jump on a ferry and cruise out to the stunning Aran Islands for a day away from it all on a gorgeous optional excursion. With rugged cliffs, wild flowers and pounding seas, the Aran Islands are all about natural beauty. Hotel - Breakfast - Dinner

Galway to Cork Day 6

Continue on, past the vertical cliffs of Moher, through the moors and woodlands. See the medieval Blarney Castle, where you can kiss the magical Blarney Stone if you’re keen – your Tour Manager will fill you in on the legend.

Later, we pull into colourful Cork, set on the banks of the River Leah. Make the most of your free time and enjoy some shopping. Rummage through the lively markets, bustling with friendly locals. There’s the rowdy Coal Quay street market where you’ll find local produce or the historic English Market, operating since 1785. Hotel - Breakfast - Dinner

Cork to Kilkenny Day 7

Visit portside Cobh and its Heritage Centre, and get the background on the Titanic and her last port of call. Also find out about how 2.5 million people left Ireland from this spot during the famine.

Get familiar with local know-how on a guided tour around the Jameson’s whiskey distillery, where you’ll learn how they make this famous drop and taste some for yourself.

En route for Kilkenny, you’ll see the Rock of Cashel. The former seat of power to the region’s kings is now a striking green hill topped with ancient ruins. Afterwards, discover Kilkenny’s medieval charm and its signature sites, Kilkenny Castle and St. Canice’s Cathedral. Hotel - Breakfast - Dinner

Kilkenny to Dublin Day 8

Back into buzzing Dublin, you’ve got time to explore more of this charismatic capital.

Discover Dublin’s fascinating heritage with your Tour Manager who’ll show you Trinity college, the 120 metre high Monument of Light, Parnell Square and St Stephen’s Green, once the site of Dublin’s public floggings and hangings.

Don’t miss the opportunity to visit the Guinness Storehouse and get the low down on Ireland’s national drink. Find out how the “black stuff” is made and how to pull a pint the Irish way.

You’ll even get to satisfy your taste buds with a Guinness at the end. Then it’s on to one of the most important places in Ireland’s history: Kilmainham Gaol.

Learn about the bloody struggle for independence as the group discovers the jail that once held so many political prisoners. Dublin has it all shopping-wise so get some pointers from your Tour Manager and hit the shops on Grafton Street or poke around Dublin’s many bookstores. For a bite to eat, head to the open air food and fresh produce markets and live a bit of the local lifestyle.

Cap off your tour with a night out with the group and opt for authentic Irish experience, complete with a traditional meal and Irish dancing in one of Dublin’s most popular pubs.

Afterwards, make the most of your last night and head to the cultural hot spot of Temple Bar, where pubs, bars and cafes spill out onto cobbled lanes. Hotel - Breakfast

Depart Dublin Day 9

Our tour ends after breakfast, so make sure you get your new friends’ email addresses. Breakfast

Dates and Prices

Tour Highlights These highlights are included in the price of your tour

Londonderry   

See the Giant's Causeway

See the 17th century city walls of Londonderry

Blarney  

Visit Blarney, home of the Blarney Stone

Cobh 

Entrance to the Port Heritage Centre, last port of call for the ill-fated Titanic

Cashel  

See the Rock of Cashel

Kilkenny

See Kilkenny Castle & St. Canice's Cathedral

Dublin

See Trinity College, the Monument of Light, Parnell Square and St. Stephen's Green

Optional Activities Round out your tour with any of these add on activities.

Dublin 

Guinness Storehouse Visit Euro 13.00 

A chance to visit the original home of Ireland’s famous “black stuff” and hear about the brewing process, as well as the drinking process of course. Improve your Guinness knowledge during the “Guinness Experience” – hear how Arthur Guinness developed the distinctive dark hue, learn how to pull the perfect pint and quench your thirst at the end of the tour with a complementary pint of this unique national brew.

Galway

Boat ride to Aran Islands

Londonderry 

Walking tour including Bogside Murals

Kilkenny

Guided Walking Tour of Kilkenny Euro 5.50

Take a stroll through this beautiful medieval city with a local guide and see sights such as Kilkenny Castle and St Canice’s Cathedral. Learn how the city grew from a compact monastic settlement to a Norman trading town and present-day creative centre.