Self Drive Prebooked Vacations
At Royal Irish Tours we can help you customize your own special driving holiday in Ireland. Mix and match all types of accommodation – B&B’s, hotels of any category, manor house or deluxe castle hotels, a self-catering based holiday in an Irish cottage or holiday home. Stay as long as you want – you decide. Select a car you are comfortable with – standard or automatic transmission – a Ford Fiesta or a Mercedes. Just let us know what you want and where you would like to visit and leave the rest up to us.
Listed are a selection of programs we have already prepared and which might meet your needs and budget, your dreams and expectations of a memorable vacation in Ireland.
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Castle Adventure
Step back in time and indulge yourself for a week. After 2 nights in Dublin’s ‘Fair City’ travel west to the glittering lakes of Roscommon to Joyce Country into desolate Connemara. From Galway Bay traverse the unique Burren of Clare to the towering dark Cliffs of Moher and lovely Bunratty. Oh! Stay for 3 nights at least in luxury castle hotels. Learn more...
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Castle Delight
Step back in time and indulge yourself for a week. After 2 nights in Malahide overlooking Dublin Bay travel south thru' the Wicklow Mountains to Waterford in the 'sunny southeast'. Kiss the 'stone of eloquence in Blarney enroute to Killarney; view the majestic lakes and perhaps visit Muckross House & Gardens in Killarney's National Park. Your last night will be in luxurious Dromoland Castle in Co. Clare. Learn more...
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Castle Explorer
Step back in time and indulge yourself for a week. After your first night in Dublin’s ‘Fair City’ travel north to Monaghan 'the place of little hills' where a maze of lanes and ancient paths lead to peaceful fishing lakes. Continue travelling north to the Highlands of Donegal with its wild mountains and dramatic coastline. Then south thru' rugged Connemara to Galway City before returning to Dublin and your last night overlooking Dublin Bay. Oh! Stay for 4 nights at least in luxury castle hotels. Learn more...
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Irish Delight
A tour of the southern half of Ireland starting in Dublin and taking you through the provinces of Munster and Leinster back to Dublin. Discover many attractions such as the Irish National Stud in Kildare, Bunratty Folk Park in Clare, Muckross House in Killarney National Park, the village of Blarney to kiss the ‘stone of eloquence’, the Viking city of Waterford and the Wicklow Mountains in the 'Garden of Ireland'. Learn more...
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Irish Splendour
This leisurely program focuses on the northern counties of Ulster starting in Ireland’s capital city of Dublin. Travel through the Boyne Valley, the Mourne Mountains and the Ards Peninsula to Belfast. Explore the Glens of Antrim and visit the Giant’s Causeway one of the wonders of the natural world. Drive into the highlands of Donegal and the lakelands of Fermanagh and Cavan. Learn more...
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Irish Wonder
Your first night is in Malahide overlooking Dublin Bay before heading for the rugged west of Ireland. Enter Sligo, the romantic domain of the poet W. B. Yeats and explore Connemara one of the most desolate parts of Ireland. Then two nights in lively Galway city from where you may wish to take a trip to the Aran Islands. The Burren region of Clare and the mighty Cliffs of Moher are to be seen before turning east again to Kilkenny. Learn more...
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Elegant North
After 2 nights in Dublin’s ‘Fair City’ travel north thru’ the Boyne Valley and the Mourne Mountains to Belfast, capital of Northern Ireland. After another 2 nights in Belfast continue via the Glens of Antrim and the Giant’s Causeway to the Highlands of Donegal. Turning south, travel via Sligo and Mayo into rugged Connemara. Your tour ends at Shannon but not, hopefully, before visiting Galway or taking a peek at the Cliffs of Moher – time permitting. Learn more...
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Elegant West
Shopping on Grafton Street or just ‘people watching’ in St. Stephen’s Green might be how you wish to spend your time in Dublin. Whichever, afterwards you have to traverse the central plains of Ireland west to desolate Connemara where black-headed sheep make up a large part of the population. Then it is south thru’ the Burren of Clare and a ferry across the Shannon Estuary to the quaint village of Adare in Co. Limerick before heading to Killarney with its famous lakes. Learn more...
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Elegant South
The Phoenix Park, Merrion Square and the spire on O’Connell Street are just a few of the sights to see while in Dublin. Then it’s off thru’ the Wicklow Mountains and Kilkenny to Waterford of crystal glass fame. Discover that Tipperary is ‘not so far away’ or take the coastal route west to the Kingdom of Kerry. The Ring of Kerry or the Dingle or Beara Peninsulas are yours to discover during your stay in Killarney. Your last night is in the beautiful village of Adare with quaint thatched cottages. Learn more...
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