Shamrock Royal

15 Day Escorted Coach Tour

About Your Tour

See Ireland at its own gentle pace. This in-depth but leisurely 15 day tour takes you all around Ireland from Dublin Bay thru’ the Boyne Valley to Belfast, the Giant’s Causeway on the North Antrim coast, Westport on Clew Bay, the mighty Cliffs of Moher rising above the Atlantic Ocean, to the Kingdom of Kerry, the village of Blarney in Cork and Viking Waterford before finishing in Ireland’s thriving capital city of Dublin with a dinner evening of superb entertainment.

Highlights Of Your Tour

Malahide • Boyne Valley • Cooley Peninsula • Mountains of Mourne • Belfast City • Glens of Antrim • Giant’s Causeway • Dunluce Castle • Derry City • Donegal Town • Belleek Pottery • Drumcliffe • Sligo Town • Westport • Croagh Patrick • Kylemore Abbey • Connemara National Park • Galway City • Burren of Clare • Cliffs of Moher • Ennis • Bunratty Village • Limerick City • Adare Village • Killarney • Tralee • Blennerville • Dingle Peninsula • Kenmare • Moll’s Gap on Ring of Kerry • Killarney National Park • Blarney • Cork City • The Golden Vale • Cahir Castle • Rock of Cashel • Kilkenny City • Waterford City • Curragh of Kildare • Dublin City

What's Included On Your Tour

Shamrock Royal Coach Tour Route

Admissions to: Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre, Ulster Museum, Belfast City Hall, Titanic’s Dock & Pump House, Belleek Pottery, Ballintubber Abbey, Cliffs of Moher, Kingdom of Kerry Museum, Muckross Traditional Farms, Cahir Castle, Dunbrody Famine Ship, Waterford Crystal Centre, Irish National Stud & Gardens
Transportation throughout by modern touring coach
Services of an experienced driver/guide
14 nights accommodation in first class hotels
All rooms ensuite
14 full Irish Breakfasts (B)
11 table d’hote evening meals in hotels (D)
Welcome drink on arrival
Dinner and entertainment in Dublin
Bus transfers to/from Giant’s Causeway
Tour of Derry City with local guide
Snack lunch at Muckross Traditional Farms
Baggage handling charges at all hotels
Service charges and local taxes

Hotels On Your Tour

Grand Hotel, Malahide, Co. Dublin (1 Night)
Malone Lodge Hotel, Belfast, Co. Antrim (2 Nights)
Kee’s Hotel, Stranolar, Co. Donegal (1 Night)
Atlantic Coast Hotel, Westport, Co. Mayo (2 Nights)
Bunratty Castle Hotel, Bunratty, Co. Clare (1 Night)
Dromhall Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry (3 Nights)
Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny (2 Nights)
Alexander Hotel, Dublin, Co. Dublin (2 Nights)

Your Tour Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive Dublin (Saturday)

Today is leisurely as we all gather in our hotel in Malahide overlooking the Irish Sea in north County Dublin. If you have purchased our Air & Land package you are transferred from the airport to the hotel. Enjoy a pre-dinner drink and anintroduction to your travelling companions before an early dinner. Dinner/ Overnight – Grand Hotel, Co. Dublin

Day 2 Boyne Valley & Cooley Peninsula (Sunday)

Leaving Dublin, we head north thru’ the rich pasturelands of the Boyne Valley and visit the site of the famous Battle of the Boyne near Drogheda where in 1690 King William defeated his fatherin- law King James. Afterwards we continue around the Cooley Peninsula and arrive in Belfast late afternoon. Before checking into our hotel we visit the Ulster Museum, a treasure house of the past and present. Dinner/ Overnight – Malone Lodge Hotel, Belfast

Day 3 Belfast's Titanic Quarter (Monday)

A guided tour of Belfast City Hall, recently renovated, is first on the agenda this morning. Then a panoramic tour which will include the political wall murals located on the Protestant Shankill Road and the Catholic Falls Road - a unique cultural experience. See also the shipyard where the Titanic was built in 1909 and learn all about one of the most intriguing stories in history. This afternoon some free time for shopping. Dinner/ Overnight – Malone Lodge Hotel, Belfast

Day 4 Giant's Causeway & Derry (Tuesday)

This morning we take the marine drive north past the ‘Green Glens of Antrim’ to Ballycastle on the North Antrim Coast and visit the Giant’s Causeway, one of Ireland’s most famous attractions. We then view the eerie ruins of Dunluce Castle enroute to Londonderry or Derry as most people call it. A local guide will tell the ‘Story of Derry’ on a walking tour of this historic walled city. Dinner/ Overnight – Kee’s Hotel, Co. Donegal

Day 5 Ben Bulben & Clew Bay (Wednesday)

We travel south thru’ Donegal town to Mullaghmore for views of Donegal Bay and on to Belleek to visit the world famous porcelain factory. We then enter the romantic domain of W.B. Yeats via Drumcliffe where he is buried and other sites in Sligo associated with the life of the poet. Into County Mayo to 13th Ballintubber Abbey which was built on the site of a church founded by St. Patrick in 441, 276 years before Columbus discovered America continuing to Westport on Clew Bay with its 365 islands. Dinner/Overnight – Atlantic Coast Hotel, Westport

Day 6 Connemara (Thursday)

Connemara remains the wildest and the most romantic place in Ireland. A drive around Murrisk Peninsula brings us to Delphi and Killary Harbour, Ireland’s only true fjord. Enjoy a photo stop at Kylemore Abbey on the shores of Kylemore Lough before circling Connemara and crossing picturesque Maam Valley where blackheaded sheep make up a large part of the population. Back in Westport you will have time to explore this lovely town which was voted Ireland’s tidiest in 2001, 2006 and again in 2008. Dinner/Overnight – Atlantic Coast Hotel, Westport

Day 7 Galway City & Cliffs of Moher (Friday)

Enroute to Galway this morning we will pass thru’ the village of Cong location for the classic film ‘The Quiet Man’. Some time in Galway City before driving along the southern shores of Galway Bay, traversing the Burren region and viewing the mighty Cliffs of Moher. An optional Traditional Irish Night at the Corn Barn in Bunratty Folk Park is on offer tonight. Overnight – Bunratty Castle Hotel, Bunratty

Day 8 Limerick & Adare (Saturday)

After breakfast we head for the Kingdom of Kerry. A tour of Limerick City and it’s heritage precinct is undertaken before travelling to Adare where thatched cottages line the broad main street amid the ruins of medieval churches. We continue via Rathkeale and Abbeyfeale & arrive in Killarney, home for the next three nights. Dinner/Overnight – Dromhall Hotel, Killarney

Day 9 Dingle Peninsula (Sunday)

We take a voyage back through time this morning on a visit to the Kingdom of Kerry Museum in Tralee. Afterwards a tour of the Dingle Peninsula, an area rich in antiquities ranging from Iron Age stone forts to beehive huts. We will visit the fishing port of Dingle and view the Blasket Islands as we round Slea Head. Enjoy views of the Lakes of Killarney from Aghadoe Heights before returning to Killarney. Dinner/Overnight – Dromhall Hotel, Killarney

Day 10 Kenmare & Killarney National Park (Monday)

We take the short drive to the heritage town of Kenmare at the foot of the Cork and Kerry mountains this morning. We then travel the Ring of Kerry road back into Killarney thru’ Moll’s Gap and by Ladies View that provides spectacular vistas of the famous lakes. Walk the shores of Muckross Lake and visit the Traditional Farms the past. An option to the National Folk Theatre (Siamsa Tire) is on offer tonight. Dinner/ Overnight – Dromhall Hotel, Killarney

Day 11 Blarney & Tipperary (Tuesday)

Leaving Kerry we travel east over the Derrynasaggart Mountains to Blarney to shop for handcrafts and a chance to kiss the famous ‘stone of eloquence’ (optional). From Cork City we head to Tipperary (not so far away) with its lush, green landscape. We visit Cahir for a tour of one of Ireland’s best preserved castles and the town of Cashel, dominated by the spectacular Rock of Cashel, before arriving in Kilkenny, a city proud of its heritage. Dinner/Overnight – Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny

Day 12 Waterford & Kilkenny (Wednesday)

Follow in the footsteps of a group of Famine emigrantsas you board a replica of the sailing vessel Dunbrody at the quayside in New Ross. A ticket is issued as if it was 1849 and allocates your space and food rations for the voyage. We continue to the city of Waterford, founded by the Vikings some 1,100 years ago and visit the new Waterford Crystal Centre before returning back to Kilkenny for a leisurely afternoon. Though only a town in size, it has the status of a city having vied with Dublin for the position of capital in the 17th century. Dinner/Overnight – Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny

Day 13 Curragh of Kildare (Thursday)

Enroute to Dublin this morning we travel through theCurragh Kildare and a guided tour of the Irish National Stud, which is home to some of Ireland’s finest thoroughbreds. You also visit the Horse Museum and both the Japanese and Saint Fiachra’s Gardens. A panoramic tour of Dublin is undertaken before arriving at your city hotel. This evening you will have dinner and some lively Irish entertainment in one of Dublin’s top nightspots. Dinner/Overnight – Alexander Hotel , Dublin

Day 14 Dublin’s ‘Fair City’ (Friday)

The full day is yours to explore Dublin’s ‘Fair City’, an ancient and cosmopolitan city as intimate as a village, and friendly as a pub. A Dublin Bus Hop on / Hop off tour ticket is an easy way to get around and visit some of the city’s attractions. Alternatively you can take the time to do some shopping around fashionable Grafton Street. Overnight – Alexander Hotel , Dublin

Day 15 Tour Ends (Saturday)

Your tour ends after a final hearty Irish breakfast. If you have purchased our Air & Land package, a transfer is provided to Dublin airport.

Tour Dates And Prices (Land Only)

The following departures are 14 Night / 15 Day tours.

Start Dublin (Saturday)	End Dublin (Saturday)	2 Persons (Twin Room)	3 Persons (Triple Room)	1 Person (Single Room)	Child*
Apr 01	May 14	2599	2499	3299	1599
May 07	May 21	2599	2499	3299	1599
May 14	May 28	2799	2699	3499	1599
May 21	Jun 04	2799	2699	3499	1599
May 28	Jun 11	2799	2699	3499	1599
Jun 04	Jun 18	2799	2699	3499	1599
Jun 11	Jun 25	2799	2699	3499	1599
Jun 18	Jul 02	2799	2699	3499	1599
Jun 25	Jul 09	2699	2599	3399	1599
Jul 02	Jul 16	2699	2599	3399	1599
Jul 09	Jul 23	2699	2599	3399	1599
Jul 16	Jul 30	2699	2599	3399	1599
Jul 23	Aug 06	2699	2599	3399	1599
Jul 30	Aug 13	2699	2599	3399	1599
Aug 06	Aug 20	2699	2599	3399	1599
Aug 13	Aug 27	2699	2599	3399	1599
Aug 20	Sep 03	2799	2699	3499	1599
Aug 27	Sep 10	2799	2699	3499	1599
Sep 03	Sep 17	2799	2699	3499	1599
Sep 10	Sep 24	2799	2699	3499	1599
Sep 17	Oct 01	2799	2699	3499	1599
Sep 24	Oct 08	2799	2699	3499	1599
Oct 01	Oct 15	2599	2499	3299	1599
Oct 08	Oct 22	2599	2499	3299	1599
Oct 15	Oct 29	2599	2499	3299	1599

Prices per person - Canadian Dollars.
* Child Prices - apply to children under 12 years sharing room with 2 Adults.