Day 1

Arrive in Shannon airport and meet your tour driver, before travelling south through County Limerick to Tralee in County Kerry and then out along the Slieve Mish Mountains through Annascaul to Dingle Town. You will have time in the afternoon to get settled and maybe have a walk out along the sea to try to spot 'Fungi' the local dolphin. Dinner will be at the hotel that evening.
Overnight : Dingle

Day 2

After breakfast, you will all travel out towards the village of Ballyferriter and here we will drop off the golfers. The non-golfers will enjoy a scenic drive around Slea Head, stopping at Gallarus Oratory and if interested at Louis Mulcahy Pottery. We will return for the golfers and you can have lunch at the golf club or local spot if you prefer.

In the afternoon, we travel back in by Annascaul, if you are thirsty, perhaps stop for a drink at the South Pole Inn. This was home to the Antartic Explorer, Tom Crean, he accompanied both Scott and Shackleton on their Antartic expeditions at the turn of the 20th Century.
Then we continue on by Inch Strand, made famous by the movie 'Ryan's Daughter'. We will arrive into Killarney in the afternoon for you to get settled into your hotel. Dinner will be at the hotel.

Day 3

Everyone is touring together today, we will visit Muckross House and Ross Castle in the morning, leaving the afternoon free for you around Killarney. Dinner at hotel.

Day 4

Departing Killarney, you will travel via Kilgarvan to Kenmare and on down to Bantry, from there we will go over to Skibbereen and on around to Clonakilty and over to Kinsale, to your hotel. Dinner is at the hotel and then maybe go for a drink one of the local bars afterwards.

Day 5

Golfers - an early start for you, heading out to the Old Head Golf Course.

Non Golfers - the coach will come back for you after dropping off the golfers and you will travel north to Blarney to shop at the Woollen Mills. Then we return back to Kinsale to meet the golfers at the Old Head Golf Club. You are free for dinner this evening in Kinsale.

Day 6

We leave Kinsale today, travelling up to Cobh to St. Colman's Cathedral. Then we push on to Waterford by the coast via Youghal and Dungarvan to the Crystal Factory in the afternoon.
The showroom here is filled with spectacular examples of the famous glass and anything you buy can be shipped back home for you. We will continue on north then up to Wicklow for dinner and overnight.

Day 7

Golfers : You can play at Druids Glen Golf Club.

Non Golfers : You will have a morning tour of Wicklow, the Garden of Ireland including a visit to Glendalough, the 6th Century Monastic Village, founded by St. Kevin.
Most of the buildings still remaining date from the 11th Century including the perfectly preserved Round Tower. This used house the monks and their valuables when attacked by Vikings. The walks around the lakes are really peaceful and it is easy to see why this valley was picked for a monastery.

On returning to pick up the Golfers, we will then head into Dublin City, your home for the next three nights. Dinner at hotel.

Day 8

A morning city tour will give you a good feel for the city, you will pass by the GPO, headquarters to the leaders of the 1916 Rising. Phoenix Park, the largest green area in a European City, also home to Ireland's President and the American Ambassador.

You will also see the Customs House, Trinity College, St. Patricks Cathedral, and Christchurch. In the late morning, we will stop at Guinness Storehouse where you can see the home of the famous 'pint' and see the history of the company intertwined with Dublin's history. After the 'education' you can have a pint in the Gravity Bar overlooking the city.

You will be free for the afternoon for your own sightseeing and shopping. You are free for dinner this evening. Overnight Dublin.

Day 9

Golfers - You can play any of the courses in the Dublin area - K Club / Portmarnock / Baltray / Royal Dublin..

Non Golfers - In the morning, you will travel to the Golf club and after dropping off the golfers, you travel West to County Meath making a visit to Bru Na Boinne visitors centre and joining a tour to visit Newgrange, the 6000 year old passage grave.

In the afternoon after collecting the golfers, you have a free afternoon for your own explorations - perhaps, have coffee on Grafton St. in the newly renovated Bewley's Café. Stroll around the narrow streets at the back of Grafton St, discovering local boutiques and market stalls in the Victorian marketplace 'Georges St. Arcade'.

Walk down to the Liffey and over O'Connell Bridge. to the Boardwalk over the river, wander into the Old Picture shop near Capel St. bridge and look through all the old photos of all the places in Ireland. If you see any you are interested in, you can buy them quite reasonably, they are an original souvenir. Walk back up through the cobble lock lanes of Temple Bar.

Dinner is booked at the Knightsbridge Bar, music and Irish Dancing starts at 21h30. Ovenight Dublin

Day 10

Travelling north today, you will be crossing the border to Northern Ireland and travelling through County Armagh to County Down. We will make a stop at Belfast and you will see around the city. Then on to your hotel in Portrush for dinner and overnight.

Day 11

Golfers - you can play a round at Royal Portrush.

Non - Golfers - this morning we are going around the Causeway Coast to see the Giant's Causeway and Dunluce Castle and then we will join up with the golfers and in the afternoon, we travel over to Bushmills for a tour of the distillery and a taste of the end product. Dinner and overnight at Hotel.

Day 12

We depart Northern Ireland, heading over to Derry, where you can have a stop for a short walk around the walls of the city, then over to Letterkenny to visit Glenveagh Castle and National Park. This remote castle was once a hunting lodge and this is apparent from the décor.

The grounds are still home to some deer and can sometimes be spotted on the estate. We continue over to Rossnowlagh for overnight and dinner at the Sand House Hotel, where your rooms are overlooking the sea.

Day 13

We travel south today and can take the road through Sligo down to Charlestown to Knock village, if you like, you can stop to see the Apparition Chapel, the spot where Our Lady appeared to several villages in the early 1900's. Then we continue down into Galway for the evening, dinner at hotel .

Day 14

Today, we travel out around Connemara, the Gaeltacht area of Ireland, where the road signs are in Irish and most locals still speak the language as their first language. The scenery is quite rugged but very beautiful. Return to Galway for overnight and dinner at Hotel.

Day 15

Travel south into County Clare today, to the Cliffs of Moher and the nearby village of Doolin before, travelling on to Dromoland Castle Golf Club to drop off the golfers for a round. Then on to your hotel, for dinner and overnight.

Day 16

Transfer from to Shannon for your flight home.