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Ireland day tours people ask for
Six days our guests ask for most, from the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren to the Ring of Kerry and the Causeway. Each one is a starting point, rearranged to suit your party.
Tours · Ready tours
Ready tours
Bunratty and Adare from ShannonFrom EUR 450A private half day of up to 4 hours from Shannon, in one car with your own chauffeur. Bunratty Castle and Folk Park are 15 minutes from Shannon Airport, and Adare, 40 minutes from the airport, closes the morning with its thatched cottages.
Cliffs of Moher and the Burren from GalwayFrom EUR 750A private day of up to 8 hours from Galway, entering the Burren from the north. Kinvara and the coast road by Black Head on the way down, the Cliffs of Moher and Doolin in the middle of the day, Poulnabrone on the way home.
Cliffs of Moher and the Burren from ShannonFrom EUR 750A private full day from Shannon to the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher: about 170 km in one car, two hours at the cliffs and lunch in Doolin, back at the hotel in the afternoon.
Cobh shore excursion: Blarney and KinsaleFrom EUR 750A private full shore day from the quay at Cobh to Blarney Castle, 40 minutes from the quay, and the harbour town of Kinsale in one car, planned backwards from all aboard with a margin kept for the road.
Connemara and Kylemore Abbey from GalwayFrom EUR 750A private day of up to 8 hours from Galway into Connemara, in one car with your own chauffeur. The road runs past Lough Corrib and through the Lough Inagh valley to Kylemore Abbey, then home by Killary Harbour and the Twelve Bens.
Dingle and Slea Head from KillarneyFrom EUR 750A private full day of up to 8 hours from Killarney to the Dingle peninsula: Inch Beach, Dingle town, the Slea Head Drive and Gallarus Oratory in one car, with lunch by the harbour and the evening back in Killarney.
Killarney National Park, Muckross and Ladies ViewFrom EUR 450A private half day of up to 4 hours in Killarney National Park: Muckross House, Muckross Abbey, Torc Waterfall and Ladies View in one car, with the house visited at your own pace.
Kinsale, Charles Fort and Midleton from CorkFrom EUR 750A private full day from Cork city to Kinsale, Charles Fort and the Jameson distillery at Midleton: up to 8 hours in one car, with lunch by the harbour and a chauffeur who drives while you taste.
Malahide Castle and Howth from DublinFrom EUR 450A private morning from your Dublin hotel to the north coast: the 45-minute guided tour of Malahide Castle and time in its gardens, then a short stop at the fishing harbour and the headland at Howth, up to four hours in one car.- Newgrange and the Boyne Valley from DublinFrom EUR 750A private full day from your Dublin hotel to the Boyne Valley: the Hill of Tara in the morning, a timed tour of Newgrange from the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre and lunch in Slane, up to 8 hours in one car.
Ring of Kerry from KillarneyFrom EUR 750A private full day of up to 8 hours on the Ring of Kerry from Killarney: Killorglin, Cahersiveen, Waterville, Sneem, Kenmare and Ladies View in one car. We usually drive the loop anticlockwise, the same way as the tour coaches, and start early.- Rock of Cashel and Cahir Castle from LimerickFrom EUR 750A private day of up to 8 hours into Tipperary, with the Rock of Cashel 55 minutes from Limerick by car. The morning is spent on the Rock and at Hore Abbey below it, the afternoon at Cahir Castle on the River Suir.
- Slea Head Drive from DingleFrom EUR 450A private half day of up to 4 hours round the Slea Head Drive, starting and ending in Dingle town: Ventry, Dunbeg Fort, Slea Head, the Blasket Centre and Gallarus Oratory in one car.
Wicklow and Glendalough from DublinFrom EUR 750A private full day from your Dublin hotel into the Wicklow Mountains: the Sally Gap, the view down to Lough Tay and two hours at the monastic site of Glendalough, up to 8 hours in one car and back at the hotel in the afternoon.
Cliffs of Moher and the BurrenLimestone pavement, the Poulnabrone dolmen and two hours at the cliffs, with the coast road both ways. From Shannon, Limerick or Galway.- Ring of KerryThe full loop with Ladies View and Moll’s Gap, usually driven anticlockwise like the tour coaches, with an early start in summer. From Killarney, Kerry Airport or Cork.
Connemara and KylemoreLough Inagh, the abbey and the walled garden, returning through the Twelve Bens. From Galway.- Dingle peninsulaSlea Head, the beehive huts and the harbour town, on roads a coach cannot take. From Kerry Airport or Killarney.
Giant’s CausewayThe Antrim coast road, the rope bridge and the hexagonal columns, crossing the border both ways. From Belfast or Dublin.
Golf itinerariesClubs travel with the party, days timed to tee times, with a chauffeur who waits at the clubhouse. Lahinch, Ballybunion, Adare, Portmarnock.
By starting point
Tours by starting point
Private day tours from DublinDays out from a Dublin hotel in your own car: the mountains of Wicklow to the south, the Boyne Valley to the north and the coast at Howth, each planned around the hours you have.- Private day tours from Shannon and LimerickDays out from a hotel near Shannon Airport, in Limerick or in Adare: the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren to the west, the Rock of Cashel to the east, Bunratty and Adare for a shorter day.
Private day tours from Cork and CobhDays out from a Cork hotel or from the cruise quay at Cobh: Blarney, the harbour town of Kinsale and Midleton, planned around your hotel or the ship.
Private day tours from GalwayDays out from a Galway hotel in your own car: Connemara and Kylemore Abbey to the west, the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher to the south.
Private day tours from KillarneyDays out from a Killarney hotel in your own car: the Ring of Kerry, the Dingle peninsula and Slea Head, and a shorter day in Killarney National Park.
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Tell us how long you have. We will build the day.
Two lines is enough to start. The route and the timing come back written out hour by hour.