Ireland
The great Celtic tour, from Cork to Inverness
Ireland
Ireland and Scotland in twelve days: Dublin, Cork, the Ring of Kerry, Galway, wild Donegal, Belfast, the crossing to Glasgow, Fort William, the Isle of Skye, Inverness and Loch Ness, then two days in Edinburgh.
When
May to September
Price
From 2 788€ excl. flights
(based on 2 people sharing)
How long
11 nights
Ideal length
Days 1-6
From Kerry to Donegal.
Day 1
Arrival in Dublin
Flight to Dublin, welcome and transfer to the hotel.
Day 2
Dublin – Cork
Dublin: Trinity College and the Book of Kells, St Patrick's Cathedral, the Georgian façades and the pubs of Temple Bar. Then Cork.
Day 3
The Ring of Kerry
The Ring of Kerry, a coastal road between mountains, the lakes of Killarney and the ocean, and the Muckross House estate.
Day 4
Kerry – Galway
The Burren, a limestone plateau and its dolmens, then the Cliffs of Moher, 200 metres above the Atlantic.
Day 5
Galway – Donegal
Connemara and Kylemore Abbey, then wild Donegal.
Day 6
Donegal – Belfast
The Antrim coast and the Giant's Causeway, then Belfast.
Days 7-12
The Highlands, Skye and Edinburgh.
Day 7
Belfast – Glasgow
Ferry to Scotland and Glasgow.
Day 8
Glasgow – Fort William
Loch Lomond, Glencoe valley and Fort William, at the foot of Ben Nevis.
Day 9
Isle of Skye – Inverness
Glencoe valley, Eilean Donan Castle, then the Isle of Skye, its Cuillin mountains and the Quiraing.
Day 10
Inverness – Edinburgh
Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle, then across the Highlands to Edinburgh.
Day 11
Edinburgh
Edinburgh: the castle on its volcanic rock, the Royal Mile, Holyrood Palace and the Georgian New Town.
Day 12
Back to France
Transfer to Edinburgh airport and fly to France.
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