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6 DAY / 6 NIGHT IRELAND ITINERARY(NORTH OF ISLAND GEOGRAPHY)

INCLUDES BELFAST & NORTHERN IRELAND

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DAY ONEArrive Belfast via Stena Line www.visitbelfast.com

Titanic Experience www.titanicbelfast.com Uncover the myths, legends and explore the facts about this famous ship with a visit to the award winning interactive museum ‘Titanic Belfast’ (Larne – Belfast: 31km – 35min Drive).

Giants Causeway www.nationaltrust.org.uk/giants-causeway Walk in the footsteps of Giants (Belfast – Giants Causeway: 99km – 1hr 20min Drive).

Derry Citywww.discovernorthernireland.com/about-northern-ireland/destinations/walled-city-of-derry/walledcity Take a city walking tour around the city walls crammed full of history and heritage. (Giants Causeway – Derry: 66km – 1hr 10min Drive).

Overnight LetterkennyDerry City – Letterkenny (35km – 37min Drive).

DAY TWOGlenveagh Castle, Lake and National Park www.glenveaghnationalpark.ie Enjoy the remote and hauntingly beautiful wilderness of one of Ireland’s National Parks. Letterkenny – Glenveagh (24km – 25min Drive).

Triona Design & Nancy’s Bar Ardarawww.trionadesign.com www.facebook.com/Nancys-Bar-Ardara-133942016677611 Experience the history and witness the skill and craft that has gone into Donegal Tweed for generations followed by an Irish Coffee and sharing Seafood platter at Nancy’s, Adara (Glenveagh – Ardara: 63km – 1hr 5min Drive).

Sliabh Liag www.sliabhliag.com Ireland’s Ultimate sea cliff experience, Sliabh Liag re known as the highest accessible sea cliffs in Europe reaching a height of 1,972 feet/601 meters, is almost twice as high as the Eiffel Tower in Paris (Ardara – Sliabh Liag: 29km – 44 ins Drive).

Overnight Donegal Town OR RossnowlaghSliabh Liag – Donegal Town (59km – 1 hr 10min Drive).Sliabh Liag – Rossnowlagh (59km – 1hr 15min Drive).

DAY THREEDonegal Castle www.heritageireland.ie/en/north-west/donegalcastle Step back in time and experience a castle dating back to 15th Century with a guided tour.

Mullaghmore Head www.wildatlanticway.com/directory/signature/mullaghmore-head/127 Capture amazing views and photos of the Slieve League Cliffs & Classiebawn Castle at Mullaghmore. (Donegal Town – Mullaghmore: 44km – 35min Drive).

Lissadell House & Gardens www.lissadellhouse.com Follow in the footsteps of W. B. Yeats (famous Irish writer) & the Gore-Booth Family at this Grand Stately Home (Mullaghmore – Lissadell: 18km – 21min Drive).

FOR AN EARLY EVENING EXPERIENCE, CHOOSE FROM:• Island View Riding Stables

www.islandviewridingstables.com Trek along the shores of the WAW enjoying the views of Majestic Benbulben. (Streedagh – Island View Grange:7km – 8min Drive).

• Prannie Rhatigan’s Irish Seaweed Tours www.irishseaweedkitchen.ie Enjoy a guided tour and some foraging of Irish Seaweeds on Streedagh Beach. Island View (Grange – Streedagh: 7km – 8min Drive).

6 Day / 6 night Ireland Itinerary

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• Voya Seaweed Baths www.voyaseaweedbaths.com Detox in an Organic Seaweed Bath (Streedagh – Strandhill: 26km – 30min Drive).

Overnight in Sligo (Grange – Sligo Town: 16km – 16min Drive); (Strandhill – Sligo Town: 9km – 14min Drive).

DAY FOURAtlantic Sheepdogs www.facebook.com/atlanticsheepdogs Join the Atlantic Sheepdog Experience & see how these sheepdogs are a key part of a working farm life (Lissadell – Streedagh, Grange (9km – 12min Drive).

Travel to Carrick-on-Shannon www.mycarrick.ie (Sligo to Carrick-on-Shannon: 54km -39 mins Drive).

Moon River Cruise www.moonriver.ie Enjoy a 1 hour pleasure cruise along the Shannon River, Ireland’s longest river with refreshment on board.

Travel onwards to Co. Meath www.meath.ie/tourism (Carrick-on Shannon to Causey Farm:110km- 1hr 26 mins Drive).

Causey Farm www.causey.ie Meet the Murtagh’s - descendants of the Kings & Chieftains of Co. Meath and explore farm life and Irish baking traditions on this working Irish farm (Longford – Causey Farm :77km – 1hr 5min Drive).

Slane Castle www.slanecastle.ie/ Tour & Whiskey Tasting in the Boyne Valley’s Historic Slane Castle (Causey Farm – Slane Castle (34km – 32min Drive).

Overnight City North Hotel www.citynorthhotel.com (Slane Castle – City North Hotel: 28km – 26min Drive)

DAY FIVEMalahide Castle www.malahidecastleandgardens.ie Set on a 260 acre estate, this castle dates back to 1175, one of the oldest castles in Ireland. Enjoy a castle tour, walk of the gardens and enjoy some retail shopping in the Avoca Shop and Café (City North Hotel to Malahide Castle 34km – 36 mins Drive).

Trinity College www.tcd.ie/visitors Located on the grounds of Ireland’s oldest and most renowned university, Trinity College Dublin Old Library houses the famous Book of Kells, the world’s oldest and most famous surviving manuscripts dating back to 800 AD. (Malahide – Trinity College: 15km – 25min Drive).

Guinness Storehousewww.guinness-storehouse.com Home of the famous Guinness Brewery, located in the heart of Dublin City. (Trinity College – Guinness Storehouse: 2.3km – 25 mins walk).

Irish House Party www.theirishhouseparty.com Kick up your heels at the Celtic Nights Traditional Irish Music Dance Show & Dinner. (Guinness Storehouse – Landsdowne Hotel: 5km – 16min Drive).

Overnight Dublin

DAY SIXPowerscourt House & Gardens www.powerscourt.com Voted no 3 Gardens in the world by National Geographic, explore an amazing 47 acres of gardens, meander through the charismatic stores in Powerscourt House and indulge at the Avoca Terrace Café. (Dublin –Powerscourt: 46km- 45mins Drive).

Afternoon in Dublin City (At your leisure)(Powerscourt House – Dublin City Centre (43km – 40min Drive).

CONSIDER VISIT TO:• Dublin Hop on- Hop off Bus Tours

www.dodublin.ie/city-sightseeing-tours

• Dublin Castle & Chester Beatty Library www.cbl.ie

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• Dalkey Castle www.dalkeycastle.com (20 min journey by DART Dublin Light Rail)

• EPIC – Irish Emigration Museum www.epicchq.com

• Irish Whiskey Museum www.irishwhiskeymuseum.ie

• Croke Park Museum & Skyline Tour – Home of Gaelic Games www.crokepark.ie/GAAMuseum

• Experience Gaelic Games (pre book groups) www.experiencegaelicgames.com

• Dublin Bay Cruise • www.dublinbaycruises.com • Enjoy a Game of Golf at one of Dublin’s many golf courses

(pre-booking required) www.visitdublin.com/search-results?st=golf

Overnight Dublin

DAY 7Depart Dublin

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