27 Apr Day tours out of Belfast
If you are on a cruise ship in Belfast...
Must See Attractions
26 Apr County Donegal
The most northerly county in Ireland and one of the three in the province of Ulster that are part of the Republic Of Ireland. The county capital is Lifford. One of Ireland's most scenic counties' Donegal (area of 1,876 square miles) has a population of...
21 Apr County Offaly
"In a quiet water'd land stands Saint Kieran's city fair" are the poetic words used by the Offaly poet T W Rolleston (1857-1920) to describe Clonmacnoise, the monastic jewel in Offaly. One of the country's most important centers of craftmanship and learning in the medieval period,...
13 Apr The Blarney Stone
The well-known Irish ability to wax lyrical on just about any imaginable topic is often attributed to the 'Blarney'. Our driver/guides at Ireland Luxury Tours are "full of it". At Blarney Castle, close to the city of Cork, the Blarney Stone is said, if kissed, to...
09 Apr The Southeast of Ireland….
In contrast to the wildness of western Ireland, the Southeast is mostly low-lying and docile. Rich pastureland watered by brimming rivers extends gently to a quiet coastline of long sandy beaches, estuarine mudflats of wading birds and low cliffs fringing deep bays. Ireland's most fertile...
06 Apr The History of Dunluce Castle
The castle as we see it today dates largely from the 16th and 17th centuries. It is possible that everything that survives was built by the MacDonnells, but we like to think that at least the outer walls with the two round towers date back...
31 Mar Croagh Patrick
The brooding, conical outline of this mountain dominates the skyline all around southwest Mayo. It is associated with St Patrick, the site of his Lenten fast and legendary 'Pied Piper' act with the snakes. Each year, on the last Sunday in July, pilgrims make an...
29 Mar Killarney
Every visitor to the Southwest has to see Killarney. The town itself may be given over to tourism and choc-a-bloc in summer, but the immediate surroundings of the Killarney National Park are not to be missed and, if you can evade the milling coach parties...
28 Mar Ten Day Tour Itinerary….check out this example….
DAY ONE : Fly into Dublin. Ireland Luxury Tours driver/guide will meet you at airport. Travel to Cork. (approx 3 hour drive). Book into the Hayfield Manor Hotel http://www.hotels.com/ho182169/hayfield-manor-hotel-cork-ireland/ for 2 nights. DAY TWO : Visit the English Market in Cork http://www.theenglishmarket.ie/ and historic Kinsale http://www.kinsale.ie/ DAY...
25 Mar Strokestown Park House
Many Irish towns and villages reveal their Georgian origins in wide streets, but Strokestown's is certainly exceptional. Originally modelled on Vienna's Ringstrasse, which had greatly impressed one of the local landowners, it is said to be the widest provincial main street in Ireland. The village...