Overview
Green with Envy: Ireland By Design
More rounds of stout and slainte! Or made-from-scratch soda bread? More Wilde or the Wild Atlantic Way? Enjoy a grand craic in Ireland’s oldest pub or the grand architecture of Kylemore Abbey. Who’s ready to indulge in endless shenanigans with help from Globus Choice Touring in Ireland?! You choose how you’d like to tip your hat to adventure on this 8-day discovery from Dublin to Dublin with a menu of complimentary YourChoice Excursions.How This Tour Adds the “Ish” to Irish: • A journey that will inspire your inner poet and indulge your love for pints of the “black stuff”• From Dublin to Dublin. • A flexible itinerary that takes you through magic and myths, cities and cliffside coasts. • Included YourChoice Excursions in Westport, Galway and Dublin. • Feeling Lucky!
Highlights of Green with Envy: Ireland By Design
Private Touring
6 guests in a party: $2,789*18 guests in a party: $529*
Product Group
Green with Envy: Ireland By Design
Inclusions
We’ve packed everything you need for the perfect vacation—from hand-selected hotels and dining to the friendly expertise of Globus Tour Directors and Local Guides, to seamless transportation between destinations and VIP access to the world’s most iconic sites!
Notes
This tour includes some walking on rough terraine included on the Aran island of Inishmore.
Travelers Notes
We’ve packed everything you need for the perfect tour—from hand-selected hotels and dining to the friendly expertise of Globus Tour Directors and Local Guides, to seamless transportation between destinations and VIP access to the world’s most iconic sites! Enhance your free time to explore like a local with your GlobusGO mobile app!
Meals
Breakfast Daily, 2 Lunches, 4 Dinners
Itineraries
Day 1
ARRIVE IN DUBLIN Céad mile fáilte—a hundred-thousand welcomes! This evening, meet your Tour Director and travel companions for a welcome dinner at your hotel. (D)DUBLIN-DOORS.jpg
Day 2
DUBLIN–KILBEGGAN–ATHLONE–WESTPORT KILBEGGAN Guided tour of an Irish whiskey distillery.ATHLONE Visit the town and stop for Irish coffee at the oldest pub in Ireland.(B,D)IRISH-COFFEE.jpg
Day 3
WESTPORT WESTPORT YourChoice Excursions include one of the following activities of your choice:
Day 4
WESTPORT–KYLEMORE–MAAM CROSS–GALWAY KYLEMORE Visit the Benedictine Abbey.GALWAY YourChoice Excursions include one of the following activities of your choice:
Day 5
GALWAY. EXCURSION TO THE ARAN ISLANDS GALWAY Ferry crossing to Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands.INISHMORE At Ti Joe Watty’s pub, hear from a local about life on Inishmore Island over a light lunch. A minibus tour of the island with a local driver-guide includes a visit to the prehistoric clifftop fort of Dun Aengus.(B,L)ARAN-ISLANDS.jpg
Day 6
GALWAY–CLIFFS OF MOHER–RATHBAUN FARM–DUBLIN CLIFFS OF MOHER Visit the 668-foot-high rocky cliffs above the Atlantic Ocean.RATHBAUN FARM Visit Rathbaun Farm and enjoy lunch.(B,L)CLIFFS-OF-MOHER.jpg
Day 7
DUBLIN DUBLIN Morning orientation drive, including O’Connell Street, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and Trinity College. Visit Guinness Storehouse. YourChoice Excursions include one of the following activities of your choice:
Day 8
DUBLIN Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning.(B)DUBLIN-SIGN.jpg
Departures
Hotels
| # | Name | Description | City | Address | Rating |
| 1 | The Spencer | The Clarion Hotel IFSC Dublin City is a modern 4 star hotel located in the heart of Downtown Dublin overlooking the River Liffey. All 165 air-conditioned rooms are equipped with free Wi-Fi access, interactive TV, Nespresso Coffee Machine, tea & coffee making facilities and iPod Docking station. Excise Grill is the perfect choice for pre theatre when planning a visit to Dublin's O2, Bord Gais Energy Theatre or Aviva Stadium or choose from the Chefs menu or a la carte which offers only the finest locally sourced ingredients. For a more casual experience Kudos Bar brings you Asian/Thai dishes and speciality beers and cocktails. Sanovitae Health & Fitness Club boasts an 18-meter swimming pool, sauna, steam room, and gym, as well as the French Beauty Day Spa. | Dublin 1 | Excise Walk, IFSC | Superior First-Class |
| 2 | Westport Plaza Hotel | Situated in the heart of Westport and within walking distance to shops, restaurants, and Westport House. A short drive to the Wild Atlantic Way and Great Western Green Way, Croagh Patrick, beaches and attractions. The Westport Plaza Hotel is a fusion of contemporary and classic elegance hotel. There are Coveys Gastro Bar and the Plaza Bar as dining option, room service, 20m indoor heated pool and SPA. Guestrooms feature TV, coffee maker, hairdryer, iron, roning board and free Wi-Fi. | Westport | Castlebar Street | Superior First-Class |
| 3 | Clayton Hotel Galway | Galway | Old Monivea Road Ballybrit | Superior First-Class |
