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Take a tour of Ireland with our suggested routes below. We have compiled together our favourite routes around Ireland and you can take a break in any of the Manor House Hotels or Irish Country Hotels along the way by selecting your own hotel choices from the interactive map on the next page. Select your hotels to Add to the Route, Set your Start Date, and we will automatically check availability and pricing in all your hotel choices!
Southern TourCork/Kerry/Limerick/Clare/Tipperary
Your first night on this tour will be county Cork, which hosts many of the small picturesque fishing villages in Ireland. You can visit Sherkin Island off the coast of Baltimore, tour Bantry Bay, visit Macroom Castle and the Jameson Whiskey Centre. Take in the sights and tourist attractions of Cork City including the City jail and the shandon bell and then visit the Gourmet Capital of Ireland 'Kinsale' if you have time a trip around the beara peninsula takes in some wonderful scenery . Travelling on to Kerry to tour the ring of Kerry taking in the Macgillicuddy Reeks and Iveragh Peninsula. Visit the many small towns such as Kenmare and Killarney along the way. Visit the Skellig Rocks. Drive Slea head ending up in Dingle. Follow on to Limerick staying in the picturesque village of Adare where you can visit the Adare Heritage Centre along with plenty of golf and fishing in the area. Travel to Clare to visit the famous Cliffs of Moher, The Burren and Ailwee Caves. Spend your last night in Tipperary visiting the Rock of Cashel, Mitchelstown Caves and shopping in Clonmel town.
Points of interest on this Tour:
  • Blarney Castle

  • Cork City known as the 'Cultural Capital of Ireland'

  • Killarney National Park

  • Bunratty Castle

  • Rock of Cashel

  • Northern TourAntrim/Derry/Donegal/Fermanagh
    Your first's night stay will be in Carnlough which is an ideal point for visiting Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, the famous Giants Causeway and the Bushmills Distillery. Follow on to the walled city of Derry where you can visit all of the attractions the historical city has to offer. Travelling on to Donegal where you can visit Glenveagh National Park and Castle, Sheephaven Bay and Donegal Bay. Visit seaside Rossnowlagh which hosts a Blue Flag Beach where you enjoy plenty of water and equestrian sports if you dare! Spend your last night in Enniskillen where you can explore Lough Erne by land or boat and explore the delightful county of Fermanagh.
    Western TourGalway/Mayo/Cavan
    Spend you first night in Galway where you can take in all the sights and attractions of the cosmopolitan city the tribes. Be sure to stay in Connemarra and explore the beauty and tranquillity it has to offer, visit Innisboffin Island, Kylemore Abbey, the Connemarra National Park and the Quiet Man Heritage Centre. Follow on to the 18th century market town of Westport where you can climb Croagh Patrick Mountain, take a day trip to Achill Island and enjoy the craic and ceoil at night. Visit Foxford Wollen Mills, the Ceide Fields and Knock Shrine in Mayo. Visit Sligo, the landscape that inspired WB Yeats, where there is a memorial for him. From climbing up to Queen Maeve's grave on the top of Knocknarea, to watching surfers from the comfort of a beach-front pub in Strandhill Sligo has a lot to offer. Travel on to the town of Carrick-on-Shannon and visit Boyle Abbey or explore the Shannon by taking in one of their many cruises. Spend you last night in castle in Cavan where you can visit the Neolithic tombs at Newgrange and Dun a Ri Forest Park.
    East & South East Tour Waterford/Tipperary/Carlow/Dublin/Wicklow/Wexford
    Visit the sunny south east of Ireland. Explore Waterford Harbour with its dazzling coastline and also Waterford Crystal. Follow on to Tipperary visiting the Rock of Cashel, Mitchelstown Caves, Clonmel Town and Gleneigh Gardens. Base youself in Carlow town where you can tour the medieval city of Kilkenny and visit the Carlow Military Museum. Travel north to Dublin where you can visit all of Dublin city's tourist attractions such as the Guinness Store House, Book of Kells and Dublin Castle or visit the picturesque suburban fishing village of Howth. Travel to Wicklow known as the Garden of Ireland for its vast beauty and wildness. Take in the views of the Sally Gap and Glendalough and many of the unspoilt sandy beaches. Following to the last leg of your journey explore Wexford with many of its Forts, Castles and Abbeys, Johnstown Castle Gardens, JFK park and the towns of Wexford and New Ross.
    South East TourWaterford/Cork/Kerry/Clare/Dublin/Wicklow/Wexford
    Visit the sunny south east of Ireland. Explore Waterford Harbour with its dazzling coastline and also the famous Waterford Crystal. Travelling on to Cork which hosts many of the small picturesque fishing villages in Ireland. You visit can visit Sherkin Island off the coast of Baltimore, tour Bantry Bay, visit Macroom Castle and the Jameson Whiskey Centre. Take in the sights and tourist attractions of Cork City and visit the Gourmet Capital of Ireland 'Kinsale'.Travelling on to Kerry take two nights to tour the ring of Kerry taking in the Macgillicuddy Reeks and Iveragh Peninsula. Visit the Skellig Rocks and tour the Dingle Peninsula visiting many tourist towns like Killarney along the way. Travel to Clare to visit the famous Cliffs of Moher, The Burren and Ailwee Caves. Follow on to Dublin where you can visit all of Dublin city's tourist attractions such as the Guinness Store House, Books of Kells and Dublin Castle or visit the picturesque suburban fishing village of Howth. Travel to Wicklow known as the Garden of Ireland for its vast beauty and wildness. Take in the views of the Sally Gap and Glendalough and many of the unspoilt sandy beaches. Following to the last leg of your journey explore Wexford with many of its Forts, Castles and Abbeys, Johnstown Castle Gardens, Wexford Town and New Ross.