Ireland

Check in to our hotel in the heart of the city of Dublin. Settle in and meet us for your welcome dinner, followed up by a pub visit with live music. Dublin is a vibrant and young city, we recommend you come in a day early, enjoy and relax before the tour starts. (Dinner)

We are giving you the morning in this wonderful exciting city to explore. We will meet in the late afternoon for our vegan food crawl. With so many options in Dublin, we will be stopping in six eateries across the city ending in a pub. (Breakfast, Dinner)

***Optional tour to Newgrange – A Stone Age (Neolithic) monument in the Boyne Valley, County Meath, it is the jewel in the crown of Ireland’s Ancient East. Newgrange was constructed about 5,200 years ago (3,200 B.C.) which makes it older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza. Tour includes transfer to and from the site, guided tour and admittance, light lunch and free time on site. Price per person TBN.

We are leaving Dublin for Cork. Along the way, we are stopping in Kilkenny Castle. One of the top 10 castles in Ireland. We will have a guided walking tour, then free time to visit the grounds and check out the historic center. Next, we will arrive in Cork, check -in and meet the group for dinner. (Breafast, Dinner)

Today you will have a free day in Cork. There are many options from Cork to visit the Ring of Kerry, the Dingle Peninsula or the many sites right in the Cork city area. (Breakfast)

We start our morning hanging out with hundreds of donkeys who love to be touched and are always looking for human company. The two tails around the sanctuary have beautiful views of southwest Ireland.  After our time at the Donkey Sanctuary of Mallow, we continue to Cobh where the Titanic was last seen. Our personal tour guide will take you on a virtual journey to board the tenders and join Titanic for her maiden voyage to New York. Did you survive? After you learn the fate as a passenger we will head back to Cork for a special private dinner party. Last year we had the pleasure of Lauren and Eileen of 143V creating a wonderful multi-course meal for us, this year we are doing it again just bigger and better. (Breakfast, Dinner)

We leave Cork to explore the northwest of Ireland. A real treat, hidden away in the foothills of The Burren is a perfumery. We will enjoy a 3-course lunch made by the tea room including the famous brown bread and tea cakes. We will be guided through the gardens and learn how perfumes, soaps, and teas, are all produced here at the highest quality. The next stop is Hazel Mountain Chocolates, a 1950s cottage fronting a state-of-the-art bean-to-bar stone-ground chocolate factory. We will learn all the ins and outs of chocolate making. Lastly, we head to Galway check-in and have the night on your own. Galway is known for its street music and nightlife. (Breakfast, Lunch with tea time, chocolate tasting)

Today we are spending the morning in the Wild Atlantic Way. We start at the Cliffs of Moher then end our visit in the charming village of Doolin. Option to hike one of the best hikes of Ireland. We will end the week with a goodbye dinner together. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Say goodbye to Galway and transfer to the airport.

May 26 to 29, 2019