Itinerary Details
Abercrombie & Kent: Ireland: Splendors of the Emerald Isle
Day 1 Dublin, Ireland
Arrive in Dublin, where you are met and transferred to your
hotel. Tonight, gather for a welcome dinner.
Anantara The Marker Dublin Hotel
Meals: Dinner
Day 2 DublinBegin with a privately led exploration of Trinity College,
founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I. View the legendary
Book of Kells, one of the finest illuminated medieval
manuscripts in existence. Discover more of the city with your
expert guide, followed by an afternoon at leisure.
Anantara The Marker Dublin Hotel
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3 KilkennyTravel south to the heart of County Kilkenny. Visit a family-owned
country pub, meet the owner and his family, and
receive a hands-on introduction to the national Irish sport
of hurling. Listen to a seannachi (traditional storyteller) spin
tales and play music, eat a hearty lunch and learn how to pull
a pint of Guinness for a full-on classic Irish pub experience. Arrive at your country resort at Castlemartyr before dinner.
Castlemartyr Resort
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4 Cobh & CorkToday, enjoy one of these Design Your Day activities.
Sample Classic Irish Whiskeys on a premium tour and tasting at Jameson’s Old Midleton Distillery.
Play a Round of Golf or Relax with a Spa Experience,
taking full advantage of your hotel’s diverse amenities.
Visit the Cobh Heritage Centre to learn about the lives of emigrants to America, and visit the English Market in Cork.
Later, dine at Ballymaloe House, one of Ireland’s culinary
treasures, for a delectable Chef’s Table experience.
Castlemartyr Resort
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner
Day 5 West CorkDrive Ireland’s wild southern shore through rugged West
Cork to meet a sixth-generation Irish storyteller and join this
colorful raconteur for a ferry ride to Whiddy Island. Listen
as he leads you on a personally narrated tour of the island
and its history, and then stop at a traditional pub for lunch
and a pint before ferrying back to the mainland. Proceed to
Kenmare and check in to your hotel, set beside rollicking
Sheen Falls. Then, savor a Scenic Sundowner, while gazing
over the sparkling cascades.
Sheen Falls Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6 KenmareCross through Killarney National Park en route to the town
of Killarney. Ride in a traditional jaunting car
for a closer look at the park’s natural beauty. Then, set out
on the famed Ring of Kerry for a breathtaking coastal drive, where every turn in the road reveals new and ever-more-stunning
vistas. Pause to peruse local handicrafts in the Gap
of Dunloe, a ruggedly beautiful valley formed by glaciers and
set between two mountain ranges.
Sheen Falls Lodge
Meals: Breakfast
Day 7 Newmarket-on-FergusMake a personal connection to Ireland when you visit a
traditional family farm. Hear about rural life here from
family members, and then join them for a home-cooked
farm lunch, on this A&K-exclusive experience. Stop in
Adare, often voted Ireland’s most beautiful village, before you
continue to your majestic hotel.
Dromoland Castle
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Day 8 Newmarket-on-FergusJourney to busy Galway, gateway to western Ireland, and
then on to small, coastal Clarinbridge, where a special
tasting introduces you to the quintessential pairing of
Guinness stout with fresh Galway Bay oysters. After lunch,
drive the coast of County Clare, stopping to stand atop the
soaring Cliffs of Moher. Tonight, join your fellow guests for
an elegant farewell dinner.
Dromoland Castle
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 9 ShannonAfter breakfast, transfer to Shannon Airport and board your
onward flight.
Meals: Breakfast
extensive gardens, which are open to the public; as is the Main House. There is a lovely restaurant in the house, overlooking the gardens and Wicklow Mountains, which offers the finest in Irish artisan, home cooked cuisine. The 34,000 acres of this estate extend along both shores of the River Dargle . Powerscourt is one of the finest properties in Europe, designed and laid out by Daniel Robertson between 1745 and 1767. This property is filled with splendid Greek and Italian-inspired statuary, decorative ironwork, a petrified-moss grotto, lovely herbaceous borders, a Japanese garden, a circular pond and fountain with statues of winged horses, and an occasional herd of deer. Opportunity for shopping at Avoca Handweavers now located in Powerscourt House. Enjoy lunch here at Powerscourt or at a traditional Irish pub in the city centre.
number of city parks, such as St. Stephen’s Green and indeed Merrion Square. The highlights of any tour in Dublin may include a visit to Trinity College, the Guinness Storehouse… and –if time permits –St. Patrick’s Cathedral.