Day  01

Monday

October 18:

USA – SHANNON:  Depart US Gateway on your overnight flight to Shannon, Ireland.  Dinner followed by in-flight entertainment shortly after take-off.

The voyage begins, the Indulgers will play in a number of venues during the week,  with special guests appearing from time to time. The grand finale in Howth, Co Dublin, with the McCarron clan on hand in Damien's hometown. Highlights of our last tour on youtube

Day 02

Tuesday

October 19:

SHANNON – ENNIS:  Arrival into Shannon, Ireland.  After clearing Irish customs you’ll meet your Celtic Tour driver/guide in the Arrivals Hall.  He will escort you to your waiting motor coach.  Leaving the airport we will journey to the market town of Ennis.  Check into your hotel, where you are then free to rest, relax and independently explore.  Dinner and overnight at the West County Hotel in Ennis.  

Day 03

Wednesday

October 20:

ENNIS – CLIFFS OF MOHER – BUNRATTY – ENNIS:  Today after your first full Irish breakfast, you will travel to the Clare coast to view the mighty Cliffs of Moher, rising 700 feet above the Atlantic and stretching along the coast for five miles.  Later you’ll enjoy a visit to the village of Bunratty where you’ll visit Bunratty Folk Park.  The park encompasses a collection of traditional buildings that include a blacksmith shop, a fisherman’s cottage, a coastal cottage and several craft shops.  Each is a “working exhibit”, with its costumed inhabitants going about their daily chores. Return to Ennis for your dinner and overnight. 

Day 04

Thursday

October 21:

ENNIS – FOYNES – BLARNEY - KILLARNEY: From Ennis we will travel south now via the old world village of Adare, known for its gentle ruins and thatched cottages.  Continue on to Foynes, located on the River Shannon.  Here you will visit the Flying Boat Museum and the Boeing 314 “Yankee Clipper”.  Irish coffee was first introduced here in 1942. We travel through the country’s richest farmland, known as the Golden Vale.  Here butter and cheese are gold, evidenced by the prosperity of the towns we pass through.  On to the village of Blarney, where you’ll have the option of kissing the famed Blarney Stone, or exploring the Blarney Woollen Mills.  On through the market town of Macroom and across the Derrynasaggart Mountains and into the beauty of Killarney town. Check into your hotel where you are free to relax or independently explore.  Dinner and overnight at the Killarney Towers Hotel.

Day 05

Friday

October 22:

RING OF KERRY:  After breakfast this morning, you can have a completely free day to independently explore or you can enjoy an excursion on one of Ireland’s most popular and beautiful drives, the Ring of Kerry.  Traveling from Killarney we come to the town of Killorglin, famous for “Puck Fair” and from here we commence the ring tour.  Our drive is along the coastline of the broad Iveragh Peninsula, through the towns of Glenveagh, Cahirciveen, Waterville and Sneem.  The scenery is spectacular as wind-swept cliffs, still lakes, lost valleys and rocky mountains blend in awesome beauty.  As one looks around it is easy to agree with the old Irish saying, “even if a man has only a small bit of earth here, he has a lot of the heavens”.  From Sneem, we continue via “ladies View” back to Killarney  for your dinner and overnight.

Day 06

Saturday

October 23:

KILLARNEY – HOWTH:  Today, you will leave the beauty of Killarney behind and depart for Dublin, Ireland’s capital city.  Our drive is through the market towns of County Limerick, Tipperary, Laois and Kildare as we drive across the central plains of Ireland.  Continue to the suburb city of Howth where you will check into your hotel.  Tonight dinner will be on your own.  Overnight at the Deer Park Hotel in Howth.  HOWTH(rhymes with both), is a fishing and yachting port, and popular suburban resort on the north side of Howth Head, 15km (9½ miles north-east of the city centre. Its attractions are easily appreciated, particularly at the coast. Howth Head gives fine views of Dublin Bay and the Wicklow Mountains or Boyne Valley beyond. In the bay is the rocky bird sanctuary and monastic island of Ireland's, to which boat trips may be taken in summer. Cliff paths lead around the coastline, through Howth village and its ruined abbey, and past Baily Lighthouse. The 15th-century Howth Castle is inland, partly ruinous, but with fine rhododendron gardens. A small, but impressive. A traditional pub in Howth transport museum can be visited near the DART railway station, featuring Howth's famous open-topped tram.

Day 07

Sunday

October 24:

DUBLIN: After breakfast you’ll travel into the city where you’ll enjoy a panoramic tour of the city to include a visit to historic Kilmainham Jail, which covers some of the most heroic and tragic events in Irish history from 1780 to the 1920’s.  Next, we visit the famed Guinness Storehouse to learn about the world famous Irish beer and enjoy a sample brew in the rooftop bar.  Have your camera ready for some magnificent panoramic views of Dublin City.  Tonight dinner on your own.  

Day 08

Monday

October 25:

NEWGRANGE:  After breakfast, you are complete free to rest, relax, independently explore, get in a round of golf or partake in an excursion to the Boyne Valley.  Travel via Trim rich in historical associations and ancient monuments; see the Hill of Tara, ancient residence of Irish High Kings.  Drive on by Navan and Slane with a visit to the Bru na Boine Visitor’s Center followed by a visit to the Newgrange/Knowth Tombs.  These burial mounds along the Boyne are older than Egypt’s pyramids. Return to Howth where you are free for dinner on your final evening in Ireland.  Overnight at your Howth hotel.

Day 09

Tuesday

October 26:

HOWTH – DUBLIN AIRPORT – USA:    After breakfast, you will be transferred to Dublin Airport where you’ll board your homebound flight.  Ample time for last minute duty-free shopping before you board your flight home.  Arrive home the same day.