Ireland in Depth (2012)

Galway • Killarney • Cork • Waterford • Dublin
  • 12 days
  • from only:
  • $2095
  • $175 per day
    Land Tour Only
  • 13 days
  • from only:
  • $2695
  • $208 per dayIncludes international airfare and government taxes
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Learn how to customize your vacation, or view standard air routing and travel times. The choice is yours with our True Choice program.

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With our True Choice Program, you can choose to stay longer before or after your trip on your own, or combine two vacations to maximize your value. Here are more ways to create the Grand Circle vacation that’s right for you:

  • Choose our standard air routing, or work with us to select the airline and routing you prefer
  • Make your own international flight arrangements directly with the airline, applying frequent flyer miles if available
  • Stay overnight in a connecting city before or after your trip
  • Request to arrive a few days early to get a fresh start on your vacation
  • Choose to “break away” before or after your trip, spending additional days or weeks on your own
  • Extend your vacation with our optional pre- and post-trip extensions
  • Combine your choice of Grand Circle vacations to maximize your value
  • Upgrade to business or premium economy class

The air options listed above will involve an additional fee of $100 per person for confirmed requests (as well as incremental airfare costs based on your specific choice). This service fee will be waived for Inner Circle/Sir Edmund Hillary Club members.

Or, when you make your reservation, you can choose our standard air routing, for which approximate travel times are shown below.

GATEWAY

TRAVEL TIME*

Atlanta, Baltimore, Orlando, Minneapolis

11hrs

Boston

6hrs

Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Washington, DC (Dulles)

12hrs

New York (JFK)

7hrs

Los Angeles, San Francisco

15hrs

Miami, Phoenix

13hrs

Chicago

10hrs

Philadelphia

9hrs

Seattle

16hrs

* Estimated total time, including connection and layover. Actual travel time may vary.

The information above reflects approximate flight times from the gateway cities listed to Shannon, Ireland. Routing is based on availability and subject to change. You will receive your final air itinerary approximately 14 days prior to departure.

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Post-Trip: Dublin, Ireland

3 nights from only $595

Continue your Irish discoveries with more time in Dublin, the country’s political and cultural center. Dublin is amazingly rich in literary history—Yeats, Shaw, Beckett, and other literary immortals have walked its streets—and its architecture and museum collections are second to none.

Single Supplement: FREE. 

Please note: This extension may not be available on all departures. Ask your Travel Counselor for details.

It's Included

  • Accommodations for 3 nights in Dublin at the Moderate First-Class Camden Court Hotel or similar
  • 3 meals: 3 breakfasts
  • 3 included tours: Walking tours of Dublin Castle & City Hall and Stephen's Green, St. Patrick's Cathedral
  • Hop On/Hop Off Bus Pass to explore Dublin on your own
  • Exclusive services of a Hospitality Desk representative
  • All transfers

Optional Tour

Discover the Howth Peninsula ($110 per person)

Day 1
Dublin, Ireland

After breakfast, set off with your Hospitality Desk representative on an included walking tour to Dublin Castle and City Hall. The afternoon is yours for discovery. Perhaps you’ll stroll along the narrow cobblestone streets of Temple Bar, the area between the Bank of Ireland and Christ Church Cathedral. You might also ride the Coastal Train and visit the coastal villages of Dublin, or simply chat with locals while enjoying a pint at one of Dublin’s countless pubs (all of which are smoke-free).

Day 2
Dublin/Optional Discover the Howth Peninsula tour

Join your Hospitality Desk representative this morning for an included discovery walk of Stephen’s Green, a 22-acre public park designed in the Georgian era. Its history is as rich as its landscaping. Among many points of interest, a memorial garden to W. B. Yeats features a Henry Moore sculpture. Then spend the day exploring Dublin on your own. Perhaps you'll use your included Hop On/Hop Off Bus Pass to visit the Dublin Writers Museum, which has many first editions, letters, and personal notes by writers from Swift to Beckett.

Or, join an optional tour and discover the magnificent coastal scenery of the Howth Peninsula, located on the north side of Dublin Bay. Along the way you'll visit Casino Marino—not a gambling destination, but a pleasure home—a highly accomplished example of neoclassical design. You'll also stop to take photos at historic Malahide Castle, which dates back to 1185. When you arrive in the picturesque fishing village of Howth, you’ll enjoy an early three-course dinner with a glass of wine in a local Howth pub, The Abbey Tavern, before returning to your hotel in the evening.
Day 3
Dublin/St Patrick's Cathedral

After breakfast, you'll discover the area around St. Patrick's Cathedral—and tour this Dublin landmark—during an included walk with your Hospitality Desk representative. Spend another day exploring Dublin on your own with your Hop On/Hop Off Bus Pass. You might consider visiting the National Library of Ireland, whose collection includes manuscripts spanning a thousand years. The library regularly exhibits selections from its archive of historic and modern Irish photographs, prints, and drawings. Or you could follow the enlightening route walked by Leopold Bloom in Joyce’s Ulysses, including Eccles Street and Bachelor’s Walk.

Day 4
Dublin/Return to U.S.

After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight home.