Bantry Bay and the Ring of Kerry
Travel by coach and ferry or fly
6days from
£749*per person
Overview
The magical southwest corner of the Emerald Isle is a truly stunning place to escape to. Replete with charming fishing towns and villages, enchanting castles and slumbering seascapes, these verdant green hills embody the best of rural Ireland. We combine the peaceful countryside with the vibrant city of Dublin and discover more of the country’s highlights during our charming break. Never again be lost for words after kissing the Stone of Eloquence, look out for seals on the ferry to the unique Garnish Island and absorb the breathtaking scenery of the Ring of Kerry.
Itinerary
- By coach - We catch the ferry from Holyhead to Dublin where we meet our tour manager. We continue onwards to our hotel in Dublin, our base for our first night.
- Leaving the hotel we head to the medieval Blarney Castle, one of Ireland’s most famous visitor attractions. Here we have time to kiss the famous Stone of Eloquence, as well as browse Blarney town’s Woollen Mills retail outlet. We then continue on to the Westlodge Hotel in the charming coastal town of Bantry, our base for the next three nights.
- We head to pretty Killarney, famed for its jaunting cars (horse-drawn carts) operated by the local jarvies that take visitors on guided tours of the town. Our tour manager then takes us on a scenic guided tour of the Ring of Kerry, journeying through an untouched landscape of tranquil lakes and a skyline of dozing mountainous peaks, passing through charming towns such as Killorglin, Waterville and Kenmare.
- This morning we head out on a scenic drive of the wildly beautiful Beara Peninsula which stretches out into the Atlantic Ocean. The breathtaking rural scenery includes mountains and valleys rich in archaeological sites such as mysterious stone circles, picturesque villages and towns and a spectacularly rugged coastline.
- We check out of our hotel very early to catch the ferry back to Holyhead; therefore a voucher will be provided to enjoy breakfast on board. On arrival in Holyhead, we continue our journey home. Due to ferry times, coach pickup times may be very early in the morning.
What's Included
Holiday Highlights
- Excursions to Blarney Castle, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Beara Peninsula, Garnish Island & Dublin
Our Price Includes
- Return coach travel and ferry crossings or flights as booked
- Two nights' three-star half-board accommodation at a selected hotel in the Dublin area
- Three nights' three-star half-board accommodation at the Westlodge Hotel, Bantry
- Excursions to Blarney Castle, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Beara Peninsula, Garnish Island & Dublin
- Ferry boat to Garnish Island
- Irish coffee-making demonstration
- Escorted by a tour manager in Ireland
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Dates and Prices
Accommodation
Westlodge Hotel, Bantry -
The Westlodge Hotel is situated on the edge of the market town of Bantry, overlooking beautiful Bantry Bay. Set in 23 acres of landscaped gardens, the hotel offers en-suite rooms with a TV and tea and coffee-making facilities. There is also a bar, restaurant and leisure centre with indoor pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, steam room and gym as well as a 9-hole pitch and putt course.
On this coach inclusive holiday we also spend the first and our last night at a conveniently located 3-star hotel in the Dublin area.
Other Information
Single supplement from £200pp
Optional locally guided city tour of Dublin (£19pp)
Pick up locations for this tour on all available dates are: Acocks Green, Aldershot, Alfreton, Altrincham, Amesbury Countess Services, Ampthill, Andover, Anlaby, Ashford, Ashton-under-Lyne, Aylesbury, Banbury, Banstead, Barnsley, Basildon, Basingstoke, Bath, Bebington, Bedford, Beverley, Bicester, Biggleswade, Billingham, Birkenhead, Birmingham, Bishops Stortford Birchanger Green Services, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bletchley, Bognor Regis, Bolton, Boston, Bourne, Bournemouth, Bradford, Braintree, Bridgwater, Bridlington, Brighouse, Brighton, Bristol, Bristol Cribbs Causeway, Broadstairs, Bromley, Burgess Hill, Burnley, Burton-upon-Trent, Bury, Bury St Edmunds, Camberley, Cambridge, Cannock, Canterbury, Canvey Island, Cardiff, Castleford, Chatham, Chatteris, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Chepstow, Cheshunt, Chester, Chester-le-Street, Chesterfield, Chichester, Chieveley Services, Chippenham, Christchurch, Clacket Lane Services, Clacton-on-Sea, Cleveleys, Coalville, Colchester, Corby, Cottingham, Coventry, Crawley, Crewe, Croydon, Darlington, Dartford, Daventry, Derby, Dewsbury, Didcot, Diss, Doncaster, Dorchester, Dover, Downham Market, Driffield, Droitwich, Dudley, Dunstable, Durham, Eastleigh, Ellesmere Port, Elloughton, Enfield, Epsom, Evesham, Exeter Services, Fareham, Farnham, Faversham, Felixstowe, Ferrybridge Services, Fleet Services, Folkestone, Folkestone Stop 24 Services, Gateshead, Gillingham, Gloucester, Goole, Gordano Services, Gorleston, Grantham, Gravesend, Grays, Great Yarmouth, Grimsby, Guildford, Halesowen, Halifax, Harlow, Harrogate, Hartlepool, Hatfield, Havant, Haywards Heath, Hemel Hempstead, Hereford, Herne Bay, Hertford, Hessle, Heworth, High Wycombe, Hinckley, Holbeach, Hopwood Park Services, Horsham, Hove, Hucknall, Huddersfield, Hull, Hunstanton, Huntingdon, Hythe, Ipswich, Kempston, Kettering, Keynsham, Kidderminster, Kidsgrove, Kings Lynn, Kingswood, Knutsford Services, Leamington Spa, Ledbury, Leeds, Leicester, Leicester (Fosse Park), Leicester Forest East Services, Leigh, Leighton Buzzard, Leominster, Letchworth, Lewisham, Leyland, Lincoln, Littlehampton, Liverpool, Long Eaton, Loughborough, Louth, Lowestoft, Luton, Lydney, Mablethorpe, Maidenhead, Maidstone, Maidstone Services, Malton, Malvern, Manchester, Mansfield, March, Margate, Market Harborough, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Newark, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newmarket, Newport, North Shields, Northallerton, Northampton, Northwich, Norwich, Nottingham, Oldham, Oswestry, Oxford Peartree Services, Oxford Services, Pershore, Peterborough, Peterborough Services, Peterlee, Pontefract, Poole, Portchester, Portsmouth, Preston, Ramsgate, Rayleigh, Reading, Redditch, Redhill, Rochdale, Rochester, Romford, Ross-on-Wye, Rotherham, Rugby, Salisbury, Sandy, Scarborough, Scunthorpe, Selby, Sheffield, Shoreham-by-Sea, Shrewsbury, Skegness, Solihull, South Benfleet, South Shields, Southampton, Southend, Southport, Spalding, St Albans, St Helens, Stafford, Staines, Stamford, Stanford-le-Hope, Stevenage, Stockport, Stockton-on-Tees, Stoke-on-Trent, Stratford-upon-Avon, Stroud, Sudbury, Sunderland, Sutton, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Swadlincote, Swindon, Tamworth, Taunton, Telford, Tewkesbury, Thame, Thetford, Thirsk, Thurrock Services, Tilbury, Tiverton Sampford Peverell Services, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Wallsend, Walsall, Wareham, Warrington, Warwick, Washington, Waterlooville, Watford, Wellingborough, Wellington, Welwyn Garden City, Weston-super-Mare, Weymouth, Whitby, Whitley Bay, Whitstable, Widnes, Wigan, Winchester, Wisbech, Witney, Woking, Wokingham, Wolverhampton, Woodall Services, Woolley Edge Services, Worcester, Worthing, Wrexham, Yate, Yeovil, York
This tour is also available by air from London Stansted, Gatwick, Birmingham, Bristol, LeedsBradford, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Southampton. Air packages start at £999pp and prices are dependent on choice of date and airport.
Optional locally guided city tour of Dublin (£19pp)
Pick up locations for this tour on all available dates are: Acocks Green, Aldershot, Alfreton, Altrincham, Amesbury Countess Services, Ampthill, Andover, Anlaby, Ashford, Ashton-under-Lyne, Aylesbury, Banbury, Banstead, Barnsley, Basildon, Basingstoke, Bath, Bebington, Bedford, Beverley, Bicester, Biggleswade, Billingham, Birkenhead, Birmingham, Bishops Stortford Birchanger Green Services, Blackburn, Blackpool, Bletchley, Bognor Regis, Bolton, Boston, Bourne, Bournemouth, Bradford, Braintree, Bridgwater, Bridlington, Brighouse, Brighton, Bristol, Bristol Cribbs Causeway, Broadstairs, Bromley, Burgess Hill, Burnley, Burton-upon-Trent, Bury, Bury St Edmunds, Camberley, Cambridge, Cannock, Canterbury, Canvey Island, Cardiff, Castleford, Chatham, Chatteris, Chelmsford, Cheltenham, Chepstow, Cheshunt, Chester, Chester-le-Street, Chesterfield, Chichester, Chieveley Services, Chippenham, Christchurch, Clacket Lane Services, Clacton-on-Sea, Cleveleys, Coalville, Colchester, Corby, Cottingham, Coventry, Crawley, Crewe, Croydon, Darlington, Dartford, Daventry, Derby, Dewsbury, Didcot, Diss, Doncaster, Dorchester, Dover, Downham Market, Driffield, Droitwich, Dudley, Dunstable, Durham, Eastleigh, Ellesmere Port, Elloughton, Enfield, Epsom, Evesham, Exeter Services, Fareham, Farnham, Faversham, Felixstowe, Ferrybridge Services, Fleet Services, Folkestone, Folkestone Stop 24 Services, Gateshead, Gillingham, Gloucester, Goole, Gordano Services, Gorleston, Grantham, Gravesend, Grays, Great Yarmouth, Grimsby, Guildford, Halesowen, Halifax, Harlow, Harrogate, Hartlepool, Hatfield, Havant, Haywards Heath, Hemel Hempstead, Hereford, Herne Bay, Hertford, Hessle, Heworth, High Wycombe, Hinckley, Holbeach, Hopwood Park Services, Horsham, Hove, Hucknall, Huddersfield, Hull, Hunstanton, Huntingdon, Hythe, Ipswich, Kempston, Kettering, Keynsham, Kidderminster, Kidsgrove, Kings Lynn, Kingswood, Knutsford Services, Leamington Spa, Ledbury, Leeds, Leicester, Leicester (Fosse Park), Leicester Forest East Services, Leigh, Leighton Buzzard, Leominster, Letchworth, Lewisham, Leyland, Lincoln, Littlehampton, Liverpool, Long Eaton, Loughborough, Louth, Lowestoft, Luton, Lydney, Mablethorpe, Maidenhead, Maidstone, Maidstone Services, Malton, Malvern, Manchester, Mansfield, March, Margate, Market Harborough, Middlesbrough, Milton Keynes, Newark, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newmarket, Newport, North Shields, Northallerton, Northampton, Northwich, Norwich, Nottingham, Oldham, Oswestry, Oxford Peartree Services, Oxford Services, Pershore, Peterborough, Peterborough Services, Peterlee, Pontefract, Poole, Portchester, Portsmouth, Preston, Ramsgate, Rayleigh, Reading, Redditch, Redhill, Rochdale, Rochester, Romford, Ross-on-Wye, Rotherham, Rugby, Salisbury, Sandy, Scarborough, Scunthorpe, Selby, Sheffield, Shoreham-by-Sea, Shrewsbury, Skegness, Solihull, South Benfleet, South Shields, Southampton, Southend, Southport, Spalding, St Albans, St Helens, Stafford, Staines, Stamford, Stanford-le-Hope, Stevenage, Stockport, Stockton-on-Tees, Stoke-on-Trent, Stratford-upon-Avon, Stroud, Sudbury, Sunderland, Sutton, Sutton Coldfield, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Swadlincote, Swindon, Tamworth, Taunton, Telford, Tewkesbury, Thame, Thetford, Thirsk, Thurrock Services, Tilbury, Tiverton Sampford Peverell Services, Uxbridge, Wakefield, Wallsend, Walsall, Wareham, Warrington, Warwick, Washington, Waterlooville, Watford, Wellingborough, Wellington, Welwyn Garden City, Weston-super-Mare, Weymouth, Whitby, Whitley Bay, Whitstable, Widnes, Wigan, Winchester, Wisbech, Witney, Woking, Wokingham, Wolverhampton, Woodall Services, Woolley Edge Services, Worcester, Worthing, Wrexham, Yate, Yeovil, York
This tour is also available by air from London Stansted, Gatwick, Birmingham, Bristol, LeedsBradford, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Southampton. Air packages start at £999pp and prices are dependent on choice of date and airport.
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