Scenic Ireland

Travel Ireland and leave no stone unturned or unkissed on this ultimate vacation through Ireland. Start your trip in the “Fair City” of Dublin, Ireland’s capital, with an orientation drive including Trinity College and the Book of Kells. On the way to Kilkenny to visit its castle, enjoy an entertaining baking demonstration at Ballyknocken House, a typical Irish family-run farm guesthouse.

Via Blarney, travel to Cork. Board a private boat to Garinish Island, whose warm waters attract colonies of seals. Enjoy the Ring of Kerry before arriving in Killarney. Via the Dingle Peninsula and Limerick, head for the Cliffs of Moher, rising 668 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. Drive into Connemara with its stunningly beautiful and remote region of mountains, rivers, and lakes, and visit the small fishing town of Clifden. Visit Kylemore Abbey, a massive castle acquired by the Benedictine nuns, then experience the rugged Atlantic Coast of Donegal before learning about Northern Irish life from your tour in Derry.

Travel Ireland and visit the Giant’s Causeway, then travel south via Belfast and the Boyne Valley to end our most comprehensive Irish vacation back in Dublin. This trip to Ireland will leave you with vacation memories to last a lifetime.

Travel Ireland and see it is a country with a rich turbulent past. By exploring the past of Ireland one can better understand and appreciate the culture of this epic land and what makes the Ireland of today. To write a succinct depiction of Irish history spanning thousands of years is quite a challenge. This task is even more daunting considering Irelands intricate past.

This is our attempt at a fast track lesson in Irish History. Here we will take you on a journey from the peaceful times of the earliest primitive inhabitants of the Emerald Isle, through the arrival of the Celts, to the bloody and ruthless Viking and British invasions and ensuing tumultuous occupations to the divided Island of today. Although the problematic history of Ireland is full of severe hardship and conquest the one thing no one has ever been able to throughout history is to harness is the tenacious Irish spirit.