DAY 1:

Arrival at Shannon Airport and you are met by your Eirebus chauffeur and guide. Travel northwards and visit one of Ireland’s majestic sites: Cliffs of Moher: where on a clear day, you can see to the Aran Islands. It’s then time to transfer to your hotel in Limerick to relax before venturing out for the evening.Enjoy your first night in Ireland by visiting Dolan’s Pub, one of Limerick’s best known pubs. The Pub was established in 1878 and has always had the reputation for hosting great acoustic sessions. Located right beside the pub is the Warehouse that hosts a variety of different musical genres – rock, comedy, jazz, blues, country and classical.Overnight in your Limerick hotel.

Dolan’s Pub

DAY 2:

After Full Irish Breakfast you are driven northwards to Galway which will be your base for the next couple of nights.Enroute discover the unique landscape of the Burren: "The Burren is a limestone plateau occupying an area of over one hundred square miles in North Clare. It is an area of scenic attractions where the clear light, reflected from the stone-grey hills, seems to radiate an air of timelessness, which is made more realistic by the presence of the many prehistoric remains that dot the fields and the valleys beneath. Here the unfolding layers of limestone form terraces on the slopes of the hills – a limestone desert but with a quick-changing landscape. Within a few miles may be seen verdant valleys, bright, green hills thick with hazel and bramble, while the grey heights are relieved by streaks of coloured vegetation contained in the fissures and rock joints." Arrive in Galway and check-into your hotel.Enjoy an Irish Music Session in the Western Bar: the atmosphere is relaxed and friendly with the emphasis on the craic and having fun with the tunes and songs.Overnight in Galway Hotel.

Western Bar

DAY 3:

Today you are driven by your chauffeur to Kylemore Abbey: the convent of the Benedictine Nuns of Ypres, beautifully set on Lake Kylemore. Visit the picturesque Abbey (reception rooms, video and exhibition), and enjoy a stroll to the beautifully restored Gothic Church; browse in the craft shop and sample our home cooked food. It’s then onwards to Roundstone where you will visit Malachy Kearns, better known as Malachy Bodhran amongst folk musicians. He works at his craft of making Ireland’s oldest product the Bodhran. In the hands of a skilled player the Bodhran can be a subtle and exciting instrument – striking the skin in a variety of ways, one hand tucked in behind the skin, pressing and moving to vary the colour and the intensity of the sound.Return to Galway. Tonight you may want to visit the Music at the Crossroads Show – this Show captures the audience’s imagination as it takes you on a voyage of discovery of Irish traditional music, from its roots, through to other genres in its musical family, such as Gypsy, Bluegrass, Folk, Classical and Jazz.Overnight in Galway Hotel.

Music at the Crossroad

DAY 4:

After Breakfast your chauffeur takes you eastwards through the midland counties of Ireland to Dublin. You will stop enroute in Lockes Distillery. Established in 1757, Locke’s Distillery is the oldest licensed pot still distillery in the world. Locke’s produced triple distilled whiskey for nearly 200 years. Now open as a museum , guided tours follow the process from the grinding of the grain to the casking of the final product. At the end of the tour you are treated to a complimentary sample of Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey.Overnight in your Dublin Hotel. You are free tonight to explore the multitude of pubs our Capital city has to offer. Overnight in a Dublin central hotel.

Lockes Distillery

DAY 5:

Today enjoy a Dublin City Tour: Your guide will take you to all the cultural hotspots: Trinity College, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin Castle, O’Connell Street, Georgian Squares…..the list is endless.Enjoy some free time in Dublin. Tonight you disembark on the Jameson Dublin Literary Pub Crawl as you meander through the streets of Dublin, taking in the sights, the smells, the sounds and the scenes. A team of rambling players and minstrels completes the ensemble, giving renditions of verse, prose, drama and song from the Dublin literary hall of fame.Overnight in a Dublin central hotel.

Dublin Literary Pub Crawl

DAY 6:

Your chauffeur escorts you to Dublin Airport and bid farewell to the Emerald Isle.