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Edinburgh, Scotland
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Dublin: See Custom House and travel along the River Liffey. See the Guinness Storehouse, Christchurch Cathedral and St. Patrick's Cathedral.
Cork: Ireland's second city - "Rebel Cork" dates back to the 7th century. Your Travel Director will show you the Grand Parade and South Mall, along with City Hall and the Opera House on an insightful orientation tour encompassing the development of the religious settlement of St. Finbarr, to Viking raiding and settlement, to the creation of the Norman city and Merchant Princes. You’ll love learning the tales and history of this port city and enjoy hearing the lilt of the Cork accent.
Killarney: Enjoy hearing of the history of Killarney during your city orientation.
Killarney: Explore on a horse-drawn jaunting car with local jarveys.
Dingle Peninsula: Follow the Slea Head route, a dramatic coastal drive around the Dingle Peninsula, where sheer cliffs, secluded beaches, and ancient ruins reflect centuries of settlement. Pass prehistoric ring forts, beehive huts and Ogham stones, evidence of early Gaelic communities. Offshore, see the Blasket Islands, once home to a resilient Irish-speaking population who, facing isolation and hardship, relocated to the mainland in 1953.
This unforgettable Ireland and Scotland guided tour offers travellers a deep dive into the heart of Gaelic culture and history. Dublin impresses with the cobbled courtyards of Trinity College and the millennia old Book of Kells. Experience centuries of rich Gaelic history as you take High-Tea at the Ardgowan Estate near Glasgow and see the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. Glencoe offers a glimpse of Britain’s highest mountain Ben Nevis ahead of a cruise on Loch Ness and the chance to seek out Scotland’s most infamous bonnie monster. Up in the highlands, enjoy a whiskey tasting at a distillery, to uncork tales of smugglers before the vacation embarks on a grand tour of the Scottish capital. Edinburgh doesn’t disappoint with the Royal Mile, home to Edinburgh Castle, Scotland’s Crown Jewels and the Scottish Parliament.
Great way to see so many amazing sites in Ireland and Scotland
I would highly recommend this trip as we saw so much in the two weeks and our accomodation was terrific and our tour leader made for a wonderful trip as did our driver. Great food and wonderful tour leaders who showed us the individual places and history of all our visited locations. Loved all the scenery and would definetly put this on your bucket list.
Tour director and coach driver were great. The tour length and sites visited were perfect
You see some of the most iconic sites as well as some cool local gems you would never find on your own. The bus is amazing since it's so roomy. was an awesome guide. He had the best stories! was an excellent bus driver.
This is an excellent tour for those who have never been to Ireland or Scotland, and want to know more about the history, geography, and cultures of each of these countries.
We saw all the highlights and more! A great way to see both countries!
It is fast paced but great when you want an overview of the three countries
Very fast paced, but covers a lot of the beautiful countryside. Highly recommend!
Great trip. However, the extra excursions given before the trip were not given during the trip. Only one per day was offered no other choices were given. Should not have shown them as choices if they were not.
It was busy and interesting
Awesome comfortable way to see so so much!
The itinerary was OK, but not enough time was given in each place. We wasted time in some places that we didn't need to and didn't have time see important places like Inverness. We wasted 3 hours at the Jamieson Distillery and was only given 45 minutes to eat and explore Inverness. We didn't pay over $6k a person to be rushed around like cattle. We were only given a short amount of time to explore the Blarney Castle and there was not enough time to kiss the stone and eat so you had to make a choice of what you wanted to do. Breakfast was at 6am so many had to choose to eat. I don't think time was managed very well. I was younger than most of the others and I was exhausted I don't know how the others that were in there 70's and 80's kept up!. Things are just too rushed. I loved everything we saw, just need more time to enjoy what we saw. I don't agree with offering excursions when you plan your trip to have your tour director tell you that you can't go because he decided that something else was better. We had certain things we chose to do before the trip and were not able to do 3 of them instead we had to do what he chose and they were not good, as a matter of fact I got sick at the Mackintosh Willow House one we didn't choose to go to.
I have done this trip before and was still amazed at the itinerary and management of it!
This was an excellent tour & would highly recommend it. Our bus was new with lots of leg room & overhead storage & toilet. Our driver was confident & helpful getting on & off the bus. He was also very social. Our tour director was excellent & I cannot say enough good things about him. Our our hotels were very good, clean, comfortable & lots of amenities & in a central location. Breakfasts were included & there was always a nice variety of food to chose from. When dinners were included there was always a nice choice. For lunches & dinners when we were on our own, it was nice getting the directors advise. We always received our next days itinerary the night before and we had lots of stops for a bathroom break/ refreshments, etc. When we had a local tour with a local guide, they were always very interesting, plus we usually had a little free time to wander or shop. I feel Insight Tours always looks to see what their travellers may want included.
We covered a lot of ground in a short period of time. It would have been nice if we could have spent a little more time in the bigger areas like Cork and Glasgow.
Hotels and food need improvement