2023 Tour code: IRS23
About the tour
Rugged coastlines, stunning rolling hills, dramatic castles, and a culture rich in legend; the Emerald Isle is as beautiful as it is fascinating, and we see the best of it on this holiday. Explore vibrant Dublin, see the iconic Blarney Stone, and admire the natural beauty of the dramatic Cliffs of Moher.
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Itinerary
Our holiday begins as we meet in Holyhead for the ferry to Dublin, spending the night at a hotel just outside the vibrant capital city.
*Please note: your luggage will travel on the ferry with you,
rather than via our luggage
service.
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4.1 / 5 · 32 reviews
Louisa
Submitted 29 Sep 2022
I thought the journey was excellent and good value. I loved all the travel and activities. The hotels were good on the whole and the food provided was better than I had expected I did not take either photos or videos so cannot answer the next question.
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R Warburton
Submitted 28 Sep 2022
Excellent tour and a great tour manager. Just a couple of comments. 1) could do with all hotels being in town and city centres not on the outskirts or in the countryside. 2) tried to pack too much in which led to many early starts in the morning.
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Briane Davies
Submitted 27 Sep 2022
Three of the hotels which we should have stayed at - were not available. The quality of the food at the replacement hotels was generally below standard. But our Tour Manager, Malcolm Rogers, was really excellent.
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M Rogers
Submitted 14 Jul 2022
More of a coach tour than a train tour, but some beautiful scenery and interesting places to visit. The hotels were generally good but it was disappointing that the meal was the same choice of chicken supreme or fish no less than 5 nights out of 8. The tour manager was excellent.
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Linda
Submitted 07 Jul 2022
Not the best GRJ holiday we have had. We were unlucky with the weather but even so we were disappointed with the monotony of the Irish countryside; almost exclusively fields of pasture. Very few crops and average scenery. Connemara was attractive and interesting but the ring of Kerry is very over rated. Blarney Castle was good, particularly the gardens. Against this the book of Kells was disappointing in Dublin but the long library was impressive. The food was poor; almost every night was chicken and mash. To cap it all several members of the party including us contracted Covid.
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Harry
Submitted 28 Jun 2022
The holiday was absolutely fantastic. There we seventeen of fellow travellers from the UK and nine from the USA. The holiday did try to pack a little too much in and didn’t allow a real rest day. The tour manager did very well but was left a couple of times trying to get ticket information from your head office.
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09/10/2018 · By Lorna Heatley
A country filled with history, beauty, culture, and rich traditions, there is almost too much to do in Ireland. So to break it down, we’ve got some helpful advice for those wanting to explore it from top to bottom – and please be assured, there’s certainly something for everyone!
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12/01/2018 · By Lorna Heatley
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