Group Travel Tour Operator and DMC for Dublin and Ireland

Dublin, Guinness and the Wicklow Mountains

Guinness Storehouse Exhibit ©Diageo photographed by Edna Kavanagh, Tourism Ireland
Guinness Storehouse - G floor-Barley Pit in Ingredients ©2105 by Edna Cavanagh Photography, Tourism Ireland
Malahide Castle Gardens ©Courtesy Shannon Heritage DAC
Powerscourt Estate - Reflections on the lake ©Photographer Chris Hill, Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Ireland

5 day tour

From £465 per person - minimum 20 passengers

Dublin is Ireland’s busiest city, however what makes it so unique is that travelling just a few miles from this capital city centre brings you to quaint seaside villages with lovely Irish charm and character. This tour will give you an eclectic mix of both city and coastal life, The Guinness Storehouse, Malahide Castle, Dublin Bay Cruise and Powerscourt Gardens included. Also includes a Dublin Sightseeing tour.

Dates

6th April, 5th October - all 2025

Suggested itinerary by coach

Day 1

Depart the UK

Take the afternoon ferry crossing from Holyhead to Dublin, then a short drive to your hotel in time for dinner.

Day 2

Dublin and The Guinness Storehouse

Morning guided tour of Dublin, afternoon visit to The Guinness Storehouse. Learn everything you ever wanted to know about this world famous beer then enjoy a complimentary pint of Guinness® while you take in the breathtaking 360-degree views across Dublin City.

Day 3

Malahide Castle and Dublin Bay Cruise

After breakfast, visit the pretty village of Malahide with the Castle & Gardens, followed by a stroll along the estuary or shop in one of the villages boutiques. Afterwards visit picturesque Howth fishing village and enjoy an afternoon Dublin Bay cruise.

Day 4

Powerscourt Gardens and Wicklow Mountains

Explore beautiful County Wicklow. See Glendalough, and enjoy stunning scenic views of Wicklow’s countryside and the two Blessington Lakes. Powerscourt House & Gardens is one of the most beautiful estates in Ireland. The Gardens include an extraordinary series of Italianate terraces, a walled garden with beautiful gates, rose beds and herbaceous borders, the Dolphin Pond and a Japanese Garden.

Day 5

Return to the UK

After an early breakfast, take the ferry and return home.

Featured Hotel

Rochestown Lodge ***

This lovely hotel is located only 4km from the picturesque seafront towns of Dun Laoghaire, Killiney and Dalkey, and is only a short drive from Dublin City and has easy access to the M50 motorway. There is also a Dublin bus stop located on-site. Guests can take advantage of the fantastic leisure facilities which include a deck pool and a fully equipped gym. All of the 90 spacious bedrooms have TVs, tea & coffee making facilities and complimentary Wifi. Coach parking is available at this hotel and there is a lift.

Dates	5 days / 4 nights
5th October 2025	From £465.00 per person

Prices include return ferry. If you would like a price travelling by air, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Single room supplement available upon request.

Exchange rate based on £1 = €1.192 as of January 2022. All prices are per person based on sharing a double or twin room and with one free place for a coach driver or group organiser in a single room, both are based on a minimum 20 full fare paying passengers. Prices do not include UK coach hire, travel or travel insurance. Dates are subject to availability. Smaller groups can be quoted for on request. Pictures are for illustrative purposes only. Greatdays Holidays Limited has an ATOL licence (4279) and all of our air package tours are protected under this licence. In the unlikely event of our insolvency, the Civil Aviation Authority will ensure that you are not stranded abroad and will arrange to refund any monies you have paid to us for an advance booking. All the flights and flight-inclusive holidays on this tour are financially protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay you will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate. Please ask for it and check to ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other services) is listed on it. Please see our booking conditions for further information or for more information about financial protection and the ATOL Certificate go to: www.atol.org.uk/ATOLCertificate. Our website policy is to use only copyright free images or images which have been authorised to us for free use by the owner. If you consider an image to be unauthorised or to be your property, please contact us immediately and if invalid we will have the image removed. If your image requires crediting or is missing a copyright statement then we will be pleased to add this to the webpage, contact us at info@greatdays.co.uk