Group Travel Tour Operator and DMC for County Wicklow and Ireland

Great Gardens of Ireland and Dublin

Powerscourt House and Gardens, Co Wicklow, Ireland - Summer Images
Malahide Castle Gardens ©Courtesy Shannon Heritage DAC
Kilruddery House and Gardens in Wicklow ©Sonder Visuals©Courtesy Fáilte Ireland

6 day tour

From £599 per person - minimum 20 passengers

County Wicklow is known as the ‘Garden of Ireland’. Nestled amongst the lush rolling hills are pretty little glens, cascading waterfalls, glassy lakes and intimate villages. Our tour contrasts with the hustle and bustle of Dublin city and its surrounding gardens.

Dates

March - October 2024 & 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

The ‘Garden of Ireland’ and Powerscourt Gardens

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.

Day 3

National Botanical Gardens and Dublin

Morning visit to the National Botanical in Glasnevin founded in 1795 now home to over 15,000 plant species. During the afternoon, enjoy free time in Dublin or take an optional city tour.

Day 4

Mount Usher Gardens and Killruddery

This morning, enjoy a visit to the stunning gardens and shops of Mount Usher, which is amongst Ireland’s most treasured gardens by both professionals and the wider public. Later, visit Killruddery House and Gardens. Nature has never been more relaxing with leisurely walks in one of Ireland’s most renowned gardens.

Day 5

Malahide Castle & Gardens and Dublin Bay Cruise

Morning visit to Malahide Castle and Gardens, built in the 12th century and set in 250 acres with a stunning walled garden. Afternoon we enjoy a Dublin Bay cruise from the pretty fishing village of Howth.

Day 6

Return to the UK

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

Greatdays offer a selection of quality hotels in County Wicklow.

Dates	6 days / 5 nights
2024 dates	Price on request
2025 dates	From £599.00 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