Group Travel Tour Operator and DMC for Ireland

Autumn Colours of Ireland

Killarney Jaunting Car and Killarney Cathedral, Ireland
Ring of Kerry ©Photographer Arthur Ward, Fáilte Ireland, Tourism Ireland
Torc Waterfall, Killarney National Park ©Tourism Ireland
Molly Gallivans Cottage and Farm, nr Glengarriff, Ireland
Molly Gallivans Cottage and Farm, nr Glengarriff, Ireland
Molly Gallivans Cottage and Farm, nr Glengarriff, Ireland

5 day tour

From £509 per person - minimum 20 passengers

Autumn in South West Ireland is truly a sight to behold. At this time of year the scenery is awash with burnt oranges, reds and greens, creating a beautiful visual tapestry of nature. This tour visits Ireland’s arguably most picturesque destination, the Ring of Kerry, along with Killarney and its beautiful National Park, and we take to the water to Garnish Island. We also step back in time to Molly Gallivan’s cottage to learn about life in rural Ireland during famine time and beyond, where we will watch a soda bread demonstration and have a Poitin (whiskey) tasting. Wrap up warm and discover Ireland at its most spectacular.

Dates

Autumn 2024 & 2025

Suggested itinerary by coach or air

Day 1

Depart the UK

Travel to Ireland by coach and ferry or fly from your local airport to Shannon or Cork.

Day 2

Garnish Island and Molly Gallivan’s Cottage and Traditional Farm

This morning we take the Harbour Queen Ferry to Garnish Island – a small island garden located in the sheltered harbour of Glengarriff in Bantry Bay, known to horticulturists and lovers of trees and shrubs around the world. At Molly Gallivan’s cottage and farm you will experience the simple lifestyle in rural Ireland before the days of electricity and modern conveniences. You will also see ghostly ruins and a Neolithic Stone Row that forms part of a rare ancient sun calendar. Our guided tour ends with demonstrations on turf cutting, Poitin (whisky) making & tasting and traditional Irish soda bread & Butter making.

Day 3

Killarney, Jaunting Car trip, Muckross House and Lake Cruise

Today, enjoy a day’s excursion to Killarney, visit Muckross House and take a Jaunting Car to Ross Castle for a leisurely lake cruise. Free time in Killarney town.

Day 4

Ring of Kerry

Today, enjoy a day excursion to the famous ‘Ring of Kerry’ with a specialist guide. The route includes Killarney to Killorgin, Glenbeigh and Caherciveen, Waterville and Sneem, finishing at the colourful fishing town of Kenmare. Along the way you will experience the captivating beauty and breathtaking scenery that makes up this unmissable area of Ireland.

Day 5

Return to the UK

After breakfast say fond farewells to Ireland and commence your journey home by coach and ferry. Alternatively fly from Shannon or Cork airport.

Greatdays offer a selection of hotels in Killarney.

Dates	5 days / 4 nights
2024 dates	Prices on request
2025 dates	From £509.00 per person

Price includes return ferry – Fishguard – Rosslare. If you would like a price travelling by air, please do not hesitate to contact us.

If overnights in Dublin are required these can be provided at a supplement.

Single room supplement available upon request.

Exchange rate based on £1 = €1.170. 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