Self-Drive | Ireland's Hidden Gems

Welcome to Ireland! Recommended Experience: Dublin Hop-on Hop-off Tour is a great introduction to the city, with more than 20 stops along the route. Take in historic sights and modern marvels as you embark on a journey of discovery (entrance fees not included).

Your A Hop-On Hop-Off tour pass is still valid for today to continue your voyage of discovery. Learn more as you join your Local Specialist for a passionate and intimate walking tour.

Embark on a journey through 5000 years of history along Ireland's Ancient East to County Cork. Stop off along the way in Kilkenny where you will enjoy a unique experience learning about and trying out the 3000-year-old game of Hurling. Test your skills in what's believed to be one of the fastest field sports around. End the experience with a bowl of tasty Irish stew. Cork has so much to offer, from its vibrant city center to coastal villages such as Kinsale, and beautiful working farms like Ardfield B&B, where you'll meet the charming Bernadette and Eddie, who will wrap you in genuine hospitality and show you their thoroughbred horse at their family farm.

Explore Kinsale, famed for its scenic harbor, gourmet food and artisans. No better place to join a Local Specialist on a gourmet food tour. While in Kinsale drop by Kinsale's tribute to those fire fighters who lost their lives in 9/11. Journey through Skibbereen and Schull to Crookhaven - a small village on Ireland's most southwestern tip, to experience a bit of seaside hospitality. Why not visit St. Brendan's church founded in the 1700's?

Explore Bantry Bay and the wonderful Kenmare village before making your way to the Irish speaking Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry to explore it majestic hills, mountains, and lakes. For those who love a driving experience, hug the coast and drive to Kerry via the Beara Peninsula.

A market town and fishing port, Dingle has long been well supplied with pubs, restaurants and delightful local craft displays. Stop for a pint, take time to explore the village or see the Blasket Islands. Even relax on one of its sandy beaches.

Stop off at the Cliffs of Moher rising up to 700 feet above the pounding Atlantic waves and stretch 5 miles along the coast. Travel through The Burren National Park stop off at the Burren Perfumery and see a small west of Ireland company making cosmetics and perfumes inspired by the landscape, everything is made on site, by hand and in small batches. Continue to Galway, a thriving, bohemian and cultural city full of character.

Explore Westport, a cheerful town overlooking Clew Bay, with your cheerful Local Specialist on a walking tour. Continue traveling north to Sligo, home to one of the world's most important poets, W.B. Yeats, a Nobel Prize Laureate.

A city steeped in history and culture: Londonderry is not to be missed. Meet a local who will keep you captivated sharing their experience of growing up in this city on a walking tour along its 17th-century walls and iconic buildings.

Set out along the breathtaking Antrim Coast. Why not take time to visit the famous Giant's Causeway to see the ancient basalt columns? Is it the legendary work of a giant or volcanic activity? That's for you to decide today. Then make your way to Belfast.

Join a Black Cab Tour, a terrific way to take in the city's sights and hear about its living history. Stop at the impressive Titanic experience and learn about her story in a fresh and insightful way at the very place where this tragic legend got her start.

Take time for a leisurely breakfast, then journey back through the Mourne Mountains to Dublin's Doorstep. On route south you will drive through Ireland's ancient history in the Boyne Valley, from ancient burial grounds to great battle and heroes of everyday modern Ireland including Rock & Roll and Whiskey at Slane Castle Distillery. Choose from several spectacular properties in Kildare and Meath to stay in on your last night in Ireland.

Slán go fóill – goodbye until we meet again.