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Venture on your own but never alone! Learn about our single/solo group tours to Ireland & Scotland in 2023. Roommate matching is available. Taking deposits now!

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05/30/2022

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05/29/2022

Have a drink or 2 and enjoy live music in the Temple Bar district on our 2023 Ireland tour. The Dublin hotspot is known for its lively pubs, culinary action and live Irish folk music. Best of all, its only a short walk away from our accommodations, the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel. 🍀🇮🇪 🍀

05/28/2022

Visit the Rock of Cashel on our 2023 Ireland tour! The Rock of Cashel remains one of the most stunning and impressive attractions in Ireland. Perched high on a hill, the site offers expansive views of the green Tipperary landscape. The archaeological site is a collection of medieval ecclesiastical buildings set on an outcrop of limestone in the Golden Vale. The 12th-century round tower is the oldest surviving building on the Rock, which also includes a high cross and the ruins of a Romanesque chapel.

05/27/2022

Visit Giant's Causeway on our 2023 Scotland & Ireland tour. The Giant’s Causeway, sitting at the top of Northern Ireland, is an area of 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcanic fissure eruption. According to legend, the columns are the remains of a causeway built by Fionn mac Cumhaill. (Finn McCool), an Irish giant who picked a fight with Scottish big man Benandonner. Legend has it that the giants loathed each other. And so one day after enduring insults from Benandonner, Fionn built a path to use as stepping-stones to reach Scotland, which was then ripped up by Benandonner. The result was the Giant’s Causeway.

05/26/2022

Cross the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge on our 2023 Scotland & Ireland tour! Located at the tip of Northern Ireland, the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge was first erected by salmon fishermen in 1755. The bridge is suspended almost 100 feet above sea level and connects the mainland to the tiny island of Carrickarede.

05/25/2022

Stroll "The Long Walk" in Galway City on our 2023 Scotland & Ireland tour. Despite it's name, it's actually a short walking tour along Lough Corrib. Pedestrians are treated to scenic views of houses with colorful facades, an array of boats and a picturesque harbor. The Long Walk starts in front of the Galway City Museum, only a few feet after the Spanish Arch, another popular site in the city.

05/25/2022

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05/24/2022

Visit the colorful town of Kinsale on our 2023 Ireland tour! The historic port and fishing town is located approximately 16 miles south of Cork City and is one of the most picturesque and oldest in Ireland. It's also internationally renowned for it's cuisine and has been hailed as "The Gourmet Capital of Ireland". Kinsale is famous for its scenic harbor and yachting marina, narrow streets with quaint colorful shops, restaurants, and art galleries. Historic Charles Fort is also nearby, another stop on our 2023 Ireland tour.

05/23/2022

View majestic Benbulben on our 2023 Scotland & Ireland tour. The large flat-topped rock formation in County Sligo, Ireland is part of the Dartry Mountains. Located in an area known as "Yeats Country", named after the famous local poet, Benbulben was shaped during the ice age when Ireland was under glaciers. Originally it was a large plateau. Glaciers moving from the northeast to southwest shaped it into its present distinct formation. 🍀

05/22/2022

Visit Charles Fort near Kinsale on our 2023 trip to Ireland. Charles Fort is a massive star-shaped structure of the late seventeenth century. As one of the country’s largest military installations, Charles Fort has been part of some of the most momentous events in Irish history. It's dimensions are awe-inspiring. Some of the outer defenses are 52 feet high. The view from the ramparts looking out over Kinsale Harbor is spectacular. Feel free to put a deposit on the trip now.

05/21/2022

Visit Blarney Castle and kiss the Stone of Eloquence on our 2023 Ireland tour. Blarney Castle is a medieval stronghold in Blarney, near Cork City. The castle originally dates from before AD 1200 but was destroyed in 1446 and subsequently rebuilt. It's currently a partial ruin with some accessible rooms and the battlements. There are many legends as to the origin of the stone but some say it was the Lia Fáil—a magical stone upon which Irish kings were crowned. According to legend, kissing the stone endows the kisser with the gift of gab (great eloquence or skill at flattery). The stone was set into a tower of the castle in 1446. Surrounding the castle are beautiful and quite extensive gardens. The paths have signs pointing out several natural rock formations which have been given fanciful names such as Druid's Circle, Witch's Cave and the Wishing Steps.

05/20/2022

Cross Ha'penny Bridge in Dublin our 2023 Ireland tour. The pedestrian bridge, built in 1816 over the River Liffey, connects Ormond Quay Lower to Wellington Quay. Though the official name is the Liffey Bridge, it's commonly referred to as the Ha’Penny Bridge because anyone crossing was charged a toll of a half penny until it was dropped in 1919. More than 20,000 people cross the bridge on a given day.

05/19/2022

Visit the Royal Mile on our 2023 Scotland & Ireland trip. The Royal Mile is at the heart of Edinburgh's Old Town, with Edinburgh Castle at its head and the Palace of Holyroodhouse at its foot. Its name comes from its tradition as a processional route for kings and queens for the last 500 years. The Royal Mile features important historical sites including St Giles' Cathedral and some of the best eating and drinking spots in the city.

05/18/2022

Photograph the Hungry Tree in Dublin on your free time during our 2023 Ireland tour. Located on the grounds of the King's Inns, this 80-year-old unremarkable specimen of the London plane tree has become known for having partially consumed a nearby park bench. As the years have passed, the tree has grown, causing it to swallow the parts of the structure that stands in its way. Its gnarled bark now spills over the back of the bench, making it appear as though the seat is being sucked into the tree’s trunk.

05/17/2022

Visit Kylemore Abbey on our 2023 Scotland & Ireland tour. The castle was built in the late 1800s by Mitchell Henry MP, a wealthy businessman and liberal politician. Inspired by his love for his wife Margaret and his hopes for his beloved Ireland, Henry created an estate boasting all the innovations of the modern age. Today, Kylemore Abbey is owned and run by the Benedictine community, who have been in residence here since 1920.

05/16/2022

Visit the Cliffs of Moher on both of our 2023 tours to Ireland. Situated on the Wild Atlantic Way on Ireland's west coast, the Cliffs of Moher offers one of the most dramatic coastal views in the entire country. Rising slowly from Doolin village, the cliffs ascend to over 700 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. Visitors will be wowed by the panoramic views from the cliff edges while watching seabirds circle and waves crashing below. 🍀

05/15/2022

Track down the Sherlock Holmes statue in Edinburgh on your free time during our 2023 Scotland & Ireland tour. The monument honors Edinburgh-born author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his famous literary creation and sits nearby his birthplace in 1859. Afterwards, enjoy a pint or two at The Conan Doyle pub which is located just down the block.

05/14/2022

Have a drink in Commercial Court in Belfast during our 2023 Scotland & Ireland tour.
This tiny cobbled Cathedral Quarter alleyway is one of Belfast's most historic entries. As the name suggests, the area was once Belfast's commercial heart and several bronze panels pay homage to the pottery, whiskey merchants and old iron foundry that once occupied its narrow streets. Over the years, newspapers have also made their home here and to this day, the area is regarded as Belfast's Fleet Street. The Belfast Telegraph, Irish News and Sunday World have been or still are, based close by, making the Duke of York a regular watering hole for lawyers, judges, politicians, trade unionists and journalists.

05/13/2022

Visit the colorful town of Cobh on our 2023 Ireland tour. Located on the southeast coast of Ireland, Cobh is built on a steep hill on Great Island in Cork Harbor. The town’s architecture and streetscape is distinctly Victorian with St. Colman’s Cathedral towering over the landscape. It’s 49-bell Carillon is the largest in both Ireland and Britain. Cobh was the departure point for 2.5 million of the 6 million Irish people who emigrated to North America between 1848 and 1950 and the final port of call for the RMS Titanic as she set out across the Atlantic on her ill-fated maiden voyage.

05/12/2022

View the "Hands Across the Divide" sculpture in Derry on our 2023 Scotland & Ireland tour. The statue was created by Maurice Harron and erected in 1992. It stands on the western side of the Craigavon Bridge and symbolizes reconciliation between both sides of the political divide during "The Troubles".

05/11/2022

Visit Shandon Bells & Tower in Cork City during your free time on our 2023 Ireland tour. Located in the heart of town, the tower is part of St. Anne's Church and offers sweeping views of the city and the surrounding landscape. But first, you must to climb the 132 steps to the top!

05/10/2022

Visit Dun Aonghasa on your free time in Galway on our 2023 Ireland & Scotland tour. Located on a 300 foot cliff on the south side of Inis Mor Island, the semi-circular prehistoric stone fort has dramatic views that stretch out over the Atlantic Ocean. The fort consists of three massive drystone defense walls. Outside the walls are a dense band of jagged, upright stones numbering in the thousands. This creates a devastatingly effective way to impede intruders as the stones surround the entire fort from cliff to cliff. Dún Aonghasa is over 3,000 years old. Excavations have revealed significant evidence of prehistoric metalworking, as well as several houses and burials. The whole complex was refortified in AD 700–800. To reach this site, you have to catch a ferry from the mainland. Once there, most people rent a bicycle and explore the entire island.

05/08/2022

Visit Sligo Town on our 2023 Scotland & Island tour. In gaelic, Sligo translates into 'bay of the shells". The county is situated by Sligo Bay in the north west of Ireland and is famed for its archaeological finds, its evocative landmarks and its association with the Irish poet W.B. Yeats. The town, which sits at the head of the bay, serves as a fishing port and a market town for the surrounding farmlands. It's is a bustling town with a vibrant cultural life and is home to the Yeats International Summer School at the Yeats Building and the impressive Niland Gallery.

05/07/2022

Visit the Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh on your free time on our 2023 Scotland & Ireland tour. The National Museum incorporates artifacts from around the world, encompassing geology, archaeology, natural history, science, technology, art, and world cultures. The 16 galleries includes over 8,000 objects. One of the more notable exhibits is the stuffed body of Dolly the sheep, the first successful cloning of a mammal from an adult cell. Other highlights include Ancient Egyptian exhibitions, one of Elton John's extravagant suits, the Jean Muir Collection of costume and a large kinetic sculpture named the Millennium Clock. A Scottish Maiden, an early beheading machine predating the guillotine, is also on display.

05/06/2022

Walk through St. Stephen's Green in Dublin on our 2023 Ireland tour. Located in the center of Dublin’s shopping district lies one of Ireland’s best-known public parks.
Opened by Lord Ardilaun for the citizens of the city in 1880, this 22-acre green space has been maintained in its original Victorian layout. The park has over 2 miles of walkable pathways, a waterfall, an ornamental lake, and several sculptures, including the James Joyce Memorial.

05/05/2022

Visit the beehive huts on our 2023 trip to Ireland. Located along Slea Head Drive on the Di**le Peninsula, the "clochans" date back almost 1000 years. The exact age of the houses are uncertain and different theories date them anywhere from the eighth to 12th centuries AD. It’s likely hermit monks and followers of Saint Peter once lived in them, though pagans may have also called some of the cone-shaped structures home. **le **lepeninsula **leireland

05/04/2022

Have a pint or two at Killarney Brewing Company Brewery and Tap Room on our 2023 Ireland tour. Located only a 5 minute walk from the group hotel, Killarney Brewery specializes in the production of Ireland’s finest range of craft beers. All the beers are named after local myths and legends, evoking emotions of all things Killarney.

05/03/2022

See the Albert Memorial Clock on our 2023 Scotland & Ireland tour. As one of Belfast's best loved landmarks, the tower was built as a memorial to Queen Victoria’s late husband who died in 1861. Work on the 141 foot structure was completed in 1869. Affectionately known as the city's very own 'leaning tower', the clock tilts 4 feet from the perpendicular due to being built on soft ground.

05/03/2022

Visit Slieve League cliffs on the way to Donegal on our 2023 Scotland & Ireland tour. At 3 times the height of the Cliffs of Moher, Slieve League is 2,000 feet above sea level and is one of the highest cliffs in all of Europe.

05/01/2022

Visit Red Abbey during your free time in Cork on our 2023 Ireland tour. Dating from the Middle Ages, the Red Abbey is a National Monument and the oldest structure in Cork City. The square tower was once part of an Augustinian abbey and provides a link to Cork’s medieval past. It's the city’s only structure remaining from that time period, thought to have been founded in the 13th or 14th century.

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