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6  DAY ALL-IRELAND TOUR

PADDYWAGON'S MOST POPULAR TOUR ANNUALLY SINCE 1998!

1 Island 1 Tour! A tour of ALL Ireland in 6 days. Magical chance to experience our Motherland’s best attractions in 1 action-packed week.

• Guinness Storehouse Included!
• Save, save, save!
• Regular Guinness Storehouse entrance fee 14euro!

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We concentrate on the highlights of the four corners of Ireland and visit them in a detailed fashion. All the attractions of Northern Ireland including Belfast in-depth, staying right downtown in the trendy university area.

Overnight in Historic Derry’s walled city close to the Giants Causeway. Donegal, the home of Enya. Trendy Galway, Irelands Party town.

A beautiful aspect of this tour is our 2 night stay in the Kingdom of Kerry, 1 night in our very own Irish pub, the world famous ‘Randy Leprechaun’, next morning maybe you'll swim with Fungi the Dolphin in Dingle harbour... Plus 1 night in lively Killarney, brilliant nightlilfe! Tour some of the world famous Ring of Kerry and lose ourselves in a world of breathtaking scenery, leprechauns and shamrocks!

Our final day includes kissing the Blarney stone in Cork, photostop and visit at the Rock of Castle Dunamasel. Possibly the most action packed 6 days the independent traveller can ever have? Cead Mile Failte - A Hundred Thousand welcomes await!

"I stood by Dingle's beach and cast, in wild foam I found Atlantic Bass, I stood by your Atlantic sea, and I sang a song for Ireland"

ITINERARY

Day 1: Dublin to Belfast

Leave Dublin's Paddy Palace at 8am and begin your adventures at Drogheda where youll see the preserved head of St. Oliver Plunkett (executed 1681) in St. Peters Cathedral. Cross the border at South Armagh. A fascinating evening in Belfast awaits.

Discover why Lonely Planet regard Belfast as one of the top 10 'Must-see' destinations on earth. We strongly recommend the world famous Black Taxi tour (optional) to view the Peace wall and political murals.

Tonight we'll stay in the charming University area downtown. Great nightlife and the peaceful & serene botanic Gardens are a short still away for those who feel like smelling the roses after an action packed day.

Day 2: Belfast to Historic Derry

A glorious touring day! Cruise the Beautiful North Coast. You'll see the Carrick-a-rede rope bridge (seasonal, consider crossing if you dare, for a small optional charitable donation to the National Trust, the registered UK charity that maintains the Bridge).

Then its the jackpot visit of the day - we will trace the footprints of Celtic Giants, walk the Giants Causeway! Ulsters #1 attraction since 2 million BC! A UNESCO world heritage site and the proud location of an estimated 60,000 hexagonal columns of Basalt rock formed by Cataclysmically violent volcanic eruptions a long long time ago! Your guide will wax lyrical about how our giant warrior hero - Fionn McCool - built it to fight of our cousins the pesky Scots. This is the story we much prefer by the way! Youll have plenty of time to take either the high road or low road hikes to this place of outstanding natural beauty.

Once sufficiently impressed we'll be off to take fantastic photos of Dunluce Castle - ancestral homne of the McDonnell clan, until its kitchen collapsed into the sea during a great feast in 1639 - killing many staff, who's ghosts are said to still linger in the ruins even to this day.

Overnight in Historic Derry. If you love history then you will be foaming at the mouth in this jewel of a city.  We stay downtown in the ancient streets. Amazing traditional music night in Peadar O'Donnells pub!

Day 3: Derry to Galway

Begin today with a hearty breakfast and an excellent in-depth walking tour of Derry's walls (1601) with a local guide. Learn why the city is officisally knwon as Londonderry and thje story of the long bloody siege here in 1689. Your guide will take you down to the well known Bogside district, scene of the Bloody Sunday massacre in 1972 and inspiration for U2's classic anthem 'Sunday, Bloody Sunday'. 

Drive through enchanting Sligo visiting the sacred grave of our national Poet, Nobel laureate WB Yeats. Explore the vast archaeological and cultural richness of Irelands North West Coast. Stop at Knock, Catholic Irelands vast pilgrimage site. Tonight youll overnight in Galway, Irelands party capital.  We'll find a cosy pub down in the latin quarter and sip Guinness to the beat of electrifying Irish music and the sweet sound of the Gaelic language.

Day 4: Galway to Killarney
Today you will have the wild atlantic ocean by your side as we cruise down the West Coast. See beautiful beaches, golden sand, maybe even a few dolphins and whales. Run around the lunar landscape of the Burren – the only place on earth where Alpine, Arctic and Mediterranean flowers grow side by side – and hear your guide tell inspiring tales of how our ancestors overcame the horros of the reat Potato Famine of 1845-49, sending over a million of our ancestors to the 4 corners of the globe and in particular Britain and North.

Day 5: Killarney to Dingle

Today we take a short drive to Dingle, a charming gaelic speaking fishing village. We'll have ample Free time in Dingle to shop and lunch and then it's off on a wonderfully pleasant tour around Slea Head. Loads of time off the bus to take some photos, maybe a wee hike or to just breathe in that wild Atlantic salty air!

Your guide will tell you all the stories and songs of this traditional region. Youll see Sleeping Giant Island and the famous 3 sisters mountain range. Tonight youll stay in your very own Irish pub, the Randy Leprechaun in Annascaul on the Dingle Peninsula. Mix with the locals and enjoy the characters of a genuine Irish small-village, away from all the tourist traps. Pull up a stool by the fire or choose to dance the night away!

Day 6: Dingle to Dublin

Kissing the Blarney stone isnt everyone's cup of tea, but as historians we encourage you to explore this castle, its dungeons, its caves and its hidden bedrooms - this castle is a genuine 12th century masterpiece. The McCarthy clan believed kissing the stone would give them the gift of eloquent speech of the gift of the gab. Whether you think you need it or not, kissing the stone by dangling off the 300 feet battlements being held by a middle-aged Irishman is surely too good an offer to turn down? ;)

After lunch we visit the beautiful Rock of Castle Dunamase in the Golden Vale, Ireland’s finest agricultural land with its rolling fields and pastures fresh, a lovelty place to reflect on the great 3 days youve just had.

You'll make your way up through the battle fields of "Braveheart" to Dublin for our grand finale - Visit phoenix Park, Europes largest! 5,000 Red Deer running wild, the Papal Cross and Aras an Uachtarain (the home of our beloved President Mary) and visit the Guinness Storehouse and complements of the Paddywagon team have a pint of the black stuff, a big creamy pint of Guinness! Incredible value for money

Paddywagon Tours is a household name in the 4 corners of Ireland, we have been featured hundreds of times on national Television, Radio and the print Media. The good people of Ireland welcome us to their parishes and villages with a great enthusiasm, come share that genuine enthusiasm, passion and warm welcome.

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5 TOP REASONS TO CHOOSE OUR TOUR

1.     100% NEVER cancel guarantee. We run tours 365 days a year – WE promise!

2.     BEST Value! No other bus, tour or train co. matches our affordability. Go & compare

3.     BEST Guides! As seen on National TV. Award-winning & importantly 100% Irish who SING Irish songs

4.     BEST BUSES! Luxury Mercedes Coaches. You can ask your driver to pull over so you can take a quick photo of a wee sheep, celtic cross or maybe a leprechaun.

5.     BEST REPUTATION! We're recommended world-wide after more than a decade of passionate hard work and delivering consistently great tours

ps. dont forget we take you to and from Dublin Airport, 14 TIMES per day, absolutely FREE! Save up to €30

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OUR GUIDES MEET OUR PRESIDENT - the above pic features two of our 'senior' Tour-Guides, Cathal O'Connell & Stephen McPhilemy, enjoying the proud moment upon being received by Her Excellency Mary McAleese, President of Ireland at the Presidential Palace - Aras an Uachtarain - in Dublin's Phoenix Park this summer.

All of our professional guides are highly trained, proudly patriotic and among the best trained and highly respected in the world of travel

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Fogra/Please note: We reserve the right to amend our intineraries without notice in the interests of your enjoyment, safety and/or in extreme circumstances such national strikes, emergencies, days of national mourning, civil unrest (higly unlikely) etc. Itinerary amendments are extremely rare. Please remember we are proud young Irish patriots, we are determined to ensure you love our Motherland as much as we do. Le Meas/With respect

FOR A BARGAIN PRICE YOU GET ALL THIS INCLUDED

1. 100% Irish Proffessional Tour-Guide (who sings!)
2. Tour of Guinness Brewery - FREE Guinness
3. Guided tour of HIstoric Derry
4. Visit the prserved head of St. Oliver Plunkett (1681)
5. Giants Causeway VISIT
6. Cliffs of Moher VISIT
7. Blarney Castle VISIT
8. Fun-filled Killarney
9. Phoenix Park (wild deer)
10. Lahinch: Surfing Capital
11. Killarney National Park
12. Burren: Eerily haunting limestone landscape
13. Hill of Tara
14. Trim Castle - Braveheart
15. Galway: Medieval beauty and Party Town
16. Famous Galway Bay
17. Rock Of Dunamase
18. FREE Dublin Airport Bus
19. All Breakfasts
20. All Entrances
21. All Accommodation