Tour Description

Across Ireland and Scotland, you’ll travel from Dublin’s storied streets to the deep lochs and mountain valleys of the Scottish Highlands, with medieval towns, ancient castles and wild coastlines in between. Follow the Ring of Kerry, stand high above the water at the Cliffs of Moher and pick your way across the extraordinary basalt columns of the Giant’s Causeway. Cross the Irish Sea to Scotland, then journey through Glencoe and St Andrews before reaching Edinburgh’s historic closes and grand streets. Along the way, local stories, live music, hearty flavours and the call of the pipes add sound and warmth to the landscapes, while your Travel Director and Local Specialists connect you with the history and people behind each place.

Priced From:

$ 5225pp ^*

From: 2027-04-01

To: 2027-10-28

Start Location: Dublin, Ireland

End Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Trip Type: CostSaver Britain and Ireland

Tour Advisors

Beccy Hayes

Travel Specialist

Tiffany McCrea-Lennon

Managing Director

Russell Mein

Travel Specialist

Caitlin Lennon

Travel Coordinator

Gaylyn Murdoch

Administration Manager

Holly Skene

Travel Co-ordinator

Kim Thomas

Broker

Itinerary

Welcome to Dublin

Day 1

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Clayton Leopardstown

You’ll arrive in Dublin with twelve days of Celtic adventure ahead, meeting your Travel Director and the fellow travellers who’ll share the journey with you. On your orientation drive, you’ll begin to find your bearings in Ireland’s capital, perhaps passing the River Liffey, Georgian terraces and some of the city’s familiar landmarks as Dublin unfolds beyond the window. The evening is yours. Follow the glow from a pub doorway, listen for live music drifting into the street or wander towards the river as the city lights begin to shimmer on the water, enjoying your first taste of Dublin entirely your way.

Viking Roots and Literary Heritage: Dublin in Depth

Day 2

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Clayton Leopardstown

Begin with your Local Specialist among Dublin’s old brick courtyards, colourful streets and Gothic spires, with centuries of stories waiting behind the city’s familiar landmarks. Along the way, you’ll hear how Viking settlers, literary greats and rebels each left their mark on the Irish capital, with stories that turn familiar landmarks into something far more human. The rest of the day is yours to shape. You might choose an Optional Experience and try the speed, skill and competitive spirit of traditional Gaelic games, or spend the evening at an interactive Dublin cabaret, where music, laughter and live performance fill the room.

Medieval Ireland: Kilkenny, Blarney and Cork

Day 3

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Cork International

Travelling south to Kilkenny, you’ll see medieval lanes, painted shopfronts and weathered stone line streets layered with centuries of folklore. With your Travel Director sharing the stories behind its past, you’ll have free time to wander the Medieval Mile, pause for lunch or look across the River Nore from the grounds of Kilkenny Castle. Then it’s on to Blarney Castle, where cool castle walls, green gardens and winding paths lead you towards one of Ireland’s most famous traditions: the chance to kiss the Blarney Stone. In Cork, you might round out the evening with an Optional Experience of hearty pub food, live music and classic Irish entertainment, with song and laughter carrying you through your final hours of the day.

Journey Around the Ring of Kerry

Day 4

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Cork International

You’ll follow the Ring of Kerry, where the road winds between Atlantic inlets and green hillsides as sheep scatter across the slopes and sea air drifts in through your journey south. In Waterville, you’ll have free time to choose your own lunch, breathe in the Atlantic air and linger beside the water before continuing to Killarney. Your Travel Director introduces you to the town, then the time is yours to wander its streets at your own pace. You might choose an Optional Experience by traditional jaunting car, clip-clopping past the Lakes of Killarney and Ross Castle as horse hooves strike the road and reflections shimmer across the water. With the lakes behind you, the road leads back to Cork to close out the day.

Western Ireland: Cliffs of Moher to Galway

Day 5

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Clybaun

Leaving Cork behind, you’ll travel towards Adare, where rows of 19th-century thatched cottages, clipped gardens and painted doors line the village streets. From there, the land rises towards the Cliffs of Moher, their dark rock dropping sheer towards the water as the air cools against your skin and seabirds circle far below. Take your time here, listening to the rush of wind across the cliff tops and watching the horizon stretch beyond the edge before continuing to Galway. Your Travel Director will introduce you to this harbour city, where narrow streets lead towards the waterfront and music may spill from pub doorways as you explore at your own pace. This evening, you can choose an Optional Experience with a walking tour of Galway followed by dinner.

Explore Ireland’s North: Sligo, Donegal and Derry/Londonderry

Day 6

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Holiday Inn Express

Through Ireland’s northwest, you’ll pause in Sligo, the seaport town that served as a muse to W.B. Yeats, before continuing to Donegal, where the River Eske runs through town and Donegal Castle stands close to its banks. Your Travel Director will introduce you to the town, and then there’s free time for lunch and a wander of your own before the journey continues to Derry/Londonderry. The evening is yours, or you can choose an Optional Experience at the Walled City Brewery, where a beer-paired dinner layers roasted, malty flavours with each course and adds a warm local finish to the day.

Antrim Coast: Giant’s Causeway to Belfast

Day 7

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Corr's Corner

Your morning in Derry/Londonderry is yours to shape, or you can choose an Optional Experience with a Local Specialist and follow the city’s historic walls while hearing the stories behind them. Then the landscape turns dramatic at the Giant’s Causeway, where thousands of dark basalt columns lock together beside the Antrim coast. Pick your way among the geometric rocks, feel the cool surface beneath your hand and listen as waves break against the shore. Later, continue to Belfast, where your Travel Director introduces you to the Northern Irish capital before you explore further at your own pace. You might choose to visit Titanic Belfast, tracing the city’s shipbuilding past, then spend the evening on an Optional Experience with a guided walk, a pub stop and hot fish and chips to finish the day.

Cross the Irish Sea to Scotland

Day 8

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Novotel Glasgow

You’ll begin the day with a drive through Belfast, where your Travel Director points out the city before you head for the ferry port. Out on the Irish Sea, the crossing opens into a sweep of water and sky, with gulls overhead and Scotland waiting beyond the horizon. Back on land, continue to Glasgow, where your Travel Director introduces you to the city along the way, from sandstone buildings to the hum of its streets. The evening is yours to explore, or you can choose a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience pairing a seasonal Scottish dinner with a comedy show, where hearty flavours and sharp Scottish humour round out the evening.

Northern Scotland’s Lochs and Highlands

Day 9

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Craiglynne

Towards Loch Lomond, you’ll watch the landscape open into wooded shores and mountain slopes as the loch stretches ahead, its cool surface broken by scattered islands. From the water, listen to the skipper’s local stories as the boat glides past forested banks and quiet coves. Continue through Glencoe, where steep-sided mountains rise around deep valleys and the road threads through one of Scotland’s most dramatic landscapes before your photo stop. In Fort William, you’ll have time for lunch at your leisure. Later, pause in Fort Augustus and look out across the deep, shadowed waters of Loch Ness before continuing into the Highlands for dinner.

Scotland Eastbound: St Andrews and Edinburgh

Day 10

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Novotel Edinburgh Park

You might spend the morning at your own pace or choose an Optional Experience inside Blair Castle, moving through grand rooms, polished wood and centuries of family history gathered beneath its roof. Then travel to St Andrews, where you’ll wander through this famous university town, feel the coastal air on your face and take in a place whose name is inseparable from the game of golf. In Edinburgh, the evening is yours, or you can choose an Optional Experience at a traditional Ceilidh. Settle in for dinner and a welcome drink, then listen for the skirl of the pipes as the famous ‘Piping in the Haggis’ ceremony begins. Tickets to The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo are included on certain departures.

Trace Edinburgh’s Streets and Royal Past

Day 11

Duration: 1

Accommodation: Novotel Edinburgh Park

With your Local Specialist, you’ll weave through Edinburgh’s stately streets and narrow closes, hearing tales of monarchs, ambition and intrigue as centuries of royal history echo through the Old Town. The rest of the day is yours. You might choose to visit Edinburgh Castle, standing high above the city and home to the Honours of Scotland, or spend your free time following whichever streets, viewpoints and tucked-away corners catch your eye. This afternoon, an Optional Experience through the Old Town pairs a guided walk with hot fish and chips, crisp from the fryer and warming in your hands. Later, you can choose another Optional Experience on the Royal Mile, where a Johnnie Walker whisky tasting and dinner fill the evening with smoky aromas, warming flavours and the glow of Edinburgh after dark.

Bid Farewell to Scotland and Ireland

Day 12

Duration: 1

After breakfast, your Ireland and Scotland adventure comes to a close, but the memories travel home with you: castle walls and loch-side landscapes, the call of the pipes, hearty flavours and twelve days shared across two countries.

Dates & prices

Start Date: 2027-04-01

End Date: 2027-04-12

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Child Price: 4665

Adult Price: 5225

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Adult Price: 5475

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Adult Price: 6365

Start Date: 2027-04-15

End Date: 2027-04-26

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Child Price: 4715

Adult Price: 5275

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Child Price:

Adult Price: 5275

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Child Price: 4965

Adult Price: 5525

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Child Price:

Adult Price: 6435

Start Date: 2027-04-29

End Date: 2027-05-10

twin

Child Price: 4835

Adult Price: 5395

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Child Price:

Adult Price: 5395

triple

Child Price: 5085

Adult Price: 5645

single

Child Price:

Adult Price: 6625

Start Date: 2027-05-13

End Date: 2027-05-24

twin

Child Price: 4835

Adult Price: 5395

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Child Price:

Adult Price: 5395

triple

Child Price: 5085

Adult Price: 5645

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Adult Price: 6625

Start Date: 2027-05-27

End Date: 2027-06-07

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Child Price: 5135

Adult Price: 5695

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Adult Price: 5695

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Adult Price: 5945

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End Date: 2027-06-21

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Child Price: 4965

Adult Price: 5525

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Adult Price: 5525

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Adult Price: 5775

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Adult Price: 6945

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End Date: 2027-07-05

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Child Price: 5135

Adult Price: 5695

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Adult Price: 5695

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Adult Price: 5945

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Adult Price: 6965

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End Date: 2027-07-19

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Child Price: 5135

Adult Price: 5695

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Adult Price: 5945

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End Date: 2027-08-02

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Adult Price: 5750

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End Date: 2027-08-16

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Adult Price: 6625

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End Date: 2027-08-30

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Adult Price: 6295

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Adult Price: 6545

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End Date: 2027-09-13

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Adult Price: 5975

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Adult Price: 6225

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End Date: 2027-09-27

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Adult Price: 5675

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Adult Price: 5925

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Adult Price: 6935

Start Date: 2027-09-30

End Date: 2027-10-11

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Child Price: 4715

Adult Price: 5275

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Child Price:

Adult Price: 5275

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Child Price: 4965

Adult Price: 5525

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Adult Price: 6435

Start Date: 2027-10-14

End Date: 2027-10-25

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Child Price: 4715

Adult Price: 5275

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Child Price:

Adult Price: 5275

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Child Price: 4965

Adult Price: 5525

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Adult Price: 6435

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End Date: 2027-11-08

twin

Child Price: 4665

Adult Price: 5225

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Child Price:

Adult Price: 5225

triple

Child Price: 4915

Adult Price: 5475

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Adult Price: 6365

Ireland and Scotland Adventure

Tour Advisors

Itinerary

Dates & prices