15 Day The Scots Irish Tour
Authentic Local Experiences:
- CIE Tours Exclusive
- Hear traditional Irish music at Crosskeys Inn in Antrim, Ireland's oldest thatched pub. This stone cottage, with its turf fires, was built in 1654.
- Authentic Experiences
- August 3 - 19 departures will have reserved seats for the spectacular, Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. All other departures will have a special storytelling and whisky-tasting evening at the Scotch Whisky Experience.
- Discover underground life at Arigna Mining Experience - with a former miner as your guide.
Trip Highlights:
- Arigna Mining Experience
- Cliffs of Moher
- Medieval Castle Banquet
- Crosskeys Inn Irish Night - CIE Tours Exclusive
- Edinburgh Castle
- Scotch Whisky Experience
- Giant's Causeway
- Glenveagh Castle & National Park
- Isle of Skye
- Ards peninsula
- Stirling Castle
- Titanic Belfast
- Iain Burnett Highland Chocolatier
- Lough Key Forest Park
- Irish Night in Dublin
Dining Experiences:
- 14 Breakfasts (B) and 11 Dinners (D)
Hotels:
- Dalmahoy Hotel and Country Club | near Edinburgh (2)
- Golf View Hotel | Inverness or Muthu Newton Hotel | Nairn (1)
- DoubleTree by Hilton Dunblane Hydro | Dunblane (1)
- Europa Hotel | Belfast (2)
- Station House Hotel | Letterkenny (1)
- Kilronan Castle Hotel | Ballyfarnon (2)
- Temple Gate Hotel | Ennis (1)
- Ballygarry Estate Hotel & Spa | Tralee (2)
- Radisson Blu Royal Hotel | Dublin (2)
- Brews and Spirits
- Bucket List
- Family Vacations
- Festivals and Events
- Local Experiences
- National Parks and Preserves
- Romance and Honeymoons

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Itinerary
Day | Destination | ||
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1 | Edinburgh | Scotch Whisky Experience* | ||
2 | Edinburgh Panoramic Tour | Edinburgh Castle | Independent Sightseeing | ||
3 | Chocolate Tasting | Blair Castle | Highlands | ||
4 | Loch Ness | Isle of Skye | Armadale Castle | ||
5 | Stirling Castle | Ferry to Belfast | ||
6 | Ards Peninsula | Titanic Belfast | Crosskeys Inn | ||
7 | Nine Glens of Antrim | Giant’s Causeway | Derry Walking Tour | ||
8 | Glenveagh National Park | Donegal | Belleek Pottery | Kilronan Castle | ||
9 | Arigna Mining | Lough Key Forest | ||
10 | Galway Walking Tour | Cliffs of Moher | Medieval Castle Banquet | ||
11 | South Pole Inn | Dingle Peninsula | Slea Head | Killarney | ||
12 | Jaunting Car Ride | Ring of Kerry Highlights | Sheepdog Demonstration | ||
13 | Blarney Castle | Abbey Tavern | ||
14 | Hop-On, Hop-Off Bus Tour in Dublin | ||
15 | Tour Ends in Dublin |