IRELAND FARM & CULTURAL TOUR

Day 1- June 10, 2025: Depart North America for Dublin, Ireland [IFM]
Depart North America for the flight to Dublin, Ireland.

Day 2- June 11, 2025: Arrive Dublin, Ireland [IFM/D]
Arrive Dublin, Ireland. Meet your Coach and Driver-Guide at airport and transfer to hotel located on O'Connell Street, Dublin. Dinner and overnight in Dublin for two nights.

Day 3- June 12, 2025: Dublin, Ireland [B/D]
Breakfast at hotel. Meet with a Local Step-On Guide for a panoramic sightseeing tour of Dublin, including O’Connell Street, Phoenix Park, Leinster House. Visit - Trinity College Library, one of the world’s great research libraries, holding the largest collection of manuscripts and printed books in Ireland. Experience an Irish “must-do” - a visit and tasting at the Guinness Storehouse. The tour takes you step by step through the brewing process, finishing at the Gravity Bar where you will receive a complimentary pint of Guinness whilst enjoying the panoramic views over Dublin city. This evening enjoy the The Merry Ploughboy, widely regarded as the best traditional music show in Dublin. A highly entertaining performance of live traditional Irish Music, song and Irish dancing, all while enjoying the very best of fresh Irish food. Overnight in Dublin.

Day 4- June 13, 2025: Dublin - Tipperary - Cork, Ireland [B/D]
Breakfast at hotel. Travel to Cork. Visit to a Dairy Farm. The farm comprises 282 acres of both owned and leased land that supports grazing for 400 Cows. The farm have a largely grass based farming operation using New Zealand principles. Visit to a Sheep Farm which dates back from 1798. The farm is 300 acres in size comprising two blocks of land with 700 ewes and 180 ewe lamb replacements. Dinner and overnight at Blarney Castle Hotel, Blarney, for a two night stay.

Day 5- June 14, 2025: Cork, Ireland [B/L/D]
After breakfast at hotel, visit to Tim O'Leary Dairy Farm. This farmer is the former Vice-President of the Irish Farmers Association and consists of 128 Hectares: 120ha grass, 8ha woods and roadways. Visit - Blarney Castle. The Castle was built in 1446 as a defensive fortress. The castle which stands today is in fact the keep of a much larger fortress. All visitors should kiss the famous Blarney Stone, high up on the Castle battlements. Tradition holds that those who kiss the Blarney Stone will be endowed with the gift of eloquence - “the gift of the gab” as the locals call it. After the Castle, you can visit the Blarney Woolen Mills Store. Free time in Blarney or Cork city. Dinner and overnight near Blarney Castle.

Day 6- June 15, 2025: Cork - Ring of Kerry - Killarney, Ireland [B/L/D]
Today will consist of a full day tour of the Ring of Kerry via Killorglin, Glenbeigh, Cahersiveen, Waterville & the Coomakesta Pass. Travel on via Sneem, Moll’s Gap, Ladies View, Killarney National Park and along the Lakes of Killarney. Take in the magnificent views of this full day adventure! After lunch, enjoy a Irish Sheepdog demonstration at Kissane Sheep Farm. Dinner and overnight in Killarney.

Day 7- June 16, 2025: Killarney, - Galway, Ireland [B/D]
Depart for Galway, visit to Bunratty Castle & Folk Park, the first castle was built by a Norman, Thomas de Clare in the 13th century. Afternoon visit to the famous Cliffs of Moher, one of Ireland’s favorite visitor experiences. Walk the safe, paved pathways and view the incredible Cliffs that sit on Europe’s most westerly tip and enjoy the spectacular vistas over the Atlantic Ocean and the Aran Islands. Travel through the Burren, famous for its lunar-like limestone landscape and its unique flora. About 20 species of Orchids grow wild here! Dinner and overnight in Galway.

Day 8- June 17, 2025: Galway - Donegal - Derry, Northern Ireland [B/L/D]
Departing Galway, enjoy a family run potato farm. Their potatoes are stored, packaged, weighed and graded on-farm, and sold to local supermarkets. This farm also features cattle and sheep herds. After lunch enjoy a visit to Drumbuoy Farm, which is a commercial tillage Farm enterprise established in 1954. The farmer owns a fleet of modern machinery and uses GPS technology – section control, auto steer and vehicle tracking. Most of the grain is sold directly to local beef and pig farmers and a small quantity through local merchants. Dinner and overnight in Derry.

Day 9- June 18, 2025: Derry - Antrim - Belfast, Northern Ireland [B/L/D]
A morning Guided Walk of Derry which is the only remaining completely walled city in Ireland. The walls were built during the period 1613-1618 as defenses for early 17th-century settlers from England and Scotland. Leaving Derry behind, enjoy a tour and whiskey tasting at Old Bushmills Distillery, formed in 1784. After lunch, depart for the Giants Causeway, renowned for its hexagonal columns of layered basalt and known as the only World Heritage site in Northern Ireland. Continuing towards Belfast, visit a Beef farm, home to pedigree Belgian Blue & Hereford herds. This farmer has a cattle semen agency with over 300 clients across Northern Ireland. Dinner and overnight in Belfast City, for three nights.

Day 10- June 19, 2025: Belfast, Northern, Ireland [B/D]
Enjoy a morning guided Black Taxi Tour Belfast. This is no ordinary taxi tour, it is a tour of the sites and areas where the troubles in Belfast were concentrated. Your taxi driver will bring you to the areas your coach can’t go, the small streets, the peace wall and the estates, giving you his unique perspective on these troubled times. Afternoon visit to the Titanic Experience Belfast which extends over nine galleries, with multiple dimensions to the exhibition, drawing together special effects, dark rides, full-scale reconstructions and innovative interactive features to explore the Titanic story in a fresh and insightful way. Afternoon free before dinner and overnight at in Belfast City.

Day 11- June 20, 2025: Belfast [B/L/D]
A morning tour of the city of Armagh, It is a site of historical importance for both Celtic paganism and Christianity. Continue to the Irish Linen Centre & Lisburn Museum. Learn about how the linen industry started in Ireland, and how important it was for Ireland’s early economy. After lunch, Continue to an apple farm, which grows over 80 hectares of Bramley Apples. Dinner and overnight in Belfast City.

Day 12- June 21, 2025: Dublin / End of Tour [B/IFM]
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to Dublin Airport for your return flight to North America.

NOTE: Starting January 8, 2025, all Canadian and U.S. citizens will need an Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA) to travel to or through the United Kingdom.  This is needed for the Northern Ireland portion of this tour! The application costs £10 GBP per person. Once approved, the eTA is valid for two years.