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Castles and Manors

8-Day Ireland Castle Tour of Dublin, Galway, Cliffs of Moher and Ring of Kerry

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When do you want to travel?

Travel & Accommodation

8 days, 1 country and 10 cities

7 nights accommodation

Meals

7 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch, 4 Dinners

Activity Level

Balanced

Itinerary

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Irish heritage: Dublin, Galway and Ring of Kerry

This grand Ireland trip is fit for royalty, including stays in the homes of Irish nobility. You’ll travel to Kildare and learn all about the racehorses of Ireland, visit the Ring of Kerry and watch how delicate crystal is cut in Connemara.

Trip map

A map highlighting different stops on the Trafalgar's Castles and Manors tour

Day By Day Itinerary

8-day itinerary from Dublin to Dublin visiting 1 Country and 10 Cities.

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About this trip

Sightseeing highlights

Explore Dublin, Killarney National Park and Cashel 

Discover Killarney and Galway

Visit Kylemore Abbey, Connemara Celtic Crystal Factory, Cliffs of Moher, Rock of Cashel in Cashel and the Irish National Stud near Kildare

View Torc Waterfall in Killarney National Park

See Dublin's Georgian Squares and Galway Cathedral

Scenic Drive of the Ring of Kerry and through Connemara

What's included?

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An expert Travel Director and professional Driver

Cherry-picked hotels, all tried and trusted
All porterage and restaurant gratuities
All hotel tips, charges and local taxes

Breakfast daily and up to half of your evening meals

Must-see sightseeing

Audio headsets for flexible sightseeing

Luxury air-conditioned coach with Wi-Fi in most countries or alternative transportation (such as rail journeys)
Ferry across the Shannon estuary

Optional Experiences and free time

On occasion, hotels of similar standard and location may be utilised

Frequently asked questions

A departure is shown as 'Definite Departure' once it has reached a minimum number of guests. That particular departure will definitely run, barring any extraordinary circumstances.

We update these regularly, and you can book any departure. While it is highly unlikely a departure doesn't meet the minimum number of guests, you will be offered the best alternative dates or a full refund of any payment made if this is the case.

If there are ever any changes to your departure, we will contact you.

You can add extra hotel nights directly through Trafalgar, so that everything is taken care of, leaving you to relax and enjoy your tour.

If you're booking online, once you've selected your travel dates and room type, you'll be offered an option to add extra hotel nights.

Alternatively, you call us to book and one of our travel experts can advise on your options.

On most of our departures, you can secure your trip today with a low deposit from just $200.

Each Trafalgar tour has a carefully-selected range of included experiences to help immerse yourself in a destination. But did you know that every tour also has a Be My Guest and MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience?

Be My Guest Experiences are the original local travel experience, letting you step into the lives of hosts who will share stories about their families and communities.
MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experiences are conscious travel experiences that give back to the local communities, which support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Our tours also include a selection of Optional Experiences which are available for an additional cost, allowing you to make your trip your own.

A guided tour is the perfect way to solo travel. You'll meet like-minded people travelling with Trafalgar, and you'll relax knowing you can travel with ease, forming genuine connections as you go.

To find out more solo room types and pricing select your preferred departure date and continue to the next page.

Once you've selected your preferred departure date, on the next step add the number of guests to review the available room options and find the one that suits you best.

It's great to have you back on board - the loyalty of our guests means everything to us.

To access your Global Tour Rewards discount, please confirm the name and date of your past trip once you've added your passenger details. The discount will be applied before you book.

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Castles and Manors trip reviews

Castles and Manors trip reviews

Overall Trip Rating

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150 reviews

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93% of reviewers would recommend to a friend.

"Disappointing Castles and Manors"

Trusted Customer

3.5/5

Reviewed on 12/23/2025 06:27:32

The tour guide was extremely knowledgeable about Irish history and the driver did an excellent job

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Trusted Customer

4/5

Reviewed on 11/26/2025 11:14:53

We only stayed in one castle, couldn’t even tour another without purchasing a service and only drove

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"Local expert"

Tammi Kohler

4/5

Reviewed on 11/25/2025 09:12:55

Local travel guide was very knowledgeable about the region. Long days in the bus. You don't

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"Get to see Ireland and leave the work to Trafalgar!!"

Trusted Customer

5/5

Reviewed on 11/20/2025 13:10:15

Outstanding. There were some glitches with hotel room availability for some guests but got resolved

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Darryl Mayo

3/5

Reviewed on 10/28/2025 07:07:01

We thought the "Castles and Manors" statement was misleading. I We were lead to believe that there

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Shannon Nutt

3/5

Reviewed on 10/13/2025 13:48:18

They provide a good service and the tour guide/bus driver are great. The problem is at the top of

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"Castles and Manors....you can only look at from afar"

Trusted Customer

3/5

Reviewed on 10/09/2025 13:18:33

There were some disappointing customer service failures early in booking I wanted to love this trip

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"Take this tour if you have the opportunity. Spring time was perfect!"

Judith Andrews

5/5

Reviewed on 04/24/2025 13:30:00

Trafalgar provided on going communication from booking to start of trip. Travel tips were helpful.

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"Castle's and Manors - an AMAZING Experience!"

Thomas Hewett

5/5

Reviewed on 02/21/2025 10:34:49

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"Great Beautiful Time!"

Trusted Customer

5/5

Reviewed on 02/20/2025 09:39:10

We had *Personal information removed by Feefo* as our tour guide and she was phenomenal. Could not

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You'll make a positive impact to people, planet and wildlife on this tour

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Feel good (and do good) travel

It feels good to do good. These sustainable travel experiences help you meet inspiring people, support local communities, and make amazing memories that last a lifetime.​

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Sustainable development

Our sustainable experiences help advance 11 of the United Nations SDGs and make the world that little bit better.

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Unique to TTC

Under our sustainability strategy, we've committed to have at least one MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience on every single one of our tours by 2024.

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