Travel to Ireland and experience their culture, heritage, and land in a 10-day Irish pilgrimage following the footsteps of St. Patrick!

What’s Included

  • Airfare from group departure city
  • All Transfers
  • Baggage Handling
  • Breakfast & Dinner Daily
  • Entrance Fees to all Sites
  • Gratuities
  • Itinerary as per Description
  • Premium Accommodations
  • Professional Tour Guides
  • Transportation by Deluxe Motor Coach

Schedule

Day 1 Depart USA

Day 2 Arrive in Dublin

Welcome to Ireland! Arrive in Dublin and transfer to the hotel.

Day 3 Wicklow and Glendalough

Wicklow and Glendalough

Travel through the beautiful mountains of Wicklow, also known as the “Garden of Ireland,” until we reach Glendalough. Join a guided tour, in which you will see an Irish round tower, the ruins of St. Peter and St. Paul’s Cathedral, and the quaint St. Kevin’s Church which is surrounded by an old cemetery. The tour continues to Baltinglass where you will come upon the ruins of a Cistercian Abbey. Pass by Castledermot, where the remains of a Franciscan Abbey are.

Day 4 Tipperary

Tipperary

See the Rock of Cashel, standing high in the middle of the “Golden Vale.”  The Cathedral, the Round Tower, and the Cormac Chapel (which was the first Irish Romanesque church) testify to the significance of this site. 

Day 5 Dingle Peninsula

Dingle Peninsula

Behold the Dingle Peninsula, the most northern of the Kerry peninsulas. Visit the town of Inch, where David Lean shot the movie “Ryan’s Daughter.” Continue venturing along the Eagle Mount and the cliffs of Slea Head. The next stop is the Kilmalkedar Church, built in the 12th century as a part of a complex of religious buildings in the Romanesque style. 

Day 6 Cliff of Moher

Cliff of Moher

Head north through Listowel and board a ferry at Killimer to cross the Shannon estuary. Arrive at County Clare, where we will encounter the mystical Cliffs of Moher. Move on to Galway, a city that has kept its medieval charm with its colorful streets and authentic pubs. 

Day 7 Galway

Galway

Enjoy a cruise on Corrib Lake, which is the largest lake in the Republic of Ireland! Visit Clonmacnoise Abbey, which is Ireland’s most important monastic site, overlooking the River Shannon. 

Day 8 Knock

Knock

Visit one of the world’s leading Marian shrines, situated in the plains of East Mayo. The original parish church on the site still stands, but we will celebrate Mass in the bigger church that was built to house the shrine’s many pilgrims. This church was named a basilica by Saint John Paul II when he visited in 1979. 

Day 9 Dublin

Dublin

Enjoy plenty of breathtaking scenery while traveling to Dublin. Visit the National Museum, situated in the heart of the city. 

Day 10 Return to the USA