Summary
Discover the treasures of Ireland and Scotland on your affordable tour from Dublin to Edinburgh. In Dublin’s fair city, you’ll drive along the statue-lined O’Connell Street and see the elegant Georgian squares with their red-brick townhouses. You’ll also see Trinity College and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. En route from Dublin to the seaside resort of Tramore, take a stroll through the pretty lanes of Kilkenny, and see the city famous for its Irish crystal—Waterford. In Blarney, home of the fabled Stone of Eloquence, time to browse or buy irresistible Irish handicrafts and crystal. On your way to Killarney, stop for spectacular photo opportunities along the Ring of Kerry. You’ll travel to the breathtaking Cliffs of Moher, and the cosmopolitan seaside city of Galway. Drive along Donegal Bay, with its small fishing ports and hidden beaches, to Derry. Continue to the north coast’s awe-inspiring Giant’s Causeway—40,000 interlocking basalt columns that were formed by volcanic eruptions some 60 million years ago. An amazing sight!
Next, to Belfast, where the Titanic was built. You’ll board a ferry for an Irish Sea crossing to Cairnryan, then on to Glasgow. Your budget-minded travel through Ireland and Scotland delves into the lush and rugged country of Scotland with magical scenes such as the “Bonnie Banks” of Loch Lomond, wild landscapes of Rannoch Moor, Loch Ness, and Scotland’s famed whisky region. From the spectacular Cairngorms National Park to the beautiful Victorian resort of Pitlochry, and the home of golf, St. Andrews, you’ll cross the elegant Forth Road Bridge to Edinburgh for royal Scottish history in the home of historic scientists, inventors, and novelists. Your value-minded tour of Ireland and Scotland is chock-full of priceless experiences, sights, and memories brave and true!
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- Arrive In Dublin, Ireland
- Day 2
- Dublin
- Day 3
- Dublin–Kilkenny–Waterford–Tramore
- Day 4
- Tramore–Blarney–Ring Of Kerry–Killarney
- Day 5
- Killarney–Adare
- Day 6
- Adare–Cliffs Of Moher–Galway–Sligo
- Day 7
- Sligo-Derry, Northern Ireland–Giant’S Causeway–Bel...
- Day 8
- Belfast–Alloway, Scotland–Glasgow
- Day 9
- Glasgow–Fort William– Fort Augustus–Culloden Moor–...
- Day 10
- Highlands–Pitlochry–St. Andrews–Edinburgh
- Day 11
- Edinburgh
- Day 12
- Edinburgh
Countries (3): Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland
Travel Cities (11): Belfast, Cairngorms National Park, Cliffs of Moher, Dublin, Edinburgh, Galway, Glasgow, Glencoe, Killarney, Loch Ness, Waterford