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Garden of Ireland and County Wicklow
Known as the ‘Garden of Ireland’, County Wicklow boasts beautiful scenery, a spectacular coastline, and some of Ireland’s most wonderful, landscaped gardens. Overlooked by the Wicklow Mountains, with their domed granite peaks, deep glens and wooded valleys, you’ll see some of the finest countryside in Ireland on his fantastic holiday. We’ll visit the famous Irish National Stud and Japanese Gardens, before discovering one of the most breathtaking estates in Ireland, the Powerscourt House and Gardens. Rounding off the tour in capital Dublin, this tour has something for everyone to enjoy!
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- 5 nights hotel with Irish breakfast
- 4 evening meals
- Convenient regional joining points
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Regional departure by coach or Door-to-Door service, then to Holyhead for the ferry to Ireland, and onward to our hotel in Carlow for four nights.
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Join our full day tour to the spectacular Wicklow Mountains. We head to the valley of the two lakes, Glendalough, which is celebrated equally for its beauty and for its history and archaeology.
We continue to the famous Mount Usher Gardens. Criss-crossed with dainty footbridges, the River Vartry flows through the centre of this authentic Robinsonian garden, with its enviable collection of trees, shrubs and plants. Voted 'Best Garden to visit in Ireland' by BBC Gardeners' World Magazine, Monty Don has nominated Mount Usher as one of his favourite gardens.
We end the day in the town of ‘Ballykissangel’ fame, Avoca. Stand on the Lion Bridge, where the rivers Avonmore and Avonbeg converge, to take in the view which inspired the poet Tom Moore to write his famous song, ‘The Meeting of the Waters’.
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Enjoy a full day included excursion, which takes us into County Kildare to visit the famous Irish National Stud and the adjacent Japanese Gardens – an absolute joy to wander!
Nowhere better symbolises all that is great about County Kildare – the beating heart of Ireland's thoroughbred industry – than the stud. This unique attraction of outstanding natural beauty is home to some of the world’s most magnificent horses and sumptuous gardens.
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Included excursion to beautiful Powerscourt House & Gardens, renowned as one of the most breathtaking and charming estates in Ireland.
Explore the magnificent 47 acre gardens, voted third best garden in the world, and marvel at the sublime blend of formal gardens, sweeping terraces, statues and ornamental lakes, secret hollows and rambling walks. Among the highlights include Italianate terraces, the walled garden, the Japanese Garden and waterfalls.
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Optional Excursions
Our optional excursions are a great addition to enhance your holiday experience and are highly recommended.
The optional excursions will be available to book during your tour.
Prices are per person and are subject to change. Payment will be in Euros (cash payments only).
We leave Carlow and head to Dublin. The Irish capital boasts a fascinating history, and you can join an optional sightseeing tour which will take in the major sights and splendid architecture such as Trinity College, the Four Courts, the National Gallery and, of course, St. Patrick’s Cathedral.
You'll have free time to see the city at leisure – browse the popular shops on Grafton Street, take a stroll through popular St. Stephen's Green or enjoy the 'craic' in Temple Bar.
We continue to our overnight hotel on the outskirts of the city.Includes Breakfast
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To Holyhead, then home.
Includes Breakfast*
Accommodation
You will stay for four nights in the 4-star Seven Oaks Hotel in Carlow.
Overnight
stay will be on the outskirts of the Dublin area and will be in a city-style
hotel.
Reviews
4.3 Out of 5 ( 4 Reviews )
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Quality
4 / 5
Value for Money
4 / 5
Gillian Burrows, 0 years ago
Tour well organised. Hotel and coach comfortable, and good drivers. However pick up time at 3.45am far too early and too many other pick ups en route - this would make us think carefully before booking another tour - sorry!
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DAWN BUCKLE, 0 years ago
We enjoyed this holiday very much. Very attentive and friendly drivers. Interesting other passengers. Gardens beautiful and varied. Just a pity about the weather!
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Keith Lugton, 0 years ago
We thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Itinerary was good. Drivers were good. Hotels were good. Shame about the weather, but Ireland is green because it gets a lot of rain and we saw plenty of evidence of this.
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......., 0 years ago
While this trip does indeed take you to three very special and lovely gardens, it also wastes your time at three other non-garden stops. An ancient monastery which I will give a bit of a pass to as it is set in a beautiful wooded valley. A pointless village with a bridge over a river where you are kicking your heels just so the coach can get fuel. And a day in Dublin, not at the Dublin Botanic Gardens, but milling about the middle of a capital city you always end up in with a ledger tour which is an excuse not to feed you in the evening. The time in the gardens you do get to see is rushed, not allowing you to stop and appreciate their beauty. It seems that getting you back on the coach so you can return to the hotel and kick your feet for two hours waiting for dinner is more convenient for the tour than letting you experience the gardens. Dinner was 7:30pm which is far too late for us. But the food was very good. You have to get food when you step off the coach, then be back in plenty of time to go to the loo and set off which reduces the actual garden time a lot.
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