Ireland Unleashed: The Full-Island Road Trip

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HIGHLIGHTS - Drive a full loop around the country, from Dublin to Dublin, 1000 Treks style: with our fun, friendly and silly group, stopping, exploring, enjoying, and really taking in the entire country. - See all of Ireland’s and Northern Ireland’s must-see cities: Dublin, Waterford, Cork, Belfast, Derry (Londonderry), and more! - Visit the medieval city of Kilkenny and Kilkenny Castle. - Explore the spectacular Rock of Cashel. - Bike the 46-km Waterford Greenway, one of the most scenic bike rides in the world! - Discover Waterford, the oldest city in Ireland, founded by the Vikings. - Visit Blarney Castle and kiss the Blarney Stone. Gotta do it! 😁 - Night kayak on Lough Hyne in bioluminescent waters. (Optional) - Drive the Ring of Kerry and the legendary Slea Head route, two of the most beautiful drives in the world (we’ll do a lot of “most beautiful in the world” things on this trip!). - Detour onto the wilder Skellig Ring. - Visit Kerry Cliffs. - Explore Valentia Island and see real dinosaur footprints. - Climb Carrauntoohil, the highest mountain in Ireland. (Optional) - Spend a full day exploring Killarney National Park. Yes, you guessed it, it’s considered one of the most beautiful national parks in the world… - Visit Torc Waterfall, Ladies View, and Moll’s Gap. Boat across the Lakes of Killarney. - Take a jaunting car through the Gap of Dunloe. - Watch a traditional Irish music and dancing performance. (Optional) - Have a private, hands-on falconry experience. Yes, we will get to handle the falcons! - Walk Dunmore Head, the westernmost point of mainland Ireland. - Visit the Cliffs of Moher, one of Ireland’s most famous postcards. - Explore the otherworldly Burren. - See the 5,000-plus-year-old Poulnabrone Dolmen, a monument older than Stonehenge. - Ferry to Inis Mór and explore the Aran Islands by bike. - Go on fjord cruise through Killary Fjord. Ireland’s only fjord - Visit Kylemore Abbey, a beautiful castle that is now a Benedictine monastery. - Stand 2,000 ft above the Atlantic at Slieve League. - Walk the historic walls of Derry. - Not just see and walk the enigmatic Giant’s Causeway, but also kayak along the Causeway Coast. - See puffins up close at Rathlin Island. Puffins are probably the cutest birds ever! Yup, the cutest in the world… - Go coasteering. A new sport for us to try! - Walk through the Dark Hedges, one of the Game of Thrones filming locations. An eerie forest of twisted beech trees that is fascinating, beautiful, and scary all at the same time. - Drive the Causeway Coastal Route. - Spend the night in an authentic 17th-century Irish castle. You didn’t think we were going to Ireland and not spend a night in a castle, did you…? - Visit Titanic Belfast, the place where the Titanic was built. Today, it is a museum that tells the story of the RMS Titanic, from her conception to her tragic maiden voyage. - Explore Brú na Bóinne, one of the most fascinating archaeological sites in the