Driftwood Tour Activities

Revel at some of Europe’s very best scenery, including:

• Ireland’s highest mountain range The Macgillycuddy Reeks
• The Green fields and stone walls of Dingle
• Connemara’s mountains, lakes, beaches and rivers
• Ireland’s wild and rugged Atlantic coastline
• The River Shannon (which we cross by ferry)
• The Burren Limestone Plateau
• The Caher Mountains of the Beara Peninsula
• The green inland scenery of areas such as the Golden Vale in Tipperary

Enjoy some of Ireland’s most popular and worthwhile tourist destinations:

• Blarney Castle to kiss the magical Blarney Stone
• Killarney National Park
• The Cliffs of Moher
• Take the optional day trip to the Aran Islands

Visit some of Ireland’s great houses and Gardens:

• Muckross House and Gardens, Kerry
• Bantry House and Gardens, Cork
• Garinish island Gardens, Cork

Wonder at some of Ireland’s historical treasures and experience the rich historical past of the region, from stone age man to the modern age.

• Visit the Rock of Cashel and many other ancient castles
• Ancient neolithic stone circles, celtic ring forts, castles, monastic sites and megalithic tombs

Taste your way around Ireland

Ireland has a wide variety of artisan food and drink producers, on tour you will visit local food markets and have the opportunity to taste local produce. Hopefully, new in 2013 you will be able to take part in an Irish cooking class. And finally if you wish, you can sample the odd tipple of Irish whiskey or Guinness there is plenty to go around in Ireland …

Explore three of Ireland’s most diverse south western Peninsulas:

• The majestic Iveragh peninsula (better known as the Ring of Kerry)
• The rugged Beara Peninsula (also known as the ‘undiscovered peninsula’)
• The rolling hills of the Dingle Peninsula

Take some free time to explore local communities and meet the Irish people in locations such as:

• The vibrant and buzzing Galway city
• The galleries and pubs (about 54 in total!) in Dingle town (pop. about 2500)
• The shops and boutiques of picturesque Kenmare

Optional Diversions:

• Visit a working sheep farm for a demonstration of working dogs and also sheep shearing
• Take a boat trip to try Spot Dingle’s most Friendly occupant – Fungi the Dolphin in Dingle Bay
• Optional visit to Locke’s Irish Whiskey Distillery, one of the oldest potstill distilleries in the world
• We are hoping to offer cookery lessons for those looking to take home some traditional Irish recipes