2024 Vacations

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Book any of our wonderful self-drive vacation packages before the 31st of May 2024 to receive a 15% discount off your tour price!
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Tour Overview

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Overview For the Family Tour of Ireland - Adare Base

Adare in County Limerick will be your base for this vacation and on booking your tour with us, you will get a comprehensive tour pack which will include several day tours that you can chose to take from your base location. You will be provided with a comprehensive daily itinerary upon booking your Ireland vacation package. This tour is flexible, you can choose to do all of the day trips, some of them or you may choose to simply enjoy the surroundings of your hotel.  This tour is best accessed from Shannon airport but can be easily adapted to a Dublin airport arrival.

Your Accommodation For This Tour: Fitzgerald’s Woodlands House Hotel

We realise that it can be difficult for families to move from hotel to hotel so these tours are ‘one-centred’ and designed in such a way as you would just pick up your rental car, drive to your hotel location and check in for the duration of your vacation. When you book your tour with us you will get a comprehensive tour pack which will include several day tours that you can chose to take from your base location.


Your hotel for this tour is tried and trusted friend of Irish Tourism: Fitzgerald’s Woodlands House Hotel in Adare. This hotel is extremely family friendly and some of its many features are described below.

Great Children's Facilities

  • Kids Camp during school holidays FREE to residents.
  • Games Room including Arcade games, table football
  • Pet Farm – Open for viewing all year round, with feeding times during Kids Camp Opening Hours, Subject to weather conditions.
  • Healthy Kids Menus available
  • Water Confidence sessions for kids and Kids Gym are held as part of the Leisure Club activity schedule.

Flexible Family Rooming Arrangements

  • Spacious Deluxe Family Rooms, Superior Family Rooms and Executive Family Rooms are available.
  • The hotel allow children up of all ages and children to age 16 are charged at the child rate.
  • Standard in all family rooms: sofa area, luxury goose down pillow top mattress, egyptian cotton linen,  multichannel television, Fast Free WiFi through out rooms & hotel, tea/coffee making facilities, Daily Irish Newspape

Escapes for Mom & Dad

  • Baby sitting services available
  • Extensive leisure club, free to residents
  • Award winning spa on site
  • Live complimentary music every night in Fitzys Bar

What's included

  • Accommodation in rooms with private facilities 
  • Full Irish Breakfast Each Morning
  • Rental Car (Chauffeur Option Available)
  • Local Telephone Support During Your Trip

Tour highlights

  • Bunratty Castle & Folk Park
  • Cliffs of Moher
  • Kylemore Abbey
  • Connemara National Park
  • Connemara History and Heritage Centre

Overnights for this tour

  • Fitzgerald’s Woodlands House Hotel for 7 Nights 

Accommodation options

All of the hotels we have chosen for our Family packages have great family facilities, many of them have kids clubs during the summer holidays, playground or playroom, special meals, movie nights, babysitting and great escapes for mom and dad including leisure centres and spas, bars, restaurants and live music.

Tour itinerary

Day 1 - Arrive Dublin

Arrive at Dublin or Dun Laoghaire Port and make your way to the west of Ireland. After checking into your hotel in the vibrant city of Galway, enjoy a welcome drink before dinner. Overnight Galway DBB Distance approx. 220 km/137 miles; Driving Time approx. 2 hours 15 minutes

Day 2 - Cliffs of Moher & Bunratty Castle

This morning after breakfast travel through the lime stone landscape of the Burren with its unique flora and fauna to one of Ireland’s natural wonders, the Cliffs of Moher. The cliffs rise to over 200 meters along an 8 kilometre stretch of the Clare/Atlantic coastline, affording magnificent 360 degree views.  Following the visit, enjoy the scenery as you drive to one of the most complete castles in Ireland, Bunratty Castle. Built in 1425 it was restored in 1954 to its former medieval splendour and now contains mainly 15th and 16th century furnishings, tapestries, and works of art which capture the mood of those times. Within the grounds of Bunratty Castle is Bunratty Folk Park where 19th century life is vividly recreated over 26 acres. Lunch (not included) can be had at one of Ireland’s oldest pubs, Durty Nellies, and there will be the opportunity to visit Blarney Woollen Mills for some quality Irish made goods. Return to Galway late afternoon where the remainder of the day will be free for independent sightseeing, shopping and dining. Overnight Galway BB Distance approx. 230 km/143 miles; Driving time approx. 3 hours 30 minutes

Day 3 - Connemara

Today explore another of Ireland's famous scenic regions, Connemara. Here the constantly changing cloud formations give hills, lakes and peat bogs an added dimension. Visit Connemara History & Heritage Centre, were you will be introduced to the history of the area from prehistoric times to the foundation of the Irish Free State and visit Dan O’Hara’s Homestead. Next stop is Kylemore Abbey which is home to the Benedictine Nuns. Here you can visit their walled garden and Gothic church whilst enjoying the tranquility of the estate. Continue around Connemara to Clifden and on your return you may call at Ballynahinch Castle for afternoon tea before returning to Galway late afternoon. Overnight Galway BB Distance approx. 180 km/112 miles; Driving time approx. 3 hours

Day 4 - Homeward Bound

After your final Irish breakfast check out of your hotel and make your way back to Dublin for your return ferry. Distance approx. 220 km/137 miles; Driving Time approx. 2 hours 15 minutes

Route map

 

2024 Vacations

Book early and save 15%

Book any of our wonderful self-drive vacation packages before the 31st of May 2024 to receive a 15% discount off your tour price!
This offer cannot be used in conjunction with other discounts or special event packages.

Tour Prices

customized-tours/Make the best of your Ireland family vacation with our Ireland with Kids-Adare package. 

Below, you will find a price for this self drive tour including your car rental. Pricing for other accommodation and transport options is also available upon request. Please also note that all of our driving tours itineraries and sightseeing guides are available to those wishing to avail of one of our experienced driver guides.

Deluxe room can sleep 2 Adults & 1 Child or 2 Adults & 2 children when one child sleeps on camp bed. Superior room rates below allow for up to 2+3 children.  

All prices quoted in this section are per family as specified

7 NIGHTS DELUXE ROOM INCLUDING 7 DAYS FAMILY CAR

Accommodation Type

Notes

Prices include:

  • 7 Nights accommodation in the Woodlands House Hotel including full Irish breakfast and taxes
  • 7 Days Family Car rental: 7 Days Manual Transmission, Ford Mondeo/Opel Insignia or Similar 
  • Included with your car is all compulsory insurances - Collision Damage Waiver insurance (CDW with an excess/deductible), theft protection insurance, location fee of €30, Road fund tax, sales tax at 13.5%, unlimited free mileage, third party liability insurance, 24 hour peace of mind break down cover.

Notes:

  • This hotel accept children to age 16 sharing with two full paying adults
  • Deluxe Rooms can take 2 adults and 1 child or 2 Adults & 2 Children with one child sleeping on a camp bed
  • Superior Rooms can take 2 Adults and 3 children

Private Chauffeur Option Available For This Tour

  • Enjoy the services of an experienced and friendly driver guide
  • Luxury vehicles so you get to travel in style and comfort
  • Take the stress out of driving on unfamiliar and sometime narrow roads
  • With our knowledgeable drivers you see more in less time
  • You get to see the scenery instead of worrying about crashing into it!
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Prices in other currencies are indicative only. Please note that we charge in Euro.

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