Ireland Spiritual Tour
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Date(s) - 27/03/2023
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Hello Everyone
Finally, we can share the itinerary (below). We created a beautiful, bespoke spiritual tour just for us.
Date: 27 March – 6 April, 2023
€2400pp in a twin room with a single supplement of €500.
Includes bed and breakfast in 3 and 4 star hotels.
Plain tickets work out at about R10k per person. Each person will book their own ticket, but we can organise to all travel on the same flight if you prefer.
A basic lunch costs €10-15.
A two course dinner €20-25.
A glass of wine or beer €5-7.
A sandwich in a convenient store €3-6.
To book your spot we’ll need a 50% deposit.
Feel free to contact me on 082 929 8938 for any questions that you may have.
Blessings
Belinda and Marissa
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Marissa van Straaten Palmer
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| Day | Date | Overview | Accommodation location | Included |
| Day 1 | 27/03/2023 | Times TBC – airport pick up (should be morning in order to achieve itinerary) (order of visit can be altered) New Grange (2 hours) – link Monasterboise Monastery (Mainistir Bhuithe) (1 hour +) Hill of Tara (2 hours – walk and meditation) Evening – hotel check-in (Kells/Navan region) |
Navan | Newgrange Hill of Tara Monasterboise Monastery |
| Day 2 | 28/03/2023 | 08:00 – Depart 08:30 – Monastery of Kells and High Crosses (St Columba’s church) (1 hour) – link 10:00 – St Kilian’s Heritage Centre (1 hour) – link 12:30 – Arrive in Roscommon – lunch and Roscommon Abbey (2 hours) 15:00 – Ballintober Castle (1 hour) 16:30 – Tulsk Abbey (1 hour) 18:00 – hotel check-in (Carrick-on-Shannon region) |
Carrick on Shannon | Monastery of Kells and High Crosses St Kilian’s Heritage Centre in Mullagh Roscommon Abbey Ballintober Castle Tulsk Abbey |
| Day 3 | 29/03/2023 | 08:00 – Depart hotel 08:30 – St Patrick’s well & Drumanone Portal Tomb (1 hour 30 minutes) 10:00 – Boyle Abbey (open End of March onwards) (1 hour) 11:45 – Lunch time in Sligo (1 hour) 13:00 – Queen Maeve’s Grave walk (2 hours) 15:15 – Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery (30 minutes) 17:00 – Rosserk Friary (30 minutes) 18:30 – Check in to hotel (Westport / Castlebar region) |
Westport | St Patrick’s well Drumanone Portal Tomb Boyle Abbey Queen Maeve’s Grave Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery Rosserk Friary |
| Day 4 | 30/03/2023 | 08:00 – Depart hotel 08:15 – Murrisk Abbey (20 minutes) 09:00 – Doolough Valley Famine Memorial (20 minutes) 10:00 – Kylemore Abbey visit and tour (2 hours) 12:15 – Connemara National Park (1 hour 45 minutes – time for café and hiking) 14:00 – Depart and drive on to Sky Road loop (near Clifden) (1 hour 30minutes including stops) – Option to add short stop in Clifden here, or people can choose between Clifden and Sky road (as it is a circular drive) 15:30 – Connemara Heritage Centre (1 hour 30 minutes) 17:00 – depart for Galway 19:00 – check-in to the hotel 20:00 – Tour Leader orientation and free time for dinner |
Galway | Murrisk Abbey Doolough Valley + Famine Memorial Kylemore Abbey Connemara National Park Sky Road drive Explore Clifden (if time) Connemara Heritage Centre Drive to Galway |
| Day 5 | 31/03/2023 | 08:30 – Galway orientation with Tour Leader (30minutes) 09:30 – Shuttle bus departs Galway City to Rossaveel 10:30 – Ferry to Inis Mor 11:45 – arrive Inis Mor 12:00 – Inis Mor tour + free time 17:00 – Ferry back 18:00 – shuttle bus 19:00 – arrive back in Galway |
Galway | Galway city tour Inis Mor day tour (shuttle bus, ferry and Inis Mor island tour) |
| Day 6 | 01/04/2023 | 09:00 – depart hotel 10:00 – Poulnabronne Dolmen (30 minutes) 11:30 – Cliffs of Moher (1 hour 30 minutes) 14:00 – Bunratty Castle (stay until closing at 17:30) 21:00 – hotel check-in (Limerick area) |
Limerick | Poulnabronne Dolmen Cliffs of Moher visitor centre tickets Bunratty Castle |
| Day 7 | 02/04/2023 | 08:30 – Limerick town tour 09:30 – King John’s castle, Limerick (1 hour 30minutes) 11:30 – Adare visit (lunch and church visits) (1 hour 30minutes) 13:30 – Grange Stone Circle (30 minutes) 15:00 – Blarney castle (2 hours – until closing time) 18:30 – hotel check-in (Kenmare) 19:30 – Kenmare stone circle (30minutes) – evening meditation |
Kenmare | Limerick town visit King John’s castle Adare village visit Grange stone circle Blarney Castle Kenmare store circle |
| Day 8 | 03/04/2023 | 08:30 – depart for Uragh (30mins) 09:00 – Uragh stone circle (1 hour) 10:00 – depart for Cashekeelty (30mins) 10:30 – Cashelkeelty (1 hour) 11:30 – depart for Castletown-Bearhaven (30mins) 12:00 – free time for snack lunch in Castletown-Bearhaven (60mins) 13:00 – depart for Derreenataggart (10mins) 13:10 – Derreenataggart Stone Circle (20mins) 13:30 – depart for Clodagh (1h 30min) 15:00 – Clodagh Standing Stones (15mins) 15:15 – depart for Drombeg 15:45 – Drombeg stone circle (60mins) 16:45 – depart for Kinsale (1 hour) 17:45 – arrive Kinsale – check-in & free time for dinner |
Kinsale | Lot’s of stone circles |
| Day 9 | 04/04/2023 | 07:45 – depart Kinsale hotel 09:30 – Rock of cashel (2 hours – meditation, exploring and lunch) 11:30 – depart for Glendalough (2 hours) 13:30 – Glendalough National Park (4 hours) Hike & meditation 17:30 – depart for Dublin 18:30 – Merryploughboy show and dinner (offered as an optional excursion) 22:00 – hotel check-in (Dublin outskirts) |
Dublin outskirts | Rock of Cashel Hike through Glendalough with your Tour Leader |
| Day 10 | 05/04/2023 | 08:30 – depart hotel 09:00 – Dublin tour 10:00 – St Patrick’s Cathedral 11:00 – walking tour: St Patricks to St Stephen’s Green to Trinity college – including some free time (possibly take tea at Bewley’s Grafton Street or a visit to The Little Museum of Dublin) 12:00 – Book of Kells 13:30 – Free time |
Dublin outskirts | Dublin driving tour St Patrick’s Cathedral Book of Kells |
| Day 11 | 06/04/2023 | End of Tour with transfer to Dublin Airport. |