Excursion de 2 jours aux grands sites touristiques de l'Irlande du Sud au départ de Dublin
Votre premier arrêt se fera au célèbre Rock of Cashel dans le comté de Tipperary. L'un des sites les plus évocateurs d'Irlande, où vous pourrez marcher sur les traces de Saint Patrick, au milieu de ruines, de croix celtiques et de tours rondes. Le Rock of Cashel était le siège traditionnel des rois du Munster jusqu'à ce qu'ils en fassent don à l'Église catholique il y a presque 1 000 ans pour servir de cathédrale.
Votre prochaine étape se trouve à 20 minutes dans la deuxième ville d'Irlande, Cork. Là, vous aurez le temps d'explorer l'English Market, récemment visité par la reine Élisabeth II, et qui offre un vaste éventail de produits locaux tels que des viandes et fromages artisanaux. C'est l'endroit idéal pour savourer un déjeuner.
Vous passerez l'après-midi à Blarney, où vous visiterez le château de Blarney et la pierre de Blarney. Blarney est également célèbre pour ses objets d'art et d'artisanat que l'on trouve en abondance à Blarney Woollen Mills, l'un des plus grands magasins irlandais du monde.
Retournez à Cork, où vous passerez la nuit. Cork propose un large éventail de restaurants traditionnels, de lieux de concert et de salles de spectacles de danse.
Commencez la journée par un trajet à travers le Golden Vale, qui comprend certaines des meilleures terres agricoles d'Irlande. Arrêtez-vous dans la ville de Limerick pour admirer le fleuve Shannon et obtenir quelques clichés panoramiques du château du roi Jean.
Ensuite, rendez-vous au célèbre circuit Wild Atlantic Way et sur la côte sauvage du comté de Clare. Explorez le Burren, un paysage lunaire exceptionnel vieux de 300 millions d'années doté de caractéristiques uniques telles que des fleuves souterrains et des cascades. Votre guide vous racontera des histoires fascinantes sur la façon dont nos ancêtres ont surmonté les horreurs de la Grande Famine de 1845 à 1849, en envoyant plus d'un million de nos ancêtres aux quatre coins du globe et en particulier en Grande-Bretagne, en Australie et en Amérique du Nord. À Doolin, capitale de la musique irlandaise traditionnelle, nous nous arrêterons pour déjeuner et dégusterons des plats traditionnels irlandais faits maison.
Vous rejoindrez ensuite les falaises de Moher, l'une des destinations touristiques naturelles les plus populaires de toute l'Irlande. Ces falaises de plus de 213 mètres de haut sont peuplées de certaines des espèces d'oiseaux les plus majestueuses, dont les macareux et les fous de Bassan.
Vous vous arrêterez enfin au château de Bunratty pour la dernière étape, où nous aurons l'occasion de prendre quelques photos du château avant de rejoindre Dublin et de terminer cette merveilleuse excursion dans la soirée (vers 19:30).
- Hébergement
- Toutes taxes et tous droits et frais de dossier
- Prix d'entrée
- Petit-déjeuner
- Chauffeur et guide
- Repas et boissons, sauf mention contraire
- Transfert depuis et vers l'hôtel
- Pourboires (facultatifs)
- Vous recevrez la confirmation au moment de la réservation
- Non accessible aux personnes en fauteuil roulant
The first day of this tour was great, but the "upgraded" accommodations in Cork were not as expected. The "buffet" breakfast was down right terrible. We had two different drivers on day two and was left feeling this tour is better done in 2 single day trips.
Seeing the cliffs, Blarney castle, Cork, and other castles was great but the service provided by the vendor was lacking. Prior to going on the trip we didn't receive any itinerary which I found very concerning. When I travel I like to know where I am going and when I am going there. For the 2 day trip you start on a bus that is a mix of people doing the 2 day tour and people doing a day tour, that doesn't get explained to you until later in the day. The overnight in Cork was great but we would have missed the bus in the morning if we followed our bus driver's instructions. The bed and breakfast we stayed in told us a different time for the bus when we checked in so it was very confusing who we should believe. We ended up going to the vendor's office to fully confirm. Again this was very concerning and something that could have been avoided had we been provided an itinerary. In the morning we had a different bus driver, again it was a mix of people doing the 2 day and single day tour. We found out upon getting to the bus that we had to go to another city approx 1/5 hours away to pick up more people, again not a huge deal but it would have been nice to know via an itinerary. While picking the people up we had to wait for 30 minutes because a previous bus didn't pick up all the people they were supposed to, so that cut into our time. The bus driver on the second day was eh, not very friendly or informative. Then the next surprise came, at the last stop the peole on the 2 day tour would be abandoned with their luggage to wait for another bus to come and bring us back to Dublin. The tour company did not leave anyone with us to ensure the other bus showed up, nor did they make arrangements for our luggage to be stored while we waited 45 minutes for another bus to show up. I found this very unprofessional considering that in the morning we had to wait 30 minutes for people that weren't even on our bus but then no consideration was given to us for the same treatment. When the 3rd bus finally arrived it was from another tour so we were just joining at the end for the ride back to Dublin. The bus driver informed us that we most likely wouldn't get to sit together because the people from the day trip didn't leave any seats together for us. What kind of tour company can't organize that they are going to have more people joining the bus and doesn't save them seats together???? Overall found the service, communication and organization very lacking.
Joined the Paddywagon crew for an early morning start. First day was worthy but 3 bus changes later, a delay of more than an hour and a drop-off at a spot different from where we were fetched left a bitter taste in our mouths.
We got lucky with beautiful weather and great drivers both days. Richard was wonderful-we learned a lot about Ireland, we laughed and enjoyed the day. Michael was entertaining as well and made sure we were timely and understanding everything he said. My only issue was that our Bed and Breakfast in Cork was not accommodating to the warm weather so our room was very hot at night. We barely slept. A fan would have been nice!
This is a great tour! We went through Paddywagon and the driver/guide was super. He certainly kept us entertained and made sure we had a good trip.
Amazing, loved this tour. A great way to see alot of Ireland in a limited time, would definitely recommend.