2018/2019 Weekender: Dublin Delight 5 Days/4 Nights
Day 1: Ashling Hotel – Arrival Day
Your adventure will begin when you meet your local host in the lobby of your hotel at 2:00 pm. Your guide will give you and your fellow travellers a walking tour to orient you to the city today – he or she will get you started, offering plenty of tips to point you in the right direction and giving you the know-how to maximize your time in the city. You can get around today using your LUAS ticket.
Day 2: Guinness Storehouse and Independent Exploration
Day 3: Independent Day to Explore Dublin on Hop-On, Hop-Off bus
Today you will be totally free to explore the city as you wish, using your Hop-On, Hop-Off bus ticket. You will also have a voucher you can use to visit
your choice of these top attractions:
- Teeling Distillery. Tour one of Dublin's newest distilleries to experience the sights, sounds and smells of whiskey production. Established in 2015, Teeling is located in the Liberties, the historic heart of old Dublin.
- Epic Ireland. The world's only fully digital museum, Epic Ireland tells the story of the 10 million people who emigrated from Ireland over the centuries, and how they changed the world.
- GPO Witness History. Dublin's General Post Office played a key role in the most pivotal moments of Irish History: the Easter Rising of 1916. The museum in the GPO brings this era to life.
Day 4: Independent Day to Explore Dublin on Hop-On, Hop-Off bus
Use your last day of the Hop-On, Hop-Off bus voucher to continue to explore the city as you please.
Day 5: Return Home
Your tour ends after breakfast.
The Weekender Experience:
Dublin’s vibrancy is hard to beat, springing from an unparalleled literary legacy that still thrives in this modern, high-tech city. Listen to the buskers on Grafton Street, tour the elegant Georgian townhouses of Dublin, then settle in for a lively chat in a pub made famous by James Joyce. Our Weekender series gives you the freedom of independent travel – but with the bonus of access to the expert knowledge only CIE Tours can provide. We’ll help you get up to speed quickly and hit the city!
Dining Experiences:- 4 nights of accommodation and breakfast in the centrally located Ashling Hotel
- Transfers to and from your hotel on arrival and departure when you book your flight through CIE Tours.
- A guide on the first day who will give you a walking tour of the city
- A private concierge, exclusively for you and your fellow travelers, in your hotel lobby on the second day – to help you with planning out your days in Dublin and maximize your fun.