Halloween In Ireland Including 3 Parties And The Most Haunted Castles

Itinerary

Day 1: Dublin - Belfast - Londonderry

Stop At: Titanic Belfast, Queen's Road 1 Olympic Way, Titanic Quarter, Belfast BT3 9EP Northern Ireland
Departure from Dublin at 09.30 am. Arrive in Belfast and visit to the Titanic Museum awarded as World’s leading tourist attraction. Walk in the footsteps of the men who built RMS Titanic, the world’s most famous ship, in Belfast's historic shipyard.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Crumlin Road Gaol, Crumlin Road, Belfast BT14 6ST Northern Ireland
Visit to the haunted prison Crumlin Road Gaol, the jail of horror and a 5 star visitor attraction, which witnessed the execution of 17 men over its 150 year history.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Londonderry - check-in a 4* hotel, centrally located.

Day 2: Londonderry

Stop At: County Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
9.30 City walking tour including one of the most haunted place in Ireland: Bishop Higgins’ Grave. “Don’t disturb the dead – unless you want to be haunted. Such was the case at St Columb’s Cathedral when renovations in 1867 disturbed the grave of former bishop William Higgins. His tomb was moved inside the cathedral and that’s when things started to get weird. Workers began hearing footsteps in the locked gallery, apparitions appeared in photographs and the organ would sound without a soul near it.”

Duration: 4 hours

Stop At: Walled city Londonderry, Londonderry, Derry Northern Ireland
Derry~Londonderry is the only completely walled city in Ireland and one of the finest in Europe, and the best way to enjoy these stony ramparts is to go slow.Take a walking tour and hear the fascinating stories about brutal 17th century sieges, starving citizens and fearsome roaring cannons. Then finish off by crossing the Peace Bridge to Ebrington Square and the Walled City Brewery, where you can raise a glass to this unique city.The Guildhall is a red-brick, neo-Gothic wonder, on the edge of a picturesque square that’s perfect for a stroll or a snack. Enter these red-brick walls, and if you’re really lucky, you might catch someone playing on the massive organ; let the music move through you as you admire the iconic building’s stunning stained-glass windows. To get a look at the city from the water, why not take a walking tour and see the iconic Peace Bridge? Since it opened in 2011, this bridge has won a number of awards and is a vital link between the two sides of the River Foyle.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: County Londonderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
19.15 The Return of the Ancients-Halloween Parade in the city center – don’t forget your costume!
21.30 Halloween party –all tour goers have to participate in disguise. A bottle of wine will be the prize for the best costume.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Londonderry - check-in a 4* hotel, centrally located.

Day 3: Londonderry -Dublin

Stop At: Dublin, Ireland
t 11.00 leave Londonderry for Dublin. The beautiful Irish scenery will unfold in front of your eyes. Arriving in Dublin. Check in the hotel and free time for the rest of the day.
19.30 Castle Dracula Experience. Have a heart beating tour of Castle Dracula, meeting the incredible Dracula Characters and then an opportunity to visit the only ‘Bram Stoker Dracula Vampire Museum’ in the World! Journey through Castle Tunnels, over Spinning Bridges to the Vampire Courtyard, up to Dracula’s Lair and down to the ‘World’s Only Graveyard Theatre’ for a Show where they promise not to bite, unless...
*Please have in mind: (Strictly 14+) Strobe Lighting & Smoke Effects are used extensively in Castle Dracula, Not suitable for Pregnant Women, those with Heart or Breathing conditions, Claustrophobia or a Fear of Fun!
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Dublin - Check-in 3* hotel

Day 4: Dublin

Stop At: Dame St Dublin Castle, Dublin 2 Ireland
anoramic tour of Dublin. Trinity College, the Georgian houses, the financial center, Dublin castle Your guide will provide you with recommendations for lunch. Free time in Dublin. A visit to National Galeries is not to be missed (admission free of charge)
Optional : you can book a Whiskey tasting experience to a haunted castle with a story about a Jester’s Curse. The only thing more tragic than a sad clown? A murdered jester. Just look at Malahide Castle, a medieval fortress on Dublin’s coast where the spirit of one can be seen roaming the grounds. Puck was his name, and stories say he’d fallen in love with one of Malahide’s prisoners, Lady Elenora Fitzgerald. Puck was found out, stabbed in the heart and with his last breath, swore to haunt the castle.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Dublin, Dublin, County Dublin
19.00. Enjoy an Irish 3-course dinner with Irish specialties and Irish songs and dances. This high energy show gives a flavour of the different styles of Irish Dance. From Sean nos, the ‘old style’ traditional solo Irish Dance to the familiar jigs and reels, the synchronised precision and heart racing rhythms that characterise what Irish Dancing has become today. The spectacular show features many opportunities for audience participation. All tables have a great view of the raised stage. You will be served a sumptuous three course menu offering a choice of the best in home cooked Irish dishes.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner: Irish night show, 3 courses with Irish specialties and Irish songs.
Accommodation included: Dublin - Check-in a 3* hotel

Day 5: Dublin-Killarney ( 361km, 4h52)

Stop At: Kilkenny Castle, The Parade, Kilkenny R95 YRK1 Ireland
On the way to Killarney we will visit one of the Ireland nine-most-haunted attractions Kilkenny’s John’s Bridge over Ghost River. Home to the first ever witch trial in Ireland, Kilkenny is no stranger to the supernatural. During a great flood in 1763, a crowd was crossing John’s Bridge when it collapsed, drowning 16 people in the swollen Nore below. Ever since, locals and visitors tell of eerie ghostly figures in the river, scratching at the banks, leaning where the current structure stands and rising on the morning mist. Visit Kilkenny Castle with Kitchen Tea-Room and Medieval Room.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Blarney Castle & Gardens, Monacnapa, Blarney, Cork T23 Y598 Ireland
Drive to Blarney Castle and visit with the Stone of eloquence. For over 200 years, world statesmen, literary giants, and legends of the silver screen have joined the millions of pilgrims climbing the steps to kiss the Blarney Stone and gain the gift of eloquence. Its powers are unquestioned but its story still creates debate. Arrive in Killarney. Dinner at the hotel on individual account.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Killarney - Check-in 3* hotel, centrally located.

Day 6: Killarney

Stop At: Ring of Kerry, Ireland
Drive the Ring of Kerry to Valentia island and visit the Skellig Experience. Learn about Island of Skellig Michael, one of the location for the film Star Wars VII. You can experience many aspects of those offshore Skellig islands while remaining on the dry land. You can study the works and lives of the Skellig monks of the early Christian period, their activities, their endurance and their dedication in gaining a foothold on a tiny, inhospitable, offshore island and creating a community there that survived for some 600 years. In The Skellig Experience’s 80-seat auditorium, through a 14-minute film presentation you can follow the footsteps of those Skellig monks, and wonder at the legacy of architecture that they left behind. The Skellig Experience Centre also offers – again through artefacts and realistic re-creations – an experience of Skellig lighthouse – its history – its light keepers and its service to mariners since the 1820’s. Break for a stroll around Sneem and at Moll’s Gap.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Killarney - Check-in 3* hotel, centrally ocated.

Day 7: Killarney- Shannon

Stop At: Desmond Castle, Cork Street, Adare Ireland
Drive toward Adare traditional village and visit to the Desmond Norman Castle. The castle was erected with an ancient ring-fort around the early part of the 13th century. It became a strategic fortress during the following turbulent years.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Bunratty, Bunratty, County Clare
Head toward Bunratty Castle Hotel for accommodation. In the evening you are invited to Medieval banquet at Bunratty Castle. Enjoy a 4-course feast fit for a king. Be welcomed by a kilted piper as you cross over the drawbridge into the castle. Witness a crowning before making your way to the banquet room with long oak tables and candlelight. Listen to wonderful harp and fiddle music while you eat and drink wine, and then end the night with more medieval-themed surprises and music.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner: Medieval Banquet
Accommodation included: 4* Accommodation.

Day 8: Shannon-Dublin

Stop At: Cliffs of Moher, Lislorkan North, Liscannor Ireland
Ireland's favorite tourist attraction. The breathtaking Cliffs of Moher, situated along the wild Atlantic Way. The Cliffs of Moher have majestically faced the Atlantic for over 350 million years and their beauty is incomparable. It is Ireland’s most visited tourist attraction and when you visit you will understand why.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Leap Castle Leap Castle Leap Castle 421 Leap Castle R, Roscrea Ireland
On the way to Dublin stop and visit Ireland most haunted castle, Leap Castle. The Bloody Chapel Behind the medieval walls of Leap Castle are stories of murder and betrayal. Like in 1532, when two ambitious brothers vied for the family seat. One, a priest, was giving mass in the castle chapel when his brother ran in and plunged a sword into his heart on the altar of what’s now called the Bloody Chapel. And then there are the skeletons discovered on a secret spike. Late arrival to Dublin, around 20.00. Say Slán (Good bye) to Ireland.
Duration: 2 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.