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15 - 30 guests
8 Days / 7 Nights
From $2,900
Welcome to the Ireland Rugby Tour! We invite you to join us on this once in a lifetime experience, attending professional championship Ireland rugby union matches while exploring Ireland’s West, a beautiful, scenic, and historic part of Ireland. Enjoy the warmth and “Cead Mile Failte” (100,000 Welcomes) that Irish people are renown for throughout the world, and nowhere more so than in their native Ireland. A very big Failte (welcome) awaits you on this wonderful week in the “Emerald Isle”.
Experience the heart-pounding excitement of the United Rugby Championship (URC) firsthand with our exclusive Ireland Rugby Tour, designed especially for American tourists, especially former college alumni rugby players. Your journey begins in the vibrant city of Limerick, home to the legendary Munster Rugby team. As you step into Thomond Park, you’ll immediately feel the electric atmosphere that makes this stadium a fortress for Munster Rugby. Known for its passionate fans and thrilling matches, Thomond Park offers an unforgettable experience for any rugby enthusiast.
The spectacle of a URC match at Thomond Park is like no other. Picture yourself amidst a sea of red, where the cheers of devoted Munster supporters echo through the stands, creating an unparalleled sense of camaraderie and community. The anticipation builds as the teams take the field, and the intensity of the game keeps you on the edge of your seat from the first whistle to the final play. The skill, speed, and physicality of the players are on full display, providing a captivating and exhilarating experience that showcases the very best of rugby.
Beyond the game, our tour offers a deep dive into the rich culture and history of Munster Rugby. You’ll have the opportunity to explore the team’s storied past, meet local fans, and even enjoy a guided tour of the stadium itself. This is more than just a chance to watch a rugby match; it’s an immersive journey into the soul of Irish rugby. Join us for an adventure that combines the thrill of world-class rugby with the warmth of Irish hospitality and create memories that will last a lifetime.
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The Land Package includes: Four or Five Star Resort Hotel Room Accommodation, Daily Unlimited Gourmet Breakfast Buffet, Three Dinners, United Rugby Championship (URC) matches, and all the Escorted Tours, Activities, Irish Traditional and Ballad Music Entertainment, Traditional Irish Ceili Couples Set Dance Instruction, Irish Whiskey Trail Whiskey Tastings, and Irish History Talks for the Week.
1. The tour package price is based on 15 -30 guests registered and attending the tour.
2. The Four Star MacDonald Kinsale Hotel, located on the County Cork Atlantic Ocean coast, provides a haven of tranquility with ocean views from each guest room, your personal sanctuary where you can unwind and savor the stunning coastline.
3. Optional bicycle tours, golf outings, other activities outside the package are available upon request and are priced separately from the package price.
4. Air travel fares are separate and are handled directly by individuals to get the best airfare available from their departure airports. Book air separately and early to find the best airfare deals. You must book your flight connections to arrive at Shannon Airport no later than 8:30 a.m. local time on Sunday, the first day of the tour, in time to meet the tour bus coach for transport to the Macdonald Kinsale hotel near the colourful heritage town of Kinsale in West Cork, County Cork. and to depart Shannon Airport on your return flight no sooner than the following Sunday, the last day of the tour. To ensure that you arrive at Shannon on time to meet the tour bus. you might consider arriving a day or two before the tour starts and staying at the Shannon Airport Park Inn hotel, or a B&B or hotel in Ennis Town or Bunratty Village, County Clare, only 30 minutes from the airport by bus or taxi. As we tell our tour groups, “be at Shannon airport early Sunday morning, and we’ll take care of the rest”.
5. Celtic RnR Tours Cancellation Policy: We urge all of our guests to take out travel insurance at the time of their registration to cover unforeseen circumstances that may result in guests canceling their tours. No refunds will be made for any cancellations within 90 days prior to the start of the tour for which you have registered. Cancellation from 90 days up to the time of departure will result in 100% forfeiture of the entire cost of the trip. There are no exceptions. All cancellations must be submitted in writing to the Celtic RnR Tours no later than 90 days prior to your tour. In the case of acts of God, war, disaster or unforeseen circumstances, we reserve the right to reschedule the Celtic RnR Tours in Ireland.
6. Celtic RnR Tours have certain agreements with our partners and providers that allow us to offer a quality bundled tour package at a reasonable price. Consequently, we are unable to offer refunds or rebates on any unused portions of our tour.
7. Celtic RnR Tours LLC Disclaimer: Celtic RnR Tours LLC acts only as an agent for the various independent suppliers that provide hotel accommodations, transportation, sightseeing, activities, or other services connected with this tour. Such services are subject to the terms and conditions of those suppliers. Celtic RnR Tours LLC and their respective employees, agents, representatives, and assigns accept no liability whatsoever for any injury, damage, loss, accident, delay, or any other incident which may be caused by the negligence, defect, default of any company or person in performing these services. Responsibility is not accepted for losses, injury, damages or expenses of any kind due to sickness, weather, strikes, hostilities, wars, terrorist acts, acts of nature, local laws or other such causes. All services and accommodations are subject to the laws and regulations of the country in which they are provided. Celtic RnR Tours LLC is not responsible for any baggage or personal effects of any individual participating in the tours / trips arranged by Celtic RnR Tours LLC. Individual travellers are responsible for purchasing a travel insurance policy, if desired, that will cover some of the expenses associated with the loss of luggage or personal effects.
1. Breakfast included, 7-10 AM; Lunch and Dinner are optional and on own except Sunday welcome dinner and Wednesday dinner.
2. Individual tours may be scheduled through hotel concierge for any day.
3. Reserve Spa appointments directly with Spa.
4. Tour Itinerary subject to change as circumstances dictate.
Arrive at Shannon Airport and travel through scenic areas of Clare, Limerick, and Cork to Kinsale.
Evening
Tour County Clare or County Limerick during the day before attending a United Rugby Championship (URC) match in the evening.
Tour County Clare or County Limerick during the day before attending a United Rugby Championship (URC) match in the evening.
Visit Kilkee – Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Centre, Scattery Island Monastery boat trip, Vandeleur Walled Garden, Doonaha beach, lighthouse and fort, Carrigaholt Castle and Rinevella Beach, Loop Head Lighthouse, Doonbeg beach, fort and Golf Club, and Spanish Point Beach.
Evening
Coole Park and Thoor Ballylee
“The beauty, the romance of our Seven Woods,
the mysteries of the ebbing and flowing lake are dear to me,
have been well loved, and are now in hands
that will care and tend them it is likely for ever”
– Lady Gregory, 26th May 1929
Coole is at the centre of a rare and complex wetland system that is considered to be of global importance. The system includes underground rivers, seasonal lakes (turloughs), springs and swallow holes. Situated in the low-lying karstic limestone region west of Gort, Co Galway the nature reserve covers an area of approximately 400 hectares (1000 acres) where wetland and woodland meet.
Coole Park, in the early 20th century, was the centre of the Irish Literary Revival. William Butler Yeats, George Bernard Shaw, John Millington Synge and Sean O’ Casey all came to experience its magic. They and many others carved their initials on the Autograph Tree, an old Copper beech still standing in the walled garden today.
At that time it was home to Lady Gregory, dramatist and folklorist. She is perhaps best known as a co-founder of the Abbey Theatre with Edward Martyn of nearby Tullira Castle and Nobel prize-winning poet William Butler Yeats. The seven woods celebrated by W.B. Yeats are part of the many kilometres of nature trails taking in woods, river, turlough, bare limestone and Coole lake.
Kinvara is a good place for craft shops and the harbour is very pretty and gets photographers excited! If you are lucky you may see one of the traditional local boats, known as Galway Hookers (yes, really!), out on the sea here.
Dunguaire Castle just outside the town is a typical 16th century “domestic scale” castle with fortified walls, in a lovely setting right on the shore of Galway Bay. It was occupied until about the 1950s but is now in the hands of the state and nicely restored. A tour gives a very interesting view of how people lived in this type of dwelling and in the evening a Medieval Banquet is held here, something to consider for the return journey this evening perhaps.
Evening
Check-in to Shannon Airport hotel for overnight stay and rest before returning home the next day
Departure for most from Shannon Airport to return home.