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The Best of Ireland

8 days / 7 nights / 6 rounds of golf

Day 1:

Depart from the USA for Ireland; all flights are overnight. Allow for the 5 hour time difference from EST. Enjoy dinner and movie on board.

Day 2:

You will be met on arrival at Dublin airport in the early morning by an AtlanticGolf representative who is there to welcome you to Ireland and assist you in any way necessary. Pick up your rental vehicle or meet your driver and head off to Malahide, a beautiful coastal village north of the city, only 15 minutes drive from the airport.

On arrival, check into the Grand Hotel for 2 nights. The hotel is located in the town center. Malahide has a wide range of attractions including Malahide Castle, a refurbished Norman castle.

Day 3:

Following a hearty Irish breakfast, head off to Donabate, a seaside town about 15 minutes north of Malahide.

Golf at the Island

Caddies and carts are available

Following golf, consider some sightseeing on the north Dublin coast such as the fishing village of Skerries, while Malahide has some wonderful pubs and restaurants.

Day 4:

After breakfast, pack your gear and drive 5 minutes to Portmarnock to play the famous Old course.

Golf at Portmarnock

Carts and caddies are available

Following golf, transfer to Killarney in county Kerry. This is the one longer than normal drive on this trip, it takes about 3.5 hours. Killarney is a small, compact resort town situated between lakes and mountain at the head of the Iveragh peninsula.

Check into the Killeen House Hotel for 3 nights and be prepared for some fun!

Day 5:

Breakfast as usual then off along the north Kerry coast to the Barrow Peninsula to Tralee Golf Club .The scenery is wonderful – sea and mountain on all sides, overlooks Tralee Bay – as good as it gets!

Golf at Tralee

A few carts, caddies in summer

Saunter back to Killarney with maybe a stop in Killorglin. Killarney has some great restaurants and pubs – you will not be short of choice.

Day 6:

Breakfast at the hotel before the drive west to Waterville, located on the scenic Ring of Kerry.

Golf at Waterville

Carts available all year; caddies in the summer. Practice facility/range

Waterville is halfway round the Ring of Kerry and the best scenery is to be found between the village and Killarney particularly from Kenmare to Killarney over the mountains. The route should be driven in an anticlockwise motion.

Day 7:

Off to Ballybunion today. The drive is about an hour, through Tralee and Listowel.
Ballybunion is a small, quiet town with a big name course just outside the town center.

Golf at Ballybunion Old

Caddies available, no carts. (Carts only on the Cashen course) Practice facility/range.

Following golf, transfer to Lahinch in county Clare. You take the route via Tarbert and the car ferry over the Shannon estuary to Kilrush. The journey should take under 2 hours.

Check into the Atlantic Hotel for two nights

Day 8:

The golf course is only a few minutes’ way, so you can actually walk or drive.

Golf at Lahinch

One of Ireland’s “must sees”; the Cliffs of Moher are 15 minutes drive north of Lahinch – a fascinating sight, worth a visit. As is the Burren National Park.

Day 9 :

Leave Lahinch for Shannon airport, a 45 minute trip. It was here that Irish coffee was invented in the late 1940’s. Shannon has a big Duty Free shop to explore, but remember that international visitors can reclaim Value Added Tax at Departure on all purchases taken home.