Beautiful Irish Resorts, Spectacular Irish Dance Shows, and Tours of Iconic Sights
Duration: 6 nights 7 day tour
Dates: June 2nd to 8th 2025
Touring: Ireland
All-Inclusive Tour Cost: $2495 Per Person Sharing ($2095 Children sharing with parents, 3- 4 in a room – only 12 rooms available in this category)
Enjoy wonderful Irish Dance shows in Kerry and Dublin and make memories that will last a lifetime – welcome to the Starmakers Southern Steps Ireland Tour!
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Your prepaid 7 day Starmakers Irish Joy Tour includes the following:
- Professional driver and guide, Ciaran Smith & Judith McLoughlin.
- Luxury air-conditioned touring coach
- All entrance fees to Cliffs of Moher Visitors Center, Bunratty Castle Folk Park, Kerry Writers Museum Storytelling experience, The Blarney Castle and Gardens, & Charles Fort, Kinsale.
- 2 nights at the 4-star Castletroy Park Hotel with a full Irish breakfast
- 1 nights dining at the Castletroy Park Hotel
- 1 luncheon at Durty Nelly’s Pub at Bunratty Castle
- 2 nights at the 4-star Kinsale Hotel and Spa with a full Irish Breakfast
- 2 nights dinner at the Kinsale Hotel and Spa
- 1 night at the 4-star Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney with a full Irish breakfast
- 1 luncheon in charming Kinsale.
- Live show at the Celtic Steps Dance Show in Killarney
- All-inclusive dinner and live show at Johnnie Foxes in the Wicklow Mountains
- 1 night at the 4-star Clayton Hotel in Leopardstown with a full Irish Breakfast
- Shuttle bus to Jonnie Fox Show
- Transport to the airport on Sunday morning
- All Taxes
Day 1
After your luxury coach picks us up at Dublin airport, we drive West to the spectacular Cliffs of Moher. Our first stop is touring the famous Cliffs of Moher, named Ireland’s best visitor Attraction.
Read MoreThe cliffs soar 390 feet above the roaring Atlantic Ocean where visitors can enjoy the spectacular Cliff walk, climb O’Brien’s Tower, and enjoy bird watching as you your breathtaking hike. After lunch, we will explore the Burren area and visit the Poulnabrone Dolmen, dating back to the Neolithic period, and estimated between 4200 and 2900 BC. The unique Burren limestone plateau has been described as the surface of the moon, and a natural masterpiece. After exploring, we will make our way to the four-star Castletroypark hotel in Limerick, in time to freshen up before our group evening dinner at the hotel.
Day 2
After our full Irish breakfast, we will go to the legendary 15th Century Bunratty Castle and Folk Park located on the Wild Atlantic Way…
Read More touring the most complete and authentic castle in Ireland and experience what life was like in 19th-century Ireland at the acclaimed folk park with a petting zoo and fairy trails. Afterward, we will have our group luncheon at the iconic Durty Nelly’s Irish restaurant and pub before we make our way to the town of Listowel in Co. Kerry and visit the Kerry Storytellers and Writers Museum. This afternoon we will ignite our imagination with storytelling by a local Seanchaí, the bearer of Irish folklore, and have a lesson in the Gaelic, Irish language. Afterwards, we then head back to our hotel with time on our own to relax and enjoy the hotel swimming pool, sauna, or fitness gym.
Day 3
We depart Limerick and drive South towards Cork and the quaint town of Cobh to enjoy this charming Irish harbor town, the scene of Irish immigration to America for 100 years.
Read More Explore the quaint harbor and surrounding streets with its picturesque multicolored homes, St. Colman’s Cathedral, shops, and restaurants. We will then make our way towards Kinsale, to explore the Star-shaped military fortress, St. Charles Fort ,built between 1677 and 1682 during the reign of King Charles to protect the people of Kinsale. We will have a guided tour of the fort’s history and take in the spectacular views from the ramparts looking out over Kinsale Harbor. Before we check in to the Kinsale Hote and Spa, nestled in 90 acres of woodland, with time to relax and unwind overlooking the beautiful Wild Atlantic Way.
Day 4
Today we visit the famed Blarney Castle constructed in 1446 by Dermot McCarthy, King of Munster, and explore the stunning gardens and hiking trails.
Read More According to legend, kissing the stone gives you the gift of the gab. After exploring the Castle and gardens we will walk over to the nearby Blarney Woolen Mills for lunch with some time for shopping. After lunch, we will then have some time on our own exploring the beautiful harbor town of Kinsale with it’s eclectic shops and artisan art galleries. The town is often considered to be the most idyllic town in all of Ireland, steeped in history from the Battle of Kinsale to the Spanish Armada. Dinner tonight will be in the restaurant at the Kinsale Hotel. Guests can enjoy the hotel swimming pool and gym or explore the surrounding woodlands.
Day 5
After a relaxing breakfast, we will depart Kinsale to drive one of the most scenic coastal drives in Ireland, the famed Ring of Kerry – famous the world over!
Read More a coastal hugging Wild Atlantic Way drive, with photo stops along the way, we will enjoy the many sites of the Ring of Kerry including the famous ‘Ladies’View’ and kilarney National Park – stopping for lunch at Kenmare, yet another quaint Irish town.
Tonight, we are staying at the beautiful Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney to attend the Celtic Steps Dance Show. The show is what Killarney is famous for, and considered one of the best Irish dance shows in Ireland.
Day 6
Today we drive northeast, heading for Dublin’s Fair City, breaking up our journey by stopping at the medieval town of Kilkenny.
Read More There will be some free time to explore Ireland’s Medieval Mile which includes Smithwick’s Brewery, Kilkenny Castle, unique shopping, pubs, and restaurants. Our final night will be spent attending the incredible dancing experience at Ireland’s highest pub, the one and only ‘Johnnie Fox’s’ where we will have dinner and maybe take part in the famous show in the Wicklow Mountains. So much fun! Our hotel offers a complimentary shuttle to the Jonny Fox Show, just a few miles away in the Wicklow Mountains on the South side of Dublin city.
Day 7
Our driver will take you to Dublin International Airport after a wonderful week of dance, music, and culture.