Cork, Blarney Castle and the Queenstown Story

General information

Destination
Dublin, Ireland

Program details

Take a highly enjoyable trip to Ireland's Southern capital, Cork. Visit the world renowned Blarney Stone, the Queenstown Story at Cobh and Cork Harbour, famous as the Titanic's last port of call.

We check in at Dublin's Heuston Station at 06:40 (Customer Service Desk) for the Inter-City Service to Cork. Once there we’ll transfer by coach to nearby Blarney Castle where you'll get the chance to kiss the famous Blarney Stone and, if you're lucky, acquire the gift of the gab. Here there'll be plenty time at Blarney Village for shopping at the Blarney Woollen Mills Centre and for lunch at one of the towns many charming restaurants. Then we'll go back to Cork for a short city tour visiting the city's main attractions including City Hall, St. Finbarre's Cathedral, the City Gaol and the city's most famous landmark, the Church Tower of Shandon. Then we have a scenic journey alongside Cork Harbour to Cobh where the Queenstown Story Heritage Centre is located in the beautifully restored Victorian railway station and transatlantic terminal, once the embarkation point for generations of Irish emigrants to the new world from famine times to recent years and famous as the Titanic's last port of call. Then we'll return to catch the train back to Dublin where we'll arrive at around 20:20. This full day excursion includes return travel by Inter-City Express to Cork, coach transfers, entrance to Blarney Castle and the Queenstown Heritage Centre. Please note that lunch in Blarney is not included.