Southwest Ireland 2012
Sample Package # 1 Includes:
Day 1: Participants arrive at Shannon Airport, collect bags & board tour bus, pick up at approximately 9:45am.
Day 2: Ballybunion Cashen ***Non-golfers visit Ballybunion Beach & Seaweed Baths
Day 3: Tralee Golf Course***Non-golfers spend the day exploring Killarney.
Day 4: Ring of Kerry Golf Club ***Non-golfers visit & explore the “Tidy” town of Kenmare.
Day 5: Ring of Kerry & Dingle Peninsula
Day 6: Skellig Bay Golf Club ***Non-golfers Malton’s Innisfallen Health & Beauty Center.
Day 7: – Dooks Golf Club ***Non-golfers visit the town of Kenmare.
Day 8: Tralee ***Non-golfers explore historic Fenit Lighthouse.
Day 9: Check out of Dromoland Castle & transfer guests to the Shannon airport.
Sample Package #2 Includes:
Day 1- Arriving in Shannon and travel to Killarney.
We will pick up group in luxury motor coach from Shannon airport at approximately 10:00am.
Luxury coach suitable for parties of golfers with leather captain seats, 2 x tables, air con, fridge, etc.
Sightseeing: Gap of Dunloe and local sightseeing attractions, Torc Waterfall, Ladies View and Killarney National Park After Sightseeing group will check in at Killarney Park Hotel, Kenmare Place, Killarney, Co. Kerry, and stay for 5 nights. The Killarney Park Hotel, one of Ireland's premier 5 star hotels, is superbly located on its own grounds adjacent to the centre of Killarney town. It offers the perfect base from which to pursue a host of outdoor activities including golf on Kerry's premier courses, river and lake fishing, horse riding, shooting and hill walking or trekking through Killarney's spectacular National Park. Welcome Drink on arrival at Killarney Park and welcome dinner for group at hotel.
Day 2- Golf – Ballybunion Cashen
The Cashen Course at Ballybunion is set on the same majestic links land as its elder sister. With the Atlantic Ocean on one side and the river on the other, the tumbling, undulating, free flowing design is beauty beyond description in words. The variation of the terrain here meant that the construction of a golf course would be no easy matter but somehow, making use of its natural features, it has been achieved. In playing the Cashen Course, you will experience 18 spectacular holes, each with its own unique character and challenge. From the moment you tee off at the first until your final drive over a wasteland at the last and thence to a magnificent finish at an elevated green, you will have traversed a wondrous golf course. Guests are on their own to enjoy dinner at hotel or a nearby pub or tavern. Overnight at the Killarney Park
Day 3- AM Sightseeing:
Muckross House & Gardens with Traditional Irish homesteads and farms. Visit Muckross House and Gardens today. This magnificent Victorian mansion is one of Ireland’s leading stately homes. It is beautifully situated amidst the spectacular scenery of Killarney National Park. The gardens of Muckross House are renowned worldwide for their beauty. In particular they are noted for their fine collection of Azaleas and Rhododendrons, and extensive water garden and an outstanding rock garden.
PM Golf - Killarney Killeen Killarney's Killeen course boasts a truly stunning location set among mature trees along the shores of Lough Leane against the backdrop of the McGillicuddy Reek Mountains. Hosted the Irish Open Championship in 1991 and 1992, both won by Nick Faldo. The Killeen course was also the venue for the European Tour’s 2010 Irish Open, won by Ross Fisher. Group Dinner at Hotel this evening. Overnight at the Killarney Park
Day 4- Sightseeing: Blarney Castle & Gardens
Blarney Castle was built nearly six hundred years ago by one of Ireland’s greatest chieftains, Cormac MacCarthy, and has been attracting attention beyond Munster ever since. Over the last few hundred years, millions have flocked to Blarney, making it a world landmark and one of Ireland’s greatest treasures. Guests are on their own to enjoy dinner at hotel or a nearby pub or tavern. Overnight at the Killarney Park
Day 5- Golf - Waterville
Set against majestic scenery on the famous Ring of Kerry, you will hardly find as tough a test as Waterville. Unsheltered from the sweeping winds from the Atlantic, this is as real golf can get! Golf at Waterville is a mystical experience – the beauty of classic links land, surrounded by the sea, yet forever challenged and shaped by the elements. Over 100 years old, Waterville is rated among the top 5 courses in Ireland and the top 20 links courses in the world. Guests will enjoy a group dinner at a nearby pub or tavern in Killarney. Overnight at the Killarney Park Hotel
Day 6 - Golf - Ring of Kerry
The Ring of Kerry Golf & Country Club overlooks the spectacular Kenmare Bay. It enjoys an inspiring view of one of the most panoramic scenes to be found on any golf course in Ireland. After golf a Steak Lunch is included at Ring of Kerry Golf Club. Then we’ll travel to the Hayfield Manor Hotel, in the city of Cork, and stay for 2 nights. The Hayfield Manor Hotel is Cork’s finest five star luxury hotel. Tonight guests are on their own for dinner. The Hayfield Manor features Orchids Restaurant(fine dining), Perrotts Garden Bistro(elegant yet informal) or you may consider in room dining. Cork City also offers many pubs, taverns & restaurants 5 to 10 by taxi or 15 to 20 minute walk. Overnight at the Hayfield Manor
Day 7- Golf - Old Head
Old Head Golf Links is built on a 220-acre diamond of land, jutting out over two miles into the Atlantic; the promontory is almost an island with numerous caves running beneath your feet as you play the course. Unrivalled in terms of the magnificent beauty and setting of the site located in the southwest of Ireland, Old Head Golf Links continues to take the golfing world by storm and remains one of the most sought after golf experiences anywhere on earth.Group Dinner at Hotel.
Day 8 Dromoland Castle & Sightseeing:
Whiskey tour & tasting at Old Midleton Distillery. Then a visit to the Cobh Heritage Center, followed by a stop off at the village of Adare en route to Dromoland Castle. Check in at Dromoland Castle, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Ennis, Co. Clare, for 2 nights Dromoland , one of Ireland's finest castle hotels, offers guests the experience of living like landed gentry, surrounded by luxury, beauty and service. The castle, a magnificent Renaissance structure built in the 16th century, was once the royal seat of the O'Brien clan. Refurbished and transformed into a luxury hotel in 1962, it retains priceless reminders of theCastle's historic past. Splendid woodcarvings and stone statuary, hand-carved paneling and fine antique furnishings surround guests. On the Castle's 375-acre estate, guests can hunt, fish, ride horseback, golf, play tennis and more. Overnight at the Dromoland Castle
Day 9- Golf – Dromoland The Course of Kings –
What more dramatic a backdrop could be to this most challenging and enjoyable course than the world renowned five star Dromoland Castle. In 2003, the Dromoland golf course was redesigned to the highest standards by Joe Carr and Ron Kirby. It is situated on 400 unspoiled acres of lush wooded parkland enhanced by the gently flowing River Rine which becomes a feature for three of the many beautiful holes on the course. The natural terrain of the landscape at Dromoland Golf Club poses a considerable challenge to even the lowest handicap, with a profusion of yawning water hazards and concealed bunkers. Dromoland Castle is rapidly earning an enviable reputation both for quality of golf at Dromoland Golf Club and for the splendidly refurbished Castle Hotel. Its restaurant, "The Earl of Thomond", is rated as one of Ireland's outstanding restaurants. The Clubhouse is equipped with leisure centre and swimming pool. This evening we enjoy a Farewell Group Dinner at Dromoland Castle. Overnight at the Dromoland Castle
Day 10- Check out of Dromoland Castle
Check out of hotel after breakfast and then we’ll transfer guests to the Shannon airport. Have a safe trip home.
