Dublin day trip to Cliffs of Moher, Ennis Town, Bunratty Castle

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Explore Ireland’s west: Cliffs of Moher, Bunratty Castle, and Ennis. Enjoy stunning views, rich history, and charming towns on a top-rated guided tour.

Duration: 12 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Dublin - Departure for this tour is at 7 AM from Starbucks Café, 1 – 3 Crampton Quay, Dublin D02 EW97.

Please make sure you arrive to the meeting point at least 10 minutes before departure time.

Cliffs of Moher - Cliffs of Moher and heritage site. With an arrival time of approximately 10.45 AM, there are 1.5 hours allocated to this attraction. All passengers are given a ticket by their guide to enter the Visitor Centre. Take a rest break and grab a lite bite to eat before heading out for a walk along the Atlantic Ledge. Beautiful scenery along the Cliff top with abundant wildlife. Your tour guide will offer lots of information as to where to go and what to visit along the walk and on some of the best locations from where to take the best photos dependant on the seasonal changes to the sunlight. While there your possessions on tour are securely locked in the coach and the same seats will be allocated for the duration of the day.
Bunratty Castle & Folk Park - Dating 1415ad, this is the most complete and authentic medieval castle in Ireland. Originally a Viking trading site dated 970ad, you will see lots of medieval features, tower houses, raised entrance door with draw bridge over river, murdering hole over main doors, loop holes for bow and arrow, basement prison with ceilings too low to be able to stand, secret trap doors to drop unwanted visitors through impaled on spikes.
1646: as part of the Irish Confederate Wars in the “Wars of the Three Kingdoms” of most interest to American visitors is the siege of Bunratty Castle. The English forces commanded by Sir William Penn held the castle but alas was defeated. His life spared by the Irish forces. His son was born later in America went on to found Pennsylvania.

The Folk Park is set on 26 acres: rural farmhouses, village shops, streets, recreated & furnished as they appeared at that time according to their social standing.

Ennis - Ennis is the first town in Ireland accredited with the prestigious International Purple Flag Award proving Ennis’ claim to be the Friendliest Town in Ireland. It is also known as the Boutique Capital of Ireland. Ennis town has long been renowned as a centre of excellence for shopping. There are also old traditional bars to enjoy a light lunch while possibly even enjoying some traditional Irish music. Your tour guide on the day will offer a complimentary 20 minute walking tour of the town. It´s your choice to join in if you wish, but we do feel it is a nice experience to join the group and maybe make a friend! Most people would also choose to have lunch in one of Ennis´ traditional pubs.

What's Included

On-board WiFi
All attraction fees included
Walking tour of Ennis Town
Rest stops / bathroom breaks at pre-selected locations

Additional Information

Bunratty Medieval Castle and Folk Park located on the banks of the River Shannon. Immerse yourself in 1000 years of the castle’s personality and history. Walk through the Folk Park, animals, flora with cottages and a village from the 1800’s. The Cliffs of Moher on West Atlantic Coast offer spectacular scenes. Walk the path on the highest cliffs in Ireland and/or enjoy light food in the visitor museum eco center. Ennis: a charming welcoming town with trad pubs, boutique shops. A free walking tour on offer by the guide is optional. Travel the countryside east to west see vastly contrasting scenery happy in the knowledge you are touring with the company consistently reviewed on TripAdvisor as the number 1 operator in Ireland, top 3 in Europe every year for 10 years. Tours offer the maximum time at attractions, no soft commission stops, attraction costs included, two members of staff (a coach driver and a guide) ensure safety is never compromised.

Children of 2 years and under are not permtted to travel. We have storage for luggage, wheel chairs and most items a guest might travel with.
Travel time is included on the total tour duration
Passengers suffering from motion sickness should take preventative medication. We cannot reserve front seats for clients with motion sickness.

Location

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Crampton Quay

The coach is metallic grey with silver writing and the company logo of a lovely dog as the livery. The coach will arrive and park at the departure point at 6.45 am with our guide and the driver there to welcome you aboard the coach.

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Anne

Jul 28, 2024

Fantastic day with great hosts Tom & Sergio! - We couldn’t have asked for better weather! The ride was enjoyable and Tom offered great facts along the way. Sergio was quite an impressive driver with the tight turns on these little roads. The cliffs were breathtaking, followed with a great lunch at Knox &Co (recommend the seafood chowder) and then finished off with the Bunratty Castle. We highly recommend this day trip it’s well worth it!