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Ireland & Northern Ireland

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Ireland and Northern Ireland together form the island of Ireland, situated on the western edge of Europe in the North Atlantic Ocean. The island is renowned for its dramatic landscapes — from the rugged Cliffs of Moher and the Giant's Causeway's volcanic basalt columns to the rolling green countryside that earned Ireland the nickname "the Emerald Isle." Dublin, Belfast, Galway, and Cork offer thriving cultural scenes rooted in Celtic history, literary heritage, and legendary pub culture. Travellers are drawn here for hiking, coastal road trips like the Wild Atlantic Way, whiskey distillery tours, and immersive experiences in some of Europe's most storied cities.

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Ireland & Northern Ireland · 9 days

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Northern & Southern Ireland — Self-Launched

A 9-day self-launched version of Intrepid's Belfast-to-Dublin small-group trip, rebuilt so you can book it yourself. You'll cover the same ground — Titanic Belfast, the Giant's Causeway, Derry's Bogside murals and Bloody Sunday history, Galway, a ferry day on the Aran Islands, the Cliffs of Moher, Adare, Killarney, the Ring of Kerry and a sheepdog demo, then Dublin — using Ireland's excellent (and cheap) public bus and train network instead of a tour vehicle. Hostels and family-run B&Bs replace the tour hotels, and every "included activity" is swapped for a self-bookable equivalent (Translink/Expressway buses, Aran Islands ferry + bike hire, OPW/Cliffs visitor centre tickets, a working sheep farm show). Costs are approximate per-person GBP at 2025/26 backpacker rates; peak summer (Jun–Aug) adds roughly 20–30% on accommodation.

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