Eilean Donan Castle in the Scottish Highland, United Kingdom

Grand Highlights of Ireland and Scotland

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Countries Visited

Ireland, Scotland

Places Visited

Dublin, Kildare, Waterford, Blarney...

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Suggested Duration

16 Days

Ireland and Scotland are proudly different countries of sublime landscapes and ongoing tradition. Handcrafted to celebrate the best of both, this private 16-day tour takes in all the famous experiences – like Dublin, Giant’s Causeway, Highland dancing, Loch Ness and Edinburgh – plus all those secrets and cultural memoirs found in between. Click here to learn more about Ireland and Scotland tours on Zicasso.

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Trip Highlights

  • Compare vibrant traditions that have survived to this day; like folk singing and storytelling in Ireland then Highland dancing and bagpipes in Scotland
  • Discover Europe’s extravagant rural roads, like Ireland’s Ring of Kerry and a journey through the Scottish Highlands
  • Compare the capitals, two nights in each of Edinburgh and Dublin packed with local surprises
  • Contrast the gritty, culture-imbued cities of Belfast and Glasgow
  • Embrace the beauty and serenity of the water; travel the North Coast past Giant’s Causeway and navigate the famous Scottish lochs (lakes)
  • Explore tales of battle, the modern murals of Londonderry a very different story to Scotland’s medieval battlefields
  • Spend a day on the Isle of Skye, away from it all with the wind through your hair
  • Beautiful vestiges from the past are all over these two countries: like thatched cottages in Adare, Rosslyn Chapel (made famous by The Da Vinci Code), Galway Cathedral and the Blarney Stone
  • Cross the green landscapes of Ireland then find purple beneath the peaks in Scotland

Detailed Description

For such small countries, Ireland and Scotland really know how to diversify the visitor experience. Bagpipe music and Highland dancing; whimsical Irish cabaret and traditional seanchaithe (storytellers). Experience the staggering Atlantic Ocean coastline and the serenity of Scottish lochs. Visit Dublin, Belfast, Glasgow and Edinburgh, four cities with completely different identities. Then pay a visit to thatched villages, war murals, the Blarney Stone, the Isle of Skye, then Rosslyn Chapel of The Da Vinci Code and Knights Templar fame. These are countries made for touring, where every day brings you to somewhere and something new. Every moment you spend, there’s the ubiquitous sense of local culture. In the 21st-century, it’s refreshing to explore countries so true to their roots and styles.

Spend the first eight nights in Ireland. Dublin is for stories and soaking up the Irish atmosphere. The country’s south delivers folk fun and glorious landscapes. Along the southwestern coast, you find dramatic landscapes and old-world musing. Traverse the west of the country, through a thatched village to Galway, then onwards to the intriguing tales of Donegal and Londonderry. You’re now in Northern Ireland, and you explore one of the world’s finest coastlines – the North Coast with Giant’s Causeway – before a relaxed 24 hours in Belfast. While the pace seems quick and there is a lot to experience, Ireland’s compact size means you don’t spend that long on the road. The car rides are part of the fun when the landscapes are so improbably green.

Fly across the water to two nights in Glasgow, a city that’s great to compare with Belfast. Then set off into the rural lands that make Scotland so inviting: lochs (lakes), ruined castles, medieval war stories, ragged mountain tops then a ferry to the windswept Isle of Skye. Back on mainland Scotland, you become immersed in the Highlands, traveling through vast open landscapes and onwards to your final two nights in Edinburgh. Along the way, there’s a mythical monster, bagpipes and dancing, farming heritage and all those little secrets that make Scotland such a unique place to travel. Two weeks after exploring Dublin, you’re making sense of the travel memoirs, having to use photos to piece the journey together. Learn more about how the luxury Ireland and Scotland tour companies we work with can personalize the vacation of your dreams.

Starting Price

$9,200 per person (excluding international flights)

Your Zicasso trip is fully customizable, and this sample itinerary is a starting place for your travel plans. Actual costs are dynamic, and your selection of accommodations and activities, your season of travel, and other such variables will bring this budget guideline up or down. Throughout your planning experience with your Zicasso specialist, your itinerary is designed around your budget. You can book your trip when you are satisfied with every detail. Planning your trip with a Zicasso travel specialist is a free service.

What's Included

  • Accommodations
  • In-country transportation
  • Some or all activities and tours
  • Expert trip planning
  • 24x7 support during your trip

Your final trip cost will vary based on your selected accommodations, activities, meals, and other trip elements that you opt to include.

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