GARDENS OF THE IRISH LANDSCAPE
JUNE 5 to JUNE 12, 2022
$3750 DOUBLE OCCUPANCY
Tour includes 7 nights accommodation, 7 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 4 dinners, 1 high tea, all trip-related admissions and guides, transportation and gratuities. Cost does not include airfare, airport transfers or alcoholic beverages.
Single supplement $1100
Please note that this trip begins in Dublin and ends in Limerick (Shannon)
ACCOMMODATIONS: Dublin: The Wynn Hotel; Waterford: The Granville Hotel; Cork: The Imperial Hotel and Limerick: 1 Pery Square.
SUNDAY JUNE 5
WALKING TOUR
It’s a Studio Traveler tradition to we start with a 2 to 3 hour leisurely walking tour. This time we are introduced to Dublin, this jaunty and deeply historic town
TEA AT THE FITZWILLIAM
We finish up our get acquainted afternoon with high tea at the Fitzwilliam
MONDAY JUNE 6
It is hard to imagine a more stunning and picturesque botanical garden than this national treasure
The Dillon Garden serves as a charming counterpoint to the National Gardens,
the private garden of one of the most renowned master gardeners of Ireland
TUESDAY JUNE 7
Powerscourt is quite literally considered one of the most outstanding, swoon-worthy gardens in the world
Nature is the gardener at the site of a 1000 year old monastery in the legendary Wicklow Mountains
WICKLOW HEATHER IRISH WHISKEY BAR
We have a wee dram of this small-batch local brew, well, just for the fun of it!
WEDNESDAY JUNE 8
We depart for points west!
We arrive in Kilkenny in time to tour this 400 years old, perfectly preserved house and garden
CLOCLOUGH WALLED GARDENS AND TINTERN ABBEY
This recently restored garden is a supremely fine example of an 18th century walled garden
THURSDAY JUNE 9
We‘re in Waterford so we take the morning off for shopping, touring or just dreaming
in this beautiful place before we are off for an afternoon of visits
The Irish seat of the legendary Cavendish family, the gardens of Lismore are thought to rival those of the family’s English estate Chatsworth House
BALLYMALOE ORGANIC GARDEN TOUR
Ballymaloe has been a renowned and innovative cooking school since the 1970’s. Its decades-long dedication to farm to table cooking now includes a particularly fine and extensive organic garden
We end our day in Cork, our home base for our next day of adventures
FRIDAY JUNE 10
Pictured above, Garnish Island is part Mediterranean dream, part fairyland and all magic as is the ferry ride out to this very special place
BLARNEY CASTLE
SATURDAY JUNE 11
STOPS ALONG THE IVERAGH PENINSULA
We make the most of this of our transit from Cork to Limerick as we travel along the rugged coast and through the rural seaside villages stopping along the way to take in the views and to visit the equally rich historic sites
SUNDAY JUNE 12
TOUR ENDS AT BREAKFAST