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Have you always wanted to visit Ireland but have limited time or vacation days available? Well, we have heard you here at Pub Culture Beercations, and have created our first ever 7-Day Beercation to help you check the Emerald Isle off your beer-bucket list!
WIth our Best of Ireland 7-Day Beercation you can see some of the best parts of Ireland in just 7 Days - Sunday to Sunday! This beercation will start and end with one night in Dublin, spend 2-nights in Galway, 1-night in DIngle, and 2-nights in Cork - Ireland's best craft beer city! You will also visit Irelands oldest pub - Sean's Bar, see the Cliffs of Moher, have the chance to kiss the Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle, and visit the most famous Irish brewery and distillery - Guinness and Middleton, the distiller of Jameson and many other whiskeys!
So, if you are ready to spend a week in Ireland, we are ready to share some of the best stops we can share with you in just 7 days!
7-nights in centrally located, 3 or 4-star hotels with complimentary breakfast daily
including 2 drinks and gratuity
including 3 drinks and gratuity
Happy Hour Toast including appetizers, 2 drinks and gratuity
Travel by private coach provided by Kearney’s of Cork. (complimentary beer, soft drinks, and water provided on the bus.)
With Dublin Walking Tours
Visit one of the most iconic views in Ireland!
Visit famous Irish castles; Dublin Castle, Blarney Castle, and the Rock of Cashel.
All gratuities group leaders, walking tour guides, brewery and distillery tour guides, and your coach driver are already included.
Beercationers need to book their own round trip airfare to Dublin (DUB) Airport
(including alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks) Not included on the itinerary
Excursions or activities listed as "optional" on the itinerary.
Excursions or activities you book during "Free-TIme" on the itinerary.
(Recommended)
Planning to arrive early but don't want to make any plans on your own?
Choose the "Early Arrival Add-On" when booking your Northern Ireland Beercation and we will take care of the hotel for the night of Saturday, July 11, 2026, as well as arrange for you to attend the Celtic Nights Dinner Show with traditional Irish music and dancing with dinner.
Then, after a good night's sleep and breakfast at the hotel, take a self-guided tour of the Guinness Storehouse with included lunch, before the official Welcome Toast at 2:00pm in afternoon of July 12, 2026.
Your Best of Ireland 7-Day Beercation starts in Dublin. We kick off the tour with a welcome toast, followed by a short walking tour and finally a welcome dinner before giving everyone the rest of the night to hit the pubs of Dublin!
This morning we will check out of the hotel, load our luggage onto our coach from Kearney's of Cork, and make our way to Sean's Bar - the oldest bar in the world - for an Irish Coffee Master Class and group lunch before departing for Galway.
After lunch we will continue on to Galway where we will check into our hotel, and you will have the several hours to explore and do some shopping in Gaway before we meet up up at Galway Bay Brewing Company for a beer tasting and group dinner.
Today we will be taking a ferry across the Bay of Galway to the largest of the Aran Island for a guided tour with Aran Celtic Tours. After our return to Galway, the rest of the evening is again free to enjoy the Galway and the amazing pubs and live music in this lively town that owes part of the great nightlife thanks to the vibrant student population!
Today we say good-by to Galway and make our way down the Wild Atlantic Way to Dingle, first stopping at the iconic Cliffs of Moher. Here you will be able to enjoy the scenic views, visitor center, and even grab a snack or bite to eat in the cafe before we continue on to one of our favorite small towns, Dingle! After we get to dingle and check into our hotel, the rest of the evening is yours to explore this little, but mighty town, full of lively pubs, great music, delicious seafood, and some of Ireland's BEST ice cream at Murphy's!
Today you will see quite a bit as we start in the morning with driving Slea Head Drive around the Dingle Peninsula, make a stop at Blarney Castle, and arrive later in the afternoon in Cork, where after we check into our hotel will have a group dinner at Thompson's Brewpub & Restaurant. After dinner, you have the rest of the night to explore Cork's pubs!
Today we will make the short drive from Cork to Midleton, and the Midleton Distillery - makers of fine irish whiskey like Jameson and Powers, plus many more! After our guided tour we will have a group lunch before returning to Cork where you will have the rest of the day free to relax, explore, and hit a few pubs!
As we leave Cork, we will stop at the Rock of Cashel, the remains of a historical castle, for a short guided tour before continuing on to Dublin. Once we return to Dublin and get checked in to our hotel, you will have some free time to grab those last few souvenirs, pack your bags, and prepare for our final event - a Happy Hour Farewell Toast as we reminisce over the past week and the memories made!