Pack your favorite walking shoes and get yourself to the breath-taking South of Ireland. Just take off in your rental car and explore the ancient sites, Castles and stunning coastal towns of Cork. 

From fascinating cities to wild landscapes, Ireland's south is waiting for you.

You will stay in Dublin city for the first two nights. 

You will stay in Clonmel for two nights and stay in Cork for two nights. You are not on a schedule so you can take in as much as you like but we have some suggestions for you and we will look after your bookings of these venue's too.

For your first two nights in Ireland we book you into a hotel which is 5 min's from the airport called "The Forty Four on Main St"  Which is on the outskirts of Dublin City. From there you can get a local bus into the city center and for your first day you can go exploring. There are some great places to visit. Guinness Store house, Jameson Distillery, Trinity College where you will see the famous Book of Kells, the Whiskey museum, Kilmainham Jail and so much more. While in Dublin city you should have a look for the Molly Malone Statue because if you want to take a day trip to the underground Megalithic tomb the following day (highly recommended) you could take a day trip bus from there. 

On your third day you go to the airport to rent your car, and from there you will make your way South. Again you are not on a schedule so you don't have to be anywhere at any particular time but we suggest that you visit the Rock of Cashel. It is amazing but on your way there you could call into see Killkenny Castle too. You will be staying in Clonmel for two nights in Mulcahy's hotel 

We suggest you take a drive down to Hook Head peninsula and visit Hook head lighthouse and enjoy the coastal drive. There are some quaint little coastal towns all around that part of the country so you can take your time before returning to your hotel. 

You will then make your way to Cork where you can visit the famous Jameson Distillery in Midlton Co Cork and then go to Cobh which is the place where the Titanic stopped for the last time. There is a great heritage museum there to check out and if you would like to do something cool you could go out to Spike Island by boat from the harbor there. You will stay in the Commons Inn 

Your last day down South we suggest you visit Blarney Castle and then take a trip around the Ring of Beara which is breath-taking in every way before you get back to your hotel in Cork, Then you make your way back to Dublin to the airport to leave back the car and take your evening flight, saying goodbye to Ireland. But we hope you will come back again soon!

The hotels we have listed are usually available but if they are not we book you into similar hotels. 

The Forty Four on Main St

Mulcahy's Hotel

The Commons Inn

You will have a private double room with private facilities and full Irish breakfast each morning.

Standard economy car with stick shift. 

If you wish to up grade to an automatic we can do that for you depending on availability by rental car company. 

We will supply you with a package for your trip. In this package you will find a suggested itinerary for each day. You will see that we have driving instructions from place to place, phone no's of hotels and venue's, suggestions on where to eat, we research music festivals that might be happening around you or music venue's. We give you suggestions of places you might like to visit that is not on our itinerary. 

There are different prices for different times of the year because many places adjust their prices between Summer and winter. So please be aware that the price depends on when you are thinking about going.

We also offer a Chauffeur service, so if you wish to upgrade we can do that for you.

You can take a taxi to your first hotel and leave your baggage there and then if you wish you can take a bus into Dublin city center. Then you can go explore the city. There is so much to see and do there from the Guinness Store house, Jameson Distillery, Trinity College, ChristChurch,  whiskey museum and so much more.  You can explore all the great craft shops and take a stroll around the famous Temple bar area.

You can make your way into Dublin city again today and take a day trip up to the famous Newgrange underground passage tombs. This is truly an amazing place and while there you will hear about the construction and reasons for these tombs. There is also a heritage center there that is worth strolling around.

Today you leave Dublin and head South, on your way to our suggested stop of Rock of Cashel but because you are on your own time schedule you could also stop at Kilkenny castle which is an amazing place too. The Rock of Cashel goes back to the 5th century and has a massive and interesting history. It is said that St Patrick said his first mass there and converted the High King from paganism to Christianity. You will then make your way to the little country town of Clonmel where you will stay for two nights.

Take a trip South today and visit some of the coastal towns, and you could also visit Waterford Crystal in Waterford. But your journey would not be complete to the South if you did not visit Hook Head Lighthouse.  So take it all in. The tour guide there is amazing and they have really worked hard to give you an interesting tour. 

We suggest you take a trip to the famous Jameson Distillery today in a little place called Midlton Co Cork. You can also visit the monument called "Kindred Spirits" while there before going to the coastal town of Cobh. Cobh is known as the last stop by the Titanic before its demise. There is a great heritage museum there and if you ever wondered what the inside of the Titanic looked like you will see it there. You could then take a boat out to Spike Island to see "Irelands Hell" or Irelands Alcartaz" as it was known before going to your next hotel in Cork.

You can take a relaxing drive today, your first stop is Blarney Castle where you can kiss the blarney stone if you wish. Then take the drive around the Ring of Beara calling into all the little coastal towns on the way.  If you stop in Clonakilty find the Church restaurant and have a meal there, you are sure to enjoy it. Call into Skibbereen and take some photo's of this quaint and colorful town before returning to your hotel.

Today you drive back to Dublin and return your rental car before going to the airport. We wish you a safe flight and hope you return again sometime. Next time you might join us on a tour, Check out www.SecretIrelandToursLLC.com