Irish Heritage
Highlight: Your journey to Galway, Kerry and Cork will take you through breathtaking countryside where the Irish tongue—Gaelige—is still spoken in everyday life.
🔹 Curated experiences: Every program is intentionally designed to feature guided learning, cultural engagement, and independent exploration experiences to drive global competency development, denoted on each itinerary with a blue diamond. Learn more about these experiences.
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Ireland
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Day 2: Dublin
Meet your Tour Director at the airportTake a walking tour of Dublin
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Grafton Street, a brick-lined street known as the center of commerce
- Temple Bar district, Dublin's iconic hip neighborhood
Enjoy a traditional Guinness stew dinner in Dublin
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Day 3: Dublin
🔹 Guided learning: Take a guided tour of Dublin
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Dublin's five iconic Georgian squares, which span the north and south sides of Dublin and are surrounded by homes with colorful doors
- O’Connell Street, a bustling street filled with monuments
- St. Stephen’s Green, the largest of the five Georgian squares
- Phoenix Park and the presidential residence
See the Book of Kells at Trinity College, a manuscript created more than 1,000 years ago by Irish monks
Visit St. Patrick’s Cathedral, whose presence honors the patron saint of Ireland
Visit the EPIC Museum in Dublin to learn about the history of emigration from Ireland
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Dublin on your own
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Day 4: Dublin • Galway
Travel via Clonmacnoise, a ruined monastery, to Galway, often called the cultural heart of Ireland
Visit the Clonmacnoise site on the eastern bank of the River Shannon
Take a walking tour of Galway, including Eyre Square and the Latin Quarter
Enjoy dinner in Galway
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Day 5: Galway • Doolin • Killarney
Travel via Doolin and the Cliffs of Moher on your way to scenic Killarney
Travel by the Aran Islands Ferry to Inis OÃrr (March-October only)
Visit the Cliffs of Moher, a set of breathtaking rock formations that run for 9 miles along the coast of Ireland
🔹 Guided learning: Learn about the history, ecology, and cultural importance of the Cliffs of Moher at the Cliffs of Moher Interpretive Center
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Day 6: Killarney
Take an excursion to the Ring of Kerry, a 112-mile coastal route with incredible views of the Atlantic Ocean and the surrounding mountain range of Macgillycuddy’s Reeks
🔹 Cultural engagement: Visit the Kerry Bog Village Museum and wander through a re-creation of an Irish village from the early 1800s as costumed guides demonstrate the way of life that prevailed in 19th-century rural Ireland
Enjoy dinner in Killarney
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Day 7: Killarney • Cork
Travel via Blarney to Cork, a thriving city full of art, live music, and a growing restaurant scene
🔹 Cultural engagement: Visit Blarney Castle, the famed medieval fortification which is said to grant the gift of eloquence to anyone who kisses the Blarney Stone
Visit the Queenstown Story exhibition at the Cobh Heritage Centre
Enjoy dinner in Cork
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Day 8: Cork • Cashel Rock • Dublin
See the Rock of Cashel, the former seat of the Kings of Munster
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Dublin on your own
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Day 9: Depart for home
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Day 9: Dublin • Belfast
Travel to Belfast, a city that has redefined itself after The Troubles in the 1970s and 1980s
Enjoy dinner in Belfast
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Day 10: Belfast
Take a guided tour of Belfast
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Lower Falls Road, synonymous with the Catholic community in the city
- Shankill Row, a center of Loyalist activity during The Troubles
- Witness political murals that tell the story of Northern Ireland
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Belfast on your own
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Day 11: Belfast
Visit Giant's Causeway, ancient rock formations comprised of thousands of 55-million-year-old hexagonal basalt columns
Cross between grassy islands on Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, suspended nearly 100 feet above the rocks below
At Bushmills Distillery, take a peek at what goes into crafting this famous Irish whiskey and go behind the scenes of one of the oldest known distilleries in the world
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Day 12: Depart for home
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Day 1: Fly overnight to Ireland
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Day 2: Dublin
Meet your Tour Director at the airportTake a walking tour of Dublin
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Grafton Street, a brick-lined street known as the center of commerce
- Temple Bar district, Dublin's iconic hip neighborhood
Enjoy a traditional Guinness stew dinner in Dublin
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Day 3: Dublin
🔹 Guided learning: Take a guided tour of Dublin
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Dublin's five iconic Georgian squares, which span the north and south sides of Dublin and are surrounded by homes with colorful doors
- O’Connell Street, a bustling street filled with monuments
- St. Stephen’s Green, the largest of the five Georgian squares
- Phoenix Park and the presidential residence
See the Book of Kells at Trinity College, a manuscript created more than 1,000 years ago by Irish monks
Visit St. Patrick’s Cathedral, whose presence honors the patron saint of Ireland
Visit the EPIC Museum in Dublin to learn about the history of emigration from Ireland
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Dublin on your own
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Day 4: Dublin • Galway
Travel via Clonmacnoise, a ruined monastery, to Galway, often called the cultural heart of Ireland
Visit the Clonmacnoise site on the eastern bank of the River Shannon
Take a walking tour of Galway, including Eyre Square and the Latin Quarter
Enjoy dinner in Galway
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Day 5: Galway • Doolin • Killarney
Travel via Doolin and the Cliffs of Moher on your way to scenic Killarney
Travel by the Aran Islands Ferry to Inis OÃrr (March-October only)
Visit the Cliffs of Moher, a set of breathtaking rock formations that run for 9 miles along the coast of Ireland
🔹 Guided learning: Learn about the history, ecology, and cultural importance of the Cliffs of Moher at the Cliffs of Moher Interpretive Center
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Day 6: Killarney
Take an excursion to the Ring of Kerry, a 112-mile coastal route with incredible views of the Atlantic Ocean and the surrounding mountain range of Macgillycuddy’s Reeks
🔹 Cultural engagement: Visit the Kerry Bog Village Museum and wander through a re-creation of an Irish village from the early 1800s as costumed guides demonstrate the way of life that prevailed in 19th-century rural Ireland
Enjoy dinner in Killarney
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Day 7: Killarney • Cork
Travel via Blarney to Cork, a thriving city full of art, live music, and a growing restaurant scene
🔹 Cultural engagement: Visit Blarney Castle, the famed medieval fortification which is said to grant the gift of eloquence to anyone who kisses the Blarney Stone
Visit the Queenstown Story exhibition at the Cobh Heritage Centre
Enjoy dinner in Cork
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Day 8: Cork • Cashel Rock • Dublin
See the Rock of Cashel, the former seat of the Kings of Munster
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Dublin on your own
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Day 9: Depart for home
Add more days
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Day 9: Dublin • Belfast
Travel to Belfast, a city that has redefined itself after The Troubles in the 1970s and 1980s
Enjoy dinner in Belfast
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Day 10: Belfast
Take a guided tour of Belfast
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Lower Falls Road, synonymous with the Catholic community in the city
- Shankill Row, a center of Loyalist activity during The Troubles
- Witness political murals that tell the story of Northern Ireland
🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Belfast on your own
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Day 11: Belfast
Visit Giant's Causeway, ancient rock formations comprised of thousands of 55-million-year-old hexagonal basalt columns
Cross between grassy islands on Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge, suspended nearly 100 feet above the rocks below
At Bushmills Distillery, take a peek at what goes into crafting this famous Irish whiskey and go behind the scenes of one of the oldest known distilleries in the world
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Day 12: Depart for home
Confidence • Curiosity • Global perspective • Empathy • Adaptability • Relatability • Self-Awareness
Your experience includes
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Round-trip airfare
Your price includes round-trip airfare for your whole group
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Accommodations
Safe, comfortable hotels with private bathrooms will be waiting for you at your destination.
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On-tour transportation
Land transportation
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Regional-style meals
Daily breakfasts and select local dinners are included in your program. Generally, we leave lunch up to you so your group has an opportunity to explore its own tastes.
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End-to-end support
Your team helps to secure administrative approval and academic credit, provides recruiting tools and helps establish your program's ongoing presence on campus.
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Full-time Tour Director
Your Tour Director is with your group 24/7, providing deep local insight while handling all program logistics.
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Expert Local Guides
Your expert Local Guides are natural historians, adding cultural insight and enhancing teaching moments wherever your curriculum takes you.
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Guided sightseeing
Gain insider knowledge and cultural perspective from licensed local guides who join your group for select experiences on tour.
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Entrances
Trinity College; St. Patrick’s Cathedral; Clonmacnoise; Cliffs of Moher; Queenstown Experience; Bog Museum; Blarney Castle; Cashel Rock and Giant’s Causeway, Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge and Bushmills Distillery with extension
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Worldwide support, safety and security
EF has over 500 schools and offices in more than 50 countries worldwide. We provide 24-hour emergency support service along with a comprehensive $50 million liability policy that covers you and your institution while abroad.
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Flexible payment options
Give more students the opportunity to study abroad by offering them two different payment plan options, along with our TripFunder website to help fundraise for the program.
