Ireland, ideal location for your Ireland vacation

Ireland is one of the most popular destinations in the world for a vacation or holiday. Whether your planning for 2008/2009 or even 2018!, our aim is to provide you with all the information you require to plan your dream trip to Ireland. This website has over 2,000 pages of information on Ireland. Take a trip through our website and contact us to plan your dream visit to Ireland.

Ireland Vacation Types

Whatever your aspirations, needs or budget there is a dream trip to Ireland to suit you:

	Self Drive Vacations - A flexible driving tour of Ireland staying in the accommodation type of your choice.		Ireland Coach Tours - An Escorted tour by coach, staying in a range of our best hotels or castles.
	Short Breaks - A short stay Ireland vacation, in any of our wide range of hotels, castles, manors or B&B's.		Self Catering - An extended ireland vacation (usually of a week or more) in a private holiday home, cottage or villa.
	Ireland Group Tours - Pre-organised and co-ordinated complete itineraries including flights, accommodation, attractions and transport for your group Ireland tours.		Honeymoon - A Romantic visit to Ireland. Your Ireland vacation customized to your tastes

--All our Ireland tours can be tailored to your specific needs--
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Accommodation Types for your Ireland vacation

Ireland has a huge variety in your choice of accommodation to suit all budgets.
Stay in one type or experience a mix throughout your stay.

• Hotels - Quality accommodation in properties ranging from 3 star to 5 star
• Bed and Breakfast (B&B) - Lodging and Breakfast in one of 2000 family homes
• Manor Houses - A special experience in one of Ireland's historic large houses
• Castles - Luxury accommodation in a historic castle
• Self Catering - Lodging in a self contained cottage or house (excludes meals)
• Farmhouse - Lodging and Breakfast in a home on a working farm
• Camping - Tent accommodation in an approved campsite
• Carvan - Mobile Trailor style accommodation, in one or in a variety of tailored parks around the country

Ask your guide to advise which best fits your budget.

Getting to Ireland and getting around

Arriving, Driving, Distances, Buses, Trains, Taxis...

Festivals to see on your Ireland vacation

• Cork Week 2008 - 12 to 19 July
  Cork Week, commonly known as Ford week (The festival was sponsored by Ford Motor Company for many years), is Ireland's largest international sailing regatta and is held in July every two years.
  
  
• The Dublin Horse Show 2008 - 06 to 10 August
  The Fáilte Ireland Dublin Horse Show will take over the entire RDS complex in the heart of Dublin from August, 6th to the 10th, 2008.
  
  
• The 2008 Rose of Tralee - 22 to 26 August 2008
  Ireland's premier beauty festival the Rose of Tralee attracts contestants and visitors from all over Ireland and the World to the colourful town of Tralee in Co. Kerry.
  
  
• Irish Match Making Festival Lisdoonvarna - Aug 29 to Sept
  Throughout the month of September, the spa town of Lisdoonvarna close to the Burren in Co. Clare, celebrates the world famous Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival with music and lots of fun.
  
  
• Galway International Oyster Festival 2008 - 25 to 28 September
  The Galway International Oyster Festival is the premier event in the Galwegian calendar, when people from all over the world descend on Galway to sample the world famous oysters of Galway Bay and the legendary craic of the West of Ireland.
  
  
• Kinsale Food Festival 2008 - 10 to 12 October
  In October 2008, Kinsale, the gourmet food capital of Ireland, holds the Kinsale Food Festival promising a host of culinary delights, appearances from renowned celebrity chefs and a range of entertainments for all the family.
  
  
• Belfast Festival at Queens 2008 - October 24 to 27
  One of Ireland's largest international arts, the Belfast Festival at Queens, takes place during the last two weeks of October with a host of internationally renowned acts in theatre, dance, music, comedy, literature and art.
  
  
• The Guinness Jazz Festival Cork 2008 - October 24 to 27
  Ireland's biggest Jazz Event, the Guinness Jazz Festival in Cork kicks off at the end of October from the and this year promises to be one of the biggest ever.
  

Practical information for your Ireland vacation

Weather, Currency, Electricity, Telephones, Embassies, Police, Tips, Books.

Most Popular pages on this Ireland website

The links below take you to just some of the most popular topics on this website
History, Attractions, Counties, Places, Pubs, Sports, Genealogy, Food, Public Holidays, Ireland's Blue Flag Beaches, Ireland's Saints, Irish Mythology, Samuel Beckett , Irish Castles, Mother's Day, Easter, James Joyce, Irish Language, Neolithic Sites, Holidays in Gaeltacht, W.B. Yeats, The Battle of the Boyne, Ireland Loughs, Gaelic Football, The Galway Races, Ireland's Islands, Dublin in a day, Patrick Kavanagh