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Self-Drive Ireland Tours
Families-Couples-Friends
Casual go-as-you-please vouchers or a pre-reserved itinerary with a self-drive car rental is available. Choose from "hidden off-the-beaten-path" places, recommended by guidebooks or luxurious hotels and castles. It is up to you!
See tiny, storybook villages, where thatched roofed cottages and ancient castles abound. The air is scented by the flavor of peat fires. Nearly every bend in the road affords gorgeous vistas of sky, land and water. The Irish people are charming, welcoming and friendly. If you have not visited Ireland, you haven't visited the best. You may choose from the best Irish B&B's, hotels, guesthouses, inns in Ireland, unusual manors and even the most elegant Irish castles to form your perfect vacation! We have 3 star relaxed castles to 5 star elegant ones.
We are experts at custom-designing arrangements to suit your needs. It's simple really. Just tell us where you'd like to go and what you'd like to do, or ask for suggestions from us. Trust us for destination knowledge - we've already been there many times.
Need an Ireland hotel with a swimming pool, or a hotel in Ireland with air conditioning? Whatever you question or wish, just ask. We’re here to help!
Get Active Ireland! In addition to escorted tours & self-drive packages, there are options for walking, biking, fishing and golf packages in Ireland for individuals, couples, families and small groups of friends. Contact us to create your dream Ireland vacation: specialgrouptours@yahoo.com
Self drive touring holidays in Ireland price includes:
- Round trip airfare available at additional cost. Airfare
- Self-drive Irish car rental with unlimited mileage and tax. Large cars, minibuses and automatics are available. Pick up you car rental at Shannon Airport, Cork, Dublin or elsewhere. You can prepay your car insurance. Please click here to go to the Car Information page.
- Accommodations at your choice of Irish B&B's, farms, hotels, guesthouses, Irish castles or manors. Choose some of each for maximum flexibility. Rooms are sharing bath at B&B's, and with private bath at all other properties. However, you may prepay a supplement for private bath at B&B's.
- Vouchers are provided for each night of your stay. We reserve the first night for you near your arrival city, at our choice of property, unless you specify otherwise. Afterwards, you call ahead to make reservations as you drive along, or if you prefer, we will reserve them all before you go for a charge of $99.00 per person. Stay for any number of nights at any property.
- Full hearty Irish breakfast is served each day. This may include home-baked breads, farm-fresh eggs, cereal, sausage and bacon.
- Value-Added Tax (V.A.T.) and service charges.
- Heritage Island pass with discount admissions for 130 of the leading visitor attractions, theatres, festivals, crafts and lifestyle centres including household names such as Trinity College, the Abbey Theatre, Guinness Storehouse, Cork Opera House, Blarney Castle, Cliffs of Moher Visitor Experience and the Ulster American Folk Park. Nearly all of the 130 centres offer the user a discount off the admission price, with the majority being 2 for 1 admission. This gives the user up to €400 of potential savings.
- Added bonus: Shannon Region Discount vouchers for over 50 attractions and activities including: 25% off admission to Atlantic Edge, Cliffs of Moher 2 for 1 Admission to Adare Heritage Centre 10% off Admission to Doolin Caves, golf discounts, horse riding discounts, and much more!
- Passport Case with "What You Need To Know Before You Go"
- Lynott Tours Baggage Strap
- Travel Insurance is available from $53 per person.
- Rent a cellphone from $29 or a GPS from $50.
Bonuses: Stay 7 nights, Guidebook, with touring suggestions and more PLUS -DUBLIN HOP ON HOP OFF CITY TOUR Continuous bus tour around Dublin, perfect for first timers to acquaint visitors with the top attractions. Get off anywhere you like, and rejoin anywhere during the day. Valid for 24 hours. Daily all year. Departs from: Stop 1, 14 Upper O’Connell Street (Outside Dublin Tourism) First Tour: 09.30am Daily Tour Duration: 90 minutes Return Time : 16.30 (17.30 during summer season please check times of final departures with your driver). Tour is also available in Kilkenny.
Extra Bonus Stay 14 nights: Dublin Evening Literary Pub Tour. Leaves 7:15PM daily. Considering its small size, Dublin's literary heritage is one of the most impressive in the world. Dozens of authors, including Joyce, Shaw, Wilde, and in current times, Neil Jordan, Mary Lavin, Seamus Heaney and John McGahern have been connected with Dublin. Departs from Dukes Pub off Grafton St., and includes stops at 4 pubs, led by actors, who re-enact the life and works of Dublin's literary greats.
Irish Bed and Breakfasts, Farmhouses and Country Homes
Experience the Irish way of life and get to know the friendly Irish by staying as an honored guest in their own homes. We have more than 800 B&B's in Ireland, north and south - anything from a contemporary home in major towns and cities to an intriguing 400-year old granite farmhouse with a thatched roof in the countryside. There are too many to list here, but we have them in almost every town and village in all 32 counties. From all Ireland bed and breakfast - from Dublin B&Bs to Killarney B&Bs. Our Ireland B&B program features an extensive book with pictures, addresses and phone numbers is included with your travel documents. In many homes, the bedrooms each have private baths, for an additional charge of $4 per person per night. Dublin properties require a supplement of $17 paid to the hostess. Look at our B&B's here.. In Ireland, we have an Online B&B Vouchers Reservations System. This site will allow customers travelling with Lynott Tours B&B Vouchers to pre-book any of our properties before they arrive for their stay in Ireland. The online service is available once you have paid in full.
Why use vouchers? Play it by ear.
1. If you would like the ease of traveling without having to carry cash to pay for accommodation, or visiting an ATM on a daily basis while traveling, you may wish to purchase our vouchers. You simply decide each evening where you will be heading the next day and phone ahead for a reservation.
2. Our vouchers are the same price for all B&B's, or all 1 color hotel category hotels on our list. If you were to search for the individual prices of accommodation, you would find that they vary greatly.
3. You pay a rate guaranteed in US dollars - no exchange rate fluctuations to worry about.
4. Reservations in advance. We do that. If you are a large party, definitely book your accommodation as soon as possible. B & B's are family homes with a number of bedrooms set aside for the guests. Some will only have three guest bedrooms so finding B & B accommodation for 7 people at the height of the season will be difficult if you don't make your reservations quickly!
5. Most people choose open vouchers. Should problems arise finding accommodation when in Ireland, contact any Tourist Information Office, or seek advice and assistance from your B&B host/hostess. She/he will assist in booking subsequent night/nights for the cost of a telephone call.
6. We do not recommend purchasing B&B vouchers in Dublin. An inexpensive hotel would be more readily available. Choose from both Town and Country Homes and Irish Farm Homes.
Hotels, Castles and Manors
We have the widest selection - a choice of over 300 hotels, castles and manors, all with private bath in every corner of the Emerald Isle. We give you a chance to savor the special charms of smaller villages as well as larger cities. The Green category includes 3 and 4 star hotels, and guesthouses. Some are Georgian, some Victorian, but all offer a warm welcome and a personal touch. The Blue, Gold and Red categories include hotels, manors and castles, from 3 to 5 star. These include hidden and off-the-beaten-path inns and hotels. Manors can be old-world style inns with a comfortable charm. Irish castles range from simple centuries-old fortresses to deluxe 5 star luxury resorts. This the finest collection of luxury hotels in Ireland.
Our accommodations are categorized based on price in color categories. We suggest that for maximum flexibility, you choose some of each. There is no minimum stay in any one category.
Suggestion: If you are arriving into Dublin, stay in Howth, a quaint fishing village just outside the city, or in Malahide. Afternoon shopping, or visit Malahide Castle, the home of the National Portrait Gallery. Later, you might decide to take a stroll along the shore to gaze at the boats at sea.
Car Insurance CDW: You can prepay your car insurance from $9 per day. Prepay: CDW, Theft Protection, Location surcharge & Tax per day for one low price. Save up to 30% over buying the insurance at the airport when you pick up your car.
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Irish Hotels, Castles & Manors Partial List List may vary at the time you travel. If you don't see a hotel here please ask.
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manor, castle P=pool A=airport close by Our favorites
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GREEN
Belfast
Days Inn
Europa
Express by Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn P
Ibis
Ramada Encore
Ramada Belfast
Stormont
Co. Antrim
Adair Arms
Adelphi
Ballygally Castle
Park Plaza
Ramada Portrush
Co. Clare
Auburn Lodge
Bellbridge
Hylands Burren
Lahinch Golf & Leisure P
Oak Wood Arms A
Queens
Co. Cork
Actons
Glengarriff Park
Midleton
Montenotte
Trident
Co. Derry
Everglades
Ramada
DaVinci’s
Tower
Co. DonegalHerons Cove
Letterkenny Court
Dublin
Academy Plaza
Aishling Hotel
Burlington
Egan’s House
Mespil
Mt. Herbert
Co. Dublin Crowne Plaza Northwood A
Holiday Inn Express A
Red Cow Moran Royal Marine
Co. Galway
BW Flannery’s
Carna Bay
Imperial
Roundstone
Co. Kerry
Carlton Tralee
Derrynane P
Kenmare Bay
Manor West
Co. Kilkenny
Club House
Killarney
Ashville House P
Dromhall
Eviston
Killarney Court
Riverside
Co. Limerick
Castletroy Park P
Radisson Blu P
Co. Mayo
Ballina Castle
Cill Aodain
Downhill Inn
Mill Times
Pontoon Bridge
Park Kiltimagh
Co. Roscommon
Abbey
Co. Tipperary
Ballykisteen P
Co. Waterford
Waterford Marina
Tower
Co. Westmeath
Athlone Springs
Co. Wexford
Cedar Lodge
Co. Wicklow
Ballyknocken House
BW Woodenbridge
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BLUE
Belfast
Europa
Fitzwilliam
Hilton
Radisson Blu
Co. Antrim
Hilton Templepatrick
Londonderry Arms
Malone Lodge P
Co. Carlow
Sevenoaks
Co. Cavan
Errigal House
Slieve Russell
Co. Clare
Falls
Sheedys
Old Ground
Temple Gate
Co. Cork
Carlton Kinsale
Casey’s of Baltimore
Castle Hotel & Leisure
Celtic Ross
Fitzgerald’s Vienna Woods P
Garryvoe
Co. Derry
Brown Trout
Beech Hill
Co. Donegal
Arnolds
Carlton Redcastle P
Mill Park P
Silver Tassie
Co. Down
Burrendale
Dublin
Butlers
Jurys Christchurch
Jurys Custom House
Jurys Parnell St.
Kilronan
Temple Bar
Co. Dublin
Carlton Dublin Airport A
Castleknock
Fitzpatricks Castle P
Marine Sutton
Portmarnock
Deer Park P
Co. Fermanagh
Killyhevlin
Co. Galway
Ardagh
Ardilaun P
Carlton Galway City
Claregalway P
Merriman
Co. Kerry
Ballygarry
Ballyroe Heights
Dingle Benners
Grand
Heatons
Towers
White Sands
Co. Kildare
Carlton Abbey P
Carton HouseP
Keadeen
Co. Kilkenny
Hotel Kilkenny
Kilkenny River Court P
Killarney
Brehon P
Brook Lodge
International
Kathleen’s
Killarney Avenue
Killarney Plaza P
Killarney Towers
Randles Court
Whitegates
Co. Laois
Heritage P
Co. Limerick
Absolute
Castle Oaks P
Fitzgerald’s Woodlands P
Co. Mayo
Carlton Atlantic
Downhill
Lisloughrey
Wyatt
Co. Meath
Trim Castle
Co. Roscommon
Kilronan Castle P
Co. Sligo
Markree Castle
Co. Tipperary
Cashel Palace
Dundrum P
Minella
Co. Waterford
Athenaeum
Dooleys
Faithlegg
Co. Wexford
Whites
Co. Wicklow
Druids Glen Marriott
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GOLD
Co Antrim
Bushmills Inn
Co. Cavan
Cabra Castle
Co. Clare
Vaughan Lodge
Co. Cork
Aherne’s
Hayfield Manor P
Old Bank
Perryville
Seaview
Co. Derry
Ardtara
Co. Donegal
Sandhouse
Solis Lough Eske
Dublin
Fitzwilliam
Harrington
Merrion Hall
Co. Dublin
Clontarf Castle
Co Galway
Abbeyglen Castle P
Hotel Meyrick
Quay House
The G- P
Westwood
Co. Kerry
Ballyseede Castle
Butler Arms
Dunloe P
Co. Kilkenny
Lyrath Estate P
Ormonde
Killarney
Ross
Co. Limerick
Dunraven Arms P
Mustard Seed
No. 1 Pery Square
Strand
Co. Mayo
Enniscoe House
Knockranny P
Co. Meath
Bellinter House P
Co. Sligo
Ice House
Co. Wicklow
Brook Lodge
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RED
Belfast
Culloden
Co. Clare
Dromoland Castle P
Gregans Castle
Lodge at Doonbeg
Moy
Co. Cork
Ballymaloe
Longueville
Co. Down
Slieve Donard P
Dublin
Brooks
Clarence
Four Seasons P
Westbury
Merrion P
Dylan
Co Galway
Ballynahinch Castle
Cashel House
Glenlo Abbey
Co. Kerry
Park P
Sheen Falls P
Co. Kildare
Barberstown Castle
Kildare Country Club (K Club)
Co. Kilkenny
Conrad Mt. Juliet P
Killarney
Aghadoe Heights
Cahernane
Killarney Park P
Muckross Park P
Co. Leitrim
Lough Rynn Castle
Co. Limerick
Adare Manor P
Co. Mayo
Ashford Castle
Mount Falcon P
Stella Maris
Co. Sligo
Coopershill
Co. Waterford
Cliff House
Waterford Castle
Co. Wexford Dunbrody P
Co. Wicklow
Rathsallagh P
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