Coach holidays with Alfa Travel

Dublin Discovery & Wicklow Mountains

Resort - Dublin

Overview

Dublin, a thriving international city with an absorbing cultural and historical character. The capital is also the spiritual home of Jameson, Guinness and, consequently, the renowned ‘craic’ (good times)!

Prices from

£609 per person

Supplements may apply

Tour code: 890

Tour: Dublin Discovery & Wicklow Mountains

Resort: Dublin

Days: 5

Date Travelling: 18 August 2025

Travelling by: Coach

Hotel: Arklow Bay Hotel

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Itinerary

Day 1 - Outward Travel - Holyhead to Dublin and onto Meath

  • We depart and make our way to the Emerald Isle, sailing from Holyhead to Dublin and continuing onto to Meath where we stay for four nights.

Day 2 - Full Day Dublin including Guided City Tour

  • Today we discover Dublin on a full day excursion as we are joined by an expert guide to take us around the sights. See the famous Ha'Penny Bridge, Trinity College and Guinness Storehouse. There will be some free time in the city to do as you please - perhaps hit the shops on Grafton Street or enjoy a pint of the 'black stuff' in one of the many colourful pubs in the Temple Bar area of the city.

Day 3 - Full Day Wicklow Mountains, Mount Usher Gardens & Glendalough Visitor Centre

  • The Wicklow Mountains are home to ourstanding open vistas, with winding roads and fast-flowing streams and we will calla t the Glendalough Visitor Centre to learn more about this fascinating area. Later in the day we visit Mount Usher Gardens - one of Ireland's greatest gardens with a natural layout and described by Monty Don as one of his favourite gardens anywhere!

Day 4 - Full Day Dublin

  • Take a trip into Ireland's bustling capital city with the whole day to do as you please. Perhaps you could visit one of the distilleries or breweries, see the Book of Kells or discover the stories of the people at EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum.

Day 5 - Return travel – Dublin-Holyhead with breakfast on board

  • Our adventure in Ireland has sadly come to an end and we depart early this morning making our way to the port for our return sailing to Holyhead and have breakfast on board.

Arklow Bay Hotel

Overlooking the sea and a lakeside wildlife reserve, The Arklow Bay Hotel is situated just across the Avoca river from Arklow Town. The indoor pool and leisure centre supplement the hotel’s tastefully decorated rooms and well kept grounds at the heart of the Wicklow coast.

Contact Details


Tel No: 00 353 40226200

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Your Interchange will be - North West Tours – Burtonwood Interchange (M62 near Warrington)


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North West


  • Burtonwood (M62, Junction 8), Forton Services (M6, Junction 32/33), Hartshead Moor (M62, Junction 25/26), Charnock Richard (M6, Junction 27/28), Carlisle (M6, Junction 43 – layby near Tesco) – North and Scotland
  • Burtonwood (M62, Junction 8), Keele (M6, Junction 15/16), Sandbach (M6, Junction 16/17)

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North West Tours – Charnock Richard Services (M6, Junction 27/28) – for clients travelling to Cumbria and Scotland


Reliable Coaches


Most of our holidays are operated by our own fleet of mostly modern Mercedes luxury coaches, all of which have an on board washroom and are air conditioned. We also work with selected third party coach operators who supplement our own fleet during peak periods. The facilities on third party coaches can vary, but the majority have air conditioning. We are members of the Confederation of Passenger Transport and the Coach Tourism Association – bodies established to encourage standards of excellence in our industry.