Ireland: 8-Day Food & Drink Self-Drive Tour

About this experience

Ireland has quietly become one of Europe's most exciting food and drink destinations  a country with ancient whiskey traditions, world-class artisan producers, and a coastline that delivers some of the world's freshest seafood. This 8-day culinary self-drive tour connects all the dots, taking you on a delicious journey from Dublin's celebrated whiskey heritage down through Tipperary, Cork, and the Atlantic coast to Limerick and Clare. In Dublin, your culinary adventure begins at the Irish Whiskey Museum  a journey through three centuries of distilling history, followed by a tasting and the unique chance to blend your own whiskey, taking home a miniature bottle. Day 2 visits Kilkenny's medieval craft shops and the Knockrinna Farmhouse Cheese  artisan cheese made with milk from local farmers over 6 years of careful recipe development. Day 3 navigates through Co. Tipperary for artisan snacks at Dooks Fine Food in Fethard, the spectacular Rock of Cashel (optional), and the Midleton Jameson Distillery where all Jameson whiskey is produced today. Visit the Cork Butter Museum and finish the day in colourful Cobh with its Titanic history. Day 4 begins at Cork's legendary English Market  one of Europe's oldest and finest covered food markets  before climbing Shandon Bells for 360-degree city views, then heading to Murphy's Ice Cream: handmade naturally with fresh farm milk, local cream, free-range eggs, and organic sugar since 2000. The afternoon explores Kinsale  Ireland's Gourmet Capital, lined with award-winning restaurants. Day 5 visits Adare  Ireland's prettiest village  before the highlight of Co. Limerick: Foynes, birthplace of the Irish Coffee. Take a tour of the Foynes…