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PERFECT IRISH ADVENTURE!                                                     (Thanks to Ireland Luxury Tours and Maurice Dowle) by: Richard Schmelzle   Exactly a century ago two families, one from Belfast and the other from Hilltown, County Down, emigrated from Northern Ireland to Toronto, Canada. In the ensuing years, not one member from either family ever returned to visit their homeland.   A little more than twenty-five [...]

In November 2011 the prestigious MTV award ceremony will be in Belfast. If you are visiting as a performer , as a manager , as a “roadie” , as a tecnician , or as a guest…….then think about seeing our beautiful countryside. We recommend the following tours with Ireland Luxury Tours : BELFAST TOURS GIANTS CAUSEWAY TOURS NORTH COAST TOURS ARDS [...]

The Giants Causeway is having major work carried out and building a new visitors centre. This has disrupted parking and facilities. Therefore if you are thinking of taking Belfast tours and going beyond to the Giants Causeway please consider your comfort and flexibility. At Ireland Luxury Tours we pride ourselves in looking after our clients and ensuring all [...]

If you happen to be on tours of Ireland over Christmas and find yourself in Belfast…..dont miss….. CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERTS AT THE ULSTER FOLK AND TRANSPORT MUSEUM….15TH , 16TH , 17TH , 19TH DECEMBER THE CELTIC TENORS – HOME FOR CHRISTMAS ……IN THE ULSTER HALL….21ST DECEMBER GLENARM CASTLE – WALLED GARDEN CHRISTMAS EXPERIENCE…..11TH TO 19TH DECEMBER ARRIVAL – THE [...]

TRULY A MUST SEE HIDDEN GEM !!!!! One of the best castle ruins in Ireland is Dunluce Castle , which broods over the cliffs of the Antrim coastline near Portrush and the Giants Causeway. This romantic structure saw turbulent times following its completion around 1300. It was from here that the MacDonnells ruled their part of northern Ulster until [...]

The Giants Causeway, which has been rightly described as “one of the eight wonders of the world” is a striking array of basalt columns and outcrops which were formed some 60 million years ago by the cooling of lava, though the locals of previous generations had a much simpler theory……. They believed that the Causeway [...]