Emerald Ireland
with Magnificent Europe
with APT Luxury Travel
- Experiences in 29 destinations
- 14 nights on a luxury river ship
- A total of 59 meals and a wide range of onboard beverages
- Flights included + free cabin upgrade^
Explore Ireland's natural wonders, boutique distilleries and Gaelic culture before flying to Amsterdam where you embark on an APT luxury Europe river cruise to Budapest.
Highlights
- Enjoy traditional Irish cuisine at the Ti Linn Cafe and meet owner Paddy Clarke.
- Visit the Killarney School of Music and attend an exclusive Celtic concert. This showcases incredible instrumental and vocal performances, as well as an Irish dancing demonstration.
- Go beyond the gates to explore Namedy Castle before a cocktail party and a piano recital in the ballroom.
Exclusive – Visit Vienna’s City Palace for a cocktail party and private concert featuring classics by Mozart and Strauss. - In Esztergom, set out on a guided tour to discover this picturesque town and its historic buildings. Then, follow in the footsteps of the Habsburg Empire as you board the Grand Empress steam train, bound for Budapest. See inside some of the ornately adorned carriages from the early 1900s and be treated like royalty as you savour lunch on board. On arrival at Budapest Railway Station, see the Royal Waiting Room – a rather fitting way to end this opulent journey. Later, return to your ship.
Inclusions
- Experiences in 29 destinations
- 14 nights on a luxury river ship and 11 nights' luxury land accommodation
- Freedom of Choice Inclusions
- A total of 59 meals and a wide range of onboard beverages
- Expert tour and cruise directors
- Butler, room service and laundry (select suites)
- Transfers, porterage, port charges and gratuities
Day 1: Arrive Dublin
Arrive in Dublin where we will pick you up from the airport and take you to your hotel. Tonight, get to know everyone at a welcome reception.
Stay: The Marker Hotel Dublin
Day 2: Dublin, Belfast
Set out on a guided tour of Dublin then travel to Belfast in Northern Island and visit Titanic Belfast. Tonight, savour a welcome dinner.
Stay: Belfast, The Merchant Hotel
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
Day 3: Belfast, Giant’s Causeway, Derry, Donegal
Head to the Giant’s Causeway, a series of 40,000 interlocking basalt columns that were formed after an ancient volcanic eruption. Continue to Derry and take in its rich history. Later, arrive at your five-star castle set upon a secluded lakeside estate. Here, savour dinner this evening.
Stay: Two Nights, Donegal, Lough Eske Castle
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
Day 4: Donegal, Slieve League Cliffs
Absorb panoramic sea vistas from the Slieve League Cliffs, which contains the tallest sea cliffs in Ireland. Be guided by local resident Paddy Clarke, an ex-deep-sea fisherman of 20 years and Slieve League Cliffs specialist. Gain an incredible insight into life in this rugged and remote region, from the Spanish Armada’s historic arrival to today’s fishing, thanks to his incredible local knowledge. Afterwards, enjoy today’s Signature Experience before spending this afternoon at leisure.
Signature Experience
Enjoy traditional Irish cuisine at the Ti Linn Cafe and meet owner Paddy Clarke.
Meals: Breakfast & lunch
Day 5: Donegal, Drumcliff, Ballina
Visit the historic village of Drumcliff, where you will visit the grave site of W.B. Yeats, a prominent Irish poet and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature. Continue to Ballina and visit the family-owned boutique Connacht Irish Whiskey Distillery.
Stay: Two Nights, Ballina, Mount Falcon Estate
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
Day 6: Ballina
Take a morning drive through County Mayo, teeming with natural ancient beauty. Back at your hotel, take in a falconry display.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 7: Ballina, Adare, Killarney
Pass karst landscapes of bedrock on your way to the magnificent Cliffs of Moher. Call in at Adare, before arriving in Killarney.
Stay: Two Nights, Killarney, Dunloe House & Gardens
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
Day 8: Killarney, Ring of Kerry
This morning, select from today’s Freedom of Choice options. Afterwards, travel along the Ring of Kerry before this evening’s Signature Experience at the Killarney School of Music.
Signature Experience
Visit the Killarney School of Music and attend an exclusive Celtic concert. This showcases incredible instrumental and vocal performances, as well as an Irish dancing demonstration.
Freedom of Choice
Perhaps enjoy horse riding or a pony and trap ride in Killarney.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 9: Killarney, Cobh, Cashel, Kilkenny
Travel to Cobh, the last port of call for the Titanic. Continue to your hotel in the heart of Kilkenny where dinner is at your hotel tonight.
Stay: Two Nights, Kilkenny, Pembroke Hotel
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
Day 10: Kilkenny
Tour the Legends Hurling Museum and gain insight into Gaelic games played in Ireland. You will also set out on a guided walking tour of Kilkenny. The afternoon is yours to explore at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast
Day 11: Kilkenny, Dublin
On the way to Dublin, we’ve arranged a special visit to celebrity chef Catherine Fulvio’s Ballyknocken Cookery School for an Irish coffee-making demonstration. Later this evening, enjoy a farewell dinner.
Stay: Conrad Dublin
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
Day 12: Dublin, Amsterdam, Embark Ship
Be transferred to the airport for your included flight to Amsterdam. On arrival transfer you to your luxurious floating home for the next 15 days. Unpack, relax and get acquainted with your ship.
Stay:14 Nights, a Concerto River Ship
Meals: Breakfast & dinner
Day 13: Amsterdam
Freedom of Choice
Perhaps cruise the canals on a glass-top boat or visit Zaanse Schans – known for its windmills and specialty produce.
Spend today on your preferred activity. Tonight, enjoy a gala welcome dinner.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 14: Andernach
This morning will be spent cruising through Germany. Disembark in Andernach and enjoy a Signature Experience here.
Signature Experience
On a visit to Namedy Castle, wander about the rooms and grounds, then enjoy a cocktail party.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 15: Rudesheim
Freedom of Choice
You might like to take a gondola ride or visit Siegfried’s Mechanical Musical Instrument Museum.
Cruise through the Rhine Gorge to Rudesheim and set out on your chosen activity.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 16: Miltenberg
Step ashore in Miltenberg today and set out on a guided exploration before time at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 17: Wurzburg
Your day unfolds on your terms thanks to a choice of activities today.
Freedom of Choice
Seize the day and walk to the 18th-century Wurzburg Residence. Alternatively, travel to Rothenburg. Or get to know the locals with a visit to a family-owned farm, where a home-cooked morning tea is on the menu.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 18: Bamberg
Sail to Bamberg, where you’ll join a guided exploration with a local expert.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 19: Nuremberg
This morning gives you the chance to choose your sightseeing activity.
Freedom of Choice
Perhaps journey through Nuremberg’s history with its Gothic churches and World War II sites. Or keep fit with a guided walk through the Schwarzach Valley.
This afternoon, continue cruising on the Main-Danube Canal. Having taken 32 years to construct, the canal links the North and Black seas.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 20: Regensburg
Discover Regensburg on your choice of activities today.
Freedom of Choice
In Regensburg, explore its atmospheric World Heritage-listed city centre. With a history dating back to Roman times, this incredible city was the first capital of Bavaria. Or, you might prefer to get active and take a guided bike ride to the Walhalla memorial. This neo-classical building sits above the Danube River and houses a hall of fame that honours notable politicians, artists, sovereigns and scientists from Germany’s past.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 21: Passau, Linz
How you spend today is up to you with a number of options on offer.
Freedom of Choice
From Passau, head to Salzburg to visit some of the sites featured in The Sound of Music. Or set off into the Czech Republic, where Cesky Krumlov awaits. Either way, re-board your ship in Austria’s Linz. Alternatively, explore the town of Passau, followed by a relaxing day on board cruising to Linz.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 22: Melk, Durnstein
Visit the statuary-adorned Melk Abbey. Then, it’s up to you how you get to the next port of call.
Freedom of Choice
Cruise through the Wachau Valley to Durnstein, where you’ll roam its cobblestone lanes at your leisure. Or perhaps take a guided bike ride along the river from Melk to Durnstein.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 23: Vienna
Arrive in Vienna and set out on the activity of your choice.
Signature Experience
After dinner, head to the princely family of Liechtenstein’s City Palace in the heart of Vienna, where we have arranged an exclusive cocktail party and private recital, just for you. A full orchestra will perform classical masterpieces by Mozart and Strauss. You will also be enchanted by an operatic recital and a performance by some members of the Mozart Boys’ Choir.
Freedom of Choice
Perhaps take in the city’s many landmarks along the Ringstrasse, as well as St Stephen’s Cathedral. Later, visit the 1,441-room Schonbrunn Palace and its gardens. Otherwise, tick another country off your list and journey to Slovakia’s Bratislava.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 24: Budapest
Soak up the views as you enjoy a relaxing morning sailing through Hungary.
Signature Experience
In Esztergom, set out on a guided tour to discover this picturesque town and its historic buildings. Then, follow in the footsteps of the Habsburg Empire as you board the Grand Empress steam train, bound for Budapest. See inside some of the ornately adorned carriages from the early 1900s and be treated like royalty as you savour lunch on board. On arrival at Budapest Railway Station, see the Royal Waiting Room – a rather fitting way to end this opulent journey. Later, return to your ship.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 25: Budapest
Enjoy a morning city tour of Budapest taking in its historic monuments, including Fisherman’s Bastion and Heroes’ Square. The afternoon is at leisure to further explore.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Day 26: Disembark Ship, Depart Budapest
The time has come to say goodbye. You’ll be transferred to the airport for your onward flight.
Meals: Breakfast
Departures:10 June 2024, 08 July 2024, 05 August 2024 and 02 September 2024
| Per person twin share | Dublin to Budapest (26 days / 25 nights) |
|---|---|
| Cat. E (Window Suite) | $20,995* |
| Cat. C (Panoramic Balcony Suite) | $24,395* |
| Cat. T (Twin Balcony Suite) | $24,795* |
*Prices are based on 05 August 2024 departure and are subject to availability and change. Please enquire with your RAC travel consultant for available departure dates and pricing.
*Terms and Conditions apply. Advertised price based on 05 August 2024 departure (Cat. E). Prices are per person, AUD, twin share and include port charges and saving amounts.
^Flights Included + Free Cabin Upgrade: Book by 30 November 2023 or until sold out. Offer valid when booking select itineraries departing year round in 2024. Offer includes airfare and taxes up to the value of $2200 per person. Offer is based on wholesale airfares in economy class with an airline of APT's choosing depending on routing. Flights are available from Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane or Perth. All offers are subject to availability of airline and booking class. Once class is sold out, surcharges apply.
Free cabin upgrade: Applies to next applicable cabin category, subject to availability. Price inclusive of $500 per person Early Payment Discount, valid when paying in full 10 months prior to departure. A non-refundable deposit of $1000 per person is due within 7 days of booking. A second non-refundable deposit of $2000 per person is due on 31 October 2023.
Flight Offers: Flights must be booked by APT. Should you choose to depart earlier than your scheduled tour/cruise departure, or make variations to airline routings, surcharges may apply. Airline schedules are subject to change without notice and APT is not liable for any additional costs incurred due to airline schedule changes. All air is ticketed upon receipt of the first deposit. Any changes made after ticketing may incur amendment and/or cancellation fees, in some cases, tickets are non-refundable. Air taxes vary for each departure point and routing of airline and are subject to change. Fuel surcharges are subject to change and an additional fuel surcharge may apply. Frequent flyer miles/points may not be awarded on all airfares.
General Information & Conditions: Offers are available for travellers departing from Australia. All pricing and save amounts are in Australian Dollars. Information correct as at 01 September 2023 but may fluctuate due to changes in surcharges, taxes or currency. A strictly limited number of offers are available on selected itineraries and departure dates in selected suites/ staterooms/cabins/room categories. Offers are subject to availability, not combinable unless specified, available on new bookings only and may be withdrawn at any time. Further APT terms and conditions apply, for full terms and conditions please check with your RAC travel consultant.
An additional deposit of $165 per person applies. General RAC Travel terms and conditions apply.
