Castles, Fairies, History, Ghosts, Investigations, and Storytelling.
During this tour, you will explore spooky places like Leap Castle, Malahide Castle. You will also visit a remarkable farm that boasts Standing Stones, a Fertility stone, a Cairn, a Fairy Fort, and a portal to the other world. Although strange things happen on this farm, the owner Pat Noone is a natural healer who will share with you the history of the farm and what takes place there.
You will stay in comfortable three- or four-star hotels throughout the tour. Stay in an authentic 17th-century castle the night before you leave to return home.
You get to take some workshops from a special expert called Rachel Scoazec Brennan about the traditions, customs, and healings of Halloween or Samhain as it is known in the Irish Language, at her healing center in the beautiful Co Kerry in the South West of Ireland.
You will experience breathtaking scenery throughout your journey and meet some of the locals too. So, check out the itinerary and book your place today because we have limited places available and first come first served.
1 The company requires non-refundable deposits to be paid as per tour in a timely manner. By paying a deposit you are agreeing to the terms and conditions of the Company.
2 Our tours are all based on double occupancy. There will be an additional supplement for single travelers which will depend on tour taken.
3 Payment for deposit will hold your place, final balance payment will be 45 days before the start of your choice of tour. If you are paying by credit card you will have bank charges.
4 Installment plans are available for anyone who would like to avail of them.
5 Travel insurance is something that the company strongly suggests all clients purchase to protect their travel investment.
6 Due to the limited capacity of coaches, there is a limit of one suitcase per passenger.
7 Participants are responsible for all their property, luggage, backpacks, phone's, laptops etc.
8 The company tour guide will give all participants phone no's of tour guides and driver at the start of the trip or in an email before the start of the trip, it is vital that you keep these in a safe place.
9 At the start of each day your tour guide will tell you what time you should be ready, or to be on the bus for the next day's journey, it is up to you to contact your guide if you missed announcements on times.
10 There is a cancellation fee for participants who cancel within 90 days of the start of trip. Please see contract. If you cancel 30 days before the tour, you do not get a refund on money paid.
11 Some of our trips require walking over stony roads and pathways, it is advised to always bring strong waterproof walking shoes, and waterproof/windproof outer coats/jackets also.
12 We also advise all participants to let us know of food allergies they have.
13 Each participant is responsible for their baggage being brought from the Coach to their accommodation except in the case where the company have booked porterage. The group will be advised where porterage will take place.
14 Conditions, availability, or contractual obligations may warrant for dates, venues, lodging, talent/celebrity headliners/hosts/guests. Ambassadors, tour guides or transportation modes to be changed or cancelled. It is our intent and obligation, within the best of our ability, to substitute and /or accommodate equal or enhanced alternatives. We will not refund any deposits or payments towards the tour due to these conditions.
15 The company reserves the right to remove any persons from the tour if they are disrupting the tour or fellow travelers.
16 Secret Ireland Tours operates on an 8 to 9 hour day policy. When we depart early, usually around 9 AM, we generally return to our accommodations between 6 PM and 7 PM. If we have evening excursions, we leave later in the day to comply with legal driving time regulations for our driver.
17 We do not hire additional drivers to extend the length of our tours. While some people may prefer tours lasting 10 to 12 hours, the majority do not.
18 We reserve the right to refuse service.
This option is for a couple who wish to have 1 room with a double bed.
If you prefer to have a room with a double bed all to yourself, we offer a single occupancy option at an additional cost. Please note that the cost of the tour is based on per-person sharing and includes a lot more than just your accommodations. If you have any further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to let me know.
This option is for Two people who wish to have 1 room with a but 2 beds.
If you prefer to have a room with a double bed all to yourself, we offer a single occupancy option at an additional cost. Please note that the cost of the tour is based on per-person sharing and includes a lot more than just your accommodations. If you have any further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to let me know.
Fiona Dalton Experience:
Tlachtga is the sacred hill outside Athboy where Halloween began as the Samhain Festival. Professional storyteller Fiona Dalton brings the Goddess Tlachtga to life in both a stage performance and a living history walking tour.
Walking tour section
Fiona will meet and greet you near the fairy fort in the Fairgreen in the character and costume of this goddess who is called Tlachtga and where over the course of an hour will tell you all about her story and the history of Halloween. The talk will include the story of the Hill Of Ward outside of the town where the first Samhain fires were lit, how Halloween developed to become the world's second most celebrated festival after Christmas and how Celtic mythology has shaped Ireland past and present.
Malahide Castle:
King Henry II gifted Richard Talbot the lands and harbor of Malahide for his services to the crown in 1185. From that point on, the Talbot family became intertwined with Malahide’s history and development.
A magnificent fortress with a long and dramatic history, and a few resident ghosts, Malahide also has gardens that you can roam through, It has a walled garden and a Butterfly house but its ghosts are active here all the time:
Reports of spooky sightings go back as long as the castle’s 800-year history; hardly surprising when you consider the tales of battles, bloodshed and broken hearts surrounding this medieval building.
Some of these ghosts are connected to real historical figures that lived here while others are of more mysterious origin. One of the most famous ghostly residents is court jester Puck. Unlucky in love, Puck continues to nurse a broken heart in the turret where he used to live. You may also have heard of the lady in white; a female apparition who wanders the rooms and corridors of the castle.
Plenty of visitors have reported encounters with these specters – will you be next?!
You can also visit the Butterfly garden while there, and there is also a Fairy garden for you to stroll through.
Activity level: Moderate
The itinerary is subject to slight change depending on weather, and other conditions out of our control.