Tailor-made Holiday · Ireland
Discover Ireland: Belfast, Dublin & Beyond
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At a glance
Twelve days is enough to cross Ireland from its northern shipyards to its western cliffs and understand why no single city could ever tell the whole story.
The trip opens in Belfast, a city whose maritime history and more difficult recent past have paved the way, in the years since, to a genuine cultural renewal visible in its museums, markets, and waterfront.
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From there, the road turns south to Dublin, Ireland's energetic capital and the city that shaped a canon of world literature still felt in its streets today. The Guinness Storehouse and St. Patrick's Cathedral anchor the stay, and the city's pubs and bars fill every night of the week regardless of season.
Further south again, Cork settles into a coastline of fishing villages and whiskey distilleries, with the Jameson Distillery's own history as its centerpiece and the Ring of Kerry within easy reach for the days that follow. Killarney's lakes give the trip its first real quiet, a national park built for slow mornings on the water and a kayak crossing to a monastery reachable no other way.
The journey closes in Galway, a small city with an outsized reputation for music and color and the natural launch point for the cliffs and ancient forts strung along the Wild Atlantic Way.
Our team of LGBTQ+ travel experts handles every stay, transfer, and private guide across all five stops before you leave home, leaving you with one job: deciding how long to linger in each place.
Day by day
This is a sample plan, not a fixed departure. Days can be added, removed or reordered, and almost every client changes something. Prices are an entry-level guide; your quote will be exact.
Days 1 to 3: Belfast
Settle into the city center for three nights, close to the docks where the Titanic was built.
Titanic Belfast traces the ship from its construction to its final voyage, set inside the old Harland and Wolff shipyard.
A short drive out to Hillsborough Castle, the official residence of the King during state visits to Northern Ireland, gives the trip its first taste of the countryside beyond the city, set across a hundred acres of grounds.
Day 4 to 6: Dublin
A private transfer south brings you into Dublin for three nights in the city center. The Guinness Storehouse traces the brewery’s history from 1759 to the present, ending at its rooftop bar looking out over the city.
St. Patrick’s Cathedral, founded in 1191, remains the tallest in Ireland, and a private tour of the Irish Parliament grounds at Stormont adds a second architectural landmark to the stay.
Dublin’s evenings are built for its pubs and its long-standing gay bars around the city center, both well within walking distance of most hotels downtown.
Day 7 and 8: Cork
Continue south to Cork for two nights.
A behind-the-scenes tour of the Jameson Distillery traces the history of Irish whiskey from its origins to the present.
Cork’s own coastline makes an easy base for day trips to Kinsale, a harbor town known for its color-washed streets, and Cobh, the last port of call for the Titanic before its final voyage.
Day 9 and 10: Killarney
West to Killarney National Park for two nights, with a private kayak crossing to Innisfallen Island, home to the ruins of a monastery reachable only by water.
The Ring of Kerry’s small towns make for an easy day of driving beyond the park itself, each one a variation on the same theme of stone, water, and mountain.
Day 11 and 12: Galway
The final two nights are spent in Galway, a small city known for its music and its color, closing out the trip along the Wild Atlantic Way.
Dun Aengus, a cliffside fort believed to be up to two thousand years old, sits on the Aran Islands with no railings between its edge and the Atlantic below.
A final dinner at the Glenlo Abbey Hotel is served inside two carriages from the original Orient Express, once used in the filming of a classic Agatha Christie adaptation.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Out Of Office do?
Out Of Office is a luxury LGBTQ+ travel company specialising in tailor-made holidays and extraordinary journeys around the world. We create bespoke luxury holidays, LGBTQ+ honeymoons, safaris, cruises, beach escapes, private tours and group trips, with every itinerary designed around you. Our travel specialists combine global expertise, first-hand destination knowledge and trusted local partners to create seamless, highly personalised experiences.
Is Out Of Office a gay travel agency?
Out Of Office is an LGBTQ+ owned and run luxury travel specialist, with particular expertise in gay and LGBTQ+ travel. We understand the additional considerations that can come with travelling as an LGBTQ+ person or couple, from local laws and customs to finding genuinely welcoming hotels and experiences.
We welcome every traveller, including friends, families and allies. Many of our clients are not members of the LGBTQ+ community, but choose Out Of Office for our luxury travel expertise, personalised service and discretion.
Do you create tailor-made LGBTQ+ holidays?
Yes. Every tailor-made trip with Out Of Office is designed from scratch around your interests, travel style, budget and the way you want to experience a destination. We can arrange luxury hotels, private transfers, flights, guides, excursions, cruises and special experiences as part of one personalised itinerary. The journeys shown on our website are there to inspire you rather than restrict you; only clearly identified group departures operate as fixed itineraries.
How do you choose LGBTQ+ friendly hotels and destinations?
We combine first-hand destination knowledge with trusted local expertise to recommend luxury hotels, resorts and experiences where LGBTQ+ travellers can feel informed and welcome. We also consider the laws, customs and attitudes of each destination, because LGBTQ+ rights and experiences differ around the world. Our team regularly visit many of the properties we work with and where a destination requires greater awareness, we give you clear and considered advice so that you can make an informed decision about where and how you travel.
We plant trees for every booking
For every booking made with Out Of Office we commit to planting trees in your name to help reduce the impact of travel on future generations. You'll even get a link to see where your trees are planted in the world via our partner Ecologi.
We donate to Rainbow Railroad with every booking
Rainbow Railroad helps LGBTQ+ people escape state-sponsored violence and persecution. A donation goes with every trip we sell, funded by us and never added to your price.
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Tell us where you would love to go, when you are thinking of travelling and what kind of trip you have in mind. One of our LGBTQ+ travel specialists will create a tailor-made itinerary designed around your destination, style and preferences.
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