A full-day tour of County Kerry including the market town of Tralee, the elegant Muckross House, and the Lakes of Killarney.

An early morning arrival at Foynes, Co. Limerick, where the tasty Irish Coffee was invented, is followed by a trip south to Listowel, home town of John B Keane, one of Ireland's most celebrated authors. Irish writers gather here for a lively week of discussion and debate every May.

In Tralee, the tour travels back in time at the Geraldine Experience to experience the sights, smells and sounds of life in the town in the 14th century, before taking a short steam train ride to Blennerville, to see its18th century windmill and visitor centre.  

 Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms, set in Killarney's 10,236 hectare national park, provides the perfect place for lunch before a tour of the enchanting lakes, islands and mountains that dot this historic and scenic area. Among the park's many highlights are Lough Leane (Lake of Learning), Muckross lake, the Mangerton, Tore and Shehy peaks and the aptly-named Purple mountains.

Back at Foynes, an Irish coffee reception at the Foynes Aviation Museum rounds off the day before the tour rejoins the ship.