After hotel pickup in central Killarney, a private vehicle takes you to visitBlarney Castle. If you wish, kiss the Blarney Stone, which is said to give the gift of eloquent speech. Home tothe McCarthy clan, the castle itself was built more than 600years ago and features gardens and a lake it's a must-see sight on any visit to Cork.

Your guide continues onward to Cork city, consideredlocally as the 'real capital of Ireland.' The River Lee flows through Cork, dividing the city into north and south, and the Port of Cork meets the Atlantic Ocean at Cobh. Tour the hilly city dotted with limestone buildings, and see key attractions such as St. Finbarrs Cathedral and the 18th-century English Market.

From Cork you'll head to Cobh where the Titanicset sailin 1912, when the town would have been known as Queenstown. Cobhwas also a large emigrationport where more than two million Irishescaped famine and wartime in search ofa better life abroad. Explore thetime-honored town overlooked by St. Colman's Cathedral, and see the world's second-deepest natural harbor now populatedwith immensecruise ships.

Conclude your full-day private tour with hotel drop-off inKillarney or anywhere inthe Munster region.