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Emerald Isle II - the Northern Ireland Beercation
Belfast, UK
Mar 20 - 31, 2026
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$4,429
Deposit: $300

About your trip

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With the overwhelming response to our Emerald Isle Beercations, Pub Culture Beercations is excited to announce our newest Irish Beercation... Emerald Isle II - The Northern Ireland Beercation, March 20-31, 2026

We will again spend 11 nights exploring the beauty, culture, sights, history - plus pubs, beer, AND whiskey - this time focusing on the northern part of this fantastic country, including the north part of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, United Kingdom!

This tour spends:
• 1 night in Dublin, Ireland

• 2 nights in Westport, Ireland

• 2 nights in Donegal, Ireland
• 1 night in Glassagh, Ireland

• 2 nights in Derry, Northern Ireland, UK

• 2 nights in Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

• Plus, 1 night in a Castle Hotel!

When booking spots, rooming packages are available in 3 categories;

• Double Room (one larger bed) for two people, booked as one reservation.

• Double/Twin Room (two smaller separate beds) for two people, each booked as a separate reservation.

• Single Room for one person, and requires the Single Room Supplements due exclusively to the higher costs associated with a single room.

When making your booking for our "Emerald Isle II - The Northern Ireland Beercation", March 20-31, 2026, there are three different reservation packages;

• Paid In Full Discount - This will give you the maximum savings. You not only receive the "Early Bird Discount" if booked at least 6 months before departure, but also an additional discount for paying in full at the time of booking.

• Early Bird Discount - This discount saves you approximately $40/night when your balance is paid within 6 months of your beercation starting date.

• Regular Price - this is the standard price of your beercation, and the balance is due no later than 3 months before your beercation start date.

Frequent Beercationer Club Discount

All returning beercationers receive $50 off their next beercation, up to $350 off, after eight or more beercations.

*** PLEASE NOTE ***

Beercationers must email us at beercations@pubculture.beer to request their personal, single-use FBC Discount Code before booking their spots.


What's included

11 Nights Hotel Stay

All hotels are centrally located, comfortable 3 or 4-star hotels.

between cities and for day-trips by private coach. Water, soft drinks, and beer complimentary on the bus.

4 Group Lunches

(including 2 drinks)

6 Group Dinners

(including 3 drinks)

Farewell Toast

Happy Hour Toast with Appetizers

Visit Breweries

Like Kinnegar Brewery,

Distillery Visits

Visit the Bushmills Distillery

Visit Famous Locations

Like the GIants Causway, Dunluce Castle, and the famous Dark Hedges

Gratuities

All gratuities group leaders, walking tour guides, brewery and distillery tour guides, and your coach driver are already included.

What's not included

ROund Trip Airfare

Beercationers need to book their own round trip airfare.

Additional Meals

(including alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks) Not included on the itinerary

Optional Activities

Excursions or activities listed as "optional" on the itinerary.

Travel Insurance

(Recommended)

Day 0 - Dublin

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Emerald Isle II - The Northern Ireland Beercation

Planning to arrive early but don't want to make any plans on your own?

Choose the "Early Arrival Add-On" when booking your Northern Ireland Beercation and we will take care of the hotel for the night of Thursday, March 19, 2026, as well as arrange for you to attend the Celtic Nights Dinner Show with traditional Irish music and dancing with dinner.

Then, after a good night's sleep and breakfast at the hotel, take a self-guided tour of the Guinness Storehouse with included lunch, before the official Welcome Toast at 2:00pm in afternoon of March 20th.

Day 1 - Dublin

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Emerald Isle II - The Northern Ireland Beercation

Your Northern Ireland Beercation begins with an afternoon Welcome Toast at Devitt's Bar, followed by a tour of Dublin with the amazing guides at Dublin Walking Tours.

After our walking tour you will have a bit of time to freshen up before the official group welcome dinner!

Day 2 - Westport

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Emerald Isle II - the Northern Ireland Beercation

Today we depart Dublin as we board our private coach from Kearney's of Cork and make our way west, and north to explore some of Ireland's less visited parts in Counties Mayo, Sligo, and Donegal.

On the way to Westport, Ireland - County Mayo's most vibrant city, with loads of "craic" - Irish for fun - and great night life, we will stop at the world's oldest pub, Sean's Bar, in Athelone, Ireland where we will have an Irish Coffee Master Class as you learn the proper way to make this famous drink!

After checking to our hotel you will have free time to explore Westport before we have a group dinner.

Day 3 - Westport

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Day 4 - Donegal Town

Day 4 - Donegal Town image

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Day 5 - Donegal Town

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Day 4 - Castle Hotel

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Day 7 - Glassagh

Day 7 - Glassagh image

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Day 8 - Derry

Day 8 - Derry image

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Day 9 - Derry

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Day 10 - Belfast

Day 10 - Belfast image

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Day 11 - Belfast

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Day 12 - Departure Day

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Emerald Isle II - the Northern Ireland Beercation

You may choose to depart from Belfast International Airport (BSF) or Dublin Airport (DUB).

Keep in mind if you choose to depart from Belfast International Airport you will go through US Customs and Boarder Control when you land back in the United States.  If you choose to return from Dublin Airport you will go through US Customs and Boarder Control while at Dublin Airport.

If you choose to depart from Belfast International Airport, instead of our private coach, separate transportation will be arranged to the airport. Please, try not to book your return flight before 10:00am.

If you choose to depart from Dublin, please try not to book your return departure from Dublin Airport before 12:30pm as we the drive to Dublin from Belfast will be about 2½ hours from Belfast to Dublin and it is highly suggested to be at the airport 3 hours before departure because of the additional step.

Departures from Belfast International Airport earlier than 10:00am or 12:30pm from Dublin Airport will require you to take public transportation or order your own taxi to the airport, at your own cost.


About your organizer

Founded in March of 2018, by avid beer-traveler Chris Bettini, Pub Culture Beercations provides beer focused travel at prices well below our competitors, with semi-all inclusive tours visiting some of the beery best destinations around! Now in our 7th year, and after over almost 250 different beercationers have joined our tours, we have added two additional beercation guides and increased the number of beercations available each year for you to join us as we continue to explore the world one pint at a time!

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