ITINERARY – June 11-24, 2026

The Call

There is a magic about Ireland which is recognized by people worldwide, maybe because its name means Land of the Goddess Eriu. Be open to magic and it will happen! – our Celtic ancestors knew this and they are inviting you to do the same…

The varied landscape of lush green meadows, mountain ranges and spectacular coastline certainly lead one to believe that this land is blessed and stories of fairy folk and leprechauns also reflect the belief that the land has magical guardians. Our pilgrimage will take us back in time and into the realms of myth, legend and deep wisdom as we make a journey through some of the most magical counties of the Republic of Ireland, visiting sites revered as sacred by Pagans and Christians for thousands of years. This opens a doorway for each of us to discover forgotten aspects of our inner world…

The Journey

DEPARTURE to Ireland – Wednesday June 10, 2026

Departures traveling from USA and other far away destinations
Depart for Dublin International Airport and arriving the next day.

Arrival day: Thursday June 11, 2026

You will fly into Dublin Airport at a time that is most convenient for you, arriving on Thursday June 11, or earlier if you want to do some traveling on your own in Ireland. After arriving you will make your way to our Dublin City Hotel, for you to rest, relax and arrive.
Free choice dinner not included.

Hotel Check-in time 3:00 PM

Overnight in Dublin: The Spencer Hotel

Day ONE: Friday June 12, 2026

Today is your day to explore Dublin, a city with so much to offer. Here is a list of Dublin’s top attractions: Dublin’s Top Attractions

Group Meeting & Orientation at 5:00 PM

Welcome Dinner at Hotel

Overnight in Dublin (BD): The Spencer Hotel

Day TWO: Saturday June 13, 2026

Depart our hotel after breakfast.
We start our journey with a pilgrimage to Kildare, the home of Brigid. She was both Pagan goddess and early Christian saint. We will visit St. Brigid’s Well, a place of peace and tranquility that has been revered since beyond memory. The Brigidine Sisters, who maintain her perpetual flame, are a shining light for peace and have recently opened a new center that we will visit when we go to meet them.
Lunch in Kildare (included)

St. Brigid established a monastery in 470 AD, probably at the location of a former pagan sacred site. Kildare Cathedral developed from this monastery in the early 13th century and is unusual in Ireland for being Anglican. It contains a hidden ‘sheela-na-gig’, a pagan symbol of fertility and the feminine. Within the graveyard is a fine example of one of the surviving round towers of Ireland.

Dinner at Hotel

Overnight in Naas (BLD): Killashee Hotel

Day THREE: Sunday June 14, 2026

The former monastic site of Glendalough meaning ‘Glen of the two lakes’ is set in a valley of great natural beauty and serenity surrounded by the Wicklow Mountains. The ‘monastic city’ was mostly built in the 12th century and comprises several churches, a spectacular round tower and an early Celtic cross. We explore the legends as well as the ruins and take time to walk in the natural woodland that was home to this spiritual retreat.
We lunch at Avoca Handweavers’ award-winning café and take a tour of the oldest woolen mill in Ireland (not included).

We travel through the stunning high moorland scenery of the Wicklow Gap to visit a stone circle within a sacred landscape. Castleruddery, a small stone circle, contains two large quartz blocks as portal stones that are highly energetic.
Dinner at Hotel

Overnight in Naas (BD): Killashee Hotel

Day FOUR: Monday June 15, 2026

We depart Naas for County Kerry and en route we’ll visit one of Ireland’s most popular sites: the Rock of Cashel. Perched atop a massive limestone outcrop, the medieval settlement includes a round tower, an abbey, a Romanesque chapel, a Gothic cathedral and residence of the kings of Munster (and a Sheila-na-gig!). Lunch in Cashel (included)

After lunch we drive to our hotel in Killarney, in County Kerry for 2 nights. Dinner at Hotel

Overnight in Killarney (BLD): The Lake Hotel

Day FIVE: Tuesday June 16, 2026

Killarney is at the entrance to a peninsula of outstanding natural beauty with Dingle Bay to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and Bantry Bay to the south. At the Eastern end of near Killarney is Lough Leane and Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, a mountain range containing the highest peak in Ireland.

The Ring of Kerry is a circular road around the peninsula, allowing us to experience the breathtaking views and stop halfway to discover some of Ireland’s early heritage at Cahergal Stone Fort and the early standing stones of Eightercua Stone Row, standing sentinels through Millenia.

With a possible very special visit to Skellig Michael by small boat (weather dependent) – not included in tour price, in case it can’t happen because it depends on the weather on the day to (additional 200 USD per person)

We’ll have lunch halfway around the ring (included)
Dinner at hotel

Overnight in Killarney (BLD): The Lake Hotel

Day SIX: Wednesday June 17, 2026

Today will be a free day to explore the beautiful grounds of our Killarney Hotel, and the bustling town of Killarney.
Free choice dinner not included

Overnight in Killarney (BL): The Lake Hotel

Day SEVEN: Thursday June 18, 2026

Depart our hotel after breakfast.

En route we’ll visit a hidden gem: a stunning stone circle sitting in the landscape of a sacred lake, Lough Gur, County Limerick. Grange Stone Circle, named after the Sun Goddess Grainne, will evoke myth and mystery while stirring our souls.

We’ll have lunch at Newmarket on Fergus (included)
After lunch we’ll depart for our hotel in Sligo for 3 nights.
Dinner at hotel

Overnight in Sligo (BLD): Glasshouse Hotel

Day EIGHT: Friday June 19, 2026

Today is a free morning through to lunchtime; it will give you time to explore this beautiful coastal town. Enjoy its many local shops, the Abbey ruins, riverside cafes and restaurants. It was the home of famous poet W.B. Yeats, who was influenced by the beauty and wildness of the landscape.
Lunch not included

This afternoon we’ll visit Maebe’s Cairn, on a hill overlooking the ceremonial landscape of these ancient lands. You will hear the myth’s associated with Maebe, as you take in the dramatic scenery.
Free-choice dinner not included

Overnight in Sligo (BD): Glasshouse Hotel

Day NINE: Saturday June 20, 2026

Carrowmore is the largest megalithic complex in Ireland, covering more than one and a half square miles. There are remains of thirty passage cairns, together forming an oval shape, many of which have a dolmen at their center. The sacred mountain of Knocknarea, with Maebh’s Cairn on top, is visible to the northwest. We will have a guided tour from one of the local guides on site.

Lunch (not included) and free time in Sligo, before our afternoon visit to Creevykeel Court Cairn. We will also visit Glencar waterfall by a lake, as we drive around the base of Benbulben, the protective mountain of Sligo.

Dinner at the hotel

Overnight in Sligo (BD): Glasshouse Hotel

Day TEN: Sunday June 21, 2026 – SUMMER SOLSTICE

Depart our hotel after breakfast.
This morning we’ll drive to our hotel in Mullingar (for 1 night) to drop off our luggage. Late lunch/early dinner at the Red Earth in Mullingar (not included)

Our local Guide Anthony Murphy, author of ‘Newgrange: Monument to Immortality’ and other books on Megalithic Ireland, will be our expert Irish guide for the next three days, to share his wisdom with us as we experience the sacred sites of this remarkable region.

Tonight is all about celebrating the Summer Solstice at the geographic and energetic center of Ireland at the Hill of Uisneach, where we’ll see the Stone of Divisions (the Catstone) from where Ireland was divided into provinces. The seasons are still honoured and celebrated at this ancient hill fort by the local community, welcoming visitors from all over Ireland and the world. They will share the history, myths & legends, light the beacon fire on top of the hill and celebrate the Summer Solstice!

Overnight in Mullingar (B): Bloomfield House Hotel

Day ELEVEN: Monday June 22, 2026

After breakfast we’ll depart our hotel for the Hill of Tara to visit the royal center of the ancient capital of Leinster and the place where the king undertook the ‘Ban Fheis’ or sacred marriage to the goddess, to secure fertility and wellbeing for the land and his people. Its importance grew until the king of Tara was also seen as the High King of all Ireland, but only after undertaking tests to prove his rightfulness to be king.
Lunch on the Hill (included)

This afternoon our climb up to the hilltop cairns of Loughcrew is rewarded with panoramic views of seventeen counties (or so we’re told!). The old name for Loughcrew was Slieve na Caillighe, Gaelic for Mountain of the Witch. Cairn T that has elaborately carved and decorated stones in its inner recesses and the Hag’s Chair set into the northern side of the kerb. We’ll take time to personally experience the energies of the different cairns that each have solar alignments on various Celtic Festivals.
Dinner at the Hotel

Overnight in Kells (BLD): Headfort Arms Hotel

Day TWELVE: Tuesday June 23, 2026

Today we visit the Bru na Boinne visitor center, Newgrange and Knowth.

The Bru na Boinne monuments are designated as a World Heritage Site. We will get to enter down the passage into the heart of Newgrange cairn, to experience a re-creation of the winter solstice rising sun penetrating deep into the central chamber.

Knowth is a complex of cairns that has the finest Neolithic stone carvings in Europe decorating most of the kerbstones around the base of the main cairn; this feels like a real world Hobbitland!

We’ll also have a private visit at the atmospheric cairn of Fourknocks, where we’ll have a shamanic experience and final ceremony of our journey.

Lunch at the visitor centre (not included)
Farewell dinner at hotel

Overnight in Kells (BD): Headfort Arms Hotel

Day THIRTEEN: Wednesday June 24, 2026

Depart for Dublin Airport for flights home or onward private travel.

Hotels

• The Spencer Hotel – Dublin – 4* Star hotel – June 11-13
• Killashee Hotel – Naas” – 4* Star hotel – June 13-15
• The Lake Hotel – Killarney – 4* Star hotel – June 15-18
• Glasshouse Hotel – Sligo – 4* Star hotel – June 18-21
• Bloomfield House Hotel – Mullingar – 4* Star hotel – June 21-22
• Headfort Arms Hotel – Kells – 4* Star hotel – June 22-24

TOUR PRICE INCLUDES:

• Transportation on arrival/departure – to and from airport/hotel: Return to Dublin International Airport
• Deluxe bus tour
• Entry to all listed sites, churches, monasteries, museums and parks
• All lectures, activities, meditations
• Accommodation in 4* star hotels
• Meals per Itinerary: All breakfasts, 9 Dinners, 5 Lunches

• Festive Welcome Dinner
• Festive Farewell Dinner
• Gratuities to tour guides & bus drivers
• Porterage in and out of each hotel for 1 suitcase and 1 piece of hand luggage per person

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE:

• Airfare from your country, and back to your country
• Taxi from Dublin International Airport to The Spencer Hotel
• Travel Insurance (Cancellation and Medical Insurance)
• Visa and/or passport charges
• Charges for personal services (i.e. laundry, drinks, telephone calls, personal clothing)
• Extra meals not included in itinerary, sodas, juices and alcoholic drinks
• Gratuities to waiters, hotel and restaurant staff – at your discretion
• Any item that is not specified as being included

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TESTIMONIALS

“My heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to Elan, and the guides for your time and expertise on this journey. You each brought a unique component to this adventure that created a “becoming whole” experience. I will never forget the meditations and places, where multiple healings occurred and I had my epiphany.”
Deb C.

“Dear Elan, For me, the Tour was a deeply moving and very wonderful trip. I felt so connected to the Earth and the sacred sites we visited.

The weather was perfect, the agenda was extremely well planned, the group was wonderful, our accommodations were outstanding and the food was fantastic.

It was easy to drop into a very deep feeling of peace and connection to the land and the people when we were so extremely well cared for. It turned out even better than I could have ever imagined.

Thank you so much for your great expertise in putting trips together, and for your calm disposition in meeting the unexpected challenges that such a trip can present.

With profound gratitude”
Connie S.

“Dear Elan, Thanks so much for a wonderful week. Tina and I have been to many events and conferences your company organized. This was our first tour/excursion, and it greatly exceeded our expectations. The beauty of the land has to be seen to be fully appreciated. We so appreciate all we learned so much from the guides who live there and led our daily tours. But the outdoor meditations with the beautiful backdrops were a new and profound experience. Topping all of this off was the joy of spending the week with our tour group. With each day and experience, the love of family grew and became more powerful. We will never forget this!”
Steve K.

“I have a new email address and want to make sure I don’t lose contact with you, as I don’t want to miss out on any of your fabulous tours. Your tours are my FAVORITE!!! You are a wonderful tour organizer, taking such good care of ALL of us and making the tours soooooo special. I will never forget the special, wonderful time we had on the tour. Thanks so much. We were all blessed to have you as the tour leader. Awesome job.”
Jackie T.

Don and I wish to express to you our deepest heartfelt gratitude for your superb leadership in organizing a magnificent spiritual pilgrimage. Thank you for your care, kindness and attentiveness to all our needs. We truly had a life-changing experience on your beautiful tour. We are so blessed to have gotten to go with you on this beautiful and profound journey.

Blessings and Love,”
Anna and Don S.

“Dear Elan,

It was great to finally meet with you in person during this trip – thanks very much for all your hard work and excellent management skills that ensured the tour ran smoothly.
Jieyu C.

I came back home last Sunday; my spirit is still soaring in the air. It doesn’t get any better than this!

I want to thank each and every one of you for being on The Pilgrimage! Each of you made it an Exceptional Pilgrimage!! Thank you!!!

Sending you Love,”
Eileen H.

“Dear Elan,

I am thankful for all of the care you took to provide a safe and nourishing journey for us. It was a luxury to be able to focus on the content of the pilgrimage and work on my inner temple. I feel equipped to participate in the evolution of our global consciousness, and will have fun doing it!

Love Always,”
Melissa Z.

“My heart is full of gratitude and appreciation for being able to travel with Elan and all of the group to some of the most amazing places that I have ever been. It was so well-organized, and made so very interesting by the wonderful tour guides. I will never forget the things that I saw and learned.

Blessings and love to all of you,”
Linda F.

“Dearest Elan,

Thank you for your care and presence to so many details on the trip. You put together an amazing journey that gave us a deep experience. Now I am quietly integrating, as I know it will be reverberating through my soul for a long time. I am back at home now, but still feeling my feet on the sacred sites and places we have been, with these awakened memories now holding me in the eternal spring.”
Katherine C.

“It was so lovely to meet so many awesome people. Thanks to all of you for our connection. I learned so much about myself on that amazing tour!”
Linda F.

“I am deeply grateful that I could do this trip. Love to all the beautiful people who attended. It’s a gift to be with so many like-minded people.”
Margo F.

“I am so grateful to everyone for my life-changing tour. Love you all, and hope you are blooming bigger than ever!”
Michelle B.