Study Abroad in Maynooth: Cultural Excursions
Included in your program fee is a range of day trips and excursions, which will take you outside Maynooth and deepen your social, historical and cultural understanding of Ireland.
Dublin (2 days)
Included in program fee
Get to know your fellow classmates during a visit to Dublin upon your arrival in Ireland. Stay includes:
- Accommodations
- Transportation from Dublin to Maynooth campus
- Round-trip transportation
- Breakfast and a group welcome meal
- Guided walking tour of the city
- Visit to the Guinness Storehouse
Irish Farm Experience (day trip)
Included in program fee
Visit a working Irish farm just outside of Dublin for a day that includes:
- Round-trip transportation
- Light refreshments
- Activities such as making your own Irish soda bread, demonstration on how to milk a cow, Irish drum and Ceili (dancing) lessons, tractor rides and more
Cork and Kilkenny (2 day)
Included in program fee
Visit Blarney Castle and kiss the famous Blarney Stone, visit the Titanic Museum in Cobh and see Kilkenny, Ireland’s medieval capital and the Rock of Cashel. Stay includes:
- Accommodations
- Free time to explore
- Transportation
- Guided sightseeing and entrances
Optional Excursion to London, England (2 nights)
Included only for students on the AIFS Flight Package
Check Buckingham Palace off your bucket list with a trip to London en-route to campus. Visit includes:
- Accommodations
- Breakfasts
- Guided sightseeing tour past major sights such as Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament and Tower of London
- Free time to explore on your own
Optional Excursion to Galway (3 days – $395)
Visit the cheery and charming city of Galway, located on Ireland’s west coast. Visit includes:
- Accommodations
- Round-trip transportation
- Breakfast and a group meal with traditional music
- Guided walking tour of the city
- Visit to the Burren and the Cliffs of Moher
- Minimum enrollment of 6 students is required for this trip to run
Dates and itineraries of all excursions are tentative and subject to change. Students must enroll and pay for the optional excursions in the U.S. by the final payment deadline. Once paid for excursions are non-refundable except in the event of cancellation by AIFS.
