Collette has added Celtic Traditions: England, Scotland & Ireland to its new 2027-2028 Season, and it’s the only small-group Explorations journey to link all three countries in one itinerary.
Over 13 days, your clients will trade the fast-paced “see it all” approach for a Scotch whisky tasting in Glasgow, a private music session in County Clare and two nights inside an 800-year-old Irish estate. View the full itinerary here, and book early to take advantage of an Earlybird saving to sweeten the pitch.
It’s one of eight brand-new itineraries in Collette’s 2027-2028 Explorations brochure, part of a small-group range that’s just passed 60 tours worldwide.
Every Collette Explorations tour is capped at 24 travellers, with groups averaging 19, and Celtic Traditions puts that intimacy to work. Rather than racing between capital cities, the itinerary spends two nights each in Glasgow, the Lake District, Liverpool, Dublin, Castlemartyr, and County Clare, giving your clients enough time to settle into each place rather than just ticking it off.
Slowing down through the Celtic world
It’s a deliberate shift to continue the slow-travel approach Collette has been building across its Explorations range, applied here to a part of the world that’s usually covered at speed. Britain and Ireland are often compressed into whistle-stop itineraries more than almost any other region. Celtic Traditions uses fewer stops and longer stays to give travellers room to connect with the people and traditions that shape daily life in each destination.
Music and storytelling that bring the trip to life
The itinerary is built around hands-on cultural moments rather than sightseeing checkpoints:
- Glasgow: a local walking tour and visit to The Tenement House, a traditional Scottish dinner, and a Scotch whisky tasting that follows the grain-to-glass process at a historic Lowlands distillery.
- The Lake District: steam train travel and a cruise on Lake Windermere, with the option to explore further on a guided hike or a visit to Blackwell Arts & Crafts House.
- Liverpool: a walk through the grounds of Strawberry Field, followed by dinner and live music at the legendary Cavern Club.
- Dublin: a guided literary walking tour, coastal Howth, an Irish dance class and a peatland visit at Sloe Blossom Farm.
- County Clare: the Cliffs of Moher and a private traditional music session at Doolin Music House.
Stays that do some of the storytelling themselves
Accommodation carries real weight in this itinerary, rather than sitting in the background between activities.
- Castlemartyr Resort, County Cork: two nights inside an 800-year-old estate, pairing Irish heritage with contemporary comfort and a genuinely relaxed countryside pace.
- Armada Hotel, County Clare: set directly on the Wild Atlantic Way, a Gold Medal Hotel Awards winner known for its sustainability credentials and close ties to the local community, with sweeping Atlantic views.
- Low Wood Bay Resort & Spa, Lake District: a lakeside base for exploring one of England’s most celebrated landscapes.
Julie McLoughlin, Collette’s Tour Design Manager for the UK, Ireland and Scandinavia, built the itinerary with a specific traveller in mind. “I’d say it’s for someone looking for a deeper, more immersive, culturally connected tour. Someone who wants to leave with memories of the people they met and the stories they shared, not just the highlights they saw,” she says.
Part of a bigger small-group play
Celtic Traditions lands as part of a broader push into experience-rich travel. Collette now offers more than 60 small-group Explorations tours across all seven continents, has over 8,000 guaranteed seats available for 2027-2028 departures, and is seeing strong growth in the category as Australian travellers prioritise smaller groups and more thoughtfully paced journeys over their itinerary.
For advisors, that means a genuinely new product to pitch, not another variation on an existing Britain and Ireland tour.
It’s also a tour that rewards booking early. Your clients get first access to a brand-new itinerary before it’s widely known, and you get a fresh, specific reason to reopen the conversation about touring the British Isles.
Book early and save
Collette is offering up to 10 per cent off new retail bookings made between 1 July and 31 August 2026, for travel between 1 September 2026 and 30 June 2028, using code EARLYBIRD27 at the time of booking.
The saving applies to the land package, is limited to that booking window, and won’t last! It sits alongside Collette’s wider Earlybird sale, where clients can save up to 20 per cent across the operator’s full range of small-group tours worldwide.
Every Celtic Traditions booking also includes Collette’s Cancellation Waiver and home-to-airport chauffeur service, and advisors earn a $200 gift card for every deposited booking made across the 2027-2028 Explorations range.
To book or find out more, contact Collette’s reservations team on 1300 792 195 or head to Collette.
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