7 Day Tours 2012 IRISH DISCOVERY TOUR
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Irish Discover Tour - from $1198 7 Day Tour including Superior & First Class Hotels |
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The Package
Highlights:|
• Trinity College's Book of Kells • Blarney Castle • Dingle Peninsula Tour |
• Clonmacnoise Monastic Site • Clontarf Castle Hotel Overnight Stay |
Your Hotels
Superior & first class:
- Croke Park Hotel, Dublin (2 nights)
- Brehon Hotel, Killarney (2 nights)
- Meyrick Hotel, Galway (1 night)
- Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin (1 night)
Tour Includes:
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Airport transfers at start and end of tour
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Sightseeing by luxury coach
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Professional tour director
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6 nights in hotels listed below
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Full breakfast daily except on day 1 (B)
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5 dinners (D) including:
- Traditional Irish evening with dinner/show at the Abbey Tavern
- Farewell dinner at Clontarf Castle Hotel
- 3 table d'hote dinners -
Welcome get-together drink
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Sightseeing tour of Dublin
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Dublin open-top bus tour with a visit and drink at Guinness Storehouse or Old Jameson Distillery
Visits and admissions to Book of Kells at Trinity College, Blarney Castle, Blarney Woollen Mills, Blasket Centre, Foynes Flying Boat Museum, Cliffs of Moher and Clonmacnoise Monastic Site -
Deluxe carry-on backpack, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap
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All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person
Itinerary
Day 1
Day 1 - Dublin Arrival & WelcomeYour tour starts at Dublin Airport with a group transfer to your hotel between 7:00 am and 12:00 noon. If you arrive later than noon, transfer to the hotel at your own expense. The balance of the day is free to relax in your hotel or head to the heart of Dublin to explore a little using your voucher for an independent open-top bus tour. You may stay on the bus as it travels around the city or get off and on at the many stops. You also have a voucher for a visit and a drink at Guinness Storehouse or Old Jameson Distillery. At 7:00 pm meet your tour director in your hotel for a welcome drink and discuss your tour. Your tour director will be able to suggest suitable places for dinner.
Day 2
Day 2 - Dublin Tour & Abbey TavernRelax on a half-day guided tour of Dublin, originally founded by Vikings over 1,000 years ago. See elegant Georgian townhouses and brightly-painted doors and cross the River Liffey to view the wide thoroughfare of O'Connell Street with the General Post Office. Pause to view the gaunt figures at the Famine Memorial before visiting Trinity College's campus and the Old Library to view the illuminated manuscript of the Book of Kells. The afternoon is at leisure for further sightseeing and shopping. Drive to the Abbey Tavern in Howth for a traditional dinner followed by a great show with plenty of Irish music and intricate step dancing. (B,D)
Day 3
Day 3 - Blarney Castle & KillarneyDepart Dublin and travel through the midlands of Ireland, stopping for photos of the stately ruins on the Rock of Cashel. Just a few miles outside Cork, visit Blarney Castle to kiss the famous “Stone of Eloquence.” Also visit the Blarney Woollen Mills where you can find quality Irish-made goods of all types, conveniently displayed under one roof. Drive through Macroom and into County Kerry where the scenery becomes more mountainous. Arrive in Killarney, picturesquely set beside lakes with Ireland's highest mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, forming a backdrop. Check in to your hotel and relax before dinner. After your meal you may like to take a stroll through the compact town and explore Killarney's famous singing pubs. (B, D)
Day 4
Day 4 - Dingle Peninsula Tour & Blasket ExperienceToday discover the glorious Dingle Peninsula, made famous by two movies that showcased the scenery - “Ryan's Daughter” and “Far & Away.” Drive along the south shore to admire views of heathery mountains, sandy stretches of beach and rocky headlands. Stop for a while in Dingle before continuing to the Blasket Centre in Dunquin to learn about the offshore Blasket Islands, inhabited until 1953 by hardy families who eked out a living by farming and fishing. Return to Killarney and enjoy free time to take a jaunting car ride or walk around town. After dinner you may like to visit local pubs featuring live music. (B, D)
Day 5
Day 5 - Flying Boat Museum & Cliffs of Moher
Drive north through Listowel and along by the River Shannon to Foynes to visit the Flying Boat Museum, which recalls the early days of air travel during the 1930's and early 1940's. Travel through the outskirts of Limerick and look around Bunratty Village. Head to the coast of County Clare to view the Cliffs of Moher, which rise to heights of almost 700 feet above the churning Atlantic swells. Walk along the top of the cliffs to O'Brien's Tower for great views. Drive through the Burren and take a short orientation tour of central Galway. Check in to your hotel, located on Eyre Square in the heart of the city. (B, D)
Day 6
Day 6 - Clonmacnoise Monastery & Clontarf Castle
Drive to the center of the country to visit Clonmacnoise, a monastic settlement founded in 545 AD by St. Ciaran. See round towers, elaborate Celtic crosses and church ruins picturesquely set on the banks of the River Shannon. Continue to Dublin once more and check in to Clontarf Castle, a luxurious haven located a short distance from the city center. The castle dates back to 1172 and today offers guests all the splendor of a royal experience. Enjoy a special farewell dinner in the hotel's old-world dining room. (B, D)
The Hotels
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