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Irish & British Focus
Deluxe & Superior First Class Hotels: 9 Day
Coach Tour
Tour
Highlights:
Taylor’s
Three Rock Evening
with Irish Traditional Music
Dublin
Open-top Sightseeing Bus Tour
Rock of Cashel
Ring of Kerry
Blarney Castle
Day 1: Dublin Arrival
Land in Dublin airport, proceed
to the CIE Tours desk to arrange a group transfer to your hotel between
07:00am and 12:00 noon. In the evening meet your tour director for a welcome
drink.
Day 2:
Book of Kells & Taylor’s Three Rock Pub
Take a morning tour around central Dublin, with spacious
Georgian squares and streets, landmark public buildings and graceful townhouses.
Tour Trinity College
to see the campus and view the Book of Kells in the Old
Library. The afternoon is free and you may take an open-top bus tour with a
Guinness or Jameson visit. Enjoy dinner at Taylor’s Three Rock Pub
followed by an upbeat show with Irish music and dance. (B,D)
Day 3:
Rock of Cashel & Killarney
Depart Dublin and drive south through pleasant
farming country. Visit the Rock of Cashel, where Brian Boru was crowned King of Munster in 977. See the 12th
century highly-decorated Cormac’s Chapel, the
large cruciform cathedral and a round tower. Continue to the famous town of Killarney and check into
your lovely centrally-located hotel with state-of-the-art pool and spa
facilities. (B,D)
Day 4:
Ring of Kerry & Skellig Experience
Embark on the Ring of Kerry tour for
constantly-changing vistas of mountains, open Atlantic
Ocean, beaches and cliffs. As you travel, enjoy plenty of breaks
to admire the natural beauty. View the Essence of Kerry audio visual show
near the Gap of Dunloe. Visit the Skellig Experience
to learn about early Christian monks who created a community on the rocky
offshore islands and about the prolific bird life today. Stop at Moll’s
Gap for panoramic views before returning to Killarney. (B,D)
Day 5: Blarney Castle & “Titanic”
Walk
Visit the famous Blarney Castle
this morning and climb to the ramparts to kiss the “Stone of
Eloquence.” Travel through the outskirts of Cork
city to Cobh, the port town which was the
last scheduled stopping place for the “Titanic.” Take a brief walk
with a local guide to see places associated with that fateful journey. Drive
along the south coast via Youghal to Wexford for
dinner and overnight stay. (B,D)
Day 6:
Ferry to South Wales & Bath
It’s an early start today as
you depart Wexford for a short drive to Rosslare to
catch the ferry
to South Wales. Journey through pleasant
farming country and along the southern part of Wales,
passing former coal mining valleys and the built-up areas around Cardiff. Drive across
the River Severn
Bridge into England to Bristol. Check into your hotel, located in
the heart of the city and relax before dinner. (B,D)
Day 7:
Roman Baths & Stonehenge
This morning explore Bath,
popular for its natural hot springs
with the Romans 2,000 years ago and again in fashion in the 18th
century Regency period. Visit the Roman Baths and Pump Room,
wonderfully preserved after two millennia and drive around the stately
mansions of the Royal Crescent
and Queen’s Square. Drive to Salisbury Plain to view the prehistoric
circle of vast monoliths at Stonehenge.
Continue into London
and check in to your hotel once again. (B)
Day
8: London Sightseeing.
Today, you may join your open top sightseeing
bus whenever you wish. Stop at many of Londons famous
landmarks. (CB)
Day 9: Depart
for Home
As today is departure day, travel to Heathrow Airport by group coach transfer and
allow plenty of time for check in formalities. Transfers to and from Gatwick Airport can be arranged at additional
cost. (CB)
Tour
runs 24 April – 9 October 2010
Departs
on a Saturday every fortnight
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Tours Dates
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Prices
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24 April
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$2000
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8 May > 25 September
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$2240
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9 October
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$2000
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Rates
are in Australian dollars per person twin share basis
Single
supplement $680
YOUR
TOUR INCLUDES
• Group
transfers on arrival and departure
• Sightseeing
by luxury coach throughout
• London
& Dublin open-top bus tours
• Visit and a
drink at Guinness Storehouse or Old Jameson Distillery
• Services of
a professional tour director
• Local guides
in London
& Dublin
• Deluxe and
superior first class hotels with private bath/shower for 8 nights
• 8 full
breakfasts (B) including continental breakfasts in London (CB)
• 5 dinners
(D) including
- Dinner and traditional Irish
entertainment at Taylor’s
Three Rock Pub
• Welcome
get-together drink
•
“Titanic” walking tour of Cobh
• Visits and
admissions to Book of Kells at Trinity College,
Rock of Cashel, Essence of Kerry, Skellig Experience, Blarney Castle, Roman Baths &
Pump Room and Stonehenge
• Deluxe flight bag, ticket
wallet, luggage tags & strap
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All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage
for one suitcase per person
YOUR HOTELS
Stay
at the following (or similar):
Royal
Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin (2 nights)
Killarney
Plaza Hotel, Killarney (2 nights)
White’s
Hotel, Wexford (1 night)
Radisson
Blu Hotel, Bristol (1 night)
Mercure Bankside Hotel, London (2 night)
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