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Irish Discovery
Superior & First Class Hotels: 7 Day Coach Tour
Tour
Highlights:
Dublin’s
Shindig at the Old Jameson Distillery
Dublin
Open-top Sightseeing Bus Tour
Blarney Castle
Day 1: Dublin Arrival
Arrive at Dublin Airport.
After customs formalities and luggage reclamation, head to the CIE Tours desk
in the Arrivals Hall to arrange a group transfer to your hotel between 7:00
am and 12:00 noon. Passengers arriving later will transfer to the hotel at their
own. Check into your hotel, located on the north side of the city. The
evening is free for independent dining and hotel personnel or your tour
escort will assist in finding an appealing restaurant.
Day 2: Book of Kells & Shindig Evening
This morning tour Dublin city centre in the company of a local guide
to see public buildings, delightful gardens and lively shopping streets. View
elegant Georgian squares lined with townhouses boasting collared doors. Enter
Trinity College to view the 8th
century illuminated gospel manuscript
of the Book of Kells in the Old Library. The afternoon is
at leisure when you may take an open-top bus tour with a Guinness or Jameson visit. In
the evening attend a “Shindig” at the Old Jameson Distillery.
See whiskey-making processes before dining on Irish specialties, followed by
a festive entertainment program. (B,D)
Day 3: Blarney Castle & Killarney
Depart Dublin
and view the green countryside as you travel through the centre of Ireland,
which has many mixed farms. Stop to view the stately church ruins atop the
Rock of Cashel, which rises high above the
surrounding plain. Continue your drive south and just a few miles outside Cork,
visit Blarney Castle to kiss the
famous “Stone of Eloquence.” Also visit the Blarney Woollen
Mills before driving through Macroom
and into County
Kerry, where the
scenery becomes more mountainous. Check into your hotel in Killarney and
relax before dinner. (B,D)
Day 4: Dingle Peninsula
& Blasket Experience
Today discover the scenic Dingle Peninsula, made famous by two movies
– “Ryan’s Daughter” and “Far & Away.”
Drive along the south shore and stop to admire views of heathery mountains
and the sandy stretches of Inch
Beach. Pause in Dingle
before continuing to the western tip of the peninsula. Tour the Blasket Centre
in Dunquin to learn about the 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 relax or take
a walk. After dinner in your hotel you may like to visit some of the cosy pubs featuring live music. (B,D)
Day 5: Flying Boat Museum &
Cliffs of Moher
Travel north to Foynes
on the River Shannon Estuary to learn about the early days of flight at the Flying Boat Museum.
This was the landing place for Pam Am Clippers from the United States and Europe.
Drive to the village of Bunratty and look around Durty Nelly’s Pub or the Bunratty Folk Park.
Head to the coast to view the Cliffs of Moher, an
impressive wall of rock that rises 700 feet above the Atlantic
Ocean. Continue to Galway for a panoramic drive before checking
in to your hotel, which overlooks Galway
Bay. (B,D)
Day 6: 6th Century Clonmacnoise & Dunboyne
Castle
Leave Galway
and drive to the centre of the country to visit Clonmacnoise,
a monastic settlement founded in 545 AD by St. Ciaran.
See round towers, elaborately decorated Celtic crosses and the ruins of many
churches picturesquely set on the banks of the tranquil River Shannon.
Continue your drive eastward to your elegant hotel, just outside Dublin. Enjoy the
facilities and relax for a while before joining in a farewell dinner with your
group. Savour great food followed by some local
entertainment. (B,D)
Day 7: Depart Dublin for Home
Complimentary group transfers are
provided to Dublin
Airport to arrive at
6:00 am, 9:00 am or 12:00 noon. After check-in, you’ll have time to
shop at the duty-free shops before the journey home. (B)
Tour
departs every Friday April –
November
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Tour Dates
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Prices
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April 16
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$1535
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April 30 > August 27
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$1690
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Sept 3 > November 5
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$1535
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All
rates above are in Australian dollars per person twin share basis
Single
supplement $440
YOUR
TOUR INCLUDES
• Group
transfers on arrival and departure
• Sightseeing
by luxury coach throughout
• Dublin open-top bus tour
• Visit and a
drink at Guinness Storehouse or Old Jameson Distillery
• Services of
a professional driver/guide
• Local guide
in Dublin
• Superior first
class hotels with private bath/shower for 6 nights
• 6 full
breakfasts (B)
• 5 dinners
(D) including
- “Shindig” dinner and show at
the Old Jameson Distillery in Dublin
- Farewell dinner at Dunboyne
Castle Hotel
• Sightseeing
tour of Dublin
• Ferry ride
across the River Shannon
• 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 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):
Jurys Croke Park Hotel, Dublin (2 nights)
Brehon Hotel, Killarney
(2 nights)
Radisson
SAS Hotel, Galway (1 night)
Dunboyne Castle Hotel, Dunboyne (1 night)
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