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Irish Quest
Superior First Class Hotels: 8 Day Coach Tour
Tour
Highlights:
Walk Derry’s
Medieval Walls
“The Quiet Man” Walking Tour
Giant’s Causeway
Ulster American Folk
Park
Dublin Independent
Tour with Guinness Visit
Visit pre-historic Newgrange or Knowth
Day 1: Shannon
& Leisure Time
Arrive in Shannon Airport
and go to the CIE Tours desk to arrange a hotel transfer between 7:00 am and
12:00 noon. If your flight arrives later you will need to transfer at your
own expense. Check into your hotel near Bunratty Castle and dine in your hotel. (D)
Day 2: Bunratty
Village & Cliffs of Moher
Enjoy a free morning in Bunratty. There are interesting activities within easy
walking distance of your hotel – Bunratty Folk Park
with its picturesque cottages; Durty Nelly’s
Pub is a great place for a drink or lunch; and the Bunratty
Woollen Mills has a variety of shops and a snack
bar. Meet your driver/guide and group at 12:30 pm in your hotel lobby. Drive
to the coast to view the Cliffs of Moher, an
impressive wall of rock that rises 700 feet above the Atlantic
Ocean. Continue through the hilly Burren
region to Galway to see the main places of
interest and browse around the city centre. (B,D)
Day 3: “Quiet Man”
Walking Tour & Kylemore Abbey
Drive to the village of Cong
where “The Quiet Man” movie was made in 1952. A guided walk
will show you places that featured in the production. Drive through Connemara for sweeping views of misty mountains and
shimmering lakes. Stop briefly at Kylemore Abbey, a
19th century neo-Gothic mansion. Continue to Clifden,
a delightful market town set between the Twelve Bens and sandy bays. In Moycullen watch skilled craftsmen cutting fine crystal at
the Connemara
Celtic Crystal Factory. (B,D)
Day 4: Yeats’ Grave & Tobernault Mass Rock
Travel through the rugged country of County Mayo to Knock Shrine, a popular place
of pilgrimage. In County
Sligo
view Tobernault Mass Rock, a place of
worship during harsh penal times. In the shadow of Ben Bulben,
see W. B.
Yeats’ grave in Drumcliffe
Churchyard. Follow the shoreline of Donegal
Bay and stop in Donegal town to look
around before continuing your drive through the majestic Barnesmore
Gap to Derry. Enjoy free time to relax or
take a walk before dinner. (B,D)
Day 5: Derry
Walk & Giant’s Causeway
This morning join a local guide for a
walking tour
around the ancient city, which will include the Guildhall, St. Columb’s Cathedral, the Diamond and 16th
century city walls and visit the award-winning Tower Museum. Drive along the
north coast, stopping for photos at the ruined Dunluce Castle
and explore the Giant’s Causeway,
huge hexagonal basalt columns formed over 60 million years ago. The oversized
rocks have given rise to many legends. Return to Derry
for leisure time before dinner in your hotel. (B,D)
Day 6: Ulster American
Folk Park
& Cabra Castle
Stay
Drive past the Sperrin Mountains to visit the Ulster American Folk
Park. The Park traces the story of Ulster
emigrants and shows rural lifestyles in both Ireland and Colonial America.
Travel south to Kingscourt to your castle hotel,
built in 1760. Arrive mid-afternoon so you may relax and enjoy the
facilities, including the 9-hole golf course. After dinner in the Court
Restaurant, enjoy youthful dancers display intricate Irish step-dancing. (B,D)
Day 7: Dublin at Leisure & open top bus tour
After Breakfast, drive to a different
Dublin hotel,
this time overlooking the River Liffey. You will
have the balance of the day at leisure so you may take an open-top bus tour and
visit Guinness or Jameson and the many other attractions Dublin has to offer. (B)
Day 8: Depart from Dublin Airport
Your hotel offers a shuttle service
to Dublin Airport every two hours starting at
7:20 am. So choose a suitable transfer time to arrive at the airport to check
in for your flight. If you need an earlier transfer, your tour escort will
arrange one for you. Then you’ll have an opportunity to shop at the
duty-free stores before boarding your flight for the journey home. (B)
Tours
run 9 March – 23 November
Departs
Tuesday
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Tour Dates
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Prices
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9 March > 23 March
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$1345
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30 March > 27
April
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$1470
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4 May > 29 Sept
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$1720
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5 October > 26
October
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$1535
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2 November > 23
November
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$1375
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All
rates are in Australian dollars per person twin share basis
Single
supplement $410
YOUR
TOUR INCLUDES
• 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 Irish driver/guide
• Superior
and first class hotels with private bath/shower for 7 nights
• 7 full
Irish breakfasts (B)
• 6 dinners
(D) including:
- Dinner and Irish step-dancing display at Cabra Castle Hotel
- 5 table d’hôte dinners
• “The
Quiet Man” walking tour of Cong
• Guided
walking tour of Derry
• Visits and
admissions to Cliffs of Moher, Connemara Celtic
Crystal Factory, Knock Shrine, Tobernault Mass
Rock, W. B. Yeats’ Grave, Tower Museum, Giant’s Causeway and
Ulster American Folk Park.
• Deluxe
flight bag, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap
• All local
taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for
one suitcase per person
YOUR HOTELS
Stay
at the following (or similar):
Bunratty Castle Hotel, Bunratty (1 night)
Salthill Hotel, Galway (2 nights)
City
Hotel, Derry
(2 nights)
Cabra Castle Hotel, Cavan (1 night)
Clarion IFSC Hotel, Dublin (1 night)
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