 2010 ROMANTIC IRELAND TOUR
Deluxe & Superior First Class Hotels - 8 Nights/14 Meals 10 days including air from USA
or 9 days land only from Dublin to Dublin Highlights: Gourmet Killeen House Restaurant Abbey Tavern Traditional Show & Dinner Strokestown House Famine Museum Killary Fjord Catamaran Cruise Cliffs of Moher Dingle Peninsula 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 Irish tour director Deluxe & superior first class hotels with private bath/shower for 8 nights Full Irish breakfast daily (B) 6 dinners (D) including - Dinner at award-winning Killeen House Restaurant - Dinner and traditional Irish entertainment at the Abbey Tavern - 4 table d'hote dinners Welcome get-together drink Tour of Dublin with your tour director Catamaran cruise of Killary Fjord (Apr 3 - Oct 23 departures) Ferry ride across the River Shannon Horse-drawn jaunting car ride in Killarney Visits and admissions to Book of Kells at Trinity College, Strokestown Park House & Famine Museum, Connemara Celtic Crystal Factory, Cliffs of Moher, Muckross House & Gardens, Blasket Centre, Bantry House & Gardens and Blarney Castle Deluxe flight bag, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person |
| Details | | CIE Tours | | Offer valid through 6/30/2010 | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Depart U.S. for Dublin | Depart U.S. for Dublin : Welcome aboard your overnight flight to Dublin. Relax with inflight entertainment and meal service. | | Day 2 | Dublin | Dublin Arrival & Book of Kells : Arrive at Dublin Airport and proceed through immigration and pick up your baggage. Go to the CIE Tours desk in the Arrivals Hall and personnel will arrange a group transfer to your hotel between 7:00 am and 12:00 noon. If you arrive later than noon, you will need to transfer to the hotel at your own expense. Your hotel, an elegant mansion built in 1750, is set in delightful formal gardens. At 2:00 pm your tour director will introduce you to Dublin's River Liffey, the wide O'Connell Street, tranquil St. Stephen's Green, the seat of government at Leinster House and other public buildings. See some of Dublin's famous Georgian houses and pause at the Famine Memorial, a reminder of the mid-19th century disaster. Visit Trinity College's campus and the Old Library to view the priceless Book of Kells. Join your fellow travelers for a welcome drink and your tour director will advise where to dine independently. | | Day 3 | Galway | Strokestown Park House & Galway : Leave Dublin and journey across the rolling pastures of Ireland's heartland to visit Strokestown Park House in County Roscommon. There are three parts to see - the 18th century mansion with its original furnishings; the four-acre walled garden, restored to look as it would have during the heyday of the estate; and the Famine Museum, which uses a combination of original documents and images to explain the circumstances of the 1840's Great Irish Famine. Drive to Galway and view the main sights of the city before checking into your deluxe, Victorian-era hotel, located in the city center. Enjoy some free time to browse around on your own before dining in your hotel. Galway has many pedestrianized streets and lots of fun specialty stores and pubs. (B, D) | | Day 4 | Galway | Connemara & Catamaran Cruise : Drive through the heart of Connemara, past granite hills and sparkling lakes on the way to Leenane to embark on a short cruise of Killary Harbour, a 9-mile fjord (Apr 3 - Oct 23 departures). Enjoy views of hills where traces of pre-Famine "lazy beds" of potato ridges can still be seen. Keep an eye out for seabirds as you pass mussel and salmon farms. Rejoin your coach and stop for photos at the Kylemore Abbey Visitor Centre. Drive through the lovely countryside where sheep graze freely to Clifden, the principal town of the region, and stop to take a walk around. Continue to Moycullen to visit the Connemara Celtic Crystal Factory, which specializes in intricate designs in colored crystal, before returning to Galway. (B, D) | | Day 5 | Kerry | Cliffs of Moher & Killarney's Jaunting Car : Travel south around Galway Bay to see the Cliffs of Moher, which rise almost 700 feet above the pounding Atlantic surf. Then cross the wide River Shannon Estuary on a short ferry ride to Tarbert and travel through Listowel and Castleisland to Killarney. This little town is world-famous due to its exquisite location beside lakes and mountains. Check in to your deluxe hotel, in a peaceful setting just outside the town. Head out to view some of the scenery by taking a horse-drawn jaunting car ride through the grounds of the Killarney National Park to Muckross House. Tour this mansion to see period furnishings and learn of its important guests and owners. Then stroll through the mature gardens before returning to Killarney. (B, D) | | Day 6 | Kerry | Dingle Peninsula & Killeen House Restaurant : Today 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 your hotel and enjoy free time to use the hotel's leisure facilities or relax. This evening head to the award-winning Killeen House Restaurant for a warm welcome and a superb dinner. (B, D) | | Day 7 | Cork | Bantry House & Blarney Castle : Today see great views of a portion of the Ring of Kerry at Ladies' View and Moll's Gap. Stop in the charming town of Kenmare for a look around before crossing the Caha Mountains to Glengarriff, renowned for its mild climate with palm trees. Nearby, tour Bantry House, a stately Georgian mansion containing a wealth of furnishings collected from all around Europe. Then drive through pleasant countryside to Blarney and climb to the ramparts of Blarney Castle to kiss the famous "Stone of Eloquence." You may do some shopping at the Blarney Woollen Mills before heading to your hotel in Cork. (B, D) | | Day 8 | Dublin | Rock of Cashel & Abbey Tavern : Journey past the gentle slopes of the Galtee Mountains and through some of Ireland's prime dairying country. Visit the Rock of Cashel, a stately limestone outcrop topped with medieval ruins. See the 12th century highly-decorated Cormac's Chapel, the large cathedral and a round tower. Travel to Dublin and to your hotel in the elegant village of Malahide, on the coast just north of the city. In the evening drive to the Abbey Tavern for dinner and a lively show with traditional Irish music, story-telling and step-dancing. (B, D) | | Day 9 | Dublin | Leisure Day in Dublin : Today you may plan out your day in Dublin as you wish, using your independent Dublin open-top bus tour pass to get around (valid for 24 hours) and visit to Guinness or Jameson for a tour and a complimentary drink. In the evening you are free to choose from the many restaurants near your hotel and in the Temple Bar area. (B) | | Day 10 | Depart Ireland | Depart Ireland : Today take a taxi transfer to Dublin Airport allowing plenty of time to reach the airport and for check-in formalities. You will then have time to shop at the duty free shops before boarding your flight home. (B) |
| | | Radisson Blu St Helens Hotel, Dublin (1 night) | | Hotel Meyrick, Galway (2 nights) | | The Brehon Hotel, Kerry (2 nights) | | Kingsley Hotel, Cork (1 night) | | Grand Hotel, Dublin (2 nights) | |
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