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Irish Discovery 7 Day Coach Tour
Tour Highlights
- Dinner/Show at a Traditional Irish venue
- Book of Kells at Trinity College
- Dingle Peninsula
- Blarney Castle
- Foynes flying boat museum
- Cliffs of Moher
Day 1: Dublin Arrival & Welcome
Land at Dublin Airport between 07:00 and 12:00 noon and take a group transfer to your Dublin hotel. If you arrive later than Noon you will have to transfer at your own expense. This evening meet your tour Director for a welcome drink and discuss your tour.
Day 2: Dublin Tour & Abbey Tavern
This morning tour Dublin to see Georgian squares with elegant row houses, public buildings, public parks and lively shopping streets. Enter Trinity College to view the 8th
century illuminated gospel manuscript of the Book of Kells. The afternoon is atleisure for further sightseeing and shopping. In the evening head to the nearby Abbey Tavern for dinner and a festive entertainment program. (B, D)
Day 3: Blarney Castle & Killarney
Travel south through farming country and stop to view the Rock of Cashel, which rises high above the surrounding plain. 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 in to 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.” 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 farming and fishing families. Return to Killarney for free time. (B, D)
Day 5: Flying Boat Museum & Cliffs of Moher
Travel to the River Shannon Estuary to visit Foynes Flying Boat Museum. Learn about the early days of flight as this was the landing place for Pam Am Clippers. Stop in Bunratty for a 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. (B, D)
Day 6: 6th Century Clonmacnoise & Clontarf Castle
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 your drive to your elegant castle hotel, located on the north side of Dublin. Relax for a while before joining in a farewell dinner where great food is followed by some local entertainment. (B, D)
Day 7: Tour Ends Dublin Airport
Group transfers are provided to Dublin Airport to arrive at 6:00 am, 9:00 am or 12:00 noon, in good time to check in for your flight home. (B)
YOUR TOUR INCLUDES
- Group transfers at start and end of tour
- Sightseeing by luxury coach
- Professional tour director
- 6 nights in hotels listed below
- 6 Full breakfast Irish Breakfasts (B)
- 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
- Sightseeing tour of Dublin
- 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
- All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person
YOUR HOTELS
Stay at the following (or similar):
- Croke Park Hotel, Dublin (2 nights)
- Brehon Hotel, Killarney (2 nights)
- Meyrick Hotel, Galway (1 night)
- Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin (1 night)