• First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms with private
facilities
• All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local
taxes included.
• Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats
and a washroom onboard
• The services of one of Trafalgar's top Tour Directors.
• A qualified local city guide in Dublin, Belfast and
Londonderry/Derry.
• A stylish wallet, travel documents and
Welcome on Tour book with map.
• Airport transfers are provided on Day 1 and Day 11, see
departure panel opposite, conditions apply.
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DAY
1: ARRIVE DUBLIN
Welcome to Dublin and Ireland! After hotel check-in there is time to relax or
explore. Later, enjoy a Welcome Drink with your Tour Director and travelling
companions. Hotel: Mespil (F)
DAY
2: DUBLIN – BELFAST
This morning your included guided sightseeing tour includes a visit to Trinity
College. Here see the ancient Book of Kells which is an illuminated manuscript
renowned for its extravagance and complexity. Views of St. Patrick's Cathedral,
Dublin Castle and Phoenix Park are also enjoyed. Then leave Dublin and drive to the
Boyne Valley, site of the famous battle. Later arrive in Belfast the capital of Northern
Ireland. (FB D) Hotel: Jurys Inn (F)
DAY
3: BELFAST – GIANTS CAUSEWAY – LONDONDERRY/DERRY (2)
Your morning sightseeing tour shows you the City Hall, Queen's University and
Stormont Castle. Continue your journey on the beautiful Antrim coast road and on
past the scenic Glens of Antrim to Ballycastle. Next stop to visit the UNESCO World
Heritage site of Giants Causeway which is made up of huge basalt columns rising
from the sea. Tonight enjoy a Highlight Dinner in a local restaurant. (FB HD) Hotel: Everglades (SF) (2 nights)
DAY
4: LONDONDERRY/DERRY SIGHTSEEING AND AT LEISURE
After breakfast this morning your walking tour with a local expert guide takes you
along the city walls, some of the best preserved in Europe. Then make your way to
the 17th century St. Columb's Cathedral with its tower. From here continue on to
the quay where Irish emigrants sailed to the New World and then you will have free
time to consider an excursion to the Inishowen Peninsula. (FB)
DAY
5: LONDONDERRY/DERRY – BALLINA
This morning's journey takes you via Strabane and Omagh, stopping to visit the
Ulster-American Folk Park en route to Lough Erne in Ireland's Lake District. Stop at
Belleek in County Fermanagh to visit the famous pottery factory. Next continue your
drive through Yeats country to your hotel in Ballina for dinner and an overnight
stay. (FB D) Hotel: Downhill House (F)
DAY
6: BALLINA – CONNEMARA – GALWAY
Today travel to Connemara via the pretty town of Westport. Later see Kylemore
Abbey renowned for the beauty and tranquility of both the surroundings and
gardens, before driving along the shores of Lough Corrib to Galway. Here
enjoy a tour of the city and scenic views of Galway Bay before arriving at your
hotel. (FB) Hotel: Maldron (F)
DAY
7: GALWAY – KILLARNEY (2)
Your first stop is Limerick where an orientation shows you St. Mary's Cathedral, King
John's Castle and the Treaty Stone. A stop will then be made in scenic Adare which is known as one of the prettiest Irish villages complete with thatched cottages!
Killarney is your final destination. (FB) Hotel: Eviston House (F) (2 nights)
DAY
8: RING OF KERRY EXCURSION
Today spectacular scenery awaits you on your drive around the 'Ring of Kerry'.
Plunging cliffs, lush lakeland, granite mountains, and a jagged coastline are all part
of this photographers' delight. See Dingle Bay, the South Kerry Mountains and Ladies
View before returning to your hotel. Tonight enjoy a delicious 'Be My Guest' dinner
in an Irish farm house where you are entertained with unique story-telling! (FB BG)
DAY
9: KILLARNEY – BLARNEY – WATERFORD
Today drive into County Cork stopping to visit Blarney Castle so that you can kiss the
stone and acquire the 'gift of the gab'! Then pass through Cork on your way to the
fishing village of Youghal where Moby Dick was filmed, and along the scenic coast to
reach the Waterford Crystal Showroom for an included factory tour and showroom
visit. Here see beautiful displays of this sparkling crystal. (FB D) Hotel: Treacys Hotel (F)
DAY
10: WATERFORD – DUBLIN
Your first stop is at medieval Kilkenny, then continue to the Irish National Stud Farm
where you will enjoy a walking tour and also visit the Japanese Garden. Return to
Dublin before enjoying a celebratory Farewell Dinner together with your Tour
Director and travelling companions. (FB FD) Hotel: Maldron (F)
DAY
11: DEPART DUBLIN
This morning after breakfast it is time to bid farewell to your Tour Director and
travelling companions as this wonderful Irish experience comes to an end and you
return home with special memories. (FB)
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