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 2010 MYSTICAL IRELAND TOUR
Superior First Class Hotels - 7 Nights/13 Meals 9 days including air from USA
or 8 days land only from Dublin to Shannon Highlights: Taylor's Three Rock Pub Dinner/Show Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet Giant's Causeway St. Patrick's Grave Westport & Achill Island Excursion Historic Derry Walking Tour Tour Includes: Group transfers on arrival and departure Sightseeing by luxury coach throughout Dublin open-top bus tour with complimentary visit and a drink at Guinness Storehouse or Old Jameson Distillery Services of a professional Irish driver/guide Superior first class hotels with private bath/shower for 7 nights 7 full Irish breakfasts (B) 6 dinners (D) including - Dinner and traditional Irish entertainment at Taylor's Three Rock Pub - Medieval banquet and entertainment at Bunratty Castle - 4 table d'hote dinners Welcome get-together drink Ferry ride across Strangford Lough Tours of Dublin & Belfast with local guides Walking tour of Derry with a local guide Day tour to Achill Island Visits and admissions to Glendalough Visitor Centre, Dublin Castle, Down Cathedral, Mount Stewart House and Gardens, Giant's Causeway, Ulster American Folk Park, Belleek Pottery Factory, Poulnabrone Dolmen and Cliffs of Moher Deluxe flight bag, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person |
| Call (503) 803-0973 for more information or to book today! Mention code 8895300 | | CIE Tours | | Offer valid through 6/30/2010 | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Overnight Flight to Dublin | Overnight Flight to Dublin : Depart your North American gateway city and travel through the night to Dublin. Land only tour starts on day 2. | | Day 2 | Dublin | Arrive Ireland & 6th Century Glendalough : Arrive in Dublin Airport, complete immigration formalities and pick up your luggage. Go to the CIE Tours desk in the Arrivals Hall to arrange a group transfer to your hotel between 700 am and 1200 noon. If your flight arrives later, you will need to transfer to the hotel at your own expense. Your hotel, an elegant Victorian mansion, overlooks Dublin Bay and Dun Laoghaire Harbour. At 200 pm drive through the lovely scenery of the Wicklow Mountains to visit Glendalough, a 6th century monastic site founded by St. Kevin. Learn about life in early Christian Ireland and walk through the many church ruins and a round tower. In the evening meet your fellow travelers over a welcome drink and your tour director will help you choose a local restaurant to dine independently. | | Day 3 | Dublin | Dublin Castle & Taylor's Three Rock Pub Evening : This morning tour the city center to see elegant Georgian townhouses and their famous colorful doors, pass St. Stephen's Green and cross the River Liffey to view the Famine Memorial and drive along O'Connell Street. Visit Dublin Castle's State Apartments where a guide will relate events from Irish history as you walk through gracious Georgian chambers. The afternoon is at leisure so return to Dun Laoghaire to relax or stay in the city center for an independent open-top bus tour with a visit to Guinness or Jameson. This evening's destination is Taylor's Three Rock Pub for dinner and a lively show of traditional Irish songs and intricate step-dancing. (B, D) | | Day 4 | Belfast | Downpatrick & Mount Stewart : Drive north past the Mourne Mountains to Downpatrick. Visit Down Cathedral to learn about Ireland's patron saint and see his reputed burial place. Cross Strangford Lough by ferry to explore Mount Stewart House and Gardens. The famous gardens at Mount Stewart were planted in the 1920's by Edith, Lady Londonderry, and have been nominated a World Heritage Site. The house tour includes world-famous paintings and stories about the prominent political figures to whom the Londonderry family played host. Check in to your hotel in Belfast. (B, D) | | Day 5 | Derry | Belfast, Giant's Causeway & Derry : See the highlights of Belfast with a local guide, including Victorian buildings, the Harland and Wolff Shipyards, where the Titanic was built and areas around the Shankill and Falls Road. Drive north along the "Nine Glens of Antrim," a scenic route with lovely views of mountains, valleys and coastline. Stop at the Giant's Causeway, hexagonal columns formed by volcanic activity over 60 million years ago. The enormous rocks have spawned legends about the mythical giant, Finn McCool. Continue to Derry and join a local guide for a short walk around the ancient city center and surrounding medieval walls. (B, D) | | Day 6 | Mayo | Ulster American Folk Park & Belleek China : Drive south for a walk around the Ulster American Folk Park. See many cottages including the boyhood home of Thomas Mellon, who emigrated to Pittsburgh in 1818 and founded the Mellon Bank. The Park traces the story of Ulster emigrants and shows rural lifestyles in both Ireland and Colonial America. Take a guided tour around the Belleek Pottery Factory to see craftspeople making delicate and ornate pieces in fine china. Travel through Counties Sligo and Mayo to Westport where your hotel is located in the town center. (B, D) | | Day 7 | Mayo | Achill Island Excursion & Westport : After a late breakfast travel around Clew Bay, reputed to have 365 islands, to Achill Island, joined to the mainland by bridge. Follow the Atlantic Drive to capture wonderful views of steeply-sloped mountains plunging into the shimmering Atlantic Ocean. Near Slievemore see the Deserted Village, the remains of nearly 100 stone cottages abandoned around the time of the 1840's Famine. Also see stretches of windswept bogland and golden beaches. Return to Westport in time to stroll around this attractive estate town, which was laid out in 1780. (B, D) | | Day 8 | Clare | Cliffs Of Moher & Bunratty Medieval Banquet : Travel to Galway City for a panoramic tour and free time before driving through the limestone hills of the Burren. View the Poulnabrone Dolmen, a pre-Christian burial site marked by huge boulders. Walk along the majestic Cliffs of Moher, a rocky wall that rises nearly 700 feet above the foaming Atlantic Ocean. At Bunratty check in to your hotel, right beside Bunratty Castle, the Bunratty Folk Park and Durty Nelly's Pub. In the evening head to 15th century Bunratty Castle for a jolly medieval-style dinner where the lords and ladies serenade you¬. (B, D) | | Day 9 | Return Home from Shannon | Return Home from Shannon : Take a group transfer to nearby Shannon Airport where your tour concludes at 1030 am. After check-in, you'll have time to shop at the duty-free stores before boarding your flight for the journey home. If you need to arrive at Shannon Airport before 1030 am, your guide will coordinate an early group transfer once you are on tour. (B) |
| | | Royal Marine Hotel, Dublin (2 nights) | | Europa Hotel, Belfast (1 night) | | City Hotel, Derry (1 night) | | Hotel Westport, Mayo (2 nights) | | Bunratty Castle Hotel, Clare (1 night) | |
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