Glimpse of Ireland (201213)

Your Travel Includes:
Airport transfers in Dublin on days 2 and 9Twin-bedded rooms in hotels listed or similar; hotel taxes, service charges and tips for baggage handling7 Breakfasts (B), 1 Morning Coffee (MC) at Rathbaun Farm and 5 three-course Dinners with choice of entree and coffee or tea (D) including a Welcome Dinner (WD)Services of a professional Irish Travel DirectorPrivate luxury motorcoach with air conditioning, reclining seats and emergency restroomSightseeing, special features and scenic highlights as indicated in the itinerary, including admission charges Headsets for sightseeing so you can easily hear your guide's commentary hidden delightPortfolio of travel documentsSouvenir group photo

Day 1: Depart USA
Board your overnight transatlantic flight (cost not included in land only price).

Day 2: Arrive in Dublin, Ireland
Welcome to Dublin! At 2 p.m. begin a city tour. Visit St. Patrick's Cathedral and walk the courtyards of Trinity College to its library and world treasure, the 8th century Book of Kells. This evening, join your Travel Director and fellow travelers for a Welcome Dinner with wine. (Welcome Dinner)

Day 3: Dublin / The Midlands / Ballina
Cross midland Ireland and visit Strokestown Park House. This grand 18th-century estate still has its original furnishings. The Famine Museum, designed to commemorate The Great Irish Famine of the 1840s, is located in the former stable yards of the house. Continue on to County Mayo to visit the Shrine at Knock. Finally head to your hotel in the town of Ballina, set on the River Moy. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 4: Ballina / Connemara
Travel to the picturesque town of Westport, then on to Connemara, Ireland's historic western province, with its whitewashed cottages, mountains and rivers. Visit Kylemore Abbey, a neo-Gothic mansion, occupied since 1920 by Irish Benedictine nuns. This evening, relax at your elegant hotel on Galway Bay. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 5: Connemara / Galway / Cliffs of Moher / Killarney
This morning visit Galway Cathedral before dropping in for refreshments at Rathbaun Farm. Then travel west to the spectacular Cliffs of Moher, rising 700 feet above the pounding Atlantic waves. Later, take the Tarbert Ferry across the Shannon estuary and continue on to Killarney. (Breakfast, Morning Coffee, Dinner)

Day 6: Ring of Kerry Excursion
Travel the road that winds around the beautiful Iveragh Peninsula, better known as the Ring of Kerry. Stopping at Torc Waterfall, there is a chance to join a leisurely guided hike. You walk along the lakeshore and past the farmlands of the Muckross Estate. For those who do not want to join the hike, the motorcoach will return you to Killarney. The rest of the day is free. (Breakfast) NOTE: The hike travels over wooded paths and lakeshore trails. While there are no mountains to climb, walkers need to be fit, have good walking shoes or boots, sunscreen and raingear.

Day 7: Killarney / Blarney / Waterford
Stop at Blarney Castle and perhaps kiss the famous stone that bestows the gift of eloquence. There's time to shop at the Blarney Woolen Mills, then on to Waterford. Visit the House of Waterford Crystal for an interesting visual journey of over 225 years of glassmaking. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Day 8: Waterford / Dublin
Meet local Jack Burtchaell and hear about a gallery of rogues and rascals, all delivered in an entertaining style by a master storyteller. Then, return to Dublin. Make a stop at the Guinness Storehouse and discover what goes into making a pint of Guinness. Your evening is free. (Breakfast)

Day 9: Depart Dublin
Transfer to the airport where your vacation ends. (Breakfast)

Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
6/9/2012 - 6/17/2012	$1,650
6/23/2012 - 7/1/2012	$1,650
6/30/2012 - 7/8/2012	$1,650
7/7/2012 - 7/15/2012	$1,650
7/28/2012 - 8/5/2012	$1,650
8/11/2012 - 8/19/2012	$1,650
8/18/2012 - 8/26/2012	$1,650
8/25/2012 - 9/2/2012	$1,650
9/1/2012 - 9/9/2012	$1,699
9/8/2012 - 9/16/2012	$1,699
9/15/2012 - 9/23/2012	$1,699
9/22/2012 - 9/30/2012	$1,699
9/29/2012 - 10/7/2012	$1,599
10/6/2012 - 10/14/2012	$1,599
10/13/2012 - 10/21/2012	$1,585
10/20/2012 - 10/28/2012	$1,585
Note: Departures appearing above in green are guaranteed to operate by the tour operator.
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Take a glimpse of Ireland's best as you travel from Dublin towards Castlebar and Connemara visiting the visually stunning Kylemore Abbey and Strokestown Park House. Then head south toward Limerick and Killarney experiencing Ireland's finest scenic landscape and natural beauty found throughout the Cliffs of Moher and Ring of Kerry.

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