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Britain and Ireland Discovery
A 26-Day Insight Tours tour starting from $4,825
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| Starting Price: | $4,825 |  |
| Tour Length: | 26 Days | |
| Countries Visited: | England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland | |
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Cities Visited: A well paced tour with two-night stays in the cities of Edinburgh, Thurso, Sligo, Plymouth and Dublin, plus the change of pace with two different Irish ferry crossings and pleasant driving days with frequent stops. |
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Included Premium Highlights
- Visit Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon
- Attend the spectacular Edinburgh Military Tattoo (selected departures only)
- Visit Edinburgh Castle for fine views over the city and to see the 'Honours of Scotland'
- Orkney Islands excursion to visit Skara Brae, the Ring of Brodgar, Kirkwall and Italian Chapel
- Visit the Giant's Causeway Visit Bunratty Folk Park
- Ride on a jaunting car in Killarney Tour the spectacular Ring of Kerry
- Visit Dublin castle (when open) Visit the Roman Baths
- Enjoy a highlight cruise on Plymouth harbor Visit Stonehenge
Included Personal Insights
- Visit the world famous Wedgewood Visitor Center and learn about ceramic manufacture
- Learn about the life of William Wordsworth, Britain's best-loved poet
Included Additional Excursions & Sights
- See Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace on your London sightseeing tour
- See the colleges of Oxford See York Minster
- Visit Gretna Green Drive down Edinburgh's Royal Mile to Holyroodhouse Palace
- Visit St. Andrews - home of golf See the prehistoric Clava Stones Loch Lomond drive
- See 'Derry's walls' and Guildhall Visit Belleek Pottery Center
- See King John's Castle in Limerick See Adare Kiss the stone at Blarney Castle
- See Cork's Grand Parade Visit Waterford Crystal Showroom See Kilkenny Castle
- See Chester's 'Rows' and city walls See Ludlow Castle
- See Tintern Abbey Visit Glastonbury Visit Tintagel
- Scenic drives - Cotswolds, Lake District, Highlands, Glencoe, Isle of Skye, Antrim coast, Ring of Kerry, Wye Valley, Severn Bridge, Dartmoor, Bodmin Moor, Salisbury Plain
Included First Class Services
- Escorted by a professional Tour Director
- Luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with onboard restroom
- Insight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
- Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack
- Free London Airport shuttle service.
Included Quality Dining
- Traditional Highland Dinner with Scottish entertainment (HD)
- 1 Continental (CB) & 23 full Breakfasts (B) and 11 three-course Evening Meals with choice, or buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)
Day 1 - DEPART USA
Overnight flight.
Day 2 - ARRIVE LONDON
Welcome to London! After checking in to your
hotel, the afternoon is at leisure. Just around the corner are the department stores of
Oxford Street.
Hotel: Thistle Marble Arch.
Day 3 - LONDON SIGHTSEEING
Your half day sightseeing tour of London’s West End shows you Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square and Buckingham Palace. The afternoon is free to explore or shop. (B)
Day 4 - LONDON - STRATFORD
After a warm welcome from your Tour Director, head west over the green Chiltern Hills. Stop in the university town of Oxford before driving through pretty Cotswold villages to visit Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon. Tonight join your Tour Director for a Welcome Drink.
Hotel: Swans Nest/Alveston Manor. (D)
Day 5 - STRATFORD - YORK
Visit the Wedgwood China Visitor Centre before continuing to the walled city of York. Explore the cobbled streets of the Shambles and see the huge York Minster.
Hotel: Marriott (B,D)
Day 6 - YORK - EDINBURGH
Tour the beautiful Lake District and visit Wordsworth's grave before stopping at Gretna Green in Scotland. Then it's on to Edinburgh. Tonight, selected departures attend the spectacular flood lit Military Tattoo at Edinburgh Castle.
Hotel: Royal Terrace/Roxburghe. (B)
Day 7 - EDINBURGH SIGHTSEEING
Take a guided tour inside historic Edinburgh Castle, home to the Honours of Scotland. Continue down the Royal Mile, past St Giles' Cathedral to the Queen's Holyroodhouse Palace. Cross to the 18th century New Town. The afternoon is at leisure. (B)
Day 8 - EDINBURGH - HIGHLANDS
Cross the Firth of Forth on your way to St Andrews - the home of golf. Continue over the Grampian Mountains, past Blair Athol, to the sparkling Spey Valley. Tonight, enjoy a Highland style dinner with Scottish entertainment.
Hotel: Laggan Country Hotel. (B,HD)
Day 9 - HIGHLANDS - THURSO
See the Clava Stone Circles before continuing across the battlefield of Culloden. Drive via Inverness and along the shores of Loch Ness, before following the coast to Thurso.
Hotel: Royal (B,D)
Day 10 - ORKNEY ISLANDS EXCURSION
Drive to John O'Groats, the most northerly town on the British mainland, where you board a ferry to the Orkney Islands. Visit the village of Skara Brae, the Ring of Brodgar, Kirkwall and the Italian Chapel. Head back to the mainland for the evening. (B,D)
Day 11 - THURSO - ISLE OF SKYE
Relax and enjoy the lochs and mountains on your way to the fishing town of Ullapool. Then it's 'over the sea to Skye'. Admire the scenic splendour of the Cuillin Hills en route to your hotel in Portree. Hotel: Tongadale. (B D)
Day 12 - ISLE OF SKYE - GLASGOW
Take in magnificent scenery as you pass Eilean Donan Castle and continue via Fort William to Glencoe, 'the valley of the weeping'. Stop on the 'bonnie banks' of Loch Lomond before arriving in Glasgow.
Hotel: Marriott (B)
Day 13 - GLASGOW - LONDONDERRY
Bid farewell to Scotland as you cross the Irish Sea, enjoying views of the Island of Arran on the way. Take the scenic Antrim coast road to the amazing rock formation known as the Giant's Causeway before reaching your hotel.
Hotel: Da Vinci's. (B,D)
Day 14 - LONDONDERRY - SLIGO
Join a guide to see Derry's Walls, the Guildhall and the city's cathedral before crossing the border to see O'Donnell's Castle in Donegal. Drive south to visit the Belleek Pottery Centre. Continue to the churchyard at Drumcliff, where the Irish poet WB Yeats is buried, then it's on to Sligo.
Hotel: Radisson SAS. (B,D)
Day 15 - SLIGO - LIMERICK
Take a scenic drive through the beautiful Connemara region to visit the famous marble factory. Continue on to Galway where you see St Nicholas Cathedral, the Spanish Arch and Eyre Square. Now on to Bunratty Folk Park, where old Ireland comes to life in the thatched cottages and cobbled streets of the museum. Stay tonight in Limerick, famous for rhymes, lace and elegant Georgian houses.
Hotel: George Boutique Hotel. (B)
Day 16 - LIMERICK - KILLARNEY
An orientation tour shows you King John's Castle, St. Mary's Cathedral and the treaty stone. Now drive through the charming village of Adare into County Kerry. In Killarney, enjoy a ride on a famous jaunting car.
Hotel: Killarney Towers. (B,D)
Day 17 - RING OF KERRY EXCURSION
Experience scenery of plunging cliffs and spectacular lakes, and drive between granite mountains and endless beaches as you tour the Ring of Kerry. (B)
Day 18 - KILLARNEY - WATERFORD
Cross the Derrynasaggart Mountains to kiss the Stone of Eloquence at Blarney Castle. Enjoy an orientation tour of Cork seeing St Finbar's Cathedral before continuing along the coast to your hotel in Waterford.
Hotel: Dooleys (B,D)
Day 19 - WATERFORD - KILKENNY - DUBLIN
After visiting the Waterford Crystal showroom, drive to Kilkenny to see its castle en route to the fun loving Irish capital, Dublin.
Hotel: Burlington. (B)
Day 20 - DUBLIN SIGHTSEEING
Tour Dublin's elegant Georgian squares and visit Dublin castle (when open) with a local guide. Also see the Irish President's home, O'Connell Street and historic Customs House. This afternoon you are at leisure to browse the shops along Grafton Street. (B)
Day 21 - DUBLIN - CHESTER - MANCHESTER
Cross the Irish Sea and travel through North Wales, past Conwy Castle, to the walled city of Chester. See the ruined Roman amphitheatre, Tudor 'Rows' and cathedral before continuing to your hotel in Manchester.
Hotel: Park Inn. (B,D)
Day 22 - MANCHESTER - BRISTOL
Drive to the border town of Ludlow, with its half-timbered houses and ruined castle, rich in tragic royal history. Continue along the Wye Valley past romantic Tintern Abbey and over the soaring Severn Bridge to Bristol.
Hotel: Marriott City Centre. (B)
Day 23 - BRISTOL - BATH - PLYMOUTH
Travel the short distance to Bath, famous for its Georgian architecture. Visit the Roman Baths before moving on to Plymouth, taking in Glastonbury along the way. On arrival in Plymouth, enjoy a highlight cruise on the harbour.
Hotel: Duke of Cornwall. (B,D)
Day 24 - DARTMOOR & TINTAGEL EXCURSION
Stop in Princetown, in the heart of rugged Dartmoor before continuing to Tintagel, according to legend, the site of King Arthur's Castle. Return to Plymouth via Bodmin Moor. (B)
Day 25 - PLYMOUTH - STONEHENGE - LONDON
Visit mysterious Stonehenge before crossing Salisbury Plain to return to London, where you bid farewell to your Tour Director. (B)
Day 26 - RETURN TO USA
Your tour comes to an end after breakfast. (CB)
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Included Premium Highlights
- Visit Shakespeare's birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon
- Attend the spectacular Edinburgh Military Tattoo (selected departures only)
- Visit Edinburgh Castle for fine views over the city and to see the 'Honours of Scotland'
- Orkney Islands excursion to visit Skara Brae, the Ring of Brodgar, Kirkwall and Italian Chapel
- Visit the Giant's Causeway Visit Bunratty Folk Park
- Ride on a jaunting car in Killarney Tour the spectacular Ring of Kerry
- Visit Dublin castle (when open) Visit the Roman Baths
- Enjoy a highlight cruise on Plymouth harbor Visit Stonehenge
Included Personal Insights
- Visit the world famous Wedgewood Visitor Center and learn about ceramic manufacture
- Learn about the life of William Wordsworth, Britain's best-loved poet
Included Additional Excursions & Sights
- See Westminster Abbey, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace on your London sightseeing tour
- See the colleges of Oxford See York Minster
- Visit Gretna Green Drive down Edinburgh's Royal Mile to Holyroodhouse Palace
- Visit St. Andrews - home of golf See the prehistoric Clava Stones Loch Lomond drive
- See 'Derry's walls' and Guildhall Visit Belleek Pottery Center
- See King John's Castle in Limerick See Adare Kiss the stone at Blarney Castle
- See Cork's Grand Parade Visit Waterford Crystal Showroom See Kilkenny Castle
- See Chester's 'Rows' and city walls See Ludlow Castle
- See Tintern Abbey Visit Glastonbury Visit Tintagel
- Scenic drives - Cotswolds, Lake District, Highlands, Glencoe, Isle of Skye, Antrim coast, Ring of Kerry, Wye Valley, Severn Bridge, Dartmoor, Bodmin Moor, Salisbury Plain
Included First Class Services
- Escorted by a professional Tour Director
- Luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with onboard restroom
- Insight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterage
- Insight Traveler document wallet, map book journal and information pack
- Free London Airport shuttle service.
Included Quality Dining
- Traditional Highland Dinner with Scottish entertainment (HD)
- 1 Continental (CB) & 23 full Breakfasts (B) and 11 three-course Evening Meals with choice, or buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)
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