 Heart of Ireland - Escorted Motorcoach Tour - 8 Days / 6 Nights
The Heart of Ireland tour is a great tour at a great price. A new and updated itinerary gives you more historic and scenic Ireland for 2012 - along with a night at Clontarf Castle Hotel in Dublin! Your Heart of Ireland tour includes: 4 Star - First Class Hotels with private bath or shower for six nights. Full Irish breakfasts daily, except day of arrival. Dinners daily, except in Dublin. Tea/coffee and Irish Farmhouse scones at an actual Irish working farm where we see sheep shearing and watch the sheepdogs maneuver the flock. Daily sightseeing by luxury coach with the services of a Celtic Tours driver/guide, including visits to Blarney Woollen Mills, Dingle Peninsula, Connemara, St. Brendan's Cathedral and the Guinness Brewery Storehouse. Panoramic tour of Dublin to visit St. Patrick's Cathedral and Whitefriar's Church. Porterage of one suitcase per person. Optional pub entertainment. Tips and taxes in Ireland. Gratuities to the driver/guide not included. Celtic Tours portfolio of travel documents. Please note - the Oct 19, Nov 9 and April 11 departures leave the US on Wednesday, beginning this tour in Ireland on Thursday. All other departures leave the US on Saturday, starting the tour in Ireland on Sunday. |
| Details | | Celtic Tours | | Offer valid through 12/1/2012 | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | U.S. to Ireland. Depart U.S | U.S. to Ireland. Depart U.S. : for overnight flight to Ireland. Dinner is served shortly after take-off. | | Day 2 | Dublin | Dublin. : Early morning arrival in Dublin where we are met by our Celtic Tours driver/guide after clearing customs. Depart Dublin Airport and transfer to our Dublin hotel. Some free time to rest or independently enjoy the city center attractions and stores. Afternoon panoramic Dublin city tour to visit St. Patrick's Cathedral and Whitefriars Church, which holds the remains of St. Valentine. In 1835 Pope Gregory XVI decided to make the Church a gift of St. Valentine's body. Overnight in Dublin at Clontarf Castle. | | Day 3 | Killarney | Cashel - Blarney - Killarney. : Morning departure from Dublin. We travel southwest via the horse racing and breeding County of Kildare to County Tipperary and the historic Rock of Cashel, an ancient castle fortress of the Kings of Ireland. After a photo stop we continue on to Blarney. Optional visit to the Blarney Castle to kiss the famed Blarney Stone or shop at Blarney Woollen Mills for tweeds, knitwear, crystal and china. Continue on to Killarney for dinner and overnight. Optional pub entertainment tonight in Killarney at Killarney Towers Hotel. | | Day 4 | Killarney | Killarney - Dingle Peninsula. : A delightful day takes us along the Kerry coast to the Dingle Peninsula, which offers magnificent coastal scenery. Beyond Slea Head, we see the Blasket Islands, the last outpost of Europe. A full day tour returning to Killarney for dinner and overnight. | | Day 5 | Galway | Killarney - Galway. : Morning departure from Killarney. We travel via Ennis to Ardrahan in County Galway where we pause for tea/coffee and scones at Rathbaun Farm. Here we will see a farming family carry out everyday chores including sheep shearing and watch as the sheepdogs maneuver the flock. We continue on to our Galway hotel for dinner and overnight at Pillo Hotel. Optional pub entertainment tonight in Galway. | | Day 6 | Galway | Galway - Connemara - Galway. : Today we enjoy a scenic tour of Connemara. Travel along Galway Bay to Maam Cross and Clifden. Continue on via Kylmore Abbey Lakes and stop briefly for a photo opportunity. Next we continue via scenic countryside and keep an eye out for sheep to Moycullen and the Connemara Marble Factory and the Celtic Crystal Factory. Return to Galway where we have some free time before dinner at our hotel. Overnight in Galway - where you can find excellent pub entertainment! | | Day 7 | Dublin | Galway - Loughrea - Dublin. : Departing Galway, we travel via Loughrea where we visit St. Brendan's Cathedral. Constructed in 1897, it contains outstanding examples of stained glass by various Irish artists. We travel onwards to Dublin for a visit to the Guinness Brewery Storehouse where we enjoy a tour and a sample brew. Continue on to our Dublin hotel for check in. Dinner is on your own this evening. Overnight in Dublin at Maldron Hotel. | | Day 8 | Return U.S | Dublin Airport - U.S. : After breakfast we have a leisurely departure for nearby Dublin Airport where our tour ends approximately 7:45am. Ample time allowed for last minute duty-free shopping before boarding our flight home. We arrive back in the US the same day. |
| | | Dublin 2 : Maldron Hotel Cardiff Lane | Clontarf : Clontarf Castle Hotel | | Killarney : Killarney Towers Hotel | Galway : Pillo Hotel Galway |
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