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Dublin to Dublin Escorted Ireland Tour - Irish Explorer - 10 Day Guided Tour includes Donegal
Dublin to Dublin tour

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Irish Explorer Highlights
This tour starts and ends in Dublin. Kate Kearney’s Cottage Dinner and Entertainment UNESCO World Heritage Site of Knowth or Newgrange Glencolumbcille & Donegal Castle Visit Clifden "Capital of Connemara" “The Quiet Man” Walking Tour Muckross House & Blarney Castle Clontarf Castle Hotel Stay with Farewell Dinner. This route takes you a land of myths and legends.

2008 - 10 DAY IRISH EXPLORER – 10 Day Coach Tour Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin 10 days/8 nights/15 meals

Day 1 – Sat: Depart U.S. for Dublin To experience the real Ireland, you must slow down and set your clocks to the ancient rhythms of the people and the country.

Day 2 – Sun: Dublin City Tour Arrive at Dublin Airport and transfer to your hotel. At 2:00 pm take a sightseeing tour around central Dublin and visit Dublin Castle’s richly decorated State Apartments, which feature prominently in Ireland’s history. Dublin has retained its aura of Georgian elegance with many examples of fine architecture.

NewgrangeDay 3 – Mon: Prehistoric Tomb & Belleek Travel north to the Boyne Valley Visitor Centre and visit either Newgrange and Knowth passage tomb, which are over 5,000 years old. Drive north to visit Belleek Pottery Factory where skilled craftspeople create the world-famous fine china. The Belleek Pottery are producers of fine porcelain festooned with shamrocks or delicate trellis-like plates and baskets. Drive to your hotel near Donegal town and enjoy a welcome drink before dinner. (B, D)

Day 4 – Tue: Slieve League Cliffs Drive to Teelin to view Slieve League sea cliffs, where the tallest point reaches 1,972 feet making them the highest in Europe. You will see marvelous vistas all around. Continue through the majestic Glengesh Pass to Ardara to visit Triona Design to learn about tweeds and enjoy tea with scones. Continue on to Donegal where tiny, storybook villages, thatched roofed cottages are surrounded by postage stamp pastures and ancient castles, and the air scented by the flavor of peat fires. Nearly every bend in the road affords gorgeous vistas of sky, land and water. Spend some free time in Donegal town center. (B, D)

CottagesDay 5 – Wed: W. B. Yeats’ Grave & Ballintubber Abbey Travel south around Donegal Bay and view the grave of writer W. B. Yeats. Continue through County Mayo to visit Knock Shrine and Ballintubber Abbey, used continuously for worship since 1216. Drive to Galway and check into your hotel overlooking Galway Bay. (B, D)

Day 6 – Thu: “Quiet Man” & Connemara Tour Today we drive through the Connemara region, enjoying the beautiful Irish countryside and its small-town charms. Connemara to admire sweeping views of hills and sparkling lakes. Continue to Cong, location of the 1952 movie, “The Quiet Man” for a walk to see places used in the movie. Visit the Connemara Celtic Crystal Factory before returning to your hotel on Galway Bay. (B, D)

Ploughing ChampionshipsDay 7 – Fri: Cliffs of Moher & Killarney Drive south to view the majestic Cliffs of Moher, a rocky wall that plunges to the foaming Atlantic Ocean. Take a ferry across the River Shannon and on to Killarney. Enjoy free time for a look around the compact town and head to Kate Kearney’s Cottage for a pub dinner and music. (B, D)

Day 8 – Sat: Ring of Kerry Tour & Muckross House You leave the town of Killarney, glimpsing the dazzling lakes, with mountains in the background. Enjoy the Ring of Kerry drive where every bend in 100 miles of road reveals breathtaking views of mountains and Atlantic Ocean. Return through Sneem and pause at Moll’s Gap for a panoramic view of Killarney. Tour the elegant 19th century Muckross House. (B, D)

Irish sheepDay 9 – Sun: Blarney & Clontarf Castle Leave Killarney and drive to Blarney. Few visitors to 15th-century Blarney Castle can resist the opportunity to kiss the famous Blarney stone in the hope of being gifted with legendary Irish eloquence. Pause at the Rock of Cashel for photos before continuing to Dublin to check into Clontarf Castle, which dates back to 1172. Enjoy a special farewell dinner. (B, D)

Day 10 – Mon: Dublin to USA Take a group transfer to Dublin Airport to arrive at 6:00 am, 9:00 am or 12:00 noon. When your goose bumps finally subside, you realize you've felt the soul of Ireland. (B)

Ireland Tour Includes:
• Group transfers on arrival and departure
• Sightseeing by luxury coach throughout
• Services of a professional Irish driver/guide • Superior first class hotels with private bath/shower for 8 nights
• 8 full Irish breakfasts (B)
• 7 dinners (D) including - Dinner & show at Kate Kearney’s Cottage - Farewell dinner at Clontarf Castle Hotel - 5 table d’hote dinners
• Welcome get-together drink • Tour of Dublin with a local guide
• Handweaving demonstration with tea & scones at Triona Design
• “The Quiet Man” walking tour of Cong • Ferry ride across the River Shannon
• Visits and admissions to Dublin Castle, Boyne Valley Visitor Centre & Newgrange or Knowth Tomb, Belleek Pottery Factory, Slieve League Cliffs,W. B. Yeats’ Grave, Knock Shrine, Ballintubber Abbey, Connemara Celtic Crystal Factory, Cliffs of Moher, Muckross House, Blarney Castle and Blarney Woollen Mills
• Deluxe flight bag, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap
• All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person

Your Hotels Stay at the following (or similar):
• Herbert Park Hotel, Dublin (1 night)
• Mill Park Hotel, Donegal (2 nights)
• Connemara Coast Hotel, Furbo, Galway (2 nights)
• Killarney Avenue Hotel, Killarney (2 nights)
• Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin (1 night)


Spend an extra day in Dublin at start of tour. Includes transfer from Dublin Airport between 7:00 am and 12 noon to the Herbert Park Hotel, overnight and full Irish breakfast. Add the following to amounts in price panel: $119 Mar 22 to Apr 26, $139 all other dates. Single Room Supplement: $78.

2008 Dates
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Price per person sharing a twin or triple room Single Room Supplement: $509. Save $75 per person on coach tours if you 8 & under 21 and traveling with at least one full fare paying passenger
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