Lynott Tours Inc Ireland - Back Irish Melody Family Vacation Children Welcome
BEST OF IRELAND TOURAn Irish Melody -11 Day Special Irish Escorted Tour - our best Ireland trip GUARANTEED SMALL GROUP GUIDED TOUR OF IRELAND - FAMILY VACATION- THIS BEST OF IRELAND TOUR IS LIMITED TO 15 PERSONS  This very special small group guided tour combines enriching experiences in the heritage towns of Ireland with some extraordinary accommodations at child friendly guest houses, hotels, and inns, and even a stay in a romantic castle in Ireland - a perfect Ireland itinerary. Enjoy the music of magical evenings. Listen to a tale well told, a song well sung, applaud a dance well done. Fun adventures include boat trips, bicycling, horseback riding and traditional music. This is an escorted family vacation with activities for children in Ireland. Join in, take part, you're very welcome. Thursday - DEPART FROM HOME Your vacation begins the moment you board your flight. Destination: DUBLIN.  Friday - DUBLIN/CASTLE
STAY Arrive by 10AM and join our Dublin tour. Visit Trinity College
Library, containing the famous Book of Kells. See the Bank of Ireland -
Ireland's first Parliament, St. Patrick's Cathedral and the Georgian doors of
Dublin. Visit the Guinness Brewery, where you will taste the famous stout. We
venture to the south Dublin coast for our stay at the elegant 18th century
Fitzpatrick Castle, overlooking Dublin Bay. It’s a stone’s throw from
Dublin by Dart train. Welcome dinner. (D) Saturday - KILDARE/ KILKENNY - HORSES &
WITCHES You travel through the Kildare, the horse-breeding area of Ireland.
Then, you are off to Kilkenny, closely associated with witchcraft and local
crafts. Visit impressive Kilkenny Castle, set on the River Nore. The town is
one of the best examples of a medieval town in Ireland. (B) Sunday - COBH/BLARNEY/KINSALE - SHIPS This morning, you take the scenic route to Cobh, departure point for many emigrants, and the last port of call for the Titanic. Many of the passengers are buried in the local graveyard. Visit Blarney, with a chance to kiss the Stone. Kinsale, one of the most historic towns in Cork, where we stay tonight, has quaint cobbled streets, gourmet restaurants and yachts moored in the harbor. (B)
 Monday - GAP OF DUNLOE -DINGLE -
ANCIENT SITES Travel to Killarney and visit the Gap of Dunloe by pony and
cart. The famed four mile Gap was carved by glaciers, enhanced by purple
mountains. Further along our route, the Dingle Peninsula is one of the natural
wonders of Ireland and a wealth of archaeological sites, ancient ogham writing,
and some of the finest traditional music, dance and the Irish language. The
dramatic mountains sweep down to golden beaches and stark rocks. (B)  Tuesday - DINGLE - DOLPHIN WATCH The
greens of the hills contrast with the wildness of the scenes to make Dingle an
enchanted place, the setting for Ryan’s Daughter. Today’s adventure
is a boat trip to discover Fungie, the bottle-nosed dolphin. Optional bike ride
this afternoon. At Dingle's pubs (famed for its 56 pubs) spontaneous music
sessions often erupt. The most amazing musicians will treat you to a storm of
Irish music. Be swept away on the tides of the Irish traditional music,
transported into the vibrant, musical, spirited soul of the Irish, who have
withstood centuries of everything from famine to war and still held on to
humor, music, and family. (B)  Wednesday - CLIFFS OF MOHER/GALWAY Travel along
the majestic Cliffs of Moher, soaring an awe-inspiring 700 feet above the
breaking sea. Stop in the fishing village of Doolin. It is said that three of
the best pubs in Ireland are here. Galway, the cultural capital of the West, is
our home for the next two evenings. (B)Thursday - ARAN ISLANDS EXCURSION - BY BOAT Travel by steamer to the Aran Islands. For centuries, Irish speaking fishermen and their families have thrived here, where their famed off-white Aran sweaters originated. These are lands that time has forgotten. (B)  Friday - CONNEMARA - THE RUGGED WEST Travel to
Roundstone, known for making traditional Irish musical instruments. Travel
through scenes of tin roofed barns and herds of meandering sheep on your way to
County Mayo. Westport is by far the most attractive town in Mayo, with a wide
expanse of sea dotted with islands and framed by mountain ranges. Evening at
your leisure. (B)
 Saturday - WESTPORT/DUNBOYNE Visit the
National Museum of Ireland - Country Life to glimpse the daily lives in rural
old Ireland. Travel across the heart of Ireland to the royal county of Meath,
where we stay in the village of Dunboyne. Enjoy a farewell dinner tonight.
(B,D) Sunday - DUBLIN/HOME Travel to Dublin Airport, and it comes all too soon. Return home with great memories of the new friends you’ve made. (B)
Irish Melody Includes: * Round trip airfare from New York. Boston, Chicago at added cost. * Airport transfers according to schedule below. * Minibus or motorcoach transportation * Driver/guide throughout * First-class accommodations for 9 nights; room with private bath * 9 hearty Irish breakfasts (B), 2 dinners (D) * All taxes and service charges. * All sightseeing and entrance fees. Some highlights:
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