Lynott Tours Inc| Northern
Ireland Tour visiting Galway, Donegal, Londonderry, Belfast, Giant's Causeway,
Cavan 8 or 10 day tour- map Northern Gem Stay in Award-Winning Cabra Castle Museum of Country Life Knock Shrine Belleek China Slieve League – Europe’s Highest Sea Cliffs Walk Historic Derry’s Walls Tour Belfast Giant’s Causeway  Northern Gems Itinerary Day 1: Shannon Arrival & Bunratty Castle Your tour starts at Shannon Airport with a transfer to Bunratty between 7:00 am and 12:00 noon. If your flight arrives later than 12:00 noon, transfer to the hotel at your own expense. At 2:30 pm depart for the Cliffs of Moher, a dramatic wall of rock that plunges to the Atlantic Ocean. Return to Bunratty for a welcome drink to discuss your itinerary with your tour director. Then head to nearby Bunratty Castle to take part in one of their famous banquets with a great meal, wine and music in the evocative atmosphere of the 15th century castle. (D) Day 2: Burren Display Centre & Galway Bay In Kilfenora visit the Burren Display Centre to learn about the Burren, an area of rounded limestone hills, which contain a wealth of prehistoric monuments and where rare flowers thrive in the sheltered crevices. View the Poulnabrone Dolmen, a Neolithic monument dating to 4,000 BC. Stop in the village of Ballyvaughan and drive around Galway Bay. Enjoy free time in Galway before driving to your hotel overlooking Galway Bay. (B, D)  Day 3: “Quiet Man” Walking
Tour & Catamaran Cruise Take a walking tour around the village of Cong
where “The Quiet Man” movie was made in 1952. Drive through Connemara
for sweeping views of misty mountains and shimmering lakes. Embark on a short
cruise of Killary Harbour, and enjoy an Irish coffee as you view hills where
traces of pre-Famine “lazy beds” of potato ridges can still be seen.
Make a brief stop at Kylemore Abbey Visitor Centre before heading to Clifden, a
delightful market town set between the Twelve Bens and sandy bays. Return to
Galway. (B, D)  Day 4: Museum of Country Life & Belleek
China Outside Castlebar visit the Museum of Country Life. View collections
of domestic goods, used in everyday living from 1850 to 1950. Exhibits and a
movie explain how country people lived by farming. Make a brief stop in the
pilgrimage town of Knock and view W. B. Yeats' Grave, situated near the
distinctive outline of Ben Bulben Mountain in County Sligo. Tour the Belleek
Pottery Factory to see skilled craftspeople create elegant and decorative
pieces in fine china. Drive to Donegal town for your next overnight stop. (B,
D)  Day 5: Slieve League Cliffs &
Donegal Drive to the fishing port of Killybegs and on to Teelin to view
Slieve League sea cliffs, the highest in Europe reaching 1,972 feet. The cliffs
drop straight down to the wild Atlantic waves creating marvelous views. Enjoy
coffee or tea with home-baked scones before driving through the majestic
Glengesh Pass to Ardara. Visit Triona Design to see demonstrations of spinning,
weaving and knitting. Return to Donegal town for free time and return to your
nearby hotel. (B, D) Day 6: Derry Walk & Giant's Causeway Travel to Derry for
a walking tour with a local guide to see the medieval city walls, the Diamond
and St. Columb's Cathedral. Pause for photos at the ruins of Dunluce Castle
before visiting the Giant's Causeway, enormous hexagonal columns formed by
volcanic activity over 60 million years ago. Continue south to experience
wonderful views of mountains, valleys and bays along the “Nine Glens of
Antrim.” Drive to your centrally-located hotel in Belfast. You may like to
take a walk to see the magnificent City Hall in Donegall Square. (B, D) Day 7: Belfast & Cabra Castle Hotel Tour Belfast with a local guide to see Victorian buildings, the Harland & Wolff shipyards where the Titanic was built and the Falls Road and Shankill residential areas. Drive south via the town of Newry and pass the gentle slopes of the Mourne Mountains to Kingscourt to Cabra Castle, built in 1760. Arrive mid-afternoon so that you will have time to enjoy the facilities and ambience of your lovely hotel. You may like to play the 9-hole golf course. After dinner in the Court Restaurant, enjoy youthful dancers display intricate Irish step-dancing. (B, D)  Day 8: Battle of the Boyne Centre & River
Liffey Drive to Drogheda to visit the Battle of the Boyne Centre. Learn
about the 1690 conflict between King William III and his father-in-law, King
James II, for dominance over the British throne and religious power in Ireland.
Then travel into Dublin and to your hotel, located in Dun Laoghaire on the
south side of the city. The balance of the day is at leisure so you may use
your vouchers for an independent open-top bus tour with a visit to either
Guinness or Jameson and an included drink. (B) Day 9: Tour Ends Dublin Airport Take a group transfer to Dublin Airport to arrive at 6:00 am, 9:00 am or 12:00 noon to check in for your flight home. (B) (B) B=Breakfast, CB=Continental Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner Group transfers at start and end of tour Sightseeing by luxury coach Professional tour director 8 nights in hotels listed above Full breakfast daily except on day 1 (B) 7 dinners (D) including: - Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet - Dinner and Irish step-dancing display at Cabra Castle Hotel - 5 table d'hote dinners Welcome get-together drink “The Quiet Man” walking tour of Cong Catamaran cruise of Killary Fjord with an Irish coffee Slieve League Sea Cliffs followed by home-baked scones with coffee or tea Walking tour of Derry with a local guide Tour of Belfast with a local guide Dublin open-top bus tour with a visit and drink at Guinness Storehouse or Old Jameson Distillery Visits and admissions to Cliffs of Moher, Burren Display Centre, Poulnabrone Dolmen, Kylemore Abbey Visitor Centre, Museum of Country Life, Knock Shrine, W. B. Yeats' Grave, Belleek Pottery Factory, Triona Design, Giant's Causeway and Battle of the Boyne Centre Deluxe flight bag, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person Your Accommodations: Stay at the following (or similar): Bunratty Castle Hotel, Bunratty (1 night) Galway Bay Hotel, Galway (2 nights) Millpark Hotel, Donegal (2 nights) Radisson Blu Hotel, Belfast (1 night) Cabra Castle Hotel, Kingscourt (1 night) Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin (1 night)
Cancellation Penalties: Airfare up to 100%; Land: : Penalties per person apply: 70 days or longer: Forfeiture of deposit 69 - 46 days: 35% per person 45 - 8 days: 45% per person 7 - 1 days: 60% per person, On day of departure: 100% per person Travel Insurance from $60
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