Deluxe & Superior First Class Hotels -10 Day Coach Tour
Experience Traditional Irish Night at Bunratty Banquet, Giants Causeway, Cliffs of Moher, "The Quiet Man" Walking Tour, Glenveagh Castle, traditional Irish evening with dinner and entertainment at the Merry Ploughboy Pub.
Day 1: Depart U.S. for Shannon
Travel to Shannon on an overnight flight to start your vacation.
Day 2 – Sun: Arrival & Bunratty Banquet
Land at Shannon Airport and transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon relax or explore the Bunratty Folk Park. Sip a get-together drink before heading to Bunratty Castle for a musical feast. (D)
Day 3 – Mon: Cliffs of Moher & Galway
View the Cliffs of Moher, a five-mile wall of limestone rising above the Atlantic breakers. Drive through the Burren and around Galway Bay to Galway. Take a brief tour of Galway Cathedral and the Spanish Arch before checking into your hotel. (B, D)
Day 4 – Tue: Connemara & “Quiet Man”
Drive to Cong, a charming village where “The Quiet Man” was filmed in 1952. A short walking tour will show you locations featured in the movie. Travel through Connemara, a region of misty hills and shimmering lakes. (B, D)
Day 5 – Wed: Country Life & Belleek
Visit the museum of ountry Life to see traditional rural lifestyles from a former era. Stop in the pilgrimage town of Knock before stopping at the grave of W. B. Yeats. Continue to Belleek for a tour of the Belleek Pottery Factory. (B, D)
Day 6 – Thu: Donegal & Glenveagh Castle
Travel the scenic Grand Atlantic Drive and tour Glenveagh Castle, a granite castle built in 1870 and surrounded by extensive gardens. Return to Stranorlar in ample time for dinner. (B, D)
Day 7 – Fri: Derry & Ballygally Castle
Take a walking tour around Derry’s medieval city walls. Visit the Giant’s Causeway, huge columns formed by volcanic activity over 60 million years ago. Travel along the “Nine Glens of Antrim” and check into Ballygally Castle. (B, D)
Day 8 – Sat: Belfast & St. Patrick’s Grave
Tour central Belfast with a local guide. Visit the St. Patrick Centre to learn about Ireland’s Patron Saint and view his reputed grave. Travel south to Dublin and check into your deluxe hotel. (B)
Day 9 – Sun: Dublin & Pub Dinner
Tour Dublin this morning and visit Trinit College to see 8th century illuminated manuscript of the Book of Kells. Enjoy a free afternoon and in the eveneing head to the Merry Ploughboy Pub for dinner and fun show with traditional musci and step-dancing. (B, D)
Day 10 – Mon: Return to U.S.
Complimentary group transfers are provided to Dublin Airport to arrive at 6:00 am, 9:00 am or 12:00 noon. (B)
B=Breakfast, D=Dinner
Hotels on this tour
- Bunratty Castle Hotel, Bunratty (1 night)
- Radisson SAS Hotel, Galway (2 nights)
- Kee's Hotel, Stanorlar (2 nights)
- Ballygally Castle, Ballygally (1 night)
- Radisson SAS St. Helen's Hotel, Dublin (2 nights)
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