Superior & first class hotels with private bath/shower for 6 nights
5 dinners (D) including
Farewell dinner and entertainment at Cabra Castle Hotel
4 table d’hote dinners
Guided walking tour of Derry
Visits and admissions to Cliffs of Moher, Kylemore Abbey, Connemara Celtic Crystal Factory, Museum of Country Life, W. B. Yeats’ Grave, Giant’s Causeway and Ulster American Folk Park\ Deluxe flight bag, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap
All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person
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Superior & First Class Hotels - 8 Days Coach Tour
Experience some of the great landscapes of the west and north of Ireland on this eight day tour. Visit the Cliffs of Moher, Kylemore Abbey, Beleek Pottery, the Giant's Causeway and the Ulster American Folk Park. Stay at superior hotels ending in the wonderful Cabra Castle.
Day 1: Depart for Ireland Board your flight to Ireland and enjoy inflight meals and entertainment as you fly to Shannon.
Day 2: Shannon & Leisure Time
Arrive in Shannon Airport and go to the CIE Tours desk to arrange a hotel transfer between 7:00 am and 12:00 noon. If your flight arrives later you will need to transfer at your own expense. Check into your hotel near Bunratty Castle . Durty Nelly's Pub or The Creamery are great places to have dinner on your own.
Day 3: Cliffs of Moher & Galway
Enjoy a free morning before meeting your driver/guide and group at 12:30 pm in your hotel lobby. Drive through Ennis to view the Cliffs of Moher , an impressive wall of rock above the open Atlantic Ocean. Continue to your hotel in Galway . (B, D)
Day 4: Connemara & Kylemore
Tour Connemara , a region of open countryside with plenty of sheep and tracts of peat. Stop in Clifden and visit Kylemore Abbey to see the exquisite chapel and reception rooms of this 19th century neo-Gothic mansion. At the Connemara Celtic Crystal Factory in Moycullen watch expert craftsmen cutting fine crystal. (B, D)
Day 5: Country Life & Yeats' Grave
Head north to visit the Museum of Country Life to understand how rural people lived from the 1850's to the 1950's. In Sligo stop to view W. B. Yeats' grave in Drumcliffe Churchyard. Follow the shoreline of Donegal Bay and continue your journey through Donegal and past the lovely Blue Stack Mountains to Derry for dinner and overnight. (B, D)
Day 6: Giant's Causeway & Derry
Explore the Giant's Causeway , huge hexagonal columns formed over 60 million years ago. Return to Derry for a guided walking tour around central Derry, which will include the 16th century city walls. Enjoy free time before dinner. (B, D)
Day 7: Ulster American Folk Park & Cabra Castle
Drive to Omagh to visit the Ulster American Folk Park . Trace the story of Ulster emigrants to see how they lived in the "Old Country" before sailing to the "New World". Travel south to Kingscourt to your 18th century castle hotel. Enjoy a farewell dinner with informal entertainment. (B, D)
Day 8: Return Home
This morning take a group transfer from Kingscourt to Dublin Airport where your tour concludes at 10:00 am. If you need an earlier group transfer, your guide will arrange one. (B)
All tours are based on two people sharing one room. Guests who wish to have a single room will pay an additional single room supplement. For details on the single room supplement that applies to this tour please check with your Ireland guide.
