Taste of Ireland
By Fancy Free
12/20/2007
A first-class tour of Ireland! We designed this tour with the ultimate touring experience in mind.
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DAY 1- Fly to Dublin
Fly from the USA to Dublin, Ireland. (Inflight Meals)
DAY 2- Dublin
After arriving in Dublin we drive through Dublin and arrive at The Guinness Storehouse, located in the heart of the Guinness Brewery. The highlight of the visit is a pint of Guinness in the Gravity Bar with a magnificent view of this 1000 year old city. We check into our hotel and have time to rest. Before our included dinner we enjoy a welcome drink. Camden Court Hotel — Dublin (D)
DAY 3 - Dublin Touring After breakfast we enjoy a panoramic drive around the major sites. We visit Trinity College where we see the incredible Book of Kells. This is one of Ireland’s dearest treasures. We visit St Patrick’s Cathedral. The rest of the afternoon is free to explore on our own. This evening we enjoy a Traditional Irish dinner with entertainment at the Abbey Tavern. Camden Court Hotel — Dublin (B, D and Entertainment)
DAY 4 - Glendalough-Waterford We travel through the beautiful Wicklow Mountains and visit Glendalough, the ruins of a beautiful 6th Century monastery. After lunch on our own, we continue the journey to Waterford where we visit the Waterford Crystal Factory for a tour and time to shop the showroom. Granville Hotel — Waterford (B, D)
DAY 5 -Blarnery- Killarney Traveling west, we stop in Midleton Distillery before traveling on to Blarney Woolen Mills for shopping and the Blarney Castle for a chance to kiss the Blarney Stone. After lunch on our own, we continue on to Killarney where we stay 3 nights. Dromhall Hotel — Killarney (B, D)
DAY 6 -Ring of Kerr
After a full Irish breakfast we travel out around the “Ring of Kerry”. The roads are narrow and the views so spectacular the journey will be a memorable one. We visit the Victorian Muckross House located on the Lakes of Killarney. After our included dinner we can stroll the quaint streets of Killarney or perhaps enjoy some traditional music at a pub. DromhallHotel — Killarney (B, D)
DAY 7- DIngle Peninsula This morning, we meet our Jarvey (driver) for a horse and jaunting car ride through Killarney National Park. Then we board our motorcoach for our journey out onto the Dingle Peninsula. We explore the incredible beauty of the Dingle and return to Killarney later this afternoon The rest of the day is free to explore Killarney on our own. Dromhall Hotel — Killarney (B)
DAY 8 -Adare-Bunratty Castle We depart and travel to the picture postcard village of Adare, which is one of Ireland’s special places, with thatched roof cottages and Tudor style houses, beautiful gardens and ivy clad medieval churches in beautiful surroundings on both sides of the street beside the river Maigue. We visit Bunratty Castle and Folk Park. This 11th-century castle has been restored to its former medieval glory. In the surrounding area is a folk park where we can see people working as they would have in the 1800’s. We enjoy a Medieval banquet and entertainment this evening. Bunratty Castle Hotel – Bunratty (B, D & entertainment)
DAY 9- Depart for Home
We say farewell to Ireland and depart from Shannon for USA.(B)
