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Tour Code:GR9
Length: 8 Days
Tour Quality: First Class
Tour Type: Escorted Tour
Triple Room Disc.: $28

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Start Date	End Date	Brochure Land & Air	Brochure Land Only	Our Price (Land & Air)	Our Price (Land Only)	Quote
Sat, Dec 05, 2009	Sat, Dec 12, 2009	Call Us	$1,099	Call Us	$989	Quote
Sun, Dec 27, 2009	Sun, Jan 03, 2010	Call Us	$1,179	Call Us	$1,061	Quote

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Itinerary

Tour Highlights

Countries Visited: Ireland

City Highlights: Avoca, Blarney, Cashel, Cliffs of Moher, Dingle Peninsula, Dublin, Galway, Glendalough, Kildare, Killarney, Limerick, Ring of Kerry, Waterford

Tour Itinerary

Dublin and the scenic best of the Irish Republic await you on this beautiful journey, a top vacation seller. Your trip begins in Dublin, the capital of Ireland. In Dublin, enjoy a visit to Oscar Wilde’s Trinity College as part of an orientation drive around this vibrant city. A scenic ride through horse-racing country leads you to the National Stud and then to Limerick. Next, savor the breathtaking views of the Cliffs of Moher and the Clare Coast, and enjoy Irish hospitality at Rathbaun Farm. After taking a ferry across the Shannon, a panoramic drive takes you around the stunning Ring of Kerry. The world-famous Waterford Crystal Factory, Ireland’s oldest handweaving mill at Avoca, Glendalough, and the scenic Wicklow Mountains conclude your Irish vacation. This trip is ideal for first-time visitors to Ireland with only a little time to spare. An unforgettable Ireland vacation!

Day 1: Board your overnight transatlantic flight.

Day 2: Arrival in Dublin, Ireland.
Check into your hotel. At 3 pm, meet your Tour Director and traveling companions for an afternoon orientation drive through statue-lined O’Connell Street, elegant Georgian squares, and past St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Visit Oscar Wilde’s TRINITY COLLEGE, famous for the 1,200-year-old Book of Kells and the magnificent Old Library. Tonight, enjoy a welcome dinner at your hotel. (D)

Day 3: Dublin–Kildare–Limerick–Ennis.
Horse-racing country this morning. Drive across the Curragh to visit the IRISH NATIONAL STUD at Kildare, whose fine thoroughbreds command respect on the racecourses of the world. Lots more to see: the Rock of Cashel where St. Patrick preached; Tipperary, made famous in a wartime marching song; and Limerick, where an orientation drive acquaints you with St. Mary’s Cathedral, King John’s Castle, and the Stone where the Treaty of Limerick was signed in 1691. Tonight’s suggestion for a very special night out: attend an optional banquet at Bunratty Castle. (B)

Day 4: Ennis. West Coast Excursion.
Your day excursion along Ireland’s spectacular Atlantic coastline begins with a drive to the 668-foot CLIFFS OF MOHER, where you savor the breathtaking panorama of the Clare coast. A scenic route across the limestone plateau of The Burren takes you to GALWAY, a vibrant city with a great seafaring tradition where you hear about the infamous Lynch Stone, commemorating the day Mayor James Lynch Fitzstephen hanged his son for murder. Drive into the unspoiled region of Connemara and at Moycullen, visit a MARBLE FACTORY. This afternoon a special treat: at RATHBAUN FARM watch the farmer shear a sheep and maneuver a flock with the help of a sheep dog. Then enjoy a traditional tea in the 150-year-old thatched farmhouse. (B)

Day 5: Ennis–Ring of Kerry–Killarney.
After a short drive via Clonderlaw Bay to Killimer, cross the Shannon estuary by FERRY. Continue on to Killorglin on Dingle Bay to join the spectacular RING OF KERRY for a 100-mile panoramic drive around the island’s southwestern tip. Take your photos of the Lakes of Killarney from Ladies View, then spend the night in the popular resort of Killarney. (B,D)

Day 6: Killarney–Blarney–Waterford.
Across the Kerry Mountains and through County Cork to Blarney, renowned for its magical Stone of Eloquence. Time for lunch, to walk up to the castle, and to shop for traditional Irish handicrafts at the famous WOOLEN MILLS. In the afternoon, proceed via Cork to Waterford, a stronghold founded by the Danish Vikings, and look forward to a walking tour of the city with a local guide. Before dinner, why not join an optional pub tour? (B,D)

Day 7: Waterford–Avoca–Dublin.
An exciting agenda today: Enniscorthy, site of the final battle of the Great Rebellion of 1798; Ireland’s oldest HANDWEAVING MILL at Avoca; the Wicklow Mountains; the Glendalough VISITOR CENTER with its fascinating audiovisual show Ireland of the Monasteries, and its ruins of a center of Irish Christianity founded by St. Kevin. Back in Dublin tonight, your Tour Director will have recommendations for a fitting farewell to Ireland. (B)

Day 8: Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (B)

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What's Included

Dublin:
Orientation drive, visit Trinity College

Kildare:
Guided tour of the Irish National Stud

Rock of Cashel:
Take photographs of this famous landmark

Limerick:
Orientation drive

Cliffs of Moher:
Savor the spectacular views

Galway:
Orientation

Connemara:
Visit a marble factory

Rathbaun Farm:
Visit and afternoon tea

Killimer–Tarbert:
Cross the Shannon estuary by ferry

Ring of Kerry:
Scenic peninsula drive

Killarney:
Visit the popular resort town

Blarney:
Visit the famous woolen mills

Waterford:
Walking tour of the city with a local guide

Avoca:
Guided tour of the handweaving mill

Glendalough:
Guided tour of St. Kevin’s center of Irish Christianity

Note:

Departure 1228: special dinner with wine and New Year’s Eve celebrations at the Killarney tour hotel
Departure 1228: Trinity College and Waterford Crystal factory closed

MEALS
Full Irish breakfast daily (B); 3 three-course dinners (D) with choice of menus, including a welcome dinner in Dublin

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Accommodations

Single room supplement:
$259 (0301-0423), $291

Triple room reduction per person:
$28

Extra nights per person in Dublin:
Feb.-Apr.: in single room $200, in twin room $125, in triple room $117
May-Apr.’10: in single room $240, in twin room $147, in triple room $138

2010 departures are subject to itinerary and price modification. Details will be available in Oct. 2009.

Dublin Clarion (SF), Ennis Temple Gate (F), Killarney Holiday Inn (F) or Scotts (F), Waterford Tower (F), Dublin Clarion (SF) or Maldron Hotel Cardiff Lane (F)

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