NEW Heart of Ireland 2008-2009
NEW ITINERARY - 8 Day Escorted Motorcoach Tour
The Heart of Ireland beyond October 2008 remains a great tour at a great price, but with a new and updated itinerary that includes historic and scenic Ireland throughout your tour.Round-trip airfare from JFK, BOS or ORD or land only as selected. Other cities also available. Airline Fuel Surcharges included. First Class and Superior class hotels with private bath or shower for six nights. Full Irish breakfast daily, except day of arrival. Five (5) hotel dinners. Tea/coffee and Irish Farmhouse scones at an actual Irish working farm where we see sheep shearing and watch the sheepdogs maneuver the flock. Visit to Visits to Blarney Woollen Mills, Dingle Peninsula, St. Brendan's Cathedral, Kilmainham Jail and the Guinness Brewery Storehouse. Transportation and sightseeing by Deluxe Motorcoach through out. Professional Irish driver/guide to escort you throughout your tour. (Note: Tip to the driver/guide is not included.) Porterage of one suitcase per person. Service charges and local taxes in Ireland. Celtic Tours flight bag and portfolio of travel documents.
Your NEW Heart of Ireland Vacation Includes:
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- Tour Operator
- Celtic Tours
- Offer
- Offer valid through 4/22/2009
- Duration
- 8 Days
- Escorted
- Escorted - Yes
| Day | Destination | Description |
| Day 1 | Depart USA | Wednesday: USA to Ireland. : Depart USA for your overnight flight to Ireland. Dinner served on board. |
| Day 2 | Dublin | Thursday: Dublin : Early morning arrival in Dublin where we are met by our Celtic Tours driver/guide after clearing customs. Depart Dublin Airport and transfer to our Dublin Hotel. Some free time to rest. Perhaps later enjoy the city center attractions and stores. Overnight in Dublin. |
| Day 3 | Killarney | Friday: Cashel - Blarney - Killarney. : Morning departure from Dublin. We travel southwest via the horse racing and breeding County of Kildare to County Tipperary and the historic Rock of Cashel, an ancient castle fortress of the Kings of Ireland. After a photo stop we continue on to Blarney. Optional visit to the Blarney Castle to kiss the famed Blarney Stone or shop at Blarney Woollen Mills for tweeds, knitwear, crystal and china. Continue on to Killarney for dinner and overnight. Optional pub entertainment tonight in Killarney. |
| Day 4 | Killarney | Saturday: Killarney - Dingle Peninsula Tour. : A delightful day takes us along the Kerry coast to the Dingle Peninsula, which offers magnificent coastal scenery. Beyond Slea Head, we see the Blasket Islands, the last outpost of Europe. A full day tour returning to Killarney for dinner and overnight. |
| Day 5 | Galway | Sunday: Killarney - Galway. : Morning departure from Killarney. We travel via Ennis to Ardrahan in County Galway where we pause for tea/coffee and scones at Rathbaun Farm. Here we will see a farming family carry out everyday chores including sheep shearing and watch as the sheepdogs maneuver the flock. We continue on to our Galway hotel for dinner and overnight. Optional pub entertainment tonight in Galway. |
| Day 6 | Kingscourt | Monday: Galway - Athlone - Kells - Kingscourt. : Departing Galway, we travel via Loughrea where we visit St. Brendan's Cathedral. Constructed in 1897, it contains outstanding examples of stained glass by various Irish artists. We travel onwards via County Meath and Kells to our hotel for dinner and overnight. |
| Day 7 | Kingscourt | Tuesday: Kingscourt - Dublin - Kingscourt. : Today we travel south to Dublin where we take a tour of historic Kilmainham Jail, which covers some of the most heroic and tragic events in Irish history from 1780 to the 1920's. We visit the nearby Guinness Brewery Storehouse for a short tour and a sample brew. Our tour ends approximately 12:45 pm. Free time in downtown Dublin. At 3:30 p.m. we board our coach and return to our hotel in Kingscourt arriving at our hotel approximately 5:00 p.m. Dinner and overnight at our hotel. |
| Day 8 | Return Home | Wednesday: Dublin Airport - U.S. : Morning departure for Dublin Airport where our tour ends approximately 8:00 a.m. for our return flight home. Ample time allowed for last minute duty-free shopping before boarding our flight. We arrive home the same day. |
- Dates/Pricing
- Lodging
Dublin: Academy Plaza Hotel (1 nt.) Killarney: Killarney Towers / Killarney Court (2 nts.) Galway: Courtyard by Marriott Hotel (1 nt.) Kingscourt/Drogheda: Cabra Castle/The D Hotel (2 nts.)
- Disclaimer
- IMPORTANT: Dates are air dates from the U.S. Land tour starts one day later, on Thursday. The tour departs Dublin Airport on day two @ 8:15 am. Land only passengers may join the tour at Dublin Airport or at the Dublin hotel on day two. Tour ends at Dublin Airport at 8:00 am for all passengers.
AIRFARE: Subject to availability at time of purchase. Taxes and fees are not included. Airline fuel surcharges are included in your air inclusive rate. Taxes and fuel surcharges can change at anytime prior to ticketing.
Not all airfares can be booked online using our online booking system. Some fares can only be booked via our call center. If you are looking to purchase airfare from an offline city - one that is not a major gateway for the carriers we contract with, please call 1-800-833-4373 for fares from these cities. These would not be available online.
Tours
NEW Heart of Ireland 2008-2009
From $891.00 (USD)
The Heart of Ireland beyond October 2008 remains a great tour at a great price, but with a new and updated itinerary that includes historic and scenic Ireland throughout your tour.<
