Your Travel Value Includes
• Twin-bedded rooms in hotels listed or similar; hotel taxes, service charges and tips for baggage handling
• 7 full Irish breakfasts (FB), 1 lunch (L) and 6 three-course dinners (D) as indicated in the itinerary including a Welcome Dinner with entertainment at Bunratty Village Barn
• Services of a professional Irish Tour Director
• Private deluxe motorcoach with air-conditioning, extra leg room, and emergency washroom
• Complete sightseeing program as detailed in the itinerary, including: Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, Cliffs of Moher, Kylemore Prakhar, Clonalis House, Drumcliff Churchyard, Derry’s Tower Museum, Ulster American Folk Park, Trinity College
• Inside visits as shown in bold in the tour description, including admission charges where applicable

Airport transfers
Shannon: 6 a.m.-2 p.m.
Dublin: 6 a.m.-4 p.m.
Itinerary
Day 1, ARRIVE IN DUBLIN, IRELAND
Welcome to Ireland! Upon arrival, you are met and transferred to your hotel (if transfer is included). This afternoon, Spend the afternoon relaxing or travel a short distance towards the Wicklow Mountains and visit the beautiful 18th century Anglo-Irish Powerscourt Gardens. This evening, get to know your fellow travelers over a Welcome Drink at your hotel. Note: If for some reason you cannot locate the transfer representative, please refer to the section entitled “Contact Information” to contact the ground operator in the city that you are visiting for assistance

Day 2, DUBLIN
Comb the modern city of Dublin for its historic roots. Glimpse Viking and medieval times as you pass by Christ Church to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, a legacy of religious power from the 12th century. On to the seat of learning at the heart of Dublin – Trinity College. Walk across the cobbled squares to the Old Library and see the famed 8th century Book of Kells. Spend the rest of your day exploring the city. (FB)

Day 3, DUBLIN / BELFAST
Leaving Dublin we travel to Belfast where you enjoy a living history tour of the city with a local guide. You are taken through the landmarks that have played their part in the city’s colorful development. (FB, D)

Day 4, GLENS OF ANTRIM / LETTERKENNY
This morning explore the white cliffs and wide idyllic bays of North Antrim. Visit the Giant’s Causeway and walk on top of this volcanic formation, before continuing to Letterkenny. (FB,D)

Day 5, LETTERKENNY / DERRY / LETTERKENNY
While in Derry, one of the longest continuously inhabited places in Ireland, join your local guide on a walking tour of the city walls. They date from 1613 and make Derry the only city in Ireland completely encircled by walls. Then visit the Ulster American Folk Park, celebrating Ireland’s links with America. (FB,D)

Day 6, LETTERKENNY / CONNEMARA
Stop in County Sligo, bid your own farewell to W.B. Yeats, Ireland’s great poet, at quiet Drumcliff churchyard where his simple tombstone reads: "Cast a cold eye / On life, on death / Horseman, pass by!". We visit the Victorian mansion, Clonalis House, ancestral home of the O’Connors, and descendants of the last High Kings of Ireland. Continue on to medieval Galway, “City of the Tribes.” Tour the city and visit impressive Galway Cathedral before heading out to your hotel on the coast. Relax and dine as the sun sets over beautiful Galway Bay. (FB,D)

Day 7, CONNEMARA EXCURSION
Today you tour Connemara, a wild land of rocky mountains, sparkling brooks, and rivers. Stop at lakeside Kylemore Prakhar, a castellated neo-Gothic mansion, occupied today by the Irish Benedictine community of nuns who came from Ypres after World War 1. Travel through bogland and villages to the Connemara Marble Factory and learn of the origin and uses of the area’s splendid marble. Tonight, local entertainers liven up the evening after dinner at your hotel. (FB,D)

Day 8, GALWAY / LIMERICK
This morning, drop in at Rathbaun Farm for morning coffee and meet an Irish farming family as they carry out their everyday chores. Then travel north across the Burren, a suddenly stark and barren landscape dotted with extraordinary flora before continuing to the Cliffs of Moher that rise approximately 700 feet above the pounding Atlantic waves. Then on to Limerick. This evening why not attend an optional farewell Medieval castle Banquet.
(FB,MC)

Day 9, DEPART DUBLIN
Today you will be transferred to the airport for your flight back to the USA. Plan to arrive at the airport at least 3 hours prior to allow for check-in and security procedures. It is also recommended that you reconfirm your flight one day prior. Take with you fond memories and images of the beautiful scenery. (FB)