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Taste of Ireland 2010 (7 Day Dublin Roundtrip)

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Click FastDeal # for Complete Pricing Day 1: Depart U.S. for Dublin Take an evening flight from your U.S. gateway city and travel overnight across the Atlantic to Ireland. Sit back and relax with meals and entertainment. Day 2: Dublin Tour & Merry Ploughboy Pub On arrival at Dublin Airport go through immigration formalities and pick up your baggage. Go to the CIE Tours desk in the Arrivals Hall where staff will arrange a group transfer to your hotel between 7:00 am and 12:00 noon. If your flight arrives later than noon, you will transfer to the hotel at your own expense. At 2:00 pm join a local guide who will show you around central Dublin. Drive through the main streets to see historic buildings such as Trinity College, where the Book of Kells is housed; the evocative figures of the Famine Memorial; and rows of Georgian houses with gaily-colored doorways. Stop at Dublin Castle to take a guided tour through the elegant State Apartments, which are filled with elaborate Waterford Crystal chandeliers and portraits of prominent Irish leaders. Return to your hotel for a get-together with your tour group and a welcome drink. In the evening drive to the Merry Ploughboy Pub for a great dinner of Irish specialties, which is followed by a show of traditional Irish songs and intricate step-dancing. (D) Day 3: Blarney Castle & Killarney Depart Dublin and travel through the center of Ireland, which has many mixed farms. Stop to view the stately church ruins atop the Rock of Cashel, which rises high above the surrounding plain. Continue your drive south and, just a few miles outside Cork, visit Blarney Castle to kiss the famous “Stone of Eloquence.” Also visit the Blarney Woollen Mills where you can find quality Irish-made goods of all types, conveniently displayed under one roof. Drive through Macroom, built around a fine castle, and into County Kerry where the scenery becomes more mountainous. Arrive in Killarney, picturesquely set beside lakes with Ireland's highest mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, forming a backdrop. Check in to your hotel and relax before dinner. Afterwards you may like to take a stroll through the compact town center and explore one of Killarney's famous singing pubs. (B, D)  Day 4: Ring of Kerry & Skellig Experience Today embark on Ireland's most popular scenic drive of 100 miles - the Ring of Kerry. This winding route reveals breathtaking sights of the Macgillycuddy's Reeks as well as coastal views of beaches and cliffs. As you travel along, there will be plenty of stops for photos at the best vantage points. Stop at Kells to meet a local farmer, Brendan Ferris, for a taste of farm life with a sheepdog demonstration of herding flocks and see different breeds of sheep. Drive through the village of Cahirciveen and cross to Valencia Island by bridge. Visit the Skellig Experience to learn about the nearby rocky islands where early Christian monks lived in austere conditions and today it is a thriving bird sanctuary. Stop to walk around Sneem, where brightly-painted houses are grouped around a central green. Stop at Moll's Gap for a view over the Three Lakes of Killarney with the town in the distance. Visit the charming Muckross Gardens, set on the shores of Muckross Lake and with many mature trees and plants. Return to Killarney and enjoy a fine dinner in your hotel once again. (B, D) Day 5: Cliffs of Moher & Bunratty Castle Leave Killarney and drive north to Tarbert for a 20-minute ferry ride across the wide River Shannon Estuary. Your tour continues along the Clare coast to the Cliffs of Moher, a spectacular wall of limestone that reaches to almost 700 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. Drive past Lahinch golf links, one of Ireland's most famous, and through the marketing town of Ennis to Bunratty. Check in to Bunratty Castle Hotel, which is located very close to Bunratty Castle and Folk Park. In the evening head to Bunratty Castle for a memorable experience in a wonderful setting with good food and entertainment. Take your place in the Great Hall for a medieval-style feast of excellent dishes and plenty of wine. During and after the meal the lords and ladies will serenade you with song and harp music, evocative of the Middle Ages. (B, D) Day 6: Dublin Stay Drive past the outskirts of Limerick and through the midland region of Ireland to Kildare. Here visit the Irish National Stud and Japanese Gardens to learn about horse breeding and see some of the valuable animals. Then tour the lovely Japanese Gardens, considered the best in Europe. They were laid out in 1908 in classical Japanese manner and represent the “Life of Man” through the selection and placement of trees, shrubs and rocks. Drive back to Dublin and check in to a different hotel, centrally located on the banks of the River Liffey, for the final night of your tour. You are free this evening for independent activities and dining. (B) Day 7: Depart from Dublin Airport Your hotel offers a shuttle service to Dublin Airport every two hours starting at 7:20 am. So choose a suitable transfer time to arrive at the airport to check in for your flight. If you need an earlier transfer, your tour escort will arrange one for you. Then you'll have an opportunity to shop at the duty-free stores before boarding your flight for the journey home. (B)

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Group transfers on arrival and departure Sightseeing by luxury coach throughout Services of a professional Irish driver/guide Superior & first class hotels with private bath/shower for 5 nights Full Irish breakfast daily (B) except on day of arrival 4 dinners (D) including: Dinner and traditional Irish entertainment at the Merry Ploughboy Pub, Medieval banquet and entertainment in Bunratty Castle, and 2 table d'hote dinners in Killarney Welcome get-together drink Tour of Dublin with a local guide Sheepdog trials on Ring of Kerry Ferry ride across the River Shannon Visits and admissions to Dublin Castle, Blarney Castle, Blarney Woollen Mills, Skellig Experience, Muckross Gardens, Cliffs of Moher, Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens Deluxe flight bag, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person

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Merry Ploughboy Pub Dinner & Show Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet Dublin Castle Kiss the Blarney Stone Ring of Kerry Tour Muckross Gardens Cliffs of Moher

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Dublin: Stillorgan Park Hotel Killarney: Killarney Towers Hotel Bunratty: Bunratty Castle Hotel  Dublin: Clarion Hotel IFSC

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For terms and conditions of this CIE tour, please click here. * The prices shown are U.S. dollars per person, based on double occupancy, and subject to availability. Prices quoted for land arrangements are subject to increase without notice. Once we have received your deposit, land prices are guaranteed. Whenever air-inclusive tour prices are displayed, these prices do not include government taxes and fees, which are additional. Air prices are subject to increase and are guaranteed only from the time that full payment is received. Air-inclusive prices include air from a major U.S. gateway; air from other U.S. airports is available at an additional cost. Sorry, we are unable to offer air from countries other than the U.S. However, for those international customers who are able to arrange their own transportation to the tour origination city, we are able to offer the land portion of the package or tour, at the price quoted.