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Romantic Ireland 2010 (10 Day)

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Discounts are offered on dates in red. Click FastDeal # for Complete Pricing  FastDeal #   Departs US  Starting   Price * Inc Air Starting  Price * No Air #T899716 Jul 31, '10 $2,508 $1,788 #T375634 Aug 7, '10 - Sold Out - #T837097 Aug 14, '10 $2,508 $1,788 #T636267 Aug 28, '10 - Sold Out - #T385254 Sep 4, '10 $2,398 $1,788 #T438551 Sep 11, '10 - Sold Out - #T10271 Sep 18, '10 $2,398 $1,788 #T773415 Sep 25, '10 $2,358 $1,748 #T301632 Oct 2, '10 $2,288 $1,678 #T785033 Oct 9, '10 $2,288 $1,678 #T788325 Oct 23, '10 $2,168 $1,588 #T443151 Oct 30, '10 $2,028 $1,448 #T438470 Nov 6, '10 $1,858 $1,448 #T578720 Nov 20, '10 - Sold Out - Discounts are offered on dates in red. 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 Arrival & Book of Kells Arrive at Dublin Airport and proceed through immigration and pick up your baggage. Go to the CIE Tours desk in the Arrivals Hall and personnel will arrange a group transfer to your hotel between 7:00 am and 12:00 noon. If you arrive later than noon, you will need to transfer to the hotel at your own expense. Your hotel, an elegant mansion built in 1750, is set in delightful formal gardens. At 2:00 pm your tour director will introduce you to Dublin's River Liffey, the wide O'Connell Street, tranquil St. Stephen's Green, the seat of government at Leinster House and other public buildings. See some of Dublin's famous Georgian houses and pause at the Famine Memorial, a reminder of the mid-19th century disaster. Visit Trinity College's campus and the Old Library to view the priceless Book of Kells. Join your fellow travellers for a welcome drink and your tour director will advise where to dine independently. Day 3: Strokestown Park House & Galway Leave Dublin and journey across the rolling pastures of Ireland's heartland to visit Strokestown Park House in County Roscommon. There are three parts to see - the 18th century mansion with its original furnishings; the four-acre walled garden, restored to look as it would have during the heyday of the estate; and the Famine Museum, which uses a combination of original documents and images to explain the circumstances of the 1840's Great Irish Famine. Drive to Galway and view the main sights of the city before checking into your deluxe, Victorian-era hotel, located in the city centre. Enjoy some free time to browse around on your own before dining in your hotel. Galway has many pedestrianised streets and lots of fun specialty stores and pubs. (B, D) Day 4: Connemara & Catamaran Cruise Drive through the heart of Connemara, past granite hills and sparkling lakes on the way to Leenane to embark on a short cruise of Killary Harbour, a 9-mile fjord (Apr 4 - Oct 24 departures). Enjoy views of hills where traces of pre-Famine “lazy beds” of potato ridges can still be seen. Keep an eye out for seabirds as you pass mussel and salmon farms. Rejoin your coach and see lovely countryside where sheep graze freely over open land and people cut peat, which is used for home heating. Travel to Clifden, the principal town of the region, and stop to take a walk around. Continue to Moycullen to visit the Connemara Celtic Crystal Factory, which specializes in intricate designs in collared crystal, before returning to Galway. (B, D) Day 5: Cliffs of Moher & Killarney's Jaunting Car Travel south around Galway Bay to see the Cliffs of Moher, which rise almost 700 feet above the pounding Atlantic surf. Then cross the wide River Shannon Estuary on a short ferry ride to Tarbert and travel through Listowel and Castleisland to Killarney. This little town is world-famous due to its exquisite location beside lakes and mountains. Check in to your deluxe hotel, in a peaceful setting just outside the town. Head out to view some of the scenery by taking a horse-drawn jaunting car ride through the grounds of the Killarney National Park to Muckross House. Tour this mansion to see period furnishings and learn its important guests and owners. Then stroll through the mature gardens before returning to Killarney. (B, D) Day 6: Dingle Peninsula & Killeen House Restaurant Today discover the glorious Dingle Peninsula, made famous by two movies that showcased the scenery - “Ryan's Daughter” and “Far & Away.” Drive along the south shore to admire views of heathery mountains, sandy stretches of beach and rocky headlands. Stop for a while in Dingle before continuing to the Blasket Centre in Dunquin to learn about the offshore Blasket Islands, inhabited until 1953 by hardy families who eked out a living by farming and fishing. Return to your hotel and enjoy free time to use the hotel's leisure facilities or relax. This evening head to the award-winning Killeen House Restaurant for a warm welcome and a superb dinner. (B, D) Day 7: Kenmare & Bantry House Today see the highlights of the Ring of Kerry drive as you head to Ladies’ View and Moll’s Gap for great views over Killarney and its three lakes. Stop in the charming town of Kenmare for a look around at the colourful houses and perhaps do some shopping before crossing the Caha Mountains to Glengarriff, renowned for its mild climate with palm trees. Nearby visit Bantry House, a stately Georgian mansion built in 1740 for the Earls of Bantry. Tour the house to see the wealth of furnishings collected from all around Europe and take a walk through the delightful gardens before continuing to your hotel. (B,D) Day 8: Blarney Castle & Abbey Tavern This morning drive through the pleasant countryside of County Cork to Blarney. Climb to the ramparts of Blarney Castle to kiss the famous “Stone of Eloquence.” Journey past the gentle slopes of the Galtee Mountains and through some of Ireland's prime dairying country. Stop in Cashel for something to eat, take a look around the town, or photograph the Rock of Cashel, a huge limestone outcrop with many ecclesiastical ruins. Travel to Dublin and to your hotel in the elegant village of Malahide, on the coast just north of the city. In the evening drive to the Abbey Tavern for dinner and a lively show with traditional Irish music, story-telling and step-dancing. (B, D) Day 9: Leisure Day in Dublin If you have booked our 9-day tour, you may plan out your day in Dublin as you wish, using your independent Dublin open-top bus tour pass to get around (valid for 24 hours) and visit to Guinness or Jameson for a tour and a complimentary drink. In the evening you are free to choose from the many restaurants near your hotel and in the Temple Bar area. (B) Day 10: Depart Ireland Today take a taxi transfer to Dublin Airport allowing plenty of time to reach the airport and for check-in formalities. You will then have time to shop at the duty free shops before boarding your flight home. (B)

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Group transfers on arrival and departure Sightseeing by luxury coach throughout Dublin open-top bus tour Visit and a drink at Guinness Storehouse or Old Jameson Distillery Services of a professional Irish tour director Deluxe & superior first class hotels with private bath/shower for 8 nights Full Irish breakfast daily (B) 6 dinners (D) including: Dinner at award-winning Killeen House Restaurant, Dinner and traditional Irish entertainment at the Abbey Tavern, 4 table d'hote dinners Welcome get-together drink Tour of Dublin with your tour director Catamaran cruise of Killary Fjord (Apr 3 - Oct 23 departures) Ferry ride across the River Shannon Horse-drawn jaunting car ride in Killarney Visits and admissions to Book of Kells at Trinity College, Strokestown Park House & Famine Museum, Connemara Celtic Crystal Factory, Cliffs of Moher, Muckross House & Gardens, Blasket Centre, Bantry House & Gardens and Blarney Castle Deluxe flight bag, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person

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Gourmet Killeen House Restaurant Abbey Tavern Traditional Show & Dinner Strokestown House Famine Museum Killary Fjord Catamaran Cruise Cliffs of Moher Jaunting Car Ride Dingle Peninsula Bantry House & Gardens Traditional Old-World Deluxe Hotels

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Dublin: Radisson Blu St Helens Hotel Galway: Hotel Meyrick Killarney: The Brehon Hotel Cork: Kingsley Hotel Dublin: Grand Hotel

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Please ask your Vacations To Go travel counselor for more information.

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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.