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Britain & Ireland Highlights
15 Days from $3239 Tour Code: BIH

 

Day 1 USA - Edinburgh

VIP Door-to-Door Transfer to your local airport for your overnight flight to Edinburgh.

Dat 2 Arrive Edinburgh

On arrival at Edinburgh Airport, your airport transfer leaves for the tour hotel at 09:00, 12:00 & 14:00. The rest of the day is yours to relax or start exploring. Perhaps take a stroll around the shops of Princes Street before joining your Tour Director and fellow travelers for a Welcome Drink.

Day 3 Edinburgh

Princes Street, the Royal Mile and a visit to imposing Edinburgh Castle are all included on our morning sightseeing tour of Edinburgh. Later view Holyrood House where Mary Queen of Scots once lived before losing her head! Enjoy an afternoon at leisure or perhaps travel out to St. Andrews, the home of golf and the famous Old Course? This evening, selected departures enjoy the Military Tattoo – a colorful mixture of exhilarating dance and remarkable military maneuvers accompanied by the massed bands of the pipes and drums.
Full Breakfast Included

Day 4 Edinburgh (Trossachs & Stirling Castle Included)

Enjoy spectacular scenery as we travel north into the land of lost lakes and barren mountains. We visit the heart of the Trossachs and mighty Stirling Castle, one of the grandest in Scotland with its amazing Great Hall of James IV and Great Kitchens. Perched high on a rock, we overlook the fields of “Braveheart” fame, and the sight of Wallace’s victory in the battle of Stirling Bridge. Return to Edinburgh for an evening at leisure.
Full Breakfast Included

Day 5 Edinburgh - Lake District - Chester

En route to the Lake District, we stop at world famous Gretna Green. Drive through the Lake District National Park to Grasmere, home of the poet William Wordsworth, enroute to Chester, our home for the next two nights.
Full Breakfast and Dinner Included

Day 6 Chester (Wales Excursion Included)

Visit medieval Chester with its half-timbered houses, ancient town walls and quaint old Rows. On to the market village of Llangollen, then a scenic drive through the “Vale” to Ruthin. Here we enjoy a highlight of the tour as we have lunch in a Welsh castle!
Full Breakfast and Highlight Lunch Included

Day 7 Chester - Wales - Dublin

Enjoy the scenery as we journey through Snowdonia. View the famous castle in Caernarvon where Prince Charles was invested as Prince of Wales. Continue our drive along the northern coast of Wales to Holyhead and across the Irish Sea for a pleasant two-night stay in Dublin.
Full Breakfast Included

Day 8 Dublin

As part of our Explore & Discover™ series, we begin with a presentation from our local expert about the ups and downs of Ireland’s “Celtic Tiger” economy, the effect on present day society and immigration into Ireland. Our guided sightseeing then includes views of statue lined O’Connell Street, Grafton Street, historic Phoenix Park, St. Patrick’s Cathedral and an included visit to see the 1,200-year old Book of Kells at Trinity College.
Full Breakfast Included

Day 9 Dublin - Galway - Co. Clare

Westward we travel, through the horse country of Ballinasloe and Athlone to view Galway Bay. We continue to the 700- foot Cliffs of Moher and the breathtaking vistas of the Clare Coast before crossing the limestone plateau of the Burren en route to Co. Clare.
Full Breakfast and Dinner Included

Day 10 Co. Clare - Ring of Kerry - Co. Kerry

Experience one of the most scenic drives in all of Europe – around the famous “Ring of Kerry.” Enjoy spectacular panoramas as you tour through romantic glens with views of Killorglin of Puck Fair fame, Daniel O’Connell’s Cahirciveen and the outstanding Moll’s Gap. For dinner this evening, enjoy the freedom of your Dine-Around program, and choose from a selection of restaurants recommended by your Tour Director.
Full Breakfast and Dine-Around Dinner Included

Day 11 Co. Kerry - Blarney Castle - Waterford

Visit the legendary Blarney Castle and kiss the famous Stone of Eloquence! Continue to the Waterford Crystal Showrooms where you’ll see the world’s most famous crystal. We overnight in the Viking town of Waterford.
Full Breakfast and Dinner Included

Day 12 Waterford - Wales - Bristol

Take a morning ferry across St. George’s Channel back to Britain. Travel through southern Wales. Then, it’s on to Bristol for two leisurely nights.
Full Breakfast and Dinner Included

Day 13 Bristol (Stratford & Cotswolds Villages Included)

Green countryside, half-timbered Tudor homes and peaceful villages are a common sight, much as they were 400 years ago to the eyes of William Shakespeare. View his birthplace in Stratford-upon- Avon. After visiting Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, enjoy a drive through the scenic villages of the Cotswolds, renowned for quaint villages and thatched roof cottages
Full Breakfast Included

Day 14 Bristol - Bath - Stonehenge - London

This morning we make an enjoyable stop in England’s best preserved Georgian city, Bath, where we visit the ancient Roman Baths and Pump Room. We then visit the mysterious, prehistoric Stonehenge. Enjoy a scenic drive through England’s West Country and later stroll through King Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Gardens. Continue to London for the last two nights of your tour.
Full Breakfast Included

DAY 15 London

Depart for a guided tour including views of Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, Trafalgar Square, Westminster Abbey and the Changing of the Guard (when held). This afternoon, perhaps visit the Tower of London.
Full Breakfast and Highlight Dinner Included

Day 16 London - USA

We bid farewell to Britain and Ireland’s highlights.
Full Breakfast Included