| Trip Itinerary |
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| Day 1 USA - Edinburgh |
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 VIP Door-to-Door Transfer to your local airport for your overnight flight to Edinburgh. |
| Dat 2 Arrive Edinburgh |
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 On arrival at Edinburgh Airport,
your airport shuttle service 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 |
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 Princes Street, the Royal
Mile and a visit to imposing
Edinburgh Castle are all included
on our morning sightseeing
tour. Later view Holyrood House
where Mary Queen of Scots once
lived before losing her head!
This evening, selected departures
enjoy the Military Tattoo – a
colorful mixture of historic
battles and military maneuvers
with pipes and drums.
Full Breakfast Included |
| Day 4 Edinburgh - Lake District - Chester |
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 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 5 Chester (Wales Excursion Included) |
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 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 6 Chester - Wales - Dublin |
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 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. 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 Included |
| Day 7 Dublin |
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 Our guided sightseeing 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 8 Dublin - Galway - Co. Clare |
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 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 9 Co. Clare - Ring of Kerry - Co. Kerry |
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 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.
Full Breakfast and Dinner Included |
| Day 10 Co. Kerry - Blarney Castle - Waterford |
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 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 11 Waterford, Ireland - Wales - Bristol |
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 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 12 Bristol (Bath, Stratford & Cotswolds Villages Included) |
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 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. Next,
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 13 Bristol - Stonehenge - London |
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 This morning we visit the
mysterious, prehistoric
Stonehenge. Enjoy a scenic drive
through England’s West Country
and later a stroll through King
Henry VIII’s Hampton Court
Gardens. Continue to London for
the last two nights of your tour.
Full Breakfast Included |
| Day 14 London |
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 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 Full Dinner Included |
| DAY 15 London - USA |
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 We bid farewell to Britain and
Ireland’s highlights
Full Breakfast Included |
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