Enchanted Ireland Adventure

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This magical adventure is 11 days/10 nights tour of Ireland. We’ll visit Dublin, Guinness Storehouse, Powerscourt House & Gardens, Glendalough, Avoca, Waterford, House of Waterford Crystal, Cobh, Kinsale, Blarney, Killarney, Ring of Kerry, Tralee, Shannon Ferry, Cliffs of Moher, Dromoland Castle,Connemara, Kylemore Abbey, Galway, Cong, Sligo, Donegal, Belleek, Toomebrige!
This is an International Trip – Passport Required.

 

This tour will include luxury motorcoach accommodations to Chicago O’Hare, round trip airline tickets to Ireland, all tour admissions listed below, personal guide/driver in a luxury motorcoach in Ireland, all hotel accommodations, includes 17 meals (8 Breakfasts, 1 Lunch & 8 Dinners)

WITH A PEORIA & GALESBURG PICK UP.

Please note luggage fees charged by airlines are NOT included in the price of the trip and may vary based on airline policies, fees, restrictions, etc.  The price of these luggage fees are the sole responsibility of each guest and are not determined by Golden Tours.

Tuesday, April 9th- Day One
Depart Chicago O’Hare
for Ireland

We will transport you from Peoria & Galesburg on a luxury motorcoach to the airport

Wednesday, April 10th – Day Two
Arrive Dublin – City Tour
Guinness Storehouse

Following arrival at Dublin Airport, you will be met by your driver/guide and enjoy a tour of Dublin City. It was founded as a Viking settlement and has been home to the Irish Parliament since the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922. On your tour, you will see the Georgian Squares with their
18th Century houses, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the Phoenix Park (biggest town park in Europe), statue filled O’Connell Street and the fashionable Grafton Street. You will also see Trinity College which houses the Book of Kells. No visit to Dublin would be complete without a visit to the
Guinness Brewery founded in 1759 by Arthur Guinness. Here you will enjoy a self-guided tour and a pint of Guinness in the 360-degree roof top bar while enjoying some spectacular views of Dublin City. This afternoon you will check into the Camden Court Hotel for an overnight stay. This evening
you will regroup with your fellow travelers and enjoy a welcome dinner in your hotel. (Dinner)

Thursday, April 11th – Day Three
Powerscourt House and
Gardens – Glendalough-Avoca
Waterford

This morning you depart Dublin and travel south to County Wicklow known as The Garden of Ireland. Your first visit this morning will be to Powerscourt House and Gardens. This Palladian Mansion built in 1730 was badly damaged by fire in 1974. It was re-roofed in 1996 and opened to the public. The gardens at Powerscourt were first laid when the house was built in 1730 and a century later the 6th Viscount Powerscourt instructed his
architect, Daniel Robertson, to draw up new schemes for the gardens. From here, you continue to Glendalough (Valley of Two Lakes) where you travel back in time while enjoying a guided tour of this early 7th century monastic settlement. Your tour continues through the beautiful Vale of Avoca to the Avoca Hand- weavers (the oldest in Ireland) and in a guided tour experience this very old craft. From here, you travel to Waterford for a one-night stay in the Tower Hotel. This evening you’ll enjoy dinner in your hotel. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Friday, April 12th – Day Four
House of Waterford
Crystal – Cobh -Kinsale

This morning you will visit the House of Water-ford Crystal for a guided tour. You will see highly skilled craftsmen demonstrate crystal blowing and cutting in the new state of the art visitor center. You will also have some time to visit the retail store. From here you travel along the southern coastline to Cobh, one of the main points of emigration during the great famine and the last port of call of the Titanic. Here you will visit “The Queenstown Story” which protrays the hard- ship of life on board ship as it sailed to the “NewWorld”. Annie Moore, the first ever emigrant to be processed on Ellis Island when it officially opened on 1st January 1892, left from Cobh with her two brothers. Following your visit, you continue to Kinsale where you check into the Trident Hotel, overlooking Kinsale Harbour. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Saturday, April 13thn -Day Five
Blarney- Killarney

This morning you depart Kinsale and travel to Blarney where you will visit Blarney Castle and Gardens. The castle was built in 1446 and today you
will have an opportunity to climb the spiral stairs to the top of the castle and kiss the famous Blarney Stone said to bestow the gift of eloquence on those who dare. As you make your way through the castle grounds, you can also visit the Castle Gardens and Rock Close. This will be followed by some free time to visit The Blarney Woollen Mills which carries a wide range of sweaters, tweeds, china and crystal. From here you continue to the beautiful town of Killarney for a two-night stay in the International Hotel. This evening you will have dinner at your hotel. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Sunday, April 14th – Day Six
Ring of Kerry

Today, you embark on one of Ireland’s most famous tours- The Ring of Kerry. Your first stop will be the Kerry Bog Village where you can visit little thatched cottages and see how people lived in Ireland many years ago. From here you continue through the wild and rugged landscape of the Iveragh Peninsula which has some breathtaking views of the Atlantic coastline. You will pass through the towns of Killorglin, Glenbeigh, Cahirsiveen and Waterville to Sneem. Your tour then winds its way through the mountains taking in some fine views of the Lakes of Killarney and the Ladies View before returning to Killarney. The remainder of the evening is free to enjoy Killarney at your leisure. (Breakfast)

Monday, April 15th – Day Seven
Tralee- Shannon Ferry
Cliffs of Moher-Dromoland
Castle

This morning, you bid farewell to Killarney and travel to Tralee, capital town of County Kerry and famous for The Rose of Tralee Festival. You continue to Tarbert where you board the Shannon Ferry, which crosses the Shannon Estuary to Killimer. From here you take the coast road to the
majestic Cliffs of Moher which rise to a height of 600 ft over the Atlantic Ocean. Following some free time to view the cliffs, you continue to the
luxurious Dromoland Castle for an overnight stay. This evening you will enjoy a private dinner in the elegant surroundings of the castle’s Terrace Room. (Breakfast, Dinner).

Tuesday, April 16th – Day Eight
Connemara- Kylemore Abbey
Galway

This morning you depart Dromoland Castle and travel to Galway where you will begin your tour of Connemara. The landscape is made up of mountains, lakelands and boglands and because of its wild and rugged beauty it has been the location for many films. You will visit Kylemore
Abbey, built in 1866 and from 1920 to 2008 was home to the Benedictine Nuns. You can also visit the Abbey’s Victorian Walled Garden and the Gothic Church built by Mitchell Henry. You then continue to Galway City for an overnight stay at the Harbour Hotel.(Breakfast, Dinner)

Wednesday, April 17th – Day Nine
Cong -Sligo -Donegal

This morning you will depart Galway and travel to Cong one of the main locations for the Quiet Man film. You will visit the Quiet Man Cottage
Museum, followed by a walking tour of Cong.  You will see many of the locations for the film such as the Dying Man’s House, Pat Cohan’s Bar, the
Reverend Playfair’s House, the courting scenes, the fight scenes and the John Wayne and Maureen O’Hara commemorative statue. Departing Cong
your tour continues northwards passing by the Knock Shrine, now an internationally recognized Marian Shrine with one and a half million pilgrims
visiting annually. You travel to Drumcliffe in County Sligo, set against the striking backdrop of the Benbulben Mountain. From here it’s on to Donegal for an overnight stay in the Mill Park Hotel where you will enjoy dinner. (Breakfast, Dinner)

Thursday, April 18th – Day Ten
Belleek – Toombridge

This morning you depart Donegal and travel to Belleek on the banks of the River Erne, most famous for the fine Parian China produced here at
Belleek Pottery, the oldest in Ireland.  Following a guided tour, you continue along the banks of Lough Erne to Omagh and from here to Toomebridge where you will stop at Crosskeys Inn for lunch, a traditional Irish pub dating back to 1654 and said to be Ireland’s oldest thatched pub. From here you continue south to the City North Hotel. This evening you will enjoy a farewell dinner. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

Friday, April 19th – Day Eleven
Depart Dublin Airport

After breakfast you will travel to Dublin Airport for your flight home with fond memories & many stories to relate to friends & family. (Breakfast)

Price Per Person
Double $4750
Single $5650

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