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Irish & British Focus
Deluxe &
Superior First Class Hotels: 9 Day Coach Tour
 Tour Highlights:
Taylor’s
Three Rock Evening
with Irish Traditional Music
Dublin Open-top
Sightseeing Bus Tour
Rock of Cashel
Ring of Kerry
Blarney Castle
Day
1: Dublin
Arrival
Land in Dublin airport, proceed
to the CIE Tours desk to arrange a group transfer to your hotel between
07:00am and 12:00 noon. In the evening meet your tour director for a
welcome drink.
Day
2: Book of Kells & Taylor’s Three
Rock Pub
Take a morning tour
around central Dublin,
with spacious Georgian squares and streets, landmark public buildings
and graceful townhouses. Tour
Trinity College
to see the campus and view the Book of Kells
in the Old Library. The afternoon is free and you may take an open-top bus
tour with a Guinness or Jameson visit. Enjoy dinner at Taylor’s
Three Rock Pub followed by an upbeat show with Irish
music and dance. (B,D)
Day
3: Rock of Cashel & Killarney
Depart Dublin and drive south through
pleasant farming country. Visit the Rock of Cashel,
where Brian Boru was crowned King of Munster
in 977. See the 12th century highly-decorated Cormac’s Chapel, the large cruciform
cathedral and a round tower. Continue to the famous town of Killarney and
check into your lovely centrally-located hotel with state-of-the-art
pool and spa facilities. (B,D)
Day
4: Ring of Kerry & Skellig Experience
Embark on the Ring of
Kerry tour for constantly-changing vistas of mountains, open Atlantic Ocean, beaches and cliffs. As you
travel, enjoy plenty of breaks to admire the natural beauty. View the Essence of Kerry
audio visual show near the Gap of Dunloe.
Visit the Skellig Experience
to learn about early Christian monks who created a community on the
rocky offshore islands and about the prolific bird life today. Stop at
Moll’s Gap for panoramic views before returning to Killarney.
(B,D)
Day
5: Blarney
Castle &
“Titanic” Walk
Visit the famous Blarney Castle
this morning and climb to the ramparts to kiss the “Stone of
Eloquence.” Travel through the outskirts of Cork
city to Cobh, the port town which was
the last scheduled stopping place for the “Titanic.” Take a
brief walk
with a local guide to see places associated with that fateful journey.
Drive along the south coast via Youghal to
Wexford for dinner and overnight stay. (B,D)
Day
6: Ferry to South Wales & Bath
It’s an early start
today as you depart Wexford for a short drive to Rosslare
to catch the ferry
to South Wales. Journey through
pleasant farming country and along the southern part of Wales, passing former coal mining
valleys and the built-up areas around Cardiff. Drive across the River Severn
Bridge into England to Bristol. Check into your hotel,
located in the heart of the city and relax before dinner. (B,D)
Day
7: Roman Baths & Stonehenge
This morning explore Bath, popular for its natural hot springs with the Romans 2,000
years ago and again in fashion in the 18th century Regency
period. Visit the Roman Baths and Pump Room, wonderfully preserved
after two millennia and drive around the stately mansions of the Royal Crescent
and Queen’s Square. Drive to Salisbury Plain to view the prehistoric
circle of vast monoliths at Stonehenge.
Continue into London
and check in to your hotel once again. (B)
Day
8: London Sightseeing.
Today, you may join your open top
sightseeing bus whenever you wish. Stop at many of Londons
famous landmarks. (CB)
Day
9: Depart for Home
As today is departure
day, travel to Heathrow
Airport by group
coach transfer and allow plenty of time for check in formalities.
Transfers to and from Gatwick
Airport can be
arranged at additional cost. (CB)
Tour runs 24 April – 9 October 2010
Departs on a Saturday every fortnight
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Tours Dates
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Prices
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24 April
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$2000
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8 May > 25
September
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$2240
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9 October
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$2000
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Rates are in Australian dollars per person twin share basis
Single supplement $680
YOUR TOUR INCLUDES
• Group
transfers on arrival and departure
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Sightseeing by luxury coach throughout
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London & Dublin open-top bus tours
• Visit
and a drink at Guinness Storehouse or Old Jameson Distillery
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Services of a professional tour director
• Local
guides in London & Dublin
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Deluxe and superior first class hotels with private bath/shower for 8
nights
• 8
full breakfasts (B) including continental breakfasts in London (CB)
• 5
dinners (D) including
- Dinner and
traditional Irish entertainment at Taylor’s Three Rock Pub
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Welcome get-together drink
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“Titanic” walking tour of Cobh
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Visits and admissions to Book of Kells at
Trinity College, Rock of Cashel, Essence of
Kerry, Skellig Experience, Blarney Castle,
Roman Baths & Pump Room and Stonehenge
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Deluxe flight bag, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap
• All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person
YOUR HOTELS
Stay
at the following (or similar):
Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin (2 nights)
Killarney Plaza Hotel, Killarney (2 nights)
White’s Hotel, Wexford (1 night)
Radisson Blu Hotel, Bristol (1 night)
Mercure Bankside
Hotel, London (2 night)
Call our office 1800 336676 for any further
assistance or advice or email info@accessukholidays.com
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