Depart U.S. for Dublin Dublin Castle & Book of Kells 6th Century Glendalough & Waterford Walk Titanic Walk & Blarney Ring of Kerry & Skellig Experience Flying Boat Museum & Cliffs of Moher Yeats' Grave & Derry Walk Giant's Causeway & Abbey Tavern Depart for Home or Extra Day in Dublin
Optional Add-on: Spend an extra day in Dublin at the start of your tour!
The name says it all! This is a great value-for-money tour that covers much of Ireland in 9 or 10 days. Start in Dublin with a fantastic city tour and visit Glendalough Monastic Site, Dunbrody Famine Ship, Ring of Kerry, Cliffs of Moher, Derry’s Medieval City Walls and the Ulster American Folk Park, Giants Causuway & Belfast.
**SALE PRICE: Save $75.00 per person on this tour if booked on or before March 17th 2010**
What's included?
Group transfers on arrival and departure
Sightseeing by luxury coach throughout
Voucher for open-top bus tour (10-day tour)
Visit & drink at Guinness Storehouse or Old Jameson Distillery (10-day Tour only)
Services of a professional Irish driver/guide
Superior & first class hotels with private bath/shower for 7 or 8 nights
Full Irish breakfast daily (B)
6 dinners (D) including - Traditional Irish evening with dinner and entertainment at the Abbey Tavern - 5 table d’hote dinners
Welcome get-together drink
Tour of Dublin with a local guide
"Titanic" walking tour of Cobh
Walking tours of Waterford and Derry with local guides
Panoramic drive around Belfast
Visits & admissions to Book of Kells at Trinity College, Glensalough Visitor Centre, Dunbrody Famine Ship, Blarney Woolen Mills, Essence of Kerry AV show, Skellig Experience, Foynes Flying Boat Muesum, Cliff of Moher, Knock Shrine, W.B. Yeats' Grave & the Giants Causeway.
Depart your U.S. gateway city in the evening and fly through the night to Ireland to start your vacation.
Day 2 Dublin Castle & 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 where 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. At 2:00 pm join a local guide for a half-day guided tour of Dublin to see Trinity College where the priceless 8th century Book of Kells is housed, elegant Georgian squares with colorful doorways and Leinster House where the government convenes. Visit Trinity College’s Old Library to view the early illuminated manuscript of the Book of Kells and learn about its creation. Back at your hotel, near Trinity College, enjoy a welcome drink and briefing about your tour. You are free to dine independently this evening.
Day 3 6th Century Glendalough & Waterford Walk
This morning leave Dublin to see the delightful scenery of the Wicklow Mountains on the way to Glendalough. Learn about St. Kevin's 6th century monastery in the Glendalough Visitor Centre and walk through the site to see its round tower, church ruins and Celtic crosses. Continue your drive south to Dunbrody where a walk through a reconstructed Famine Ship will demonstrate the harsh conditions that emigrants endured during the 19th century. Drive to Waterford and check in to your city center hotel. Before dinner take a brief walking tour around the narrow streets of the historic city center with a local guide. (B, D)
Day 4 Titanic Walk & Blarney
Travel along the south coast via Dungarvan to the port town of Cobh, the last scheduled stop of the Titanic. A walking tour will reveal many of the places associated with emigrants as they left Ireland to head to the United States. Drive through the outskirts of Cork city to get to the Blarney Woollen Mills, which stocks an excellent range of Irish goods all under one roof. While Blarney Castle is not included in your tour, you will have time to kiss the “Stone of Eloquence” on your own. Then journey west through rugged countryside to Killarney, widely celebrated for its setting overlooking lakes and mountains. Settle in to your centrally-located hotel or walk around the town. (B, D)
Day 5 Ring of Kerry & Skellig Experience
Enjoy the highlights of Ireland's natural scenery on the Ring of Kerry route. The road winds between the Macgillycuddy's Reeks Mountains on one side and the Atlantic coastline on the other. Start by viewing the Essence of Kerry audio visual show at the Gap of Dunloe and then drive through Killorglin and Cahirciveen to cross by bridge to Valencia Island. Visit the Skellig Experience to learn about the rocky islands off the end of the peninsula where monks lived in early Christian times. Today the islands form a protected bird sanctuary. Stop in the colorful village of Sneem and also at Moll's Gap to view the Three Lakes of Killarney. Enjoy some free time in Killarney before dining in your hotel. (B, D)
Day 6 Flying Boat Museum & Cliffs of Moher
Drive north through Listowel to Foynes to visit the Flying Boat Museum, which recalls the early days of air travel, during the 1930's and early 1940's, when Pan Am Clippers from the United States and Europe landed here. Travel through the outskirts of Limerick and have a look around Bunratty Village before heading to the coast of County Clare. View the Cliffs of Moher rising to heights of almost 700 feet above the churning Atlantic swells and walk along the top of the cliffs to O'Brien's Tower for great views. Drive through the Burren and around the shores of Galway Bay. Take a short orientation tour around central Galway before checking in to your hotel. (B, D)
Day 7 Yeats' Grave & Derry Walk
Head north to visit the pilgrimage town of Knock, one of the world’s leading shrines. See the church where villagers saw a vision of the Virgin Mary in 1879. Travel through County Sligo and stop to view W. B. Yeats’ grave in Drumcliffe Churchyard, in the shadow of Ben Bulben mountain. Follow the shoreline of Donegal Bay and continue your journey through Donegal town and past the lovely Blue Stack Mountains to Derry. On arrival in Derry take a brief drive around the city, including the Bogside area, before meeting a local guide for a walking tour of the medieval walls, which date from 1613 AD and encircle the old city center. (B, D)
Day 8 Giant's Causeway & Abbey Tavern
Today explore the north coastline, stopping for photos at the sprawling ruins of Dunluce Castle. Visit the Giant's Causeway, enormous hexagonal columns formed by volcanic activity over 60 million years ago. Continue south to experience wonderful views of mountains, valleys and bays along the “Nine Glens of Antrim.” Take a drive around Belfast to see Victorian buildings, the Harland & Wolff shipyards where the Titanic was built, and the Falls Road and Shankill residential areas. Continue south to check in to another hotel in Dublin. This evening drive to the popular Abbey Tavern for a hearty dinner and an evening of entertaining traditional Irish songs and step-dancing. (B, D)
Day 9 Depart for Home or Extra Day in Dublin
For those of you booked on our 9-day tour, complimentary group transfers are provided to Dublin Airport to arrive at 6:00 am, 9:00 am or 12:00 noon. If you have booked our 10-day tour, spend an additional night in Dublin with an independent Dublin open-top bus tour pass (valid for 24 hours), a visit to Guinness or Jameson and a taxi transfer to Dublin Airport on final day. (B)
2010 Dates & Prices. Prices are per person sharing. Please note tours are priced in US dollars regardless of your home currency. **SALE PRICE: Save $75.00 per person on this tour if booked on or before March 17th 2010**
From February 28, 2010To March 8, 2010$1,098
From March 14, 2010To March 22, 2010$1,098
From March 28, 2010To April 5, 2010$1,168
From March 30, 2010To April 7, 2010$1,246
From April 4, 2010To April 12, 2010$1,246
From April 6, 2010To April 14, 2010$1,246
From April 13, 2010To April 21, 2010$1,246
From April 20, 2010To April 28, 2010$1,246
From April 25, 2010To May 3, 2010$1,298
From April 27, 2010To May 5, 2010$1,298
From May 2, 2010To May 10, 2010$1,378
From May 9, 2010To May 17, 2010$1,378
From May 11, 2010To May 19, 2010$1,446
From May 16, 2010To May 24, 2010$1,446
From May 23, 2010To May 31, 2010$1,446
From May 25, 2010To June 2, 2010$1,446
From June 1, 2010To June 9, 2010$1,486
From June 8, 2010To June 16, 2010$1,486
From June 13, 2010To June 21, 2010$1,486
From June 15, 2010To June 23, 2010$1,486
From June 20, 2010To June 28, 2010$1,486
From June 27, 2010To July 5, 2010$1,486
From July 4, 2010To July 12, 2010$1,486
From July 6, 2010To July 14, 2010$1,486
From July 11, 2010To July 19, 2010$1,486
From July 25, 2010To August 2, 2010$1,486
From August 3, 2010To August 11, 2010$1,486
From August 10, 2010To August 18, 2010$1,486
From August 22, 2010To August 30, 2010$1,486
From August 31, 2010To September 8, 2010$1,486
From September 12, 2010To September 20, 2010$1,486
From September 19, 2010To September 27, 2010$1,486
Why purchase travel protection? The CIE Tours Plan…
Permits you to cancel your trip at any time prior to departure for a covered reason and up to 3 days before your scheduled departure for any reason not otherwise covered.
Covers direct air flights to and from your scheduled land tour departure and return cities even if the flights are not booked by CIE Tours, provided the flights are within 7 total days of the land tour dates and you cancel or interrupt your trip for a reason covered by the Travel Protection Plan provisions.
Protects you and your belongings while on your trip.
CIE Tours Trip Cancellation Waiver Benefit*
When you purchase the CIE Tours Travel Protection Plan at time of initial Trip deposit, you also qualify for the CIE Tours Trip Cancellation Waiver. This benefit allows you to cancel your CIE Tours travel arrangements up to 3 days before your scheduled departure for any reason not covered by the Travel Protection Plan. Under this benefit, CIE Tours will refund the amount of your cancellation penalty in CIE Tours travel certificates, with the balance of the refund made in cash or by credit card. CIE Tours Travel Certificates are non-refundable, valid for one year from date of issue (but no later than 15 months from the date your Trip was canceled) and may not be redeemed for cash. The waiver does not cover the single room supplement charge that is applicable if one person cancels from a twin room, which then becomes a single room. CIE Tours requires written notice of cancellation during normal business hours. This benefit covers only those arrangements purchased from CIE Tours. For cancellations for covered reasons, see below.
Trip Cost - Pre-Departure Trip Cancellation
Your own or that of a Traveling Companion or an Immediate Family Member - or for Other Covered Events, as defined, you will be reimbursed up to the Trip cost for cancellation charges imposed on travel arrangements provided by CIE Tours and/or an airline providing direct air flight to and from your scheduled land tour departure and return cities (even if the flights are not booked by CIE Tours), provided the flights are within 7 total days of the land tour dates.
Trip Cost - Post-Departure Trip Interruption
If you must interrupt your Trip after departure due to a covered Injury, Sickness or Death - your own or that of a Traveling Companion or an Immediate Family Member - or for Other Covered Events, as defined, you will be reimbursed for the unused, non-refundable land arrangements and the additional transport costs to return Home or to rejoin your Trip (limited to economy one-way airfare or first class, if original tickets were first class).
Trip Cost – Delayed Arrival
You are reimbursed for the additional transportation expense incurred and/or the unused, non-refundable land arrangements if your arrival on your tour is delayed beyond your scheduled arrival date, because of delay or cancellation by an air carrier due to inclement weather, mechanical breakdown or organized labor strike.
$500 Travel Delay
Provides benefits up to $100 per day for reasonable additional hotel accommodations, meals, telephone calls, and local transportation until travel becomes possible if you are delayed for more than 12 hours due to a covered reason such as common carrier delay; Injury, Sickness or Death of you or your Traveling Companion; quarantine; loss of passport, travel documents or money; natural disaster; or road closure by a government authority due to adverse weather conditions.
$25,000 Accidental Death & Dismemberment
These benefits are paid if loss occurs within 365 days of a covered Injury which occurs while on a CIE Tours Trip.
$100,000 Medical Expense/Emergency Assistance
Provides reimbursement for reasonable and customary medical expenses incurred within 365 days of a covered sickness which occurs while on your trip and for emergency dental treatment received during your trip; for the costs of emergency transport to home or an appropriate hospital, including escort expense (both, if deemed necessary by the attending physician), for a covered Injury or Sickness which occurs while on your trip; or the cost of homeward carriage if deceased.
$2,000 Baggage and Personal Effects
Coverage for direct physical loss or damage to your Baggage, passport or visas while on your Trip. A $500 maximum limit applies to jewelry; gems; watches; cameras and camera equipment; digital or electronic equipment; and furs - a $250 per article limit applies to all other items.
$250 Baggage Delay
If, while on your Trip, your Baggage is delayed for 24 hours or more, we will reimburse you up to $250 for the purchase of necessary additional clothing and personal articles. *CIE Tours Trip Cancellation Waiver Benefit is not available for groups of 15 or more.
Reserve the Irish Adventure Tour
RESERVING A TOUR
Please either fill out the contact form below or call us on our toll-free numbers: 1-888-771-8350 (US) or 0-808-101-4366 (UK) or +353 65 6844941 (Rest of World). A $250 nonrefundable deposit is required to reserve your tour. Please note that for all our escorted bus tours, you will be charged in US dollars.
DEPOSIT PAYMENTS
A non-refundable deposit of $250 per person, a payment in full on the airfare & a payment in full on the insurance is required for coach tours. Deposits are required within 4 days of making the reservation. Full payment is required to purchase your airline tickets.
FINAL PAYMENTS
Full payment must be made no later than 70 days prior to departure date. We accept payment by check or major credit cards. If payment is not received as scheduled, your reservation will automatically cancel and deposit payment become forfeit.
TRAVEL PROTECTION PLAN
Available for $99 or upwards per person, depending on the price of your tour. Permits you to cancel your trip for any reason at any time prior to departure up to 3 days before your scheduled departure. Within 3 days of you departure, you may only cancel for a covered reason such as illness. Under this benefit, you will be will refunded the amount of your cancellation penalty in travel certificates. You would be able to redeem these vouchers for a future trip. The balance of the refund would be made in cash. This plan also protects you and your belongings while on your trip.
LATE BOOKINGS
Tours booked between 30 & 14 days prior to departure date may incur a late fee of US$50.00 per reservation in addition to overnight delivery charges where necessary.
PARTICIPANT CANCELLATIONS
All cancellations must be advised in writing (by mail, fax or e-mail) to Authentic Ireland Travel prior to tour departure during normal business hours (9:00 am to 4:00 pm EST, Mondays through Fridays). Cancellations received within 70 days of departure date are subject to the following penalties on the land portion:
70 days or longer Forfeiture of deposit 69 - 46 days 25% per person 45 - 8 days 35% per person 7 - 1 days 50% per person On departure day 100% per person
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