Depart U.S. for Shannon Bunratty & Medieval Feast Cliffs of Moher & Irish Coffee Killarney & Ring of Kerry Tour Blarney & Cobh Heritage Centre National Stud & Merry Ploughboy Pub Dublin Tour & Kilmainham Gaol Depart for Home.
From the scenery, the sights, the hotels, the food and even the weather, our Irish Heritage Tour was perfect. - Roz & Bill T., Merrick, NY
This popular tour is ideal for first-time visitors as it takes in all the most popular sights. See the Cliffs of Moher, Cobh Heritage Centre, Trinity College’s Book of Kells in Dublin. Experience a medieval castle banquet and a lively show with dinner at the Merry Ploughboy Pub.
**SALE PRICE: Save $50.00 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
Dublin open-top bus tour & Guinness or Jameson visit
Services of a professional Irish tour director
Deluxe & superior first class hotels with private bath/shower for 6 nights
Full Irish breakfast daily (B)
All dinners (D) except 1 in Dublin including - Medieval banquet and entertainment in a 15th century Irish castle - Dinner and traditional Irish entertainment at the Merry Ploughboy Pub - 3 or 4 table d’hote dinners
Welcome get-together drink
Ferry ride across the River Shannon
Foynes Flying Boat Museum & an Irish Coffee
Sheepdog trials on the Ring of Kerry
Historical presentation on Waterford city
Visits & admissions to Cliffs of Moher, Skellig Experience, Blarney Woolen Mills, Cobh Heritage Centre, Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens, Kilmainham Gaol & Clonmacnoice.
Welcome aboard your overnight flight to Shannon. Relax with inflight entertainment and meal service.
Day 2 Bunratty & Medieval Feast
Land at Shannon Airport, pass through immigration and pick up your luggage. Locate the CIE Tours desk in the Arrivals Hall where our staff will arrange a group transfer to your nearby hotel. Complimentary transfers are available between 7:00 am and 12:00 noon. If your flight arrives later than 12:00 noon, transfer to the hotel at your own expense. This afternoon you are at leisure to rest after your journey or take a stroll on your own through Bunratty Folk Park, which is located close to your hotel. Join your fellow travelers for a welcome drink before heading to the 15th century Bunratty or Knappogue Castle for a medieval-style meal and entertainment. (D)
Day 3 Cliffs of Moher & Irish Coffee
Drive west through Ennis and Lahinch to see the Cliffs of Moher, which rise almost 700 feet above the pounding Atlantic surf. Then cross the wide River Shannon Estuary on a short ferry ride to Tarbert and travel and along river shore to Foynes. Visit the Flying Boat Museum, which recalls the early days of air travel, during the 1930's and early 1940's. Irish Coffee was first created here to warm frozen, weary travelers and you will learn how to make a perfect one and then drink it. Drive south to Killarney, a world-famous town due to its exquisite location beside lakes and mountains. Check in to your hotel in the town center and enjoy free time before dinner. (B, D)
Day 4 Killarney & Ring of Kerry Tour
Embark on Ireland's most popular scenic drive - the Ring of Kerry. This circular tour will reveal constantly-changing vistas of mountains, open Atlantic Ocean, beaches and cliffs. As you travel, enjoy plenty of breaks to admire the natural beauty. Stop at Kells to meet a local farmer, Brendan Ferris, for a taste of farm life with a sheepdog demonstration of herding flocks and see different breeds of sheep. Cross to Valencia Island by bridge to visit the Skellig Experience. Learn about early Christian monks who created a community on the rocky offshore islands and about the prolific bird life today. Continue your drive to Waterville, where Charlie Chaplin loved to vacation, and the colorful village of Sneem. Stop at Moll's Gap to view the Three Lakes of Killarney with mountains all around before returning to Killarney. (B, D)
Day 5 Blarney & Cobh Heritage Centre
Depart Killarney and drive through Macroom to Blarney. Stop at the Blarney Woollen Mills for quality Irish-made goods. If you feel energetic you may climb the steps of Blarney Castle to kiss the fabled “Stone of Eloquence” on your own. Bypass Cork city as you drive to the port town of Cobh. Visit the Cobh Heritage Centre, which traces the history of emigration from Ireland to the United States. Learn about travel conditions for the many Irish emigrants on early sailing ships and steam vessels. Follow the coastal route via the town of Youghal to Waterford for dinner and an overnight stay. This evening a local historian will give you a talk on Waterford’s Viking and medieval past. (B, D)
Day 6 National Stud & Merry Ploughboy Pub
Travel north to Kilkenny with its intriguing medieval streets and buildings. Stop for a stroll through the narrow streets and view the massive castle from its rose gardens. Continue to the National Stud to see some of Ireland's finest horses and learn about breeding techniques. Also take a walk around the Japanese Gardens, laid out to represent life from the cradle to the grave. Drive to your next hotel, an elegant Victorian mansion, which overlooks Dublin Bay and Dun Laoghaire Harbour. Dine on Irish specialties at the Merry Ploughboy Pub, followed by a lively show of traditional Irish songs and intricate step-dancing. (B, D)
Day 7 Dublin Tour & Kilmainham Gaol
Relax on a half-day guided tour of Dublin, originally founded by Vikings over 1,000 years ago. See elegant Georgian townhouses and colorful doors and cross the River Liffey to view the wide thoroughfare of O'Connell Street with the General Post Office where the 1916 Rebellion started. Pause to view the gaunt figures at the Famine Memorial before visiting Kilmainham Gaol to see how penal establishments were operated in past centuries. Learn about the leaders of the 1916 Uprising who were imprisoned and shot here, changing Irish history. The afternoon is free so that you may use your independent open-top bus tour and Guinness or Jameson vouchers. Dine on your own this evening. (B)
Day 8 Depart for Home.
Complimentary group transfers to Dublin Airport are provided to arrive at 6:00 am, 9:00 am or 12:00 noon. After check-in, you'll have time to shop at the duty-free stores before boarding your flight for the journey home. (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 $50.00 per person on this tour if booked on or before March 17th 2010**
From March 12, 2010To March 19, 2010$1,198
From March 26, 2010To April 2, 2010$1,198
From April 2, 2010To April 9, 2010$1,298
From April 9, 2010To April 16, 2010$1,298
From April 16, 2010To April 23, 2010$1,298
From April 23, 2010To April 30, 2010$1,358
From April 30, 2010To May 7, 2010$1,438
From May 14, 2010To May 21, 2010$1,498
From May 28, 2010To June 4, 2010$1,498
From June 11, 2010To June 18, 2010$1,498
From June 18, 2010To June 25, 2010$1,498
From June 25, 2010To July 2, 2010$1,498
From July 2, 2010To July 9, 2010$1,498
From July 9, 2010To July 16, 2010$1,498
From July 23, 2010To July 30, 2010$1,498
From August 13, 2010To August 20, 2010$1,498
From August 27, 2010To September 3, 2010$1,498
From September 10, 2010To September 17, 2010$1,498
From September 24, 2010To October 1, 2010$1,498
From October 8, 2010To October 15, 2010$1,398
From October 22, 2010To October 29, 2010$1,288
From November 5, 2010To November 12, 2010$1,158
From November 19, 2010To November 26, 2010$1,158
Photos
Traditional Cottage, Bunratty Folk Park, Co. Clare.
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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
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$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.
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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 (EU). 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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