Flight to Shannon Bunratty & Medieval Banquet Cliffs of Moher & Killarney Ring of Kerry & Skellig Experience Blarney & Titanic Walk Kilkenny Castle & Abbey Tavern Dublin Tour & Dublinia Depart for Home or Clonmacnoise & Galway Bay Back to the U.S. from Shannon
Ireland is beautiful - this was the best vacation I ever had. I would highly recommend this trip to anyone looking for a great time. -Marcie T., USA
Stay in a blend of lovely hotels and welcoming Irish homes to get to know Irish life. Fun evenings at Bunratty Banquet and Kate Kearney’s Cottage will entertain you while daytime sightseeing includes the Cliffs of Moher, the Ring of Kerry and a "Titanic" walking tour of Cobh.
**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 driver/guide
Accommodation with private bath/ shower for 6 or 7 nights - Superior & first class hotels in Bunratty, Kilkenny, Dublin and Galway, country homes in Killarney.
Full Irish breakfast daily (B)
5 or 6 dinners (D) including - Medieval banquet & entertainment in a 15th century Irish castle - Dinner & show at Kate Kearney’s Cottage - Traditional Irish evening with dinner and entertainment at the Abbey Tavern - 1 homestyle dinner in Killarney - Table d’hote dinner in Kilkenny - Table d’hote dinner in Killarney - Table d’hote dinner in Galway (9-day tour only)
Welcome get-together drink
Ferry ride across the River Shannon
“Titanic” walking tour of Cobh
Tour of Dublin with a local guide
Visits and admissions to Cliffs of Moher, Essence of Kerry, Skellig Experience, Blarney Woolen Mills, Kilkenny Castle, Dublina & the Viking World and Clonmacnoise.
Board your overnight flight to Shannon. Relax with inflight entertainment and meal service as you cross the Atlantic.
Day 2 Bunratty & Medieval Banquet
Land in Shannon Airport! After immigration control and picking up your baggage, proceed to the CIE Tours desk in the Arrivals Hall. CIE Tours staff will arrange a group transfer to your Bunratty 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. Spend the day at leisure in Bunratty. There’s plenty to do right beside your hotel – Bunratty Folk Park, Durty Nelly’s Pub and shopping. This evening meet your fellow travelers over a welcome drink and join in the fun and entertainment at Bunratty or Knappogue Banquet. (D)
Day 3 Cliffs of Moher & Killarney
Drive to the coast to view the dramatic Cliffs of Moher, which rise to almost 700 feet above the wild Atlantic breakers and stretch along the coast for five miles. Then head south for a short ferry ride across the River Shannon. Stop in the charming village of Listowel for a stroll around before continuing through the mountainous countryside to Killarney. Take a look around this bustling and compact town before checking into your country home and meeting your Irish family. In the evening drive to the Gap of Dunloe to Kate Kearney’s Cottage for dinner. Afterwards sit back and enjoy traditional Irish entertainment with popular songs, dances and a lot of laughs. (B, D)
Day 4 Ring of Kerry & Skellig Experience
Admire breathtaking vistas of mountains, cliffs and beaches on Ireland's most popular drive - the 100-mile Ring of Kerry. Enjoy the variety of scenery as you travel to the westernmost part of the Iveragh Peninsula. 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, which explains how early monks lived in harsh conditions on the rocky offshore islands. Today the islands form a haven for seabirds. Take a brief walk around the colorful village of Sneem and pause at Moll's Gap for stunning views of the Lakes of Killarney. Return to Killarney and enjoy a home-style dinner with your host family this evening. (B, D)
Day 5 Blarney & Titanic Walk
Leaving Killarney, head to the Blarney Woollen Mills where you can find excellent Irish merchandise. You will have time to walk around the village green or, if you feel energetic, you will have the opportunity to climb to the top of Blarney Castle to kiss the "Stone of Eloquence." Drive through the outskirts of Cork to the harbor town of Cobh, the last port of call for the Titanic. Take a guided walk around this picturesque town and the dockside with a local historian to see places relating to the Titanic’s last scheduled stop. Travel east through the coastal towns of Youghal and Dungarvan and on to Waterford to meet and dine with your next host family. (B, D)
Day 6 Kilkenny Castle & Abbey Tavern
This morning tour the massive Kilkenny Castle, home of the Butlers, Earls and Dukes of Ormonde, who held power over the region for centuries. The castle was first built in 1192 and was constantly remodeled until the 19th century. See wonderful paintings and furniture as you learn about the history of the region. Travel into the metropolitan area of Dublin to your hotel in the upmarket area of Ballsbridge. Drive to Howth on the north side of Dublin to the Abbey Tavern. Here sit down to a traditional dinner followed by a great show with plenty of Irish music and intricate step dancing. (B, D)
Day 7 Dublin Tour & Dublinia
Take a half-day guided tour of Dublin, founded by Vikings over 1,000 years ago. See elegant Georgian squares with townhouses and their famous brightly-painted doors, view the lush vegetation of St. Stephen's Green and the stark figures of the Famine Memorial on the banks of the River Liffey, drive along O'Connell Street and pass the General Post Office where the 1916 Rebellion started. Finally visit Dublinia and the Viking World, which explains the Viking and Norman influences on the development of Dublin and shows how people lived during the 13th to the 16th centuries. The balance of the day is at leisure and you may choose to return to your hotel or use your voucher for an open-top bus tour and visit Guinness or Jameson. (B)
Day 8 Depart for Home or Clonmacnoise & Galway Bay
For those on our 8-day vacation, your tour ends today with a group coach transfer to Dublin Airport. Lucky passengers on the 9-day program will leave Dublin and journey across the rolling pastures of Ireland’s heartland to visit Clonmacnoise. This monastic settlement was founded in 545 AD by St. Ciaran and is set on the banks of the tranquil River Shannon. Drive to Galway city and take a panoramic tour around the city center to see Eyre Square, Galway Cathedral and the Spanish Arch. Then spend some time on your own before driving to your hotel, which is set on the shores of the famous Galway Bay, from where you can see the Aran Islands and the hills of the Burren country. (B, D)
Day 9 Back to the U.S. from Shannon
Bid farewell to Galway and take a group transfer to Shannon Airport where your tour concludes at 10:30 am. Check in for your flight in good time and you may like to shop at the duty-free stores. If you need to arrive at Shannon Airport before 10:30 am, your tour director will coordinate an early group transfer once you are on tour. When booking your flights home, it is important to remember that Galway is 60 miles from Shannon and the drive takes 1 1/2 hours so do not spoil your last night in Ireland by booking too early a flight. (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 April 1, 2010To April 8, 2010$1,168
From April 8, 2010To April 15, 2010$1,168
From April 22, 2010To April 29, 2010$1,168
From May 6, 2010To May 13, 2010$1,338
From May 20, 2010To May 27, 2010$1,338
From May 27, 2010To June 3, 2010$1,338
From June 3, 2010To June 10, 2010$1,338
From June 17, 2010To June 24, 2010$1,338
From July 1, 2010To July 8, 2010$1,338
From July 15, 2010To July 22, 2010$1,338
From August 5, 2010To August 12, 2010$1,338
From August 26, 2010To September 2, 2010$1,338
From September 2, 2010To September 9, 2010$1,338
From September 16, 2010To September 23, 2010$1,338
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.
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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 (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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