Bunratty & Medieval Banquet Cliffs of Moher & Killarney Ring of Kerry & Skellig Experience Blarney & Waterford Crystal Kilkenny Castle & Abbey Tavern Dublin Tour & Kilmainham Gaol Depart for Home or Optional Clonmacnoise Monastery Visit Optional Day in Connemara & 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.
What's Included?
Airport transfers on arrival and departure
Sightseeing by luxury coach throughout
Dublin open-top bus tour with complimentary visit & a drink at Guinness Storehouse or Old Jameson distillery
Services of a professional Irish driver/guide
Accommodation with private bath/ shower for 6 or 8 nights - Superior & first class hotels in Bunratty, Kilkenny, Dublin and Galway, country homes in Killarney.
Full Irish breakfast daily - except on Day 1 (B)
5 or 6 dinners (D) including - Medieval Banquet & Entertainment in 15th century Bunratty Castle - Dinner & show at Kate Kearney’s Cottage - Traditional Irish dinner and entertainment at the Abbey Tavern - 1 homestyle dinner in Killarney - Table d’hote dinner in Kilkenny - Table d’hote dinner in Galway (8-Night 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, Skellig Experience, Blarney Woollen Mills, Kilkenny Castle, House of Waterford Crystal, Kilmainham Gaol & Clonmacnoise.
All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person.
EXPLANATORY NOTE:
The popular Irish Welcome Tour offers two slightly different tour itineraries:
Tour A - 6 nights / 11 meals (Listed Prices are for this Option):
Start in Shannon/ End in Dublin
Bunratty 1 night
Killarney 2 nights
Kilkenny 1 night
Dublin 2 nights
Tour B - Extra 2 nights in Galway at end of tour - 8 nights / 15 meals:
Start in Shannon/ End in Shannon
Bunratty 1 night
Killarney 2 nights
Kilkenny 1 night
Dublin 2 nights
Galway 2 nights
Explore Your Tour Through Photos
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.
Please check the Tour Dates tab to see an exact price for your chosen dates.
From April 5, 2012To October 11, 2012$1,198
2012 6-Night Dates & Prices. Prices are per person sharing. Please note tours are priced in US dollars regardless of your home currency.
From April 5, 2012To April 11, 2012$1,198
From April 19, 2012To April 25, 2012$1,268
From April 26, 2012To May 2, 2012$1,268
From May 3, 2012To May 9, 2012$1,368
From May 10, 2012To May 16, 2012$1,438
From May 17, 2012To May 23, 2012$1,438
From June 7, 2012To June 13, 2012$1,438
From June 14, 2012To June 20, 2012$1,438
From June 21, 2012To June 27, 2012$1,438
From July 5, 2012To July 11, 2012$1,438
From July 19, 2012To July 25, 2012$1,438
From July 26, 2012To August 1, 2012$1,438
From August 2, 2012To August 8, 2012$1,438
From August 9, 2012To August 15, 2012$1,438
From August 30, 2012To September 5, 2012$1,438
From September 6, 2012To September 11, 2012$1,438
From September 20, 2012To September 26, 2012$1,438
From September 27, 2012To October 3, 2012$1,338
From October 4, 2012To October 10, 2012$1,268
From October 11, 2012To October 17, 2012$1,268
**Please note that the listed 'From' date is your arrival date in Ireland. If travelling from the U.S., you will arrive in Ireland after an overnight flight, and will therefore depart the U.S. on the day before the listed 'From' date above.
Travel Insurance
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 Welcome Tour today!
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 CHANGES OR CANCELLATIONS
All cancellations & date changes 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 & date changes 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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