Tour Highlights - CIE Tours

T O U R I N C L U D E S
7 days/6 nights/11 meals
or 1 day longer incl. travel
• Group transfers at start and end of tour
• Sightseeing by luxury coach throughout
• Dublin open-top bus tour with
complimentary visit and a drink
at Guinness Storehouse or
Old Jameson Distillery
• Professional tour director throughout
• Superior first class hotels with
private bath/shower for 6 nights
• 6 full Irish breakfasts (B)
• 5 dinners (D) including
- Dinner and traditional Irish show
in Dublin
- Medieval banquet and entertainment
in Bunratty Castle
- 3 table d’hote dinners
• Welcome get-together drink
• Tour of Dublin with a local guide
• Walking tour of Kinsale with a
local guide
• Visits and admissions to Dublin Castle,
National Stud & Japanese Gardens,
House of Waterford Crystal, Muckross
House & Gardens, Blasket Experience,
Gallarus Oratory, Foynes Flying Boat
Museum and Cliffs of Moher
• 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):
• Davenport Hotel, Dublin (2 nights)
• Carlton Hotel, Kinsale (1 night)
• Benners Hotel, Dingle (2 nights)
• Bunratty Castle Hotel, Bunratty (1 night)
For detailed information and pictures
of each hotel go to www.cietours.com
Photo: Kinsale, Co. Cork
Southern Gems
Superior First Class Hotels – 7 Day Coach Tour
1198
From $
land only
Tour Highlights:
Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet,
Traditional Irish Evening in Dublin,
Historic Kinsale Walking Tour,
Foynes Flying Boat Museum,
Scenic Dingle Peninsula
Day 1: Dublin Castle & City Tour
Arrive in Dublin Airport and take a group transfer
to your hotel between 7:00 am and 12:00 noon.
At 2:00 pm tour Dublin city’s highlights with
a local guide to see Georgian squares, public
buildings and shopping streets. Tour the State
Apartments of Dublin Castle. Back at your hotel
enjoy a welcome drink and discuss your tour.
Day 2: National Stud & Pub Dinner
Visit the National Stud in Kildare to see some of
Ireland’s finest thoroughbred horses and walk
through the Japanese Gardens, established
over a century ago. In the afternoon take an
independent open-top bus tour around central
Dublin. Visit either Guinness or Jameson and
relax with a drink at the end of the tour. Head to
a fun pub for dinner and a great show. (B, D)
Day 3: Waterford Crystal & Kinsale
Visit the House of Waterford Crystal to see skilled
craftsmen blowing and cutting this lovely product,
view unique trophies and buy a wide selection of
pieces. Continue past Cork to Kinsale, a delightful
old town where you will join a local guide for a
short walk around this historic port. (B, D)
Day 4: Muckross House & Killarney
This morning drive to Kenmare and along part
of the Ring of Kerry route for splendid views of
lakes and mountains. Enjoy plenty of stops to
admire views and take photos. Tour the 19th
century Muckross House before heading into
Killarney for some free time. Drive out along the
Dingle Peninsula and check in to your hotel in
the center of the lovely town. (B, D)
Day 5: Dingle Peninsula &
Gallarus Oratory
Today discover the glorious Dingle Peninsula,
made famous by David Lean’s movie, “Ryan’s
Daughter.” Tour the Blasket Experience to learn
about the Blasket Islands, inhabited until 1953
by hardy islanders. Visit Gallarus Oratory, a small
church dating from the 6th to 9th centuries. Travel
up to the Conor Pass for sweeping views before
returning to Dingle. (B, D)
DINGLE
2
Cliffs of
Moher
Killarney
BUNRATTY
1
Shannon
Foynes
1 KINSALE
DUBLIN
2
Kildare
Waterford
1 = Overnight Stops
= Start City = End City
Day 6: Cliffs of Moher & Banquet
Visit the Foynes Flying Boat Museum to learn
about the early days of air travel between the
United States and Europe. Travel to Bunratty and
check in to your hotel. At 2:30 pm depart for
the Cliffs of Moher, a dramatic wall of rock that
plunges to the Atlantic Ocean. In the evening
experience a medieval banquet at 15th century
Bunratty Castle. (B, D)
Day 7: Tour Ends Shannon Airport
Complimentary group transfers are provided to
Shannon Airport to arrive at 6:00 am, 9:00 am
or 12:00 noon. (B)
7 DAY SOUTHERN GEMS - 2012
Book overnight flights from North America
one day earlier than the tour start date
Tour starts Tour ends Land
Dublin Shannon Only
Fri Mar 09 Thu Mar 15 $1198
Fri Mar 16 Thu Mar 22 1198
Fri Mar 23 Thu Mar 29 1198
Fri Mar 30 Thu Apr 05 1198
Fri Apr 06 Thu Apr 12 1198
Fri Apr 13 Thu Apr 19 1198
Fri Apr 20 Thu Apr 26 1198
Fri Apr 27 Thu May 03 1298
Fri May 04 Thu May 10 1398
Fri May 11 Thu May 17 1398
Fri May 18 Thu May 24 1398
Fri May 25 Thu May 31 1398
Fri Jun 01 Thu Jun 07 1398
Fri Jun 08 Thu Jun 14 1398
Fri Jun 15 Thu Jun 21 1398
Fri Jun 22 Thu Jun 28 1398
Fri Jun 29 Thu Jul 05 1398
Departures weekly until Oct 26
Single room supplement: $383.
Guaranteed tour departure dates are listed on cietours.com
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Tour Code: JEA12 All prices in U.S. Dollars
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