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DUBLIN, WICKLOW & THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS5 DAYSPrice includes: Luxury coach travel Return Fishguard - Rosslare ferry crossing 4 nights dinner bed & breakfast at the4 Dunboyne Castle Hotel & Spa Welcome tea / coffee on arrival 3 nights entertainment 25% discount on drinks Three excursions: (1) Dublin (2) Valley ofthe Kings (3) Powerscourt Estate &Wicklow Mountains Guided tour of Dublin Entrance to the Bale of the BoyneVisitor Centre Entrance to Newgrange Entrance to Powerscourt Gardens19 August 2013 £375Single room supplement (1st 4) £0ITINERARYDay 1Travel to Fishguard for the ferry crossing toRosslare and through Ireland onto your hotel.Day 2 - DublinEnjoy a guided tour of Dublin city sights - seeChristchurch and St. Patrick’s Cathedral, TrinityCollege (the oldest university in Ireland),Temple Bar, the iconic Ha’penny Bridge andthe fascinang Dublin Castle. The aernoonis free to explore the city further, from shoppingon Graon Street, to relaxing in St. Stephen’sGreen, or experiencing the beangheart of the city in one of its numerous drinkingestablishments.Day 3 - ‘Valley of the Kings’A chance to visit Newgrange, a magnificentUNESCO World Heritage ancient royal burialsite, dated 3200BC, older than the Egypanpyramids! Aerwards head to the site of theBale of the Boyne, the locaon is one of themost pivotal bales in Irish history betweenthe Catholic King James and the ProtestantKing William. Finally, we visit the churches ofMonasterboice, home to some of the bestexamples of Celc high crosses in Ireland.Day 4 - Powerscourt & Wicklow MountainsToday visit the impressive Powerscourt Estatewhere you’ll explore the beauful landscapedgardens. At 121m high, Ireland’s largest waterfallis also located on the estate. Aerlunch travel onto Glendalough, a glacial valleyfamous for its 6th century monasc selementand start of the ‘Valley of the TwoLakes’, then passing the Wicklow Gap, weenjoy stunning scenic views of Wicklow’scountryside and the two Blessington Lakes.Day 5Leave your hotel for Rosslare and the ferrycrossing back to Fishguard, arriving home inthe early hours of day 6.This tour takes you to Ireland’s vibrant capital, D ublin, to the beauful scenery ofPowerscourt and the Wicklow Mountains before heading back in me to exploresome important moments in Ireland’s history at site s such as Newgrange and theBale of the Boyne.Dunboyne Castle Hotel & SpaWicklow MountainsThis luxury hotel is nestled in the village of Dunb oyne and surrounded by countryside, just 12miles from Dublin.Features include:• All en-suite guest rooms with separate bath and pow er shower are flooded with natural light,with floor to ceiling windows allowing a spectacular view across the Castle landscape or overone of the manicured gardens.• Ivy Brasserie Restaurant.• Terrace Lounge & Sadler Bar.• Free entrance to the hotel’s hydrotherapy pool and spa area.• Li.Powerscourt Estate TowerDublinThe only way to get away, GO DIRECT - the D.J. way! 9