2018 Tour Catalog_WEB

HEART OF IRELAND
8
DAYS
Oct. 13-20, 2018
Featuring Galway, Killarney and a Castle Hotel
Come with Allied to explore and immerse yourself
in a country that is charming, quaint, and beautiful.
You don’t know what the color green is until you visit
Ireland. Add to that a two night stay in a Castle Hotel
and you have a trip filled with colorful memories to
cherish.
DAY 1 | Depart the USA
Today depart the USA for your overnight flight to
Dublin, Ireland.
DAY 2 | Galway (D)
Morning arrival at Dublin Airport. Depart Dublin and
travel the short journey to Galway, where you will
check into your hotel. Take some free time to rest. In the
afternoon, enjoy a local panoramic sightseeing tour of
Galway City. Overnight (2) Galway, Ireland
DAY 3 | Tour Connemara/Connemara Marble
Factory/Celtic Crystal Factory (B)
Today enjoy a scenic tour of Connemara. Travel along
Galway Bay to Maam Cross and Clifden. Continue
on via Kylemore Abbey and stop briefly for a photo
opportunity. Continue via scenic countryside; keep an
eye out for sheep en-route to Moycullen. Stop to visit
the Connemara Marble Factory and the Celtic Crystal
Factory. Return to Galway. Your evening is free to
enjoy Galway this evening, with dinner on your own.
DAY 4 | Cliffs of Moher (B, D)
Morning departure from Galway. Make your way
to the awe inspiring and majestic Cliffs of Moher,
which rise 700 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. It’s a
spectacular day of scenery with awesome sea and
cliff views before making our way to Killarney for
dinner and overnight. Overnight (2) Killarney, Ireland
DAY 5 | Dingle Peninsula (B, D)
A delightful day takes us along the Kerry coast to the
Dingle Peninsula, which offers magnificent coastal
scenery. Beyond Slea Head, see the Blasket Islands,
the last outpost of Europe. Tour all day before returning
to Killarney where you’ll enjoy dinner at the hotel this
evening.
DAY 6 | Blarney Woolen Mills/Optional visit to
Blarney Castle/Rock of Cashel (B)
Leaving Killarney travel over the mountains to Blarney
for a visit to Blarney Woollen Mills; a fantastic store
to buy authentic Irish products. If you wish take an
optional visit to Blarney Castle, and perhaps kiss
the famed Blarney Stone. Leaving Blarney travel via
Tipperary and Cashel where we’ll pause for a photoop
at the historic Rock of Cashel. Arrive in Dublin,
where the evening is free to dine on your own tonight.
Our castle hotel is situated at the brow of Killiney Hill,
in the prestigious south Dublin suburb of Killiney and
overlooking Dublin Bay. Overnight (2) at a castle
hotel tonight in Killiney, Co. Dublin.
DAY 7 | Dublin Tour/Trinity College/Book of Kells
(B, D)
Venture into the capital city this morning for city tour.
Visit the Guinness Storehouse, enjoying panoramic
views of the city from the Gravity Bar, followed by
Trinity College and the 8th century Book of Kells. Free
time to enjoy the capital city independently is provided.
Dublin has plenty of shops, cafe, museums and more
for you to enjoy. This evening, enjoy a farewell dinner
at our castle hotel.
DAY 8 | Travel Home (B)
It’s time to head home now knowing what the color
green is supposed to look like.
ALLIED’S TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
• Galway
• Cliffs of Moher
• Connemara
• Killarney
• Dingle Peninsula
• Blarney
• Celtic Crystal Factory
• 10 Meals: 6 Breakfasts (B),
4 Dinners (D)
•Tour Director - TBA
(with 16 or more travelers)
FEATURED HOTELS
• Galway, IR (2) – Salthill Hotel
• Killarney, IR (2) – Killarney Towers
• Killiney, IR (2) – Fitzpatrick Castle
Hotel
PASSPORT REQUIRED
DEPARTURE CITIES
Omaha, Lincoln, Council Bluffs,
Grand Island, Norfolk, Columbus,
Fremont, Sioux City & Des Moines
Rates to fly from Des Moines and
other U.S. Cities are available upon
request.
RATES
$2,999 Double, per person
$3,449 Single
PAY-BY-CHECK SAVINGS: $100
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