Tour Highlights - CIE Tours
Tour Highlights - CIE Tours
Tour Highlights - CIE Tours
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T O U R I N C L U D E S<br />
14 days/13 nights/22 meals<br />
or 1 day longer incl. travel<br />
• Group transfers at start and end of tour<br />
• Sightseeing by luxury coach throughout<br />
• Round trip ferry transportation between<br />
Britain & Ireland<br />
• Professional tour director throughout<br />
• Deluxe & superior first class hotels<br />
with private bath/shower for 13 nights<br />
• 13 full breakfasts (B)<br />
• 9 dinners (D) including<br />
- Welcome dinner in London<br />
- Scottish cabaret and dinner in Edinburgh<br />
- Dinner & traditional Irish show in Dublin<br />
- Welsh Banquet at Cardiff Castle<br />
- 5 table d’hote dinners<br />
• Welcome get-together drink<br />
• Sightseeing tours of London, Edinburgh,<br />
Dublin and Cardiff<br />
• London open-top bus tour<br />
• Walking tours of York and Derry<br />
• Reserved seats for Edinburgh Military<br />
Tattoo on August 5 to 19 departures<br />
• Visits and admissions to Tower of London,<br />
York Minster, Abbotsford House,<br />
Edinburgh Castle, Giant’s Causeway,<br />
Ulster American Folk Park, Book of Kells<br />
at Trinity College, Rock of Cashel,<br />
Skellig Experience, Blarney Castle,<br />
Blarney Woollen Mills, House of<br />
Waterford Crystal, Roman Baths &<br />
Pump Room and Stonehenge<br />
• Deluxe flight bag, ticket wallet,<br />
luggage tags & strap<br />
• All local taxes, hotel service charges &<br />
porterage for one suitcase per person<br />
YOUR HOTELS<br />
Stay at the following (or similar):<br />
• Park Plaza County Hall, London (2 nights)<br />
• Marriott Hotel, York (1 night)<br />
• Macdonald Holyrood Hotel, Edinburgh<br />
(2 nights)<br />
• Everglades Hotel, Derry (1 night)<br />
• Royal Marine Hotel, Dublin (2 nights)<br />
• Killarney Plaza Hotel, Killarney (2 nights)<br />
• Granville Hotel, Waterford (1 night)<br />
• The Parc Hotel, Cardiff (1 night)<br />
• Park Plaza County Hall, London (1 night)<br />
For detailed information and pictures<br />
of each hotel go to www.cietours.com<br />
Photo: Buckingham Palace, London<br />
British & Irish<br />
Grandeur<br />
Deluxe & Superior First Class Hotels –<br />
2788<br />
From $<br />
land only<br />
<strong>Tour</strong> <strong>Highlights</strong>:<br />
Scottish Cabaret Dinner Show,<br />
Traditional Dinner Show in Dublin,<br />
HistoricYork & Derry Walks,<br />
Ring of Kerry, Giant’s Causeway,<br />
Blarney Castle<br />
Day 1 – Sun: London Arrival<br />
& Orientation<br />
Land in London and transfer to your<br />
hotel. At 2:30 pm take a panoramic<br />
tour around central London. Enjoy a<br />
welcome drink before dinner. (D)<br />
Ring of<br />
Kerry<br />
Day 2 – Mon: London Bus <strong>Tour</strong><br />
Explore London at your own pace on<br />
an open-top bus tour, walk and river<br />
cruise. Also visit the Tower of London. (B)<br />
Day 3 – Tue: Cambridge & York<br />
Visit Cambridge to see some of the famous colleges,<br />
including King’s College. Head north to York<br />
for a walking tour and visit York Minster. (B, D)<br />
Day 4 – Wed: Abbotsford House & Cabaret<br />
View Hadrian’s Wall and visit Abbotsford House,<br />
Sir Walter Scott’s home. Drive to Edinburgh for a<br />
lively Scottish cabaret and dinner. (B, D)<br />
Day 5 – Thu: Edinburgh City <strong>Tour</strong><br />
Discover Edinburgh’s highlights. <strong>Tour</strong> Edinburgh<br />
Castle to see the Crown Jewels of Scotland. The<br />
rest of the day is free. (B)<br />
Day 6 – Fri: Giant’s Causeway & Derry<br />
Drive to Cairnryan for a short ferry ride to Larne.<br />
Visit the enormous rocks of the Giant’s Causeway<br />
and continue to Derry. (B, D)<br />
Day 7 – Sat: Ulster Folk Park & Dublin<br />
Take a short walk around Derry’s medieval walls.<br />
Visit the Ulster American Folk Park, which shows<br />
traditional crafts and farming. Travel to Dublin. (B)<br />
Day 8 – Sun: Book of Kells & Irish Show<br />
<strong>Tour</strong> Dublin and view the Book of Kells in Trinity<br />
College. The afternoon is free. Enjoy dinner and<br />
a show with Irish music and dance. (B, D)<br />
Day 9 – Mon: Rock of Cashel & Killarney<br />
Depart Dublin and visit historic ruins on the Rock<br />
of Cashel. Drive to Killarney and check in to your<br />
centrally-located hotel. (B, D)<br />
Day 10 – Tue: Ring of Kerry <strong>Tour</strong><br />
Drive around the Ring of Kerry for great views<br />
of mountains and shoreline. Visit the Skellig<br />
DERRY 1<br />
Omagh<br />
Giant’s<br />
Causeway<br />
Larne<br />
2 DUBLIN<br />
Cashel<br />
WATERFORD<br />
KILLARNEY<br />
2<br />
1 Rosslare<br />
Blarney<br />
Fishguard<br />
1 = Overnight Stops<br />
= Start City = End City<br />
14 Day Coach <strong>Tour</strong><br />
EDINBURGH 2<br />
Scottish<br />
Borders<br />
Cairnryan<br />
CARDIFF<br />
1<br />
Melrose<br />
Jedburgh<br />
Yorkshire<br />
Moors<br />
YORK 1<br />
Cambridge<br />
Bath<br />
Stonehenge<br />
Experience and stop at Moll’s Gap for more<br />
scenery and return to Killarney. (B, D)<br />
+<br />
2 1<br />
LONDON<br />
Day 11 – Wed: Blarney & Waterford<br />
Visit Blarney Castle this morning to kiss the<br />
“Stone of Eloquence.” See how glass is created by<br />
master craftspeople and view amazing trophies in<br />
the House of Waterford Crystal. (B, D)<br />
Day 12 – Thu: Ferry & Cardiff<br />
Travel by ferry from Rosslare to Cardiff in South<br />
Wales. Take a brief tour of the city and head to<br />
Cardiff Castle for a Welsh Banquet. (B, D)<br />
Day 13 – Fri: Roman Baths & Stonehenge<br />
Visit the Roman Baths and Pump Room, popular<br />
for its hot springs with the Romans. On Salisbury<br />
Plain view the monoliths at Stonehenge. (B)<br />
Day 14 – Sat: Depart for Home<br />
Travel to Heathrow Airport by group transfer. (B)<br />
14 DAY BRITISH & IRISH GRANDEUR – 2012<br />
Book overnight flights from North America<br />
one day earlier than the tour start date<br />
<strong>Tour</strong> starts <strong>Tour</strong> ends Land<br />
London London Only<br />
•Sun<br />
Apr 15 Sat Apr 28 $2788<br />
Sun Apr 22 Sat May 05 2898<br />
Sun Apr 29 Sat May 12 2898<br />
Sun<br />
•Sun<br />
Sun<br />
•Sun<br />
Sun<br />
May<br />
May<br />
May<br />
May<br />
Jun<br />
06<br />
13<br />
20<br />
27<br />
03<br />
Sat<br />
Sat<br />
Sat<br />
Sat<br />
Sat<br />
May<br />
May<br />
Jun<br />
Jun<br />
Jun<br />
19<br />
26<br />
02<br />
09<br />
16<br />
2998<br />
2998<br />
2998<br />
2998<br />
2998<br />
Sun Jun 10 Sat Jun 23 2998<br />
Sun Jun 17 Sat Jun 30 2998<br />
Sun Jun 24 Sat Jul 07 2998<br />
Departures weekly until Oct 28<br />
Single room supplement: $938.<br />
Guaranteed tour departure dates are listed on cietours.com<br />
•Save $55 per person if you are 55 or over.<br />
<strong>Tour</strong> Code: GRA12 All prices in U.S. Dollars<br />
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