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/23 meals<br />
or 1 day longer incl. travel<br />
• Group transfers at start and end of tour<br />
• Ferry from Scotland to Ireland<br />
• Sightseeing by luxury coach throughout<br />
• Professional tour director throughout<br />
• Superior first class hotels with private<br />
bath/shower for 13 nights<br />
• 13 full breakfasts (B)<br />
• 10 dinners (D) including<br />
- Welcome dinner in London<br />
- Restaurant in Edinburgh<br />
- Traditional Irish evening with dinner and<br />
entertainment at the Abbey Tavern<br />
- Farewell dinner at Clontarf Castle Hotel<br />
- 6 table d’hote dinners<br />
• Welcome get-together drink<br />
• Sightseeing tours of London, Edinburgh,<br />
Glasgow, Belfast and Dublin<br />
• London open-top bus tour<br />
• Beatles-themed tour of Liverpool<br />
with a local guide<br />
• Sheepdog trials at Leault Farm<br />
• Ceilidh with singers, piper and dancers<br />
in Inverness<br />
• Loch Lomond sightseeing cruise<br />
• Reserved seats for Edinburgh Military<br />
Tattoo on August 3 to 17 departures<br />
• Visits and admissions to Tower of London,<br />
World of Beatrix Potter, Old Blacksmith’s<br />
Shop at Gretna Green, Edinburgh Castle,<br />
Culloden Battlefield Visitor Centre, Book<br />
of Kells at Trinity College, Blarney Castle,<br />
Blarney Woollen Mills, Blasket Centre,<br />
Foynes Flying Boat Museum, Cliffs of<br />
Moher and Clonmacnoise Monastic Site<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 />
• Radisson Edwardian Grafton Hotel,<br />
London (2 nights)<br />
• Hilton Hotel, Liverpool (1 night)<br />
• Radisson Blu Hotel, Edinburgh (2 nights)<br />
• Columba Hotel, Inverness (1 night)<br />
• Menzies Hotel, Glasgow (1 night)<br />
• Croke Park Hotel, Dublin (2 nights)<br />
• Brehon Hotel, Killarney (2 nights)<br />
• Meyrick Hotel, Galway (1 night)<br />
• Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin (1 night)<br />
Photo: Clontarf Castle Hotel, Dublin<br />
Day 1 – Fri: London Arrival & <strong>Tour</strong><br />
Start your tour at Heathrow Airport with<br />
a transfer to your hotel. In the afternoon<br />
take an orientation tour to view London’s<br />
main attractions. Enjoy a welcome drink<br />
and dinner in your hotel. (D)<br />
Day 2 – Sat: London Bus <strong>Tour</strong><br />
Explore London at your own pace on an<br />
open-top bus tour, walk and river cruise.<br />
Also visit the Tower of London. (B)<br />
British &<br />
Irish Voyager<br />
Day 3 – Sun: Stratford & Beatles’ Liverpool<br />
Drive through the Cotswolds and stop in<br />
Shakespeare’s town of Stratford-upon-Avon for a<br />
look around. In Liverpool take a Beatles-themed<br />
tour to show you all the famous places. (B, D)<br />
Day 4 – Mon: Lake District & Beatrix Potter<br />
In Bowness-on-Windermere visit the World of<br />
Beatrix Potter and drive through the heart of the<br />
Lake District. Stop in Gretna Green and continue<br />
to Edinburgh for dinner at a restaurant. (B, D)<br />
Day 5 – Tue: Edinburgh City <strong>Tour</strong><br />
Explore central Edinburgh to see the Georgian<br />
“New Town” and the medieval Royal Mile and<br />
visit Edinburgh Castle for great views. (B)<br />
Day 6 – Wed: Sheepdogs & Culloden<br />
Drive into the Highlands and stop for a display<br />
of sheep herding by trained dogs. <strong>Tour</strong> Culloden<br />
Battlefield Visitor Centre where Bonnie Prince<br />
Charlie was defeated in 1746. Enjoy a Ceilidh<br />
with Scottish music. (B, D)<br />
Day 7 – Thu: Highlands & Loch Lomond<br />
Travel south through more wonderful Highland<br />
scenery and past Loch Ness. Take a scenic cruise<br />
on Loch Lomond and tour Glasgow. (B, D)<br />
Day 8 – Fri: Belfast & Dublin<br />
Drive south to Cairnryan and take a ferry to Ireland.<br />
Take a brief look around Belfast and travel south<br />
to Dublin where the evening is free. (B)<br />
Day 9 – Sat: Book of Kells & Abbey Tavern<br />
<strong>Tour</strong> Dublin city center to see many attractions<br />
and in Trinity College view the Book of Kells. Head<br />
to the Abbey Tavern for dinner and a show. (B, D)<br />
Superior First Class Hotels – 14 Day Coach <strong>Tour</strong><br />
2698<br />
From $<br />
land only<br />
<strong>Tour</strong> <strong>Highlights</strong>:<br />
Scottish Ceilidh, Dublin’s Abbey Tavern<br />
Dinner/Show, Beatles’ Liverpool <strong>Tour</strong>,<br />
Dingle Peninsula, Blarney Castle,<br />
Loch Lomond Cruise,<br />
Galway Bay<br />
Larne<br />
Belfast<br />
GALWAY<br />
2 + 1<br />
1<br />
Cliffs of Clonmacnoise DUBLIN<br />
Moher<br />
Cashel<br />
Dingle<br />
Foynes<br />
2<br />
KILLARNEY Blarney<br />
INVERNESS<br />
1<br />
Loch<br />
Ness<br />
Loch<br />
Lomond<br />
GLASGOW 1<br />
1 = Overnight Stops<br />
= Start City = End City<br />
Cairnryan<br />
Culloden<br />
Pitlochry<br />
2 EDINBURGH<br />
Lake<br />
District<br />
1 LIVERPOOL<br />
Stratford-upon-Avon<br />
Cotswolds<br />
LONDON 2<br />
Day 10 – Sun: Blarney & Killarney<br />
Pass the Rock of Cashel on the way to visit<br />
Blarney Castle to kiss the famous “Stone of<br />
Eloquence.” Drive to your hotel in Killarney. (B, D)<br />
Day 11 – Mon: Dingle Peninsula<br />
Today discover the scenic Dingle Peninsula.<br />
<strong>Tour</strong> the Blasket Centre which tells about life on<br />
the nearby Blasket Islands. (B, D)<br />
Day 12 – Tue: Foynes & Cliffs of Moher<br />
Visit the Foynes Flying Boat Museum to learn about<br />
the early days of flight. Stop in Bunratty, view the<br />
Cliffs of Moher and drive to Galway. (B, D)<br />
Day 13 – Wed: Clonmacnoise & Dublin<br />
Visit Clonmacnoise, a monastic settlement founded<br />
in 545 AD. Continue to Dublin for a farewell<br />
dinner with some local entertainment. (B, D)<br />
Day 14 – Thu: Depart Dublin for Home<br />
Group transfers are provided to Dublin Airport. (B)<br />
14 DAY BRITISH & IRISH VOYAGER – 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<br />
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$2698<br />
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Fri May 04 Thu May 17 2798<br />
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Departures weekly until Oct 26<br />
Single room supplement: $844.<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: VOA12 All prices in U.S. Dollars
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