2012 INDEPENDENT IRISH PUB & FOLK
Prebooked First Class Hotels - 7 Nights
9 days including air from USA
or 8 days land only from Dublin to Dublin
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Air
For your convenience when you book your vacation with CIE Tours we can also book your flights to match your tour,
with our preferred airline carriers. Airline booking is available as part of our online booking process.
Alternatively, if you call one of our reservations staff at 1-800-243-8687 they will be glad to assist
with booking your flights.
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Tours vacation by paying in full with your credit card. The final cost will be predicated on the exchange
rate applied by your credit card company.
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Highlights:- All Hotels Prebooked
- Create Your Own Daily Itinerary
- Independent Dublin Tour
- Enjoy lively Kilkenny & Westport
- Great for Small Groups
Hotels:
Stay at
the following (or similar):
- Ashling Hotel
Ashling Hotel
Dublin
Recently completely rebuilt, this property offers 225 spacious and well-equipped guest rooms as well as stylish, modern restaurants, bar and public spaces. The hotel is in an excellent location for exploring Dublin, and offers a wide range of services and amenities.
Location:On the north bank of the River Liffey near Phoenix Park. It’s a 20-minute walk to the city center and Temple Bar area or just 5 minutes by Luas tram which stops outside hotel. Hotel parking.
- Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel
Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel
Kilkenny
This hotel offers cozy rooms with lots of space, crisp bedding, soft natural daylight and rich furnishings and little touches to create a sense of relaxed luxury. A light-filled and inviting space, Savour Restaurant offers award-winning standards of food and service for breakfast, lunch or dinner while O'Reilly's Bar & Restaurant provides a relaxed ambience, for a drink and some excellent food. Great leisure facilities.
HOTEL LOCATION: In the center of this compact medieval city within easy walking distance of Kilkenny Castle, Rothe House, shops and pubs. 75 miles SW of Dublin city. Parking nearby.
- International Hotel
International Hotel
Killarney
One of Killarney's longest established and traditional hotels, it blends the charm of times past with the warmest of welcomes to guests. 90 bedrooms provide everything for a comfortable stay. Hannigan’s award-winning restaurant offers great food and the cozy bar often features live music.
Location: Right in the center of Killarney town within easy walking distance of shops, restaurants and pubs. Also close to the jaunting car stand and the peaceful Killarney National Park. Hotel parking.
- Wyatt Hotel
Wyatt Hotel
Westport
This charming boutique hotel offers a great base for a stay in Westport. All 52 guest rooms are restful and provide great amenities. Enjoy tea or coffee at JW’s Brasserie, a relaxing drink in the traditional Cobblers Bar & Courtyard, or fantastic food and service in the welcoming dining room.
OTEL LOCATION: 50 miles NW of Galway city and 155 miles west of Dublin. On the Octagon, in the heart of Westport town. Great location for people-watching or browsing around the town. Hotel parking.
- Ashling Hotel
Ashling Hotel
Dublin
Recently completely rebuilt, this property offers 225 spacious and well-equipped guest rooms as well as stylish, modern restaurants, bar and public spaces. The hotel is in an excellent location for exploring Dublin, and offers a wide range of services and amenities.
Location:On the north bank of the River Liffey near Phoenix Park. It’s a 20-minute walk to the city center and Temple Bar area or just 5 minutes by Luas tram which stops outside hotel. Hotel parking.
Tour Includes:
- Hertz self-drive car with unlimited mileage based
on 2 people traveling together. Or a chauffeur-drive small
coach and driver, based on a minimum of 10 people travelling together. Other
cars and minibuses available - click the Book Now button below for rates and
information
- Standard or automatic transmission
- Collision Damage Waiver (CDW), theft protection (TP),
government tax (VAT) and Location Service Charge (LSC)
- Coach transfer from Dublin Airport to your Dublin
hotel
- Prebooked stays for 7 nights in hotels listed
above
- Full Irish breakfast daily except on day one
- Voucher for open-top bus tour in Dublin (valid for 24
hours)
- Visit and a drink at Guinness Storehouse or Old
Jameson Distillery
- Ireland Step by Step - 128-page guide with maps and suggested itineraries
(one per room)
- Ireland at a Glimpse - discount book with 50% vouchers for almost 100
attractions
- Get Ready! Get Set! Go! - information book with basic travel facts
- Deluxe carry-on backpack, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap
- All local taxes and hotel service charges
Alternate Length Tour Choices:
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Itinerary
TOURING IDEAS
Day 1: Dublin
Arrive at Dublin
Airport and take a group transfer to your hotel between 7:00 am and 12:00 noon.
Use your two prepaid vouchers for an open-top bus tour of central Dublin and a
visit to either the Guinness Storehouse or Old Jameson
Distillery.
Day 2: Dublin to Kilkenny
Pick up
your car at Hertz downtown office or a chauffeur-drive minibus from your
hotel and head south today. Dublin to Kilkenny is only 80 miles by the
direct route but there are plenty of sights to see along the way. Suggested
visits - Irish National Stud & Japanese Gardens, Wicklow Historic Gaol and
Avondale House.
Day 3: Kilkenny to
Killarney
It's 120 miles by the most direct route but there are
a number of routes you can take via Cork and Blarney or through Limerick.
Suggested visits - Blarney Castle and Fota House &
Gardens.
Day 4: Kerry
Touring
Today you may like to take a full day tour to travel the
popular 100-mile Ring of Kerry - drive in a counter-clockwise
direction. suggested visits - Kerry County Museum and Skellig Experience.
The Dingle Peninsula is also a lovely tour and would be about 120
miles.
Day 5: Killarney to Westport
Whether
you drive via the city of Limerick or take a ferry across the River Shannon
Estuary, the distance is about 170 miles. suggested visits - Bunratty Folk
Park. You may like to explore the city of Galway before driving through
Connemara to Westport.
Day 6: Achill Island or
Connemara
Head north today around the scenic Achill Island,
which is joined to the mainland by a bridge. Or focus on the open countryside of
the Connemara region. Suggested visits -Catamaran Cruiseon Kilary Fjord
and Westport House & Gardens
Day 7: Westport to Dublin
Drive right
across Ireland today from west to east coast to arrive at your Dublin hotel
once more - a distance of 160 miles. Suggested visit - Museum of Country
Life and Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre.
Day 8: Vacation Ends
Dublin
Leave your rental car or minibus at Dublin Airport in
good time to check in for your flight.
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