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2012 Irish Adventure - 9 Days/8 Nights

Highlights:

• The Abbey Tavern Traditional Show

  The Abbey Tavern Traditional Show

  ’Traditional Irish Night’ offers a 4-course Irish dinner including Irish coffee. The show features the world-famous Abbey Tavern singers and musicians with a lively performance of music, song and the very best of Irish dancing.
• Cliffs of Moher

  Cliffs of Moher

  One of Ireland’s top visitor attractions, the cliffs are 700 feet high and extend for 5 miles over the Atlantic Ocean on the western seaboard of County Clare. O’Brien’s Tower stands proudly on a headland and one can see the Aran Islands, Galway Bay and Connemara. The cliffs are home to major colonies of cliff nesting seabirds.
• Dunbrody Famine Ship

  Dunbrody Famine Ship

  The present ship is a reconstruction of the Dunbrody, built in Quebec in 1845. The original was a 458 tonne three-masted barque, designed to carry cargo but adapted to carry passengers desperate to escape harrowing conditions during the Famine years.
• Guinness Storehouse & a Pint

  Guinness Storehouse & a Pint

  This building was constructed in 1904 to house the fermentation process. In November 2000 it opened as a tourist attraction where you can follow the various stages of producing Guinness on five floors before ending in the rooftop Gravity Bar to sample a pint of draft Guinness.
• Walking Tours of Waterford

  Waterford Walking Tour

  The historic core of Waterford City, known as the Viking Triangle. The tour cover 1000 years of history and includes 4 National Monuments, and two Cathedrals.
    & Derry

  Historic Derry Walking Tour

  Enjoy a tour with a well-informed tour guides to understand the city’s complex history and 20th century politics. Walk along part of the medieval city walls, considered the best preserved city fortifications in the Western World.
• Giant's Causeway

  Giant's Causeway

  To stroll on the basalt columns of the Giant’s Causeway is to voyage back in time. The rugged symmetry of the columns never fails to intrigue and inspire visitors. In 1986 the Causeway was designated a World Heritage site and a comprehensive visitor centre tells about its geology.
• Titanic Belfast

  Titanic Belfast

  Opened in April 2012 to commemorate the centenary of the sinking of this iconic ship, this new visitor experience tells the story of the Titanic from conception and construction right through the maiden voyage and tragic ending.

Superior & First Class Hotels:

Stay at the following or similar:

• Maldron Hotel Cardiff Lane Dublin

  Maldron Hotel Cardiff Lane Dublin
  Sir John Rogerson's Quay

  

  This hotel combines stylish modern luxury with excellent service and warm hospitality. The hotel comprises 211 spacious guestrooms, Lannigans Restaurant and Vertigo Bar. The health and fitness club includes a swimming pool, sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and gym.
  
  HOTEL LOCATION: The hotel, overlooking the River Liffey, commands an enviable location within a short walk of main city centre shopping, Temple Bar, Point Theatre, Lansdowne Road, Croke Park, sightseeing and business districts.

  
  Cardiff Lane, Dublin (1 night)
• Dooleys Hotel

  Dooleys Hotel
  Waterford City

  

  This charming family-run hotel offers a warm welcome to all guests and has been completely renovated, maintaining the traditional facade with an updated and modern interior and facilities. Enjoy delicious and wholesome food in the Ship Restaurant or the Dry Dock Bar, which offers live music at weekends.
  
  HOTEL LOCATION: In the heart of Waterford city on the waterfront. Within easy walking distance of shopping, Reginald’s Tower and the House of Waterford Crystal. Parking nearby.

  
  Waterford (1 night)
• International Hotel Killarney

  International Hotel Killarney
  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.

  
  Killarney (2 nights)
• Ardilaun Hotel

  Ardilaun Hotel
  Galway

  

  This traditional and elegant hotel offers luxury accommodation in a tranquil setting with beautifully landscaped gardens. The award-winning Camilaun Restaurant is noted for its excellent cuisine and fine wines. Blazers Bar offers a relaxing atmosphere with food served all day. Relax and unwind in the leisure club with excellent facilities and swimming pool.
  
  HOTEL LOCATION: One mile from Galway city center in the prestigious Taylors Hill suburb. Easy access to city attractions by bus or taxi. Ideal for exploring the Connemara region. Hotel parking.

  
  Galway (1 night)
• Everglades Hotel

  Everglades Hotel
  Derry

  

  This hotel has a host of features to make any stay comfortable and inviting. At the Grill you can experience bistro dining at its best or step into the Library Bar for snacks, cocktails and full bar service. In the 64 guest rooms be pampered with extra-thick mattresses, the plumpest of pillows and soothing color schemes.
  
  HOTEL LOCATION: Prehen Road, 2 miles south of Derry city center. Convenient for city sightseeing and also touring Donegal. Hotel parking.

  
  Derry (1 night)
• Croke Park Hotel

  Croke Park Hotel
  Dublin

  

  This modern hotel offers 232 guest rooms and spacious interiors. Enjoy the warm, sociable bistro and bar where you never know who you’ll see or meet and work out in the leisure center. You can walk to local shops and pubs or take a short bus or taxi ride to city center attractions.
  
  Location: Facing the popular Croke Park Stadium, it’s a 20-minute drive to Dublin Airport. It’s a 20-minute walk to Dublin city center and there is a city bus service nearby. Hotel parking.

  
  Dublin (2 nights)

Tour Includes:

• Airport transfers at start and end of tour
• Sightseeing by luxury coach
• Professional tour director
• 8 nights in hotels listed above
• Full breakfast daily except on day 1 (B)
• 6 dinners (D) including
  - Traditional Irish evening with dinner/show at the Abbey Tavern - 5 table d'hote dinners
• Welcome get-together drink
• Tour of Dublin and Belfast
• “Titanic” walking tour of Cobh
• Walking tours of Waterford and Derry with local guides
• Dublin open-top bus tour with a visit and drink at Guinness Storehouse or Old Jameson Distillery
• Visits and admissions to Book of Kells at Trinity College, Glendalough Visitor Centre, Dunbrody Famine Ship, House of Waterford Crystal, Blarney Woollen Mills, Skellig Experience, Foynes Flying Boat Museum, Cliffs of Moher, Knock Shrine, W. B. Yeats' Grave, Giant's Causeway and Titanic Belfast
• Deluxe carry-on backpack, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap
• All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person