Up Close and Personal Itinerary July
14 – 22, 2010
Wednesday, 14 July 2010
Gather at Toronto Pearson
International Airport
to embark on your direct flight to Dublin.
Thursday, 15 July 2010 - Welcome to Ireland
Arrive at Dublin Airport,
meet with coach driver and transfer to your hotel. Overnight and dinner at your
Dublin hotel.
(D)
Friday, 16 July 2010 - Dublin’s Fair City
Meet with English speaking
guide and enjoy a panoramic tour of Dublin City,
discovering the north side of the River Liffey. This area offers great striking
monuments such as the GPO (General Post Office) on the city main
thoroughfare, O'Connell Street,
or the Custom House along the quays, as well as the Phoenix Park,
the largest public park in Europe.
The south side
appears more sophisticated with its vast Georgian squares, such as Merrion
Square, where Oscar Wilde’s House can still be found (today owned by
an American College), its colourful doors, along with Grafton Street and its
quality shops. Not so far from St. Stephen’s Green, in Kildare St., you will see the house of
Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula. This part of the city is also dominated
by the students of Trinity
College, where the
famous book of Kells is permanently exhibited in its library. The university is
facing the medieval district where Dublin
Castle and the two Anglican
Cathedrals can be found.
Visit Trinity
College founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth 1st
on grounds confiscated from an Augustinian priory and is the oldest University
in Ireland. The Inter-denominational Church is very much
worth a visit, should it be open during your visit. Visit St. Patrick's Cathedral St Patrick’s is the National
Cathedral of Ireland and is built on the site where St Patrick preached.
12h30 End of guiding services
Afternoon at leisure in Dublin
Dinner on your own. (B)
Saturday, 17 July 2010 – Dublin to Limerick
This
morning depart for Limerick
Enroute visit the Irish
National Stud & Japanese Gardens
The
lands around Kildare have been associated with the breeding of horses since 1300,
when it is likely that horses used for battle were bred here for the Knights of
Malta. In 1900, lands were purchased from a local farmer by Colonel William
Hall-Walker, who later became Lord Wavertree.
Now a source of national pride and an international tourist attraction.
The Japanese Gardens of Tully were created
between the years 1906 and 1910. The garden’s features include a Zen rock
garden and a variety of exotic plants, trees and sacred bamboo.
Continue to Limerick
City for the rest of the
afternoon at leisure
This evening attend a concert
at the UCH Return to your hotel
Overnight, dinner at your
Limerick Hotel (B.D.)
Sunday, 18 July 2010 – Limerick to
Sligo via Cliffs of Moher
Today depart Limerick for Sligo
En route visit Cliffs of Moher
Situated on
the Atlantic Ocean and bordering the Burren Area, the Cliffs of Moher are one
of Ireland's
most spectacular sights. Standing 230 metres above the ground at their highest
point and 8km long, the Cliffs boast one of the most amazing views in Ireland.
This
afternoon, travel through County Sligo the beautiful scenery was an inspiration
for Yeats, who is buried at Drumcliff Churchyard, under loaf-shaped Benbulben Mountain. The lakes of Sligo,
with their still waters and wooded islands, are truly spectacular, and form a
striking contrast to the county's rugged uplands.
Overnight,
dinner at your Sligo Hotel (B.D.)
Monday, 19 July 2010 – Sligo to Donegal for a Daniel day
This morning depart Sligo
for Donegal and a touring of Kincasslagh Daniel sites
Dinner
on your own.
Overnight
at your Donegal Hotel (B.)
Tuesday, 20 July 2010 – Donegal to
Cavan
Today
travel to Cavan and enjoy a day at leisure.
Enjoy
a Daniel o Donnell concert in the Slieve
Russell Hotel
–Overnight, dinner at your Cavan Hotel
(B.D.)
Wednesday, 21 July 2010 – Cavan to
Trim
Today
travel to Trim and enjoy a day at leisure.
Enjoy
a concert in the Knightsbrook Hotel
Overnight,
dinner at your Trim Hotel (B.D.)
Thursday, 22 July 2010 – Farewell
After a final Irish breakfast, transfer to Dublin Airport
for departure flight home (B.)
Tour Cost: $3299.00
CAD per person based on twin share.
$350.00
CAD single supplement limited availability.
Payment Terms Non-refundable deposit of $400CAD per
person to accompany application
Balance is due on or before April 01, 2010
Some hotels may be substituted by
comparable or higher standard accommodation.
All participants must have a valid
Canadian, American, or E.C.
passport. Nationals other than
Canadian, U.S.A, or European Union,
please contact Kemptville Travel at
(416) 489-2424 about specific international travel requirements.
Anyone traveling on non-Canadian passport requires a
Permanent Resident Card.
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