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DAY 1 WELCOME TO DUBLIN On arrival at Dublin airport, your airport transfer service leaves for your hotel at 08:30, 11:00 and 13:00. Join your Travel Director at 18:30 fora warm and friendly Welcome Dinner. (DW) Clayton Hotel Charlemont, Dublin. DAY 2 IN DUBLIN'S FAIR CITY Your Travel Director takes you past the Custom House to see the Guinness Brewery, Christchurch Cathedral and St. Patrick's Cathedral. Walk through the cobbled courtyards of Trinity College and gain an insight into its history. Enjoy entry into its famed library and the 9th century Book of Kells exhibition. (B) DAY 3 KILDARE AND CORK Witness life behind the scenes of the National Stud Farm, where many legendary racehorses are bred. Then see the finest Japanese gardens in Europe, where the gardens portray the symbolism of life and trace the journey of a soul, designed by master horticulturists, Tassa and Minoru Eida. Travel along Grand Parade to see Cork’s City Hall and Opera House. (B) Maldron Hotel South Mall Cork City. DAY 4 BLARNEY CASTLE AND KILLARNEY Relaxed Start. Visit the ruined 15th century Blarney Castle, home of the famous Stone of Eloquence - once kissed, never forgotten! (B) (DW) Killarney Plaza Hotel and Spa. DAY 5 RING OF KERRY EXPERIENCE Relaxed Start. Explore Killarney with Insight Choice. Choose a memorable ride on a horse- drawn jaunting car with the local jarveys. Alternatively, join a gentle hike with a Local Expert along the lake shore and through the National Park. Tour the superb seascapes, towering cliffs and spectacular mountains of the Ring of Kerry. Follow the narrow road as it winds through delightful villages like neem, to admire Queen Victoria's Ladies View. Return mid-afternoon for time at leisure. (B) KEY 3 Join/Leave Options ffuNesco Heritage Site @ central Hotels + Nights @ scenic Hotels + Nights @Place Visited 2 Cruise CHOOSE YOUR GROUP SIZE Mee Tl ree See ae Peat tees Were ela ates ger ANS MT pest DAY 6 THE CLIFFS OF MOHER Begin the day with a short ferry ride across the Shannon estuary. Enjoy magnificent views of the Clare coast, as you journey to the Visitors’ Centre at the 700-foot Cliffs of Moher. Continue on to your hotel, located at the heart of the Wild Atlantic Way. Join your Travel Director in Galway to see the infamous Lynch Memorial and the Church of St. Nicholas. (B) The Galmont Hotel & Spa, Galway. DAY 7 GLORIOUS GALWAY TO SLIGO BAY Relaxed Start. Tour the wild Connemara region, a scenic wonderland of rivers, lakes and silent hills. Drive along the scenic shores of Sligo Bay. (B) (DW) Clayton Hotel, Sligo. DAY 8 WALK IN THE GIANT'S STEPS Cross into Northern Ireland to visit Londonderry, and experience sightseeing with one of Northern Ireland's best storytellers, Ronan. Journey to the iconic Giant's Causeway for a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience. Learn how the National Trust is enabling farming and biodiversity to work together, supporting both wildlife and quality food production. Continue along the Antrim coast road to your hotel. (B) (DW) Ballygally Castle Hotel, Co. Antrim. DAY 9 HIGH TEA AT ARDGOWAN ESTATE. Relaxed Start. Journey to Ardgowan, where Sir Ludovic Shaw Stewart welcomes you to his family castle, set ona 10,000-acre coastal estate. Explore the history of the area and learn the Shaw Stewart family's conservation efforts to protect the land on this MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience, followed by delightful traditional Scottish tea and scones Continue to Glasgow to see the city's grand public buildings. (B) (AT) Radisson Blu Hotel, Glasgow. Loch Ness, Commaride Memorial Larne Cairnryan NORTHERN IRELAND yeti (oop282) DAY 10 GLENCOE AND LOCH NESS Ascenic drive takes you along the banks of Loch Lomond and the dramatic landscape of Glencoe, before reaching The Great Glen. Experience a journey of discovery on a Loch Ness cruise. Soak up the scenery, and intriguing tales of Nessie. (8) (DW) Kingsmills Hotel, Inverness. DAY 11 AHIGHLANDS EXPERIENCE Relaxed Start. Enjoy an orientation of Inverness, before driving out to the Culloden Moor Visitor Centre, where Bonnie Prince Charlie's Jacobite army was finally defeated. Savour a ‘wee dram’ during a visit to a local distillery, as you delve into the fascinating world of the single malt. (B) (DW) DAY 12 sT. ANDREWS AND EDINBURGH Ascenic drive takes you through the Grampian Mountains passing Blair Castle. Cross the Tay to visit St. Andrews and see the Old Course, the home of golf since the 15th century before enjoying free time to explore. Continue to Edinburgh In the evening, select departures will attend The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. (B) Sheraton Grand Hotel & Spa, Edinburgh. DAY 13 SCOTLAND'S CAPITAL OF CULTURE Join a Local Expert to see the highlights of the city. Drive along Princes Street to the ornate Scott Memorial, then see the 18th century New Town with its neoclassical Georgian facades. In the Old Town, see the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the official Scottish residence of the Queen. Venture up the Royal Mile to visit Edinburgh Castle, home of Mons Meg, the Stone of Destiny and Scotland's Crown Jewels, the Honours of Scotland Join your friends for a Celebration Dinner of modern Scottish cuisine, served with wine. (B) (DW) DAY 14 FaREWELL EDINBURGH Transfers arrive at Edinburgh airport at 06:15 and 09:00. (B) TOP RATED HIGHLIGHT See Holyrood Park. (Photo by @camowilsey, Day 13, Edinburgh) Rei Tun Cog ae full details of this Matis 55 a iz < a i o ) 4
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