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Faces of Ireland

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Dublin

Galway

Killarney

Limerick

Belfast

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DoubleTree by Hilton Dublin - Burlington Road Dublin Day: 2 2 Overnights(2) 2
Earls Court House Hotel Killarney Day: 4 2 Overnights(2) 2
Radisson Blu Limerick Limerick Day: 6 1 Overnights(1) 1
Salthill Hotel Galway Day: 7 2 Overnights(2) 2
Wellington Park Hotel Belfast Belfast Day: 9 1 Overnights(1) 1
Note: Hotel subject to change (similar), pending group confirmation.

Cruise Overnights are based on 4 bed inside cabins, see Upgrades for more options.

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	Incl.	Day
Buffet Breakfast		2
Buffet Breakfast		4
Buffet Breakfast		6
Buffet Breakfast		7
Buffet Breakfast		9

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ITINERARY SUMMARY


Day1 Departure Leave your car at Misericordia and Travel by bus (at an additional cost) to your overnight flight to Dublin from Newark, NJ.
Day2 Dublin Arrival in Dublin, opportunity for breakfast and transfer to Dublin. Joined by our local guide, we tour the Capital’s most decorated highlights and visit Trinity College where we will see the Book of Kells before we check into our downtown hotel. Later there will be a Meet and Greet with a welcome dinner near our hotel.
Day3 Dublin We will spend the morning with Catherine McAuley at the International Center with a tour of her house and Garden, a talk on Catherine and ending with tea and scones. Later we will visit the notorious Kilmainham Gaol and view the Famine Memorial. I will give you notes regarding other ways to spend the rest of your day. Dinner is on your own. The more adventurous might want to visit Temple Bar! Overnight Dublin.
Day4 Cobh – Blarney Castle - Killarney We head this morning Dublin to Cobh. It is the place where many of our relatives and friends’ ancestors left Ireland for America. It is also known as the Titanic’s last port of call in 1912. We will visit the Heritage Center. Grab lunch while we are there. We then continue to Blarney Castle to enrich our eloquence skills. There will be an opportunity to shop at the Blarney Woolen Mills before reaching Killarney for our 2-overnight stay.
Day5 Ring of Kerry A day excursion to explore the picturesque Ring of Kerry takes first to brightly painted Portmagee regarded as one of the most beautiful places in Ireland the superlative landscapes will continue to impress with Ladies View, which has panoramic views over the Lakes of Killarney. Torc Waterfall on the northern tip of The Ring of Kerry is better recorded than photographed with the powerful sound of the water pounding in the background. Head to Cronin’s Yard to scale and capture Carrauntoohil, Ireland’s highest mountain, which towers over the entire peninsula and ocean. Dinner on your own, with a quaint town to walk in and with many pubs to choose from.
Day6 Limerick – Bunratty Park All day Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, the park is a collection of buildings resembling a village from 19th century Ireland. The castle is small and intact, so you can see what a real castle was like. May I suggest an on your own lunch at Dirty Nelly’s. Evening banquet and show at Bunratty Castle. ON Limerick.
Day7 Cliffs of Moher – Galway Today we will drive to Galway (90 min) where we will tour the city and its bay and then proceed to Claddagh, of the Claddagh ring fame. It’s a charming fishing village. We will spend time there where you enjoy an on your own lunch and perhaps buy a ring there? Afterwards, we will go to the Cliffs of Moher, Overnight Galway. Dinner is on your own.
Day8 Galway, Westport, Connemara, Galway Stay in Galway or take an optional excursion for exploring the wild western Irish fringe known as Connemara. See Croagh Patrick, the mountain from which St. Patrick supposedly banished the snakes from Ireland. Pass through the desolate Doo Lough Valley on a road stained with tragic famine history. Bounce on a springy peat bog. This beautiful area claims a couple of villages — Cong and Leenane — where classic Irish movies were filmed; an unforgettable falconry experience on the grounds of a castle; the photogenic Kylemore Abbey; and the prim, neatly planned town of Westport. Return to Galway.
Day9 Galway - Belfast This morning, we will travel to Belfast with a lunch stop in Mullingar along the way. On arrival in Belfast, we will tour the city including the sites of “The Troubles”. In the afternoon, we will visit the iconic Titanic Museum. Dinner and Overnight.
Day10 Dublin - Home Head back to Dublin and home.

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