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       Giant’s Causeway                                                          Midleton Distillery Experience
       EXPLORE IRELAND  12 DAYS
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       DUBLIN – BELFAST – DONEGAL – GALWAY – CORK – KILKENNY – DUBLIN             From  5490    per person twin share
       Day 1: Dublin                        Day 8: Cork (D)
       Arrive in Dublin and make your own way to your hotel.   Today discover the highlights of the Ring of Kerry. Take in   12 DAYS | DUBLIN TO DUBLIN
       Enjoy free time to explore the city. Stay overnight   the spectacular scenery of Molls Gap and Ladies’ View.   TRAVEL TYPE: Escorted coach
       in Dublin.                           Finish the day with a relaxing jaunting car ride in Killarney   DEPARTS: Selected Saturdays (24 May – 11
       Day 2: Dublin to Belfast (B)         National Park. Step back in time by experiencing Ireland’s   Oct 25)
       Depart towards Belfast, travelling through the Boyne   most traditional mode of transport, the Jaunting car
       Valley and the 5,000-year-old Hill of Tara, the seat of   which a light two-wheeled open horse-drawn vehicle.
       the ancient High Kings of Ireland. Stop at the Glyde Inn   Discover Killarney’s most loved beauty hotspots while   HIGHLIGHTS
       for a unique VR experience, where you won’t just learn   learning the area’s history from your jarvey, many of   •  Scenic drive of the Causeway Coast and Ring
       about being a Viking; you will become one. Continue to   whom are second and third generation jarveys.  of Kerry
       Hillsborough Castle, the official Royal Palace for Northern   Day 9: Cork to Kilkenny (B)  •  Explore Belfast
       Ireland. Explore Hillsborough Castle’s fascinating history   Visit the nearby Midleton Distillery Experience, founded   •  Discover the Walled City of Derry
       and stunning State Rooms. Spend two nights in Belfast.  by the Murphy Brothers in 1825, which still produces   •  Learn the art of whiskey making at the Midleton
       Day 3: Belfast City (B)              more than 24 million bottles of whiskey yearly. Finish the   Distillery Experience
       Enjoy a panoramic tour of Belfast’s city centre and learn   visit with a tasting of this famous Irish whiskey. Continue   •  Marvel the history of glass making in Waterford
       how Belfast developed from a small market town to an   towards Waterford, where you will visit the House of
       industrial giant. Pass by landmarks like City Hall and   Waterford. On the tour, you will see how Waterford   INCLUDES
       Queen’s University before visiting Titanic Belfast®, an   Crystal masterpieces are crafted, from initial design to   •  11 nights 3 and 4 star accommodation
       iconic landmark building where the story of Titanic is told.   final engraving. Continue to Kilkenny for a two night stay.  •  Meals as specified
       Enjoy the afternoon at leisure in Belfast.  Day 10: Kilkenny (B)           •  Admission to The Glyde Inn VR Experience,
       Day 4: Belfast to Donegal (BD)       Visit the Dunbrody Famine Ship, a full-scale replica of   Hillsborough Castle, Titanic Belfast®, Giants
       This morning travel along the spectacular North Antrim   the original ship built in 1845 which carried thousands of   Causeway, Belleek Pottery, Marble Arch Caves,
       Coastline. Experience the highlight of any trip to Northern   emigrants from Ireland to North America. The afternoon is   Cliffs of Moher, Blarney Castle, House of
       Ireland: The Giant’s Causeway, where about 40,000   free discover this picturesque medieval city.  Waterford, Dunbrody Famine Ship, EPIC The Irish
       interlocking basalt columns were formed as a result of a   Day 11: Kilkenny to Dublin (B)  Emigration Museum
       volcanic eruption. The site was declared a World Heritage   Return to Dublin where you will visit the EPIC Museum   •  Walking tour in Derry
       Site by UNESCO in 1986. Continue to Derry, Ireland’s only   and find out why over 10 million people emigrated from
       fully intact walled city. The tour of Derry concludes with a   Ireland. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure to explore   •  Jaunting Car ride in Killarney National Park
       walk along its historic walls. Continue to Donegal for an   more of Dublin. Spend a final night in Dublin.  •  Whiskey making at the Midleton Distillery
       overnight stay.                      Day 12: Dublin (B)                     Experience
       Day 5: Donegal to Galway (BD)        Your tour ends after breakfast.       •  Expert local guide
       The first stop today is Belleek Pottery which has been   (B = breakfast, D = dinner)  •  Travel by air-conditioned motorcoach
       in business since 1857. See first-hand how this world-
       renowned pottery is created. Continue to the Marble Arch
       Caves and explore a fascinating, natural underworld of                      Giant’s
       rivers, winding passages and lofty chambers. The caves,                    Causeway
       located in the heart of the UNESCO Global Geopark,
       were formed in limestone rock when water flowing                  Donegal 1
       through the rock slowly dissolved it to leave chambers                     NORTHERN  2  Belfast City
       and passages. Later travel to Galway where you will                        IRELAND
       spend two nights.
       Day 6: Galway (B)
       Today, travel into County Clare and the Burren Region.
       Visit the Cliffs of Moher and take in the splendid views              IRELAND
       over the Atlantic Ocean. Rising to over 200 metres in
       places, they are among the highest sea cliffs in Western           2  Galway      2  Dublin
       Europe and stretch for about eight kilometres along the   Burren &
       Atlantic coast. Return to Galway to enjoy some time at   Cliffs of Moher
       leisure in the city.                                                          2  Kilkenny
       Day 7: Galway to Cork (B)
       Travel south towards Cork, passing through Limerick.         Killarney
       In the afternoon visit Blarney Castle. Be sure to kiss
       the mythical Blarney Stone (or stone of eloquence), so   Ring of Kerry
       that you can possess the gift of the gab. Arrive in Cork              2  Cork                       START/FINISH
       where you will spend two nights.                                                                    OVERNIGHT
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       *  FROM PRICES ARE A GUIDE ONLY, subject to change and availability and are in New Zealand Dollars. Prices are per person twin share, unless otherwise specified and based on the lowest room category and travel in low season.
       For full terms and conditions, refer to the Booking Conditions on the inside back cover of this brochure.    63
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