Wonders of Britain and Ireland 2010
A 16-Day Trafalgar Tours tour starting from $2,699
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| Tour Length: | 16 Days | |
| Countries Visited: | England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales | |
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Cities Visited: Experience the Britain and Ireland of a simpler time. We visit the medieval castles and churches that have stood for centuries, admire Ireland''s breathtaking Ring of Kerry, and stand in awe before the mysterious Stonehenge. |
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Sightseeing Highlights
- London: Sightseeing tour.
- Windsor: See the castle.
- Stonehenge: Visit the ancient stone circle.
- Salisbury: View the cathedral.
- Bath: Visit the Roman Baths.
- Cardiff: View Cardiff Castle
- Waterford: Visit the crystal showroom (when open).
- Blarney: Visit to the castle.
- Ring of Kerry: Drive around the beautifulpeninsula.
- Adare: See the prettiest village in Ireland.
- Limerick: Orientation tour.
- Galway Bay: Beautiful views across the ocean.
- Dublin: View St. Patrick''s Cathedral and visitTrinity College to see the Book of Kells. Visit Old Jameson WhiskeyDistillery
- Chester: Walking tour of the historic city.
- Gretna Green: Visit the town where eloping coupleswould marry.
- Edinburgh: Castle visit and views of HolyroodHouse.
- Jedburgh: See the abbey ruins.
- Hadrian''s Wall: See the ancient Romanfortifications.
- York: Orientation of the Minster and the Shambles.
- Coventry : See the cathedrals.
- Stratford-upon-Avon: Visit Shakespeare''sbirthplace and see Anne Hathaway''s cottage.
- Bladon: See Sir Winston Churchill''s grave.
- Oxford: Visit one of the famous university''scolleges.
Dining Highlights
- 2 buffet breakfasts and 1 continental breakfast in London
- 4 English, 5 Irish and 2 Scottish full breakfasts
- Cream tea in Yorkshire
- 2 three-course dinners
- Local highlight restaurant dinner with wine in Liverpool
- Farewell Dinner with wine in Warwick
- 19 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)
First Class Travel Highlights
- First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms withprivate facilities, all hotel service charges and tips, baggagehandling fees and local taxes.
- Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and awashroom onboard.
- The services of one of Trafalgar''s top professional TourDirectors.
- The services of a Trafalgar Representative at your London hotel.
- A qualified local city guide in Dublin and Edinburgh.
- Tickets are included for the world-famous Tattoo during theEdinburgh Festival.
- Ferry across the Irish Sea from Wales to Ireland and return.
- A stylish wallet, tour documents and a Welcome on Tour book.
- For London airport shuttle, conditions apply.
Airport Transfers
- London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive,particularly between the airport and your London hotel. But whenyou book your Trafalgar tour and take advantage of our land and airpackages, we have included a FREE transfer to and from London''sairports and your Trafalgar London hotel. For passengers who havetheir own flight arrangements we offer you the opportunity topurchase inexpensive transfers to and from London''s Heathrow -Trafalgar has negotiated special rates for the Dot2Dot transferfrom London''s Heathr
- Important - Please Note: Passengers will only beentitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing thefollowing conditions are met:
- For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly byTrafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeabletransfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight informationto Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Oncetransfers are booked they cannot be changed.
- For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked byTrafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to yourdeparture date.
- Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer.
- In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar''s control, thetransfers will be deemed to be cancelled.
- All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is thereforeavailable for missed transfers, or passengers not using thisservice.
- In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works,strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible fordelayed or cancelled transfers.
- Heathrow Airport: National Express Dot2Dot willpick up and drop off in time to meet all flights to/from London''sHeathrow Airport. For guests arriving at the Dot2Dot desk after22.00 hrs please make use of the courtesy phone to arrange yourtransfer to your Trafalgar hotel.
- Gatwick Airport: Passengers who have bookedTrafalgar''s Land and Air packages arriving at London''s GatwickAirport are provided with a Gatwick Express train voucher. TheGatwick Express train journey from Gatwick Airport to London''sVictoria Station takes 30 minutes. Guests then need to make theirway from Victoria Station to their Trafalgar hotel
- European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengerswill receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on thescheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the timesspecified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves yourflight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
- Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar''s Land+Air packageand who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on thescheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also beprovided with a transfer.
- Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tourdays are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase onethrough Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additionalpre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask forprices of transfers at the time of booking your extra nightaccommodation.
- Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tourarrival or departure days but whose flights don''t coincide with thelisted transfer times below may also book and purchase thesetransfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not lessthan 21 days before the flight departure.
Edinburgh Tattoo: 6-28 August 2010 Tickets are included for the world-famous Tattoo during the Festival. Applicable to departures 1-17 August.
Day 1 - Depart USA
Overnight flight to London.
Day 2 - Arrive London (2 nights)
Welcome to London! After checking into your Trafalgar hotel, timeis at leisure to relax and unwind.Hotel: Holiday Inn Kensington Forum
Day 3 - London sightseeing & at leisure
This morning we enjoy a sightseeing tour that includes many majorsights then the remainder of the day is at leisure to explore.(Buffet breakfast)
Day 4 - London - Stonehenge - Bath - Cardiff
A warm welcome from our Tour Director as we leave London and driveto Runnymede where the Magna Carta was signed and then throughWindsor Great Park and past Windsor Castle. Then on to themysterious stone circle at Stonehenge for a fascinating visitbefore stopping in Salisbury with a chance to view the beautifulcathedral. We continue to the elegant Georgian streets of Bathwhere we tour the Roman Baths before crossing the Severn Bridge toCardiff, capital of Wales. This evening, we enjoy a Welcome Drinkwith our Tour Director. (Continental breakfast)Hotel: Park Inn City Centre
Day 5 - Cardiff - Pembroke - Waterford
This morning after breakfast we will see Cardiff Castle beforedriving across South Wales via Carmarthen. Next we head to Pembroketo view the castle, birthplace of Henry VII of the Tudor Dynasty.Here we board our ferry for Rosslare in Ireland. On our arrival wedrive to Waterford for dinner and overnight. (Full breakfast /Dinner) Hotel: Days Hotel
Day 6 - Waterford - Blarney - Kenmare
Today our first stop is a visit to the Waterford Crystal Showroom;afterwards we drive along the splendid southern coast through thefishing port of Youghal and Cork. Nearby, we visit Blarney Castle -so that you can kiss the stone and acquire the ''gift of the gab''.From here we continue over the Cork and Kerry Mountains to Kenmare.We dine at our hotel this evening. (Full breakfast / Dinner) Hotel: Kenmare Bay
Day 7 - Kenmare - Ring of Kerry - Limerick
This morning we drive around the Ring of Kerry, a wonderfullandscape hewn by the last Ice Age with some of the most beautifuland unspoilt coastline in Ireland and Ireland''s highest mountains.Then north to County Limerick through Adare, the prettiest villagein Ireland, and crossing the mighty Shannon to our hotel inLimerick. Why not enjoy an Irish ceilidh tonight? (Full breakfast) Hotel: Radisson SAS
Day 8 - Limerick - Galway - Dublin (2 nights)
After a full Irish breakfast this morning we will have the chanceto visit Bunratty Castle and folk park. Then we drive across CountyClare en route to view Galway Bay. We stop in Galway then headacross Ireland''s rich farmland to Dublin, Ireland''s capital. (Fullbreakfast) Hotel: Mespil
Day 9 - Dublin sightseeing & at leisure
This morning''s sightseeing tour of Dublin''s ''fair city'' with alocal guide shows us Trinity College and the astoundingly beautifulBook of Kells, St. Patrick''s Cathedral, Phoenix Park and theGeorgian Squares. We learn that Dublin''s population is growingfaster than many other European cities. The rest of your day is atleisure. You may wish to take an optional excursion to an ancientmonastic site this afternoon. For your last night in Ireland, whynot join your fellow-traveling companions at an Irish cabaret thisevening? (Full breakfast)
Day 10 - Dublin - Liverpool
Today we will enjoy a crossing on the world''s largest passengerferry across the Irish Sea, with magnificent views of Dublin Bay.We arrive in Holyhead on the Welsh Island of Anglesey. Cameras atthe ready as we see the station with the longest name in the world,Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwlllantysiliogogogoch. Passingby the Snowdonia National Park we travel on to Chester where weenjoy a walking tour which includes the Roman walls, the ''Rows'' andan interesting Hidden Treasure. Then on to our hotel in Liverpool,home of the Beatles, and enjoy a Highlight Dinner in a restauranttonight. (Full breakfast / Highlight dinner) Hotel: Jurys Inn
Day 11 - Liverpool - Lake District - Edinburgh (2 nights)
We travel to the English Lake District and we stop in prettyGrasmere to see the home of William Wordsworth in the village onthe lake. Our next stop is at Gretna Green just across the Scottishborder, the place where eloping couples could marry against theirparents'' wishes. Finally on to the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, forour two-night stay. During the Festival, we include tickets to thespectacular Edinburgh Tattoo. (Full breakfast) Hotel: Holiday Inn
Day 12 - Edinburgh sightseeing & at leisure
Morning sightseeing with a local guide includes a visit of theapartments in the castle and views of Holyrood House by Arthur''sSeat. We will also drive along elegant Princes Street with itsviews on to the Crag and Tail on which the castle and Royal Mileare built, and we will see the impressive monument to Sir WalterScott. Edinburgh''s New Town will also be included on oursightseeing tour. (Full breakfast)
Day 13 - Edinburgh - York
Through the Scottish Borderlands and across the River Tweed we stopto see the ruins of Jedburgh Abbey and then enjoy the view atCarter Bar. Driving into the Northumberland National Park weinspect a section of the Emperor Hadrian''s Wall at Heddon and thencross the River Tyne at Newcastle. Soon we stop to enjoy adelicious cream tea. Next on to York where our walking tour showsus the Shambles and other parts of the city finishing at YorkMinster, before continuing toour hotel. (Full breakfast) Hotel: Holiday Inn
Day 14 - York - Coventry - Shakespeare Country
This morning we drive into the heart of England, passing close bySherwood Forest, associated with the legendary Robin Hood, to thecity of Coventry. Here we see the two cathedrals - one bombedduring the second World War and the other built to replace it likea Phoenix rising from the ashes. We''ll also see the statue of LadyGodiva before enjoying a Farewell Dinner at our hoteltonight. (Full breakfast / Farewell dinner) Hotel: Hilton Warwick
Day 15 - Shakespeare Country - Stratford - Oxford - London
Today we see Anne Hathaway''s thatched cottage en route toStratford-upon-Avon to visit Shakespeare''s birthplace. Next toBladon to see Sir Winston Churchill''s grave. Our final stop is atOxford where we enjoy a guided walk around before our journey leadsus back to London. (Full breakfast) Hotel: Holiday Inn Kensington Forum
Day 16 - London - USA
Time to bid farewell to our Tour Director and your new-foundfriends as our memorable tour comes to an end. (Buffet breakfast)
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7/28/2011 - 8/12/2011 |
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9/17/2011 - 10/2/2011 |
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- London
- Windsor
- Stonehenge
- Bath
- Cardiff
- Waterford
- Blarney
- Ring of Kerry
- Adare
- Galway Bay
- Dublin
- Chester
- Edinburgh
- York
- Stratford-upon-Avon
- Bladon
- Oxford
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