Grand Tour Britain/Ireland




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	*2005 Grand Tour of Britain & Ireland with Trafalgar Tours*

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	Sightseeing Highlights Salisbury View the Cathedral. Stonehenge Visit the stone circle. Plymouth See the Mayflower steps. Cornish Highlights Excursion to view St. Michael's Mount and St. Ives. Glastonbury Visit the Abbey. Wells View its majestic Cathedral. Bath Orientation tour including a visit to the Roman Baths. Cardiff See Cardiff Castle. Waterford Visit the crystal showroom (when open). Cork Orientation including views of St. Anne's Shandon Church. Blarney Visit the Castle. Killarney Ring of Kerry drive. Adare See the prettiest village in Ireland. Limerick Orientation includes King John's Castle and the treaty stone. Cliffs of Moher See the seascape towering above the Atlantic. Galway Orientation tour. Kylemore View the Abbey. Londonderry/Derry Sightseeing includes the city walls. Giant's Causeway Visit this geological formation of huge basalt columns. Belfast Sightseeing includes the City Hall and Queen's University. Dublin Sightseeing views St. Patrick's Cathedral and Trinity College. Conwy View the Castle. Chester Visit this historic city. Gretna Green Visit this historic site for eloping couples. Glasgow Orientation tour. Glencoe See the Vale of Weeping. Isle of Skye See the island of Bonnie Prince Charlie. Culloden See the battle site. Blair Atholl View the Castle. St. Andrews See the golf course. Edinburgh Sightseeing includes a visit to the Castle and view Holyrood House. Jedburgh See the Abbey. Hadrian's Wall See the fortifications. York Orientation including the Minster. Coventry See the two Cathedrals. Stratford-upon-Avon Visit William Shakespeare's birthplace. Scenic drives across Salisbury Plain, Waterford coast drive, Ring of Kerry, Connemara, North Antrim Coast, Snowdonia National Park, English Lake District, the Scottish Highlands and Borderlands and through the Cotswolds. Dining Highlights A welcome drink with your Tour Director 11 full English and 8 Irish breakfasts (FB) 10 three-course dinners (D) 1 local pub restaurant dinner in Carlisle (HD) 30 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary) First Class Travel Highlights The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional Tour Directors on tour. A qualified local city guide in Londonderry/ Derry, Belfast, Dublin and Edinburgh. Tickets are included for the world-famous Tattoo during the Edinburgh Festival. The services of a Trafalgar Representative if you stay at Trafalgar's recommended London hotel. Chauffeur driven on Trafalgar's luxury air-conditioned motorcoaches with reclining seats and washroom. Ferry across the Irish Sea from Wales to Ireland and return. Complimentary pick-up and drop-off if you stay at Trafalgar's recommended London hotel. A stylish travel bag and wallet containing tour documents and helpful information. First Class Hotels You'll stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities at these superb hotels: Plymouth (2): Copthorne Cardiff: Copthorne Waterford: Quality Killarney (2): Quality Galway Bay: Quality Sligo: Riverside/Southern Belfast: Europa Dublin (2): The Mespil Manchester/Liverpool: Marriott Lake District (Carlisle): Swallow Hilltop Glasgow: Radisson SAS/Holiday Inn City West Isle of Skye: King's Arms Scottish Highlands: The Highlander Edinburgh (2): Holiday Inn York: Quality/Holiday Inn All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included.

DAY 1 London - Stonehenge - Plymouth (2)

Greetings from our Tour Director as we drive across Salisbury Plain, and stop to view the stunning Cathedral at Salisbury. From here we make our way to ancient Stonehenge before heading off to Plymouth, port of departure for the Pilgrim Fathers. Tonight, enjoy a welcome drink with our Tour Director. (D)

DAY 2 Cornish Excursion

This morning after breakfast, we will start our day with stunning coastal views on a scenic drive to Penzance. Here we view St. Michael's Mount before making our way back to Plymouth via the fishing village of St. Ives. (FB)

DAY 3 Plymouth - Bath - Cardiff

This morning we make our way to King Arthur's Glastonbury to visit the Abbey ruins. Then on through Wells with its majestic Cathedral to historic Bath where orientation includes a visit to the Roman Baths. Later, across the Severn Bridge into Wales and its capital, Cardiff. This evening, why not join in a medieval Welsh banquet? (FB)

DAY 4 Cardiff - Waterford

A morning orientation tour of Cardiff gives us a chance to explore the Castle. Then later, we drive through South Wales to the port of Pembroke, where we board our ferry and sail to Rosslare in Ireland. We pass Wexford before arriving in Waterford. (FB D)

DAY 5 Waterford - Blarney - Killarney (2)

Our first stop today is at the Waterford Crystal showrooms. Then we enjoy a scenic drive via Dungarvan and Youghal which brings us to Cork where we view the St. Anne's Shandon Church. Next we pay a visit to Blarney Castle where there's a chance to acquire the 'gift of the gab' before we reach Killarney. (FB D)

DAY 6 Ring of Kerry Excursion

Today's highlight is our drive around the 'Ring of Kerry'. Plunging cliffs, lakeland, mountains, and sandy beaches all form part of this photgraphers' delight. We also see Dingle Bay, the South Kerry Mountains and Ladies View before we head back to Killarney. (FB)

DAY 7 Killarney - Limerick - Galway Bay

This morning we travel via the prettiest village in Ireland, Adare with its thatched cottages on our way to Limerick. Here an orientation shows us King John's Castle, St. Mary's Cathedral and the treaty stone. Next on via the spectacular Cliffs of Moher, towering above the Atlantic to our hotel at Galway Bay. (FB D)

DAY 8 Galway Bay - Sligo

We enjoy an orientation drive in Galway city, then into the lakes and mountains of Connemara stopping first to view the Abbey at Kylemore. We continue through Yeats' Country to Sligo. (FB D)

DAY 9 Sligo - Londonderry - Giant's Causeway - Belfast

Today we drive through County Donegal before crossing the border into Northern Ireland to Londonderry. On our arrival a sightseeing tour shows us the city walls, some of the best preserved in Europe. Next we visit the Giant's Causeway, huge basalt columns rising from the sea. Finally, along the Antrim Coast Road through Ballycastle and Glenarm to Belfast. (FB D)

DAY 10 Belfast sightseeing - Dublin (2)

Our morning sightseeing tour shows us the highlights of Belfast which include the City Hall, Queen's University and Stormont. Then we drive past Newry and Dundalk, crossing over the River Boyne at Drogheda and on to Dublin's 'fair city'. (FB)

DAY 11 Dublin sightseeing & at leisure

After breakfast our sightseeing tour includes views of Trinity College, Phoenix Park, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Castle and more. Then time at leisure to perhaps shop in O'Connell or Henry Streets where Molly Malone sold cockles and mussels. (FB)

DAY 12 Dublin - Manchester/Liverpool

Today we board the ferry to cruise across the Irish Sea to Holyhead on Anglesey island. Here we join our coach making a stop to view Conwy Castle before we see the magnificent mountain passes of Snowdonia on our journey through North Wales into England. From here we continue to Chester where we admire its Tudor architecture and galleried 'Rows', before making our way to our hotel for dinner and overnight stay. (FB D)

DAY 13 Manchester/Liverpool - Lake District

Today's journey takes us to the beautiful scenery of the English Lake District, inspiration for Wordsworth's poetry. Then off to our hotel at Carlisle, where tonight we enjoy a dinner of local specialities at a characteristic restaurant. (FB) (HD)

DAY 14 Lake District - Glasgow

After breakfast today we travel over the border to Scotland, stopping at Gretna Green, renowned for eloping couples marrying against their parents' wishes. Next on to Glasgow where we enjoy an orientation tour, before time at leisure. This evening, why not join your Tour Director for a traditional Burn's Night? (FB)

DAY 15 Glasgow - Isle of Skye

Today we drive along the banks of Loch Lomond to Glencoe. Then, past Fort William, in the shadow of Ben Nevis. We enjoy more stunning scenery as we travel the famous road to the isles for our ferry from Mallaig 'over the sea to Skye' and our hotel. (FB D)

DAY 16 Isle of Skye - Loch Ness - Scottish Highlands

Free time this morning to explore the island before we return to the mainland through Glen Shiel and along the banks of Loch Ness to Culloden, site of the famous battle. Finally, we arrive at our hotel in the Scottish Highlands. (FB D)

DAY 17 Scottish Highlands - St. Andrews - Edinburgh (2)

This morning we drive past Blair Atholl to Pitlochry and on through Perth to the famous golf course at St. Andrews. From here we continue our journey en route to Edinburgh, Scotland's capital, over the splendid Forth Bridge. During the Festival, we include tickets to the spectacular Edinburgh Tattoo. (FB)

DAY 18 Edinburgh sightseeing & at leisure

Our morning sightseeing tour visits the Castle and views Holyrood House. At leisure, why not shop for tartans and stroll along the Royal Mile? Later, perhaps enjoy an optional night out with a haggis dinner, bagpipes and Scottish dancing. (FB)

DAY 19 Edinburgh - York

After breakfast today we travel through the Scottish Borderlands past ruined JedburghAbbey and back into England stopping for a photo at Hadrian's Wall. Then it's on to York where an orientation tour takes us to view the Minster and for a walk through the 'Shambles'. Enjoy some free time before dinner at our hotel. (FB D)

DAY 20 York - Coventry - Stratford - London

Today we drive through the scenic Midlands on our way to Coventry, home of Lady Godiva, where we see its two Cathedrals. Then on past Anne Hathaway's cottage into Stratford-upon-Avon for a visit to the house where Shakespeare was born. Later, we drive through the scenic Cotswolds, dotted with the golden sandstone of thatched cottages en route back to London. (FB)


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