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 2005 Best of Northern Ireland & Dublin with Trafalgar Tours

 8 days from A$1404

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HIGHLIGHTS

Sightseeing Highlights

Dublin Sightseeing views Trinity College, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Castle and Phoenix Park.
Drogheda Site of the Battle of the Boyne.
Downpatrick See the town where St. Patrick is buried.
Belfast Sightseeing includes the City Hall, Queen's University and the University quarter.
Ballygalley & Glenarm See the castles.
Bushmills Visit the oldest whiskey distillery.
Giant's Causeway Visit this geological formation.
Londonderry/Derry Sightseeing includes the city walls and St. Columb's Cathedral.
Omagh Visit the Ulster-American Folk Park.
Belleek Visit the pottery factory.
Donegal Visit the picturesque town.
Glenties See the courthouse  and lovely church.
Ardara Visit this  pretty village.
Killybegs Visit this fishing port.
Drumcliff See Yeats' grave.
Boyle See the Cistercian Abbey.
Scenic drives a scenic coastal drive to the Mountains of Mourne,  along the Antrim Coast road and the shores of Lough Erne, a scenic drive around  Donegal Bay, views of the Blue Stack Mountains and through Finn Valley.

Dining Highlights

A welcome drink with your Tour Director

7 full Irish breakfasts (FB)

3 three-course dinners (D)

1 local pub restaurant dinner in Londonderry/Derry (HD)

11 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 Dublin, Belfast and Londonderry/Derry.

Chauffeur driven on Trafalgar's luxury air-conditioned motorcoaches  with reclining seats and washroom.

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:

Dublin: The Mespil
Belfast: Europa
Londonderry  (2): Quality Da Vinci's
Sligo (2): Sligo Park
Dublin: The Mespil

All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and  local taxes included.

ITINERARY

DAY 1 Arrive Dublin

Transfer to your hotel upon arrival in Dublin. Later, our sightseeing tour features views of Trinity College, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Castle and Phoenix Park. Then there's time at leisure to experience the friendliness  of this great city. This evening, we enjoy a welcome drink with our Tour Director and fellow travelling companions.

DAY 2 Dublin - Belfast

This morning we head to the Boyne  Valley and via Drogheda where we cross the border into Ulster. From Newry, we enjoy views of Carlingford Lough before a scenic drive through the Mountains of Mourne on our way to Downpatrick. Later we continue  on to Belfast, where our sightseeing tour shows us the City Hall, Queen's University and the University quarter, before reaching our hotel for dinner and overnight stay. (FB D)

DAY 3 Belfast - Bushmills - Giant's Causeway - Londonderry/Derry (2)

Our day begins with a drive along beautiful Antrim Coast road, seeing the castles at Ballygalley and Glenarm. Next, past the  scenic Glens of Antrim on to Ballycastle. From here we continue to Bushmills where we visit the oldest whiskey distillery in the world. Next we will stop to visit the famous basalt rock formations of Giant's Causeway before making our way to our hotel at Londonderry/ Derry for the next two  nights. (FB D)

DAY 4 Londonderry/Derry sightseeing

After breakfast our morning sightseeing tour takes us to the city walls, some of the best preserved in Europe. Then we continue to the 17th century St. Columb's Cathedral with it0s tower. Next we head to the Derry Craft Village and on to the quay where Irish emigrants sailed to the New World. Later, enjoy time at leisure perhaps  to take an excursion to the Inishowen Peninsula. Tonight, we will enjoy dinner in a local restaurant. (FB) (HD)

DAY 5 Londonderry/Derry - Belleek - Sligo (2)

Today's journey takes us via Strabane and Omagh, where we stop to visit the Ulster-American  Folk Park en route to Lough Erne and Enniskillen. From here we visit the famous Belleek Pottery Factory before reaching our hotel in Sligo. (FB D)

DAY 6 Yeats Country & Donegal Excursion

This morning we  visit W.B. Yeats country as we make our way to Drumcliff. We continue to Donegal town and enjoy a scenic drive as we make our way towards  Balleybofey and through the Finn Valley en route to Glenties. Next we reach Ardara, with a chance to buy world-famous Aran sweaters and Donegal  Tweeds. From here we will continue our journey to Killybegs before we return to Sligo for the night. Your evening is at leisure. (FB)

DAY 7 Sligo - Dublin

Today's journey takes us to Lough  Key and on to the town of Boyle seeing the Cistercian Abbey.  Later, via Longford and Mullingar back to Dublin's 'fair city'. (FB)

DAY 8 Depart Dublin

Farewell as we transfer you to Dublin  Airport for your return flight home. (FB)

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