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Tour Code: GB
Tour Length: 11 days
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ESSENTIAL BRITAIN & IRELAND
Overview Click map for larger sizeThis comprehensive vacation introduces you to all five countries that make up the British Isles. Start with an overnight in London, then head west to prehistoric Stonehenge, picturesque Salisbury, and the extraordinary Roman excavations in Bath. Next, spend a night in Newport, Wales, and travel via Cardiff to Pembroke for a ferry crossing to Ireland. Join your Local Guide for a walking tour of Waterford, admire the stallions at the Irish National Stud in Kildare, and relax with two overnights and an orientation drive in Dublin featuring O'Connell Street, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and Trinity College with its Book of Kells. Cross into Northern Ireland, pass the Mountains of Mourne, and stop in vibrant Belfast before boarding a ferry bound for Scotland. In the capital city of Edinburgh, guided sightseeing includes a castle visit to admire Scotland's Crown Jewels. Also visit the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe's magnificent Floors Castle and see the abbey ruins at Jedburgh. Return to England, where you view a section of Hadrian's Wall (dating back to the 2nd century) and stop in medieval York to marvel at gothic York Minster. Skirt Robin Hood's Sherwood Forest on the way to Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon, then return to London for an overnight and the conclusion of your journey.
Special Departure:
Tickets for the world-famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo are included for tours departing Aug 2nd, Aug 9th & Aug 16th.
Note:
Optional London city tour and afternoon excursions to Windsor Castle or the Tower of London are available if London extra nights are reserved. City Highlights
Stonehenge:
Visit the prehistoric monument
Salisbury:
Visit the cathedral city
Bath:
Visit the Roman relics
Newport:
Welcome dinner
Cardiff:
Orientation drive
Pembroke-Rosslare:
Cross St. George's Channel by ferry
Waterford:
Guided walking tour
Kilkenny:
Explore this pretty county town
Kildare:
Guided tour of the Irish National Stud
Dublin:
Orientation drive, visit Trinity College
Belfast:
Orientation
Belfast-Stranraer:
Cross the North Channel by Stena Line's high-speed service
Edinburgh:
Guided sightseeing, visit Edinburgh Castle
Floors:
Visit the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe's stately home
Jedburgh:
Take pictures of the abbey ruins
York:
Walking tour
Stratford-upon-Avon:
Take pictures of Anne Hathaway's Cottage, visit Shakespeare's birthplace |
