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Tour Code: GK
Tour Length: 16 days
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HIGHLIGHTS OF BRITAIN & IRELAND
Overview Click map for larger sizeJourney through the lands of kings, queens, and leprechauns! Begin in London with two overnights and guided sightseeing that features Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, and visits to St. Paul's Cathedral and the Changing of the Guard, if held. Depart the city to admire the breathtaking gardens at Henry VIII's Hampton Court Palace, then venture on to prehistoric Stonehenge, picturesque Salisbury, and the Roman excavations at Bath. Cross into Wales and spend the night in Newport, then to the Welsh capital of Cardiff before ferrying across the Irish Sea to the Emerald Isle. Highlights are a guided walking tour in Waterford, Blarney, the resort town of Killarney, the Ring of Kerry, Limerick, the Irish National Stud in Kildare, and an orientation drive in Dublin that includes St. Patrick's Cathedral and Trinity College. Return across the Irish Sea and through scenic North Wales into England's Lake District. Enjoy a cruise on Lake Windermere before heading to the Scottish Lowlands and Edinburgh for visits to Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace. On your way back to England, visit the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe's Floors Castle, and see the abbey ruins at Jedburgh and a section of Hadrian's Wall. Stop to admire the impressive gothic York Minster, explore Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon, and visit beautiful Blenheim Palace before returning to London for the end of your adventure.
Special Departures:
Tickets for the world-famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo are included for tours departing July 26th through Aug 16th. City Highlights
London:
Guided sightseeing, visit St. Paul's Cathedral and see the Changing of the Guard, if held
Hampton Court:
A special walking tour through the palace's ornamental gardens
Stonehenge:
Visit the prehistoric monument
Salisbury:
Visit the cathedral city
Bath:
Visit the Roman relics
Newport:
Welcome dinner
Cardiff:
Orientation drive
Fishguard-Rosslare:
Cross St. George's Channel by ferry
Waterford:
Guided walking tour
Blarney:
Visit the famous village
Killarney:
Visit the popular resort town
Ring of Kerry:
Scenic peninsula drive
Adare:
Admire the thatched cottages
Limerick:
Orientation drive
Rock of Cashel:
Take photographs of this famous landmark
Kildare:
Guided tour of the Irish National Stud
Dublin:
Orientation drive, visit Trinity College
Dublin-Holyhead:
Cross the Irish Sea by ferry
Chester:
Walking tour
Lake Windermere:
Historic steamship cruise
Grasmere:
Visit Wordsworth's village
Gretna Green
Edinburgh:
Guided sightseeing, visit Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace
Floors:
Visit the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe's castle
Jedburgh:
Take pictures of the abbey ruins
York:
Walking tour
Coventry:
Admire the modern cathedral
Stratford-upon-Avon:
Take pictures of Anne Hathaway's Cottage, visit Shakespeare's birthplace
Blenheim:
Guided tour of the palace |
