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BRITAIN & IRELAND IN DEPTH

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This vacation offers our most complete view of the British Isles. In England, your tour includes visits to London, Canterbury, the seaside resort of Brighton, mysterious Stonehenge, historic Plymouth, and Roman Bath. See the Welsh capital of Cardiff and then take a ferry to picturesque Ireland for visits to the Waterford Crystal Factory, Blarney, Killarney, the Ring of Kerry, the Giant's Causeway, Belfast, and Dublin. Then it's back across the Irish Sea and through North Wales to the walled city of Chester in England. Travel north to see the highlights of Scotland, including the "Bonnie Banks" of Loch Lomond, the Isle of Skye, Inverewe Gardens, Inverness, pretty Braemar, and elegant Edinburgh. Back in England, you have time to experience the towns of York and Stratford-upon-Avon before visiting Blenheim Palace on your way back to London. This in-depth tour through Britain and Ireland is sure to leave you with vacation memories to last a lifetime!

City Highlights
London:
Guided sightseeing, visit St. Paul's Cathedral and see the Changing of the Guard, if held
Canterbury:
Visit the cathedral
Brighton:
Royal Pavilion tour
Salisbury:
Visit the cathedral city
Stonehenge:
Visit the prehistoric monument
Widecombe-in-the-Moor:
Take a stroll in the quaint Dartmoor village
Plymouth:
Orientation
Cornwall:
Take photographs of St. Michael's Mount, visit Land's End and St. Ives
Glastonbury
Bath:
Visit the Roman relics
Cardiff:
Orientation drive
Fishguard-Rosslare:
Cross St. George's Channel by ferry
Waterford:
Guided tour of the Waterford Crystal factory
Blarney:
Visit the famous woolen mills
Killarney:
Visit the popular resort town
Ring of Kerry:
Scenic peninsula drive
Dingle Peninsula:
Visit the Blasket Islands Centre
Adare:
Admire the thatched cottages
Cliffs of Moher:
Savor the spectacular views
Galway:
Orientation
Knock:
Visit the religious site
Drumcliff:
Visit W.B. Yeats" grave
Belleek:
Guided tour of the pottery factory
County Antrim:
Visit the Giant's Causeway
Belfast:
"Living History" tour with a Local Guide
Downpatrick:
Visit the Saint Patrick Centre
Dublin:
Orientation drive, visit Trinity College
Dun Laoghaire-Holyhead:
Cross the Irish Sea by Stena Line's high-speed service
Betsw-y-Coed:
Take a stroll in this popular resort
Llangollen:
Visit the picturesque village
Chester:
Walking tour
Grasmere:
Visit Wordsworth's village
Gretna Green
Glasgow:
Orientation drive
Fort William
Mallaig-Armadale:
Cross the Sound of Sleat by ferry
Isle of Skye:
Visit the Museum of the Isles at the Clan Donald Centre
Inverewe:
Visit the subtropical garden
Highlands:
Guided tour of a whisky distillery
Braemar
St. Andrews:
Visit the home of golf
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
Stow-on-the-Wold
Blenheim:
Guided tour of the palace

Note:
Tickets for the world-renowned Edinburgh Military Tattoo are included for the following departures:

• July 19 through August 9