The Regency
Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight transatlantic flight to London.
Day 2 - Arrive London (2 nights) Time to relax after checking into your Trafalgar hotel or perhaps check out this exciting city.
Day 3 - London at leisure Enjoy a full day at leisure to perhaps explore or do some shopping in Britain's capital. (Buffet Breakfast)
Day 4 - London — Salisbury — Bath Greetings from our Tour Director as we travel to Salisbury Plain. See the ancient monoliths of Stonehenge with its mystical tales of Druids and sun worship. In Salisbury we view the Cathedral en route to Jane Austen's Bath where we admire the Georgian architecture. Time to shop for souvenirs before arriving at our hotel. (Continental Breakfast)
Day 5 - Bath — Wells — Plymouth (2 nights) Today we drive to nearby Cheddar Gorge to admire its rugged beauty. Then we stop to visit the beautiful city of Wells, with its awe-inspiring Cathedral. From here we continue our journey through Thomas Hardy's Wessex and its rolling green hills, before reaching Plymouth, where orientation shows us the Hoe and Drake's Harbour. (Full Breakfast)
Day 6 - Devon and Cornwall Excursion This morning we will have the opportunity to take a boat trip around the harbour before continuing to Marazion, where we see St. Michael's Mount before heading north to the Atlantic coast of Cornwall and the artists' colony of St. Ives. Finally after an amazing scenic day we return to our hotel in Plymouth for dinner and our second night. (Full Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 7 - Plymouth — Cardiff We drive through the 'scrumpy' county of Somerset and on to Bristol to see Brunel's Clifton Suspension
Bridge on our orientation tour of this fine city. Finally, across the Severn Bridge into Wales and our hotel in Cardiff. (Full Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 8 - Cardiff — Waterford This morning we enjoy an orientation tour of Cardiff, the capital of Wales. Among the city's highlights will be
the Castle and Millennium Stadium Cardiff Arms Park. Next we drive through South Wales via Carmarthen to Fishguard, where we board our ferry and cruise across the Irish Sea to Rosslare. From here by coach we head to Waterford, home of the famous crystal, for dinner and overnight stay. (Full Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 9 - Waterford — Cork — Waterville After breakfast we drive via Cork, stopping to visit Blarney Castle with a chance to acquire the 'gift of the gab'. From here we travel into County Kerry and down Dingle Bay to Waterville where we have started to enjoy the stunning scenery of the famous 'Ring of Kerry' drive. (Full Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 10 - Waterville — Ennis A succession of mountains, bays and pretty towns brings us to the lakes of Killarney, before stopping in Killarney itself. On to Limerick, where orientation shows us St. Mary's Cathedral and King John's Castle before reaching the town Ennis for the night. (Full Breakfast)
Day 11 - Ennis — Dublin (2 nights) Today we make our way first to Nenagh in County Tipperary, with its ruined castle and former home of the Butler family. From here we travel via the horse-breeding area of Kildare to Dublin, Ireland's capital, for two nights. (Full Breakfast)
Day 12 - Dublin sightseeing & at leisure Our morning sightseeing tour features views of Trinity College, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Phoenix Park and the impressive Four Courts. The rest of your day is at leisure. You may wish to do some shopping for Irish tweeds and linen or visit a Stately Home. (Full Breakfast)
Day 13 - Dublin — Chester area (Runcorn) We head off this morning to Dublin Bay, where we board our ferry and cruise to Holyhead on the Isle of Anglesey. Here we join our coach and enjoy the scenery of the North Wales coastline as we skirt Snowdonia National Park. We stop to visit Chester and admire its famous galleried 'Rows' and medieval buildings before we continue to our hotel at Runcorn for dinner and overnight stay. (Full Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 14 - Chester area (Runcorn) — Edinburgh (Falkirk) (2 nights) Enjoy today's scenic drive through the beautiful Lake District, reminiscent of scenery which inspired William Wordsworth's famous poem, 'Daffodils'. Then we cross the Scottish border and continue across the Southern Uplands to Edinburgh, Scotland's elegant capital, for two nights. (Full Breakfast)
Day 15 - Edinburgh sightseeing & at leisure Our morning sightseeing tour shows us Princes Street, the Royal Mile and views the castle. Later time is your own perhaps to visit Holyrood House or potter around the Grass Market. This evening, you have the option of a night out with Highland dancing, bagpipes and regional specialities such as haggis. (Full Breakfast)
Day 16 - Edinburgh (Falkirk) — Highlands — Newtonmore Today's journey takes us towards the Fife Coast to see St. Andrews, home of the famous Golf Course. From here we drive via Pitlochry with views of Blair Atholl as we head into the Highlands to the ski resort of Newtonmore for the night. (Full Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 17 - Newtonmore — Glasgow After breakfast this morning we drive via Inverness and along the shores of Loch Ness passing Ben Nevis — Britain's highest mountain. Then on to notorious Glencoe, where the Macdonalds met their doom at the hands of the Campbells. Finally, we continue to Loch Lomond's bonnie banks before reaching our hotel near Glasgow. (Full Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 18 - Glasgow — York — Leeds An orientation drive in Glasgow shows us the Cathedral and George Square. Then we enjoy a scenic drive to Moffat Woollens with time to purchase tweeds and tartans. Next, we make a picture stop at Hadrian's Wall, before our arrival in Viking York. Here we admire the Minster and stroll along the medieval 'Shambles'. Later, we continue our journey to nearby Leeds for the night. (Full Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 19 - Leeds — Coventry — Stratford — London This morning we drive through the Midlands to Coventry to view the old and new Cathedrals standing side by side. Then on to Shakespeare's birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon. There's time to explore this historic town before we head off and travel through the scenic Cotswolds back to London. (Full Breakfast)
Day 20 - London - USA Bid farewell on your return flight to the USA. (Buffet Breakfast)
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