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Celtic Sojourn - 2008
NEW ITINERARY! 9 Days - First Class and Superior First Class Hotels Escorted Motorcoach Tour. LOWER LAND COST FOR 2007!
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 This popular tour takes you back in time to the roots of Ireland's culture, history and geology. Marvel at the scenic views of the Cliffs of Moher, Glaway Bay, Antrim coast and the Giants Causeway. Enjoy a medieval castle banquet and a traditional Irish night with dinner in Dublin, plus much more! Your Celtic Sojourn Vacation Includes: Round-trip Airfare from JFK, BOS, ORD or LAX or land only as selected. Airline Fuel Surcharges included.First Class and Superior First Class hotels throughout.Full Irish breakfast daily, except day of arrival.Dinner each evening except for one night in Dublin, including a medieval 16th century castle banquet and traditional Irish entertainment and dinner in Dublin.Full sightseeing by Deluxe Touring Motorcoach.Professional Irish Driver/Guide to escort you throughout your tour.Visit to Rathbaun Farm to see an actual working farm - including coffee/tea and Irish Farmhouse Scones.Visits to: Rathbaun Farms, Glenveagh Castle, Derry city tour, Giants Causeway, Belfast city tour, Kilmainham Jail and Guinness Brewery Storehouse.Porterage of one (1) suitcase per person.Tips and taxes in Ireland (gratuities to the driver/guide not included).Celtic Tours flight bag and portfolio of travel documents. |
| Call (800) 626-8785 for more information or to book today! Mention code 6725069 | | Celtic Tours | | Offer valid through 10/7/2008 | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Depart USA | Tuesdayy: U.S. to Ireland : Evening departure for our overnight fl ight from the U.S. to Ireland. Dinner is served shortly after take-off. | | Day 2 | Limerick | Wednesday: Shannon - Limerick : Morning arrival at Shannon Airport. Having cleared Irish Customs we are met by our Celtic Tours representative and transferred to our nearby hotel. Some free time to rest. Tonight we enjoy a medieval castle banquet. Overnight in Limerick. | | Day 3 | Galway | Thursday: Limerick - Galway : Morning departure from our Limerick hotel. We travel via Ennis to the scenic Cliffs of Moher where we stop for a photo-op. Continue to Ardrahan in County Galway where we pause for morning tea/coffee and scones at Rathbaun Farm. Here we will see a farming family carry out everyday chores including sheep shearing and watch as the sheepdogs maneuver the fl ock. We continue on to Galway City. Dinner and overnight in Galway. | | Day 4 | Donegal | Friday: Galway - Sligo - Donegal : Morning departure from Galway. Our tour takes us north via Counties Mayo and Sligo, birthplace of W.B. Yeats, to Donegal and Letterkenny, the chief town and ecclesiastical capital of Donegal. Poised at the mouth of the deep and lovely Lough Swilly, Letterkenny grew in the 17th century from a small fishing village to a prosperous town in Donegal and the Ecclesiastical Seat for the Diocese of Raphoe. Dinner and overnight in Letterkenny. | | Day 5 | Donegal | Saturday: Donegal : Today we visit the Glenveagh Castle-itself surrounded by one of the most spectacular gardens in Ireland-and the Glenveagh National Park, with 40,000 acres of mountains, lakes, glens, and woods, not to mention its own red deer population. A quick drive from there and we'll step back in time to the days of St. Colmcille (521 - 597), who introduced Christianity from the end of the Roman Empire to the early medieval pagan period: The Colmcille Heritage Center offers a fascinating display on the life and times of this outstanding figure among the Irish missionary monks. From there, sightseeing continues via Horn Head (on the Atlantic coast), and we return to Letterkenny for dinner and overnight. | | Day 6 | Antrim | Sunday: Donegal - Derry - Giants Causeway - Antrim : Morning departure from our Donegal hotel. We travel the short journey to Derry where our local guide joins us for a tour of this historic city which includes the medieval city walls and St. Columbus Cathedral. Departing Derry, we travel via Limavady to Portrush on the Atlantic Ocean. Visit the Giants Causeway Museum before we are ferried by small bus to the Causeway and its volcanic columns, which were formed over 60 million years ago. Our tour continues along the scenic Antrim Coast to our Belfast hotel for dinner and overnight. | | Day 7 | Dublin | Monday: Belfast - Titanic tour - Newry - Dublin : This morning we depart on a historical tour of Belfast and its harbor and dock area, where the Titanic and her sister ships, Britannic and Olympic, were built. The Titanic keel was laid here in 1910 and the majestic ship sailed from Belfast to Southampton in England on April 3, 1912 where she took on supplies, coal and crew for her fateful journey into destiny. Leaving Belfast, we travel south via Newry to Dublin, arriving at our hotel approximately 3:00 pm. Tonight we depart our hotel for an Irish cabaret show and dinner at The Merry Ploughboy Pub. Overnight in Dublin. | | Day 8 | Dublin | Tuesday: Dublin : Depart our hotel at 9:15 am for a half-day city tour of Dublin, including a visit to historic Kilmainham Jail, which covers some of the most heroic and tragic events in Irish history from 1780 to the 1920's. Next, we visit the famed Guinness Brewery Storehouse to learn about the world famous Irish beer and enjoy a sample brew in the rooftop bar. Have your camera ready for some magnificent panoramic views of Dublin City. A guide will show you around the Guinness shopping experience as your tour ends. Your half-day sightseeing tour ends in central Dublin, where you are free to shop or browse or you may stay on board and return to our hotel. | | Day 9 | Return Home | Wednesday: Dublin - U.S. : Early morning transfer to Dublin Airport for arrival at 7:00 am. Passengers who have later departures can avail of a second transfer to Dublin Airport, arriving at 10:00 am. Ample time allowed for check-in and duty free shopping before boarding your flight home. Arrive home in the U.S. the same day. |
| | | Limerick: Bunratty Castle Hotel (1 nt.) | | Galway: Courtyard by Marriott Hotel (1 nt.) | | Letterkenny: Gallagher's Hotel (2 nts.) | | Belfast: Dunadry Hotel (1 nt.) | | Dublin: Academy Plaza Hotel (2 nts.) | |
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