Gaelic Treasures (2013)
A 10-Day Insight Tours tour starting from $3,375
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Countries Visited
IrelandCities Visited
See DescriptionCork: Enjoy an orientation tour.Killarney: Tour around the Ring of Kerry.Dingle Peninsula: Enjoy a scenic tour to Slea Head.Adare: See the main street lined with thatched cottages.Burren: Drive through the rocky limestone landscape.Limerick: See Treaty Stone, King John's Castle and Cathedral.Galway: See the Lynch Memorial, Church of St. Nicholas, Spanish Arch and Eyre Square.Dublin: Visit St Patrick's Cathedral. See the Custom House, Guinness Brewery, Phoenix Park and the Georgian townhouses.
GOLD EXPERIENCES AND DINING
Join an equine professional for a behind the scenes look at the Irish National Stud and Japanese Gardens.Take a guided tour of the Rock, former seat of Irish kings.The Queenstown Story at Cobh retraces the steps of Irish emigration from the famine period of 1845 to the era of the great ocean liners in the 1950's.Climb ruined Blarney castle and dangle from the ramparts to kiss the Stone of Eloquence. Lost for words? Never!Travel around the Ring of Kerry.Join a qualified guide for a two and a half hour hike over fragrant wooded paths and along lake shore trails.Explore Bunratty Folk Park, a living museum which takes you back to the days of old Ireland.Stop by the Exhibition Centre and look out to the Atlantic Ocean from the majestic Cliffs of Moher.Join the Connolly family for a glimpse into the daily workings of a traditional sheep-farm.Breathe the air thickened by the musty tomes of Trinity College Library and admire the lavish 8 century Book of Kells.Experience an exquisite selection of gourmet fine dining and delicious wine at Dromoland Castle.Join us for a lively Celebration Dinner with wine in one of the most up and coming culinary cities in Europe.
YOUR LUXURY GOLD HOTELS
Stay in some of Ireland's most famous hotels including Dromoland Castle, the ancestral seat of the O'Brians, while Hayfield Manor is a 5-Star family owned, luxury boutique hotel.
Tour Pace: Ireland is a compact country allowing you to see all the main sights at a comfortable pace.
- Save 5% if 5 or more people travel together
- Travellers ages 5-17 save up to 10%
- Save 5% on your second tour
- Early Payment Discount save up to 10%
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Board your overnight flight (not included).
Day 2: In Dublin's Fair City
Welcome to Ireland! Transfers depart Dublin Airport at 08:00 11:00 and 13:30 hours. Arrive at your distinguished hotel, brimming with style and character, located at the top of Grafton Street on leafy St. Stephen's Green. Join your Tour Director this evening for a Welcome Reception, drinks and light meal.(Welcome Reception)
Day 3: Curragh, Cashel and Cork
Journey past the Curragh Race Course, home of the Irish Derby, to visit Ireland's National Stud at Kildare, where countless winners have been bred. The adjoining Japanese Gardens are also world class. Continue to the Rock of Cashel, crowned with the noblest group of medieval monuments in Ireland. Then it's on to Ireland's second city of Cork. A drive along the avenues and quays reveals the city highlights, before making your way up the winding tree lined path to your manor house hotel.(Full Breakfast)
Day 4: Killarney and the Ring of Kerry
In the pretty town of Cobh, walk through the Queenstown Story, an exhibition recounting the era of Irish emigration and life of this once great passenger port. Then drive to Blarney Castle where you can climb to the ramparts and kiss the magical stone to ensure a lifetime of eloquence. Time to shop for Irish knitwear and crafts at Blarney Woollen Mills before heading to your family owned, luxury 5-star hotel in Killarney. In the morning travel around the beautiful Ring of Kerry, a world of towering cliffs, lush lake lands and remote villages. Stop at Torc Waterfall for photos, then opt to join a hike with a qualified guide along the lake shore to visit Muckross Abbey. For those not joining the hike, return to Killarney where the rest of the day is free.(Full Breakfast / Dinner / Full Breakfast)
Day 6: Distinguished Dromoland
Take to the wide skies, peaceful towns and coastal scenery of the Dingle Peninsula as you drive to Slea Head. On via the thatched village of Adare to Limerick, overlooking the River Shannon. See medieval King John's Castle and the historic Treaty Stone, then continue to Dromoland Castle - ancestral home of Gaelic royalty. For your dining pleasure tonight, please join us at the elegant five-star castle restaurant. Next morning, visit Bunratty Folk Park, where old Ireland comes alive in the thatched cottages and cobbled streets of the museum. Continue to Galway to see the Spanish Arch, Lynch Stone and Church of St Nicholas. Then cross the stark and barren landscape of the Burren, for a walk along the Cliffs of Moher, rising approximately 700 feet above the pounding Atlantic waves and visit the Exhibition Centre.(Full Breakfast / Highlight Dinner / Full Breakfast)
Day 8: Across the Emerald Isle to Dublin
Drop in at Rathbaun Farm and meet a Galway farming family as they carry out their everyday chores. Then cross the Emerald Isle to Dublin where you have free time for independent activities. A morning city tour brings to life Dublin's architectural treasures. Visit St. Patrick's Cathedral, founded in 1190 and tour Dublin's Georgian squares. Walk the cobbled courtyards of Trinity College to its famed library housing the 8th century Book of Kells and superb barrel-vaulted Long Room. Maybe some last minute shopping before joining in the craic this evening at a grande finalé Celebration Dinner with wine. Sláinte!(Full Breakfast / Full Breakfast / Celebration Dinner)
Day 10: Return to USA
Your tour comes to an end after breakfast this morning. Departure transfers arrive at Dublin Airport at 07:30, 09:30 and 11:30.(Full Breakfast)
Get to know your Tour Director and fellow guests over a Welcome Reception including a light meal (WR)8 Full Breakfasts (FB), 1 Highlight Dinner (HD), 1 Celebration Dinner (CD) and 1 three course dinner (D)
YOUR INCLUSIVE GOLD SERVICES
Escorted by your 'Personal Concierge', an Insight professional Tour Director, with expert local guides where appropriate.Complimentary in-room Internet access (where available)Enjoy the unique comfort of Insight's luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with extended leg room and on-board restroomInsight Traveller Welcome packAirport arrival and departure transfers at scheduled times on Day 2 and Day 10.
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Insight offers you the opportunity of sharing your happy holiday memories with your children or grandchildren.
Young Travellers must be under the age of 18 years old on the tour departure date and accompanied by an adult, sharing a twin room (limit of one Young Traveller Discount per room). Children under 5 years old are not accepted on any escorted tour. This discount cannot be combined with our Small Group Discount.
4 - Triple Room Discount - THREE TRAVELLING TOGETHER
When three people travel together and share one room, each of the three enjoys a discount off the tour price.
Note the third bed may be a foldaway. Cannot be combined with our Small Group Discount.
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In recognition of our loyal customers, Insight now extends to all travelled guests automatic membership into our Club Bon Voyage, as well as a 5% Discount off the Land portion of their next Insight trip. You will need to travel within the next five years. So act NOW and take full advantage of this great offer.
Enrolment forms and discount vouchers are available from your Tour Director. Insight’s Club Bon Voyage and 5% Discount is not available retroactively. Only one voucher is available per person, per tour, per year and only one voucher can be redeemed against each further tour booking. Exceptions apply.
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If you are travelling alone on an Insight coach tour, we can match you with someone of the same gender, so you don't have to pay the single room supplement. If we fail to match you, we'll provide a single room at no extra cost.
There is a no-smoking policy in all shared rooms. Exceptions apply.
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Save money by travelling as a small group. Perhaps it’s a social club, sports group or just friends or family! We offer a 5% discount if 5-8 guests book together. For 9 or more guests, further savings are available!
Cannot be combined with Young Traveller or Triple Room Discounts. To qualify, the names of all passengers travelling must be advised to Insight at the time of booking. Exceptions apply.
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