Your Holiday Itinerary for 2009

6-Day Break

• Day 1 – Local departure then to Holyhead for the ferry to Ireland, and overnight stay in Carlow. D
• Day 2 – To Cork and Blarney Castle then on to our hotel overlooking Bantry Bay for a 3-night stay. B,D
• Excursions & Visits – Cork and Blarney Castle (included). We visit Cork, Ireland’s third city, then head to Blarney Castle and the famous ‘Blarney Stone’ (entrance extra).
• Day 3 – Beara Peninsula. B,D
• Excursions & Visits – Beara Peninsula (included). Breathtaking views await us as we tour this bygone haunt of smugglers. Take an optional boat trip to magnificent Garnish Island, Ireland’s most outstanding garden island, with its famous collection of plants and Italian landscaping.
• Day 4 – Killarney and the Ring of Kerry. B,D
• Excursions & Visits – Beara Peninsula (included). Breathtaking views await us as we tour this bygone haunt of smugglers. Take an optional boat trip to magnificent Garnish Island, Ireland’s most outstanding garden island, with its famous collection of plants and Italian landscaping.
• Day 5 – To Dublin for an overnight stay. B
• Excursions & Visits – Dublin (optional). In Dublin, with its fascinating history, you can join an optional sightseeing tour.
• Day 6 – We journey to Holyhead, then return home. B

B=Breakfast D=Dinner

Your Holiday Itinerary for 2008

6-Day Break

• Day 1 – We travel to Holyhead, then by ferry to Ireland, and break up our journey with an overnight stay in Carlow. D
• Day 2 – Cork and Blarney Castle (included). Ireland's third city, Cork is an important seaport and also home to numerous fine pubs! Our next stop is Blarney Castle and the famous 'Blarney Stone' (entrance extra), where tradition has it that kissing the stone will give the gift of flattery and successful lying! Continue to our hotel in Glengarriff for a three-night stay . B,D
• Day 3 – Beara Peninsula (included). Breathtaking views await as we tour the bygone haunt of smugglers. On our return to Glengarriff, there's an optional boat trip to magnificent Garnish Island, Ireland's most outstanding garden island, with its famous collection of plants and Italian landscaping. B,D
• Day 4 – Killarney and the Ring of Kerry (included). See dramatic scenery and the picturesque fishing villages of the Ring of Kerry, and enjoy the infectious humour of the families who have run jaunting cars (pony and trap rides) for generations at Killarney. B,D
• Day 5 – Dublin (optional). To Dublin, with its fascinating history where you can join an optional sightseeing tour. Continue to our overnight hotel on the outskirts of the city. B
• Day 6 – We journey to Holyhead, then return home. B

B=Breakfast D=Dinner