NEW BUDGET TOUR! West of Ireland 2010 - Escorted Motorcoach Tour
Discover the majestic West of Ireland. Travel back in time as you visit Achill Island with its wild views of mountains and beaches. See the remains of deserted cottages from the famine years. In Donegal, we will see the highest cliffs in Europe at Slieve League. See spinning, knitting and weaving as we travel along scenic routes to Adare and Glenties.First Class and Superior First Class hotels throughout. Full Irish breakfast daily, except day of arrival. Six (6) hotel dinners. Full sightseeing by Deluxe Touring Motorcoach. Professional Irish driver/guide to escort you through out. Visits to: Cliffs of Moher, Galway Crystal, Killybegs and the Irish tweed areas of Ardara and Glenties, Achill Island and Cong. 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.
Your West of Ireland tour includes:
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- Tour Operator
- Celtic Tours
- Offer
- Offer valid through 11/20/2010
- Duration
- 8 Days
- Escorted
- Escorted - Yes
| Day | Destination | Description |
| Day 1 | Depart USA | U.S. to Ireland : Depart U.S. for your overnight flight to Ireland. Dinner is served on board. |
| Day 2 | Limerick | Shannon - Adare - Limerick : Morning arrival at Shannon Airport. Having cleared Irish customs we are greeted by our Celtic Tours driver/guide. Transfers from Shannon Airport to our Limerick hotel where we have free time to rest. Afternoon departure for a local tour to the old world village of Adare and to Foynes, a small town sitting at the mouth of the Shannon River. Optional visit to the Flying Boat Museum and see the luxury Flying Boat, the "Yankee Clipper" landed at Foynes. It was here that Irish Coffee was first introduced in 1942. Return to our Limerick hotel for dinner and overnight. |
| Day 3 | Donegal | Limerick - Cliffs of Moher - Galway - Donegal : Departing Limerick, we travel via the majestic Cliffs of Moher, where we stop for a photo-op. Continue on to Galway for a visit to the Galway Crystal showroom. Some free time in Galway before we continue on via Tuam and Sligo, birthplace of William Butler Yeats to Bundoran in Donegal for dinner and overnight. |
| Day 4 | Donegal | Donegal Day Tour : Today we enjoy a scenic tour of Donegal, famous for Irish tweed. We travel via Donegal Town and along Donegal Bay to the small fishing village of Killybegs. Continue north via Ardara and Glenties before returning to our hotel via Belleek for dinner and overnight. |
| Day 5 | Castlebar | Donegal - Mayo : A leisurely departure this morning takes us via Ballysadare to Dromore West on the Atlantic Coast. Continue on via Easky, Kilglass and along Killala Bay to Ballina and into Castlebar to our hotel for the next two nights. Dinner and overnight in Castlebar. |
| Day 6 | Castlebar | Castlebar - Achill Island - Castlebar : After breakfast, we commence our days touring which will be spent discovering the beauties of County Mayo. We drive from Castlebar, along wide Clew Bay to Mulranny and still further west to Achill Island. Achill is linked to the mainland by a bridge, making this lovely spot accessible to tourist and Irish holiday-maker alike. Enjoy spectacular views of the wide Atlantic, Clew Bay and Blacksod Bay before returning via Bangor. Dinner and overnight in Castlebar. |
| Day 7 | Killaloe | Castlebar - Cong - Connemara - Ennis - Killaloe : Morning departure from Castlebar, travel via Cong and Ashford Castle, the classic movie, The Quiet Man, was made in this area. Continue on via Maam Cross to scenic Connemara and along Galway Bay to County Clare and the lovely village of Killaloe, overlooking the Shannon River and Lough Derg. Dinner and overnight in Killaloe. |
| Day 8 | Return USA | Killaloe - Shannon Airport - U.S. : Morning transfer to Shannon Airport for our return flight home. Ample time allowed for last minute duty free shopping. Arrive home the same day. |
- Dates/Pricing
- Lodging
Limerick : The George Hotel Bundoran : Great Northern Hotel Castlebar : Breaffy House Hotel Killaloe : Lakeside Hotel
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This tour does not include:
- Lunches
- Tips to driver/guide
- US Departure Taxes
