Howth, County Dublin.
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| Day 1 November 7 Wednesday |
USA-Ireland. Depart USA for overnight flight to Ireland. Dinner and
in-flight entertainment is served shortly after take-off. Everyone will be provided with an Indulgers gift bag. As we fly off to Ireland, the venues the band will play will be announced and you can expect to visit some magical places in the coming days. |
| Day 2 November 8 Thursday | Dublin. Morning arrival at Dublin Airport where you are greeted by your Driver/Guide. Leaving the airport, we travel into Dublin where we enjoy a panoramic tour of this 1000-year old city. We then see statue-filled O’Connell Street, The General Post Office scene of the 1916 Easter Uprising, as well as Georgian Square. After checking into our hotel, the rest of the day is free. Why not enjoy shopping along trendy Grafton Street? Check out Trinity College and the Book Of Kells. Optional afternoon tour to the Guinness Brewery. This evening dinneris on your own. Overnight Dublin. |
| Day 3 November 9 Friday | Dublin-Galway. After a hearty full Irish breakfast, we travel via
the Irish midlands through Maynooth and Athlone until we reach Galway,
situated on Lough Corrib. Explore the west of Ireland’s largest city
on your own, stopping to browse along the store-filled streets on “Shop Street”, perhaps making a visit to the
Church of St. Nicholas where Columbus is said to have prayed before his
voyage to the New World. Dinner and overnight in Galway. |
| Day 4 November 10 Saturday | Connemara or Aran Islands. After a full Irish breakfast you may enjoy an optional tour of The Aran Islands. Inis Mór is the largest of the three Aran Islands and is the most developed in terms of tourist facilities. There are about 900 inhabitants on Inis Mór making it by far the most populated of the islands. The main village on the island is Kilronan, which has a quite large harbour that accommodates a vast amount of tourist travel to the island. There are minibuses as well as horse and carts to take people around. Your other option is to join us on a tour of Rugged Connemara. Today we take in the magnificent views of the Connemara region, Ireland’s treasure of wild, natural beauty where Gaelic remains the only spoken language. We travel via Clifden to Kylemore Abbey, monastic home of the Benedictine Nuns before returning to Galway overnight. Dinner is on your own (suggestions provided). Galway has a plethora of pubs just waiting for your visit! |
| Day 5 November 11 Sunday | Galway-Limerick-Cashel-Kilkenny. After a full Irish breakfast our tour departs Galway traveling south. We enjoy a panoramic tour of Limerick City, including King John’s Castle as well as the Treaty Stone. We drive past the birthplace of Frank McCourt, famous as the author of “Angela’s Ashes”. Our journey continues via Cashel with its imposing “Rock”. Legend has it St. Patrick crowned the High Kings of Ireland in the 5th century. We continue to the medieval city of Kilkenny, our stop for the evening. Afternoon is free. This afternoon you can choose to visit The Kilkenny Castle which has been completely refurbished in recent years. Dinner and overnight Kilkenny. |
| Day 6 November 12 Monday | Kilkenny-Blarney-Kilkenny. After breakfast our tour today takes us to County Cork for a visit to Blarney. Famous for its 14th century “Kissing Stone” and Blarney Woolen Mills which sells everything Irish. We enjoy a tour through County Cork before returning to Kilkenny for overnight. Also located here is the Kilkenny Design Centre where Irish Craftsmanship is on display in the various showrooms. Dinner is on your own with dinner suggestions. |
| Day 7 November 13 Tuesday | Kilkenny-Athy-Naas- Dublin-Howth. After breakfast we depart Kilkenny traveling north through Athy which overlooks the River Barrow at one of its widest points. The recent designation as a heritage town insures the preservation of its 18th century town houses. Our journey continues north through Naas home to the Irish National Stud Farm, the heartland of Irish thoroughbred country. We bypass Dublin en route to Howth. Howth, a peninsula nine miles to the northeast of Dublin city, is a beautiful place to visit. Named from the Danish word Hoved (Ho'vud) for Head by the Viking raiders who settled around Dublin in the tenth century, Howth has been immortalized forever in "The Greatest Novel of the Century" Joyce's Ulysses. Overnight Howth. Dinner is on your own. |
| Day 8 November 14 Wednesday |
Howth-Dublin-USA. After breakfast we are transferred to nearby Dublin Airport. In the off chance that you missed shopping opportunities, Dublin has a large Duty-Free Shop that you can visit once you are checked in for your flight. In the traditional Irish way we wish you “Safe Home”. |