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Round trip Boston/Ireland
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Deluxe Coach transportation
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9-Nights first class accommodation
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Breakfast Daily
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Pub lunch in Dublin
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Passage on the Tarbert Ferry
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Walking tour of Derry with a local
guide
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Visits and admission fees to:
Table d’hôte dinners (6)
Phoenix Park— St. Patrick's Cathedral
Trinity College (Book of Kells) -Glendalough
Baltinglass Cistercian Abbey Franciscan Abbey
(Castledermot) Rock of Cashel
Gallarus Oratory -Kilmalkedar Church
St Brigid’s Well -Cliffs of Moher
Ballintubber Abbey -Carrowmore
Giant’s Causeway -Downpatrick Cathedral
Saul Church - Struell Wells
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Hotel porterage, service charges and
government taxes
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Flight bags, ticket wallets, baggage
tags.
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Gratuities for driver/escort and local
guides.
R E S E R V A T I O N S : T o ma k e a r e s e r v a t i o n a
deposit of $400.00 per person is due with the
R e s e r v a t i o n F o r m a n d f i n a l p a y me n t i s d u e
no later than Mar. 15th, 2015.
C A N C E L L A T I O N S : I f y o u mu s t c a n c e l a f t e r
y o u h a v e ma d e y o u r d e p o s i t a n d o n o r b e f o r e
3/15/2015, there will be a $300.00 p.p. cancell a t i o n f e e . I f y o u mu s t c a n c e l a f t e r 3 / 1 5 / 2 0 1 5 ,
f u l l p a y me n t i s n o n - r e f u n d a b l e .
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travel insurance to help cover any unforeseen
c i r c u ms t a n c e s t h a t ma y a r i s e .
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only as an agent for the passenger and, therefore, accepts no responsibility for any delayed
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Aer Lingus &CIE TOURS reserves the right
to change the itinerary and substitute
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o p i n i o n c i r c u ms t a n c e s w a r r a n t c h a n g e .
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space on this wonderful tour, contact Teena
at Dube travel:
101 Western Ave.
Augusta, Me 04330
207 626-0555
250 Center St.
Auburn, Me 04210
207 784-2916
343 Gorham Rd.
S. Portland, Me 04106
207 200-2151
1 800-879-3823
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PRICE PER PERSON BASED ON
DOUBLE OCCUPANCY: $3769.00
Single Supplement: $499.00 (Limited space)
(Tour based on 24 Passengers)
Due to currency fluctuation and fuel
surcharges, Prices are subject to change at
time of final invoicing.
Effective date: Nov. 10, 2014
June 1st Mon: UNITED STATES TO DUBLIN
Depart your hometown and take an overnight flight
across the Atlantic. Enjoy in-flight entertainment and
meal service as you travel to start your vacation.
Tues. 2nd: DUBLIN ARRIVAL & PHOENIX PARK
After landing at Dublin Airport, complete customs and
immigration formalities. Your CIE Tours driver/guide
will welcome you to Ireland and escort you and your
luggage to the coach. Enjoy breakfast before driving a
short distance to visit Phoenix Park. Phoenix Park is a
delightful rustic park almost in the city center, which is
the largest walled park in Europe. After your visit, take
an orientation drive around Dublin city center. See the
main thoroughfares of O’Connell Street and Nassau
Street, the shopping streets and some lovely public parks.
Then drive to your hotel and check in. Once you settle
into your room, you may like to rest or explore some of
the city on your own before dinner. In the evening join
your fellow travelers for dinner in the hotel restaurant.
Wed. 3rd: ST. PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL & TRINITY
COLLEGE
This morning celebrate Mass before
stopping to tour St. Patrick's Cathedral,
which is almost as old as the city itself.
The cathedral is famous for its connections with the brilliantly eccentric Dean
Jonathan Swift. In Trinity College view
the 8th century Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript of the gospels. Enjoy
a pub lunch with your group and then
the balance of the day is free for independent activities,
sightseeing, shopping, dining, pubs and much more.
Thurs. 4th: GLENDALOUGH & CASTLEDERMOT
ABBEY
Depart Dublin to see the
delightful scenery of the
Wicklow Mountains. Stop in
Glendalough Visitor Centre to
learn about St. Kevin’s 6th
century monastery and walk
through the site with its round
tower, church ruins and Celtic
crosses. Continue to Baltinglass to visit Baltinglass
Abbey, which the oldest part dates back to the
12th century. Then motor a short distance to visit the
Franciscan Abbey in Castledermot, which dates back to
the 9th century. After your visit, drive south to your hotel
in Waterford and check in for dinner and your overnight
stay.
Fri. 5th: ROCK OF CASHEL & KILLARNEY
Leaving Waterford drive west for a stop at the Rock of Cashel
for a guided tour of these majestic church ruins which are
clustered high on a limestone outcrop overlooking the surrounding countryside. Of particular note are the highly decorated
Cormac's Chapel which was built during the 12th century, the
large cruciform cathedral from the 13th century and a round
tower. After your visit travel southwest through County Cork
and into the rugged countryside of County Kerry. Continue to
the town of Killarney which is charmingly located with a
backdrop of mountains and lakes. Upon arrival celebrate Mass
with your group and then check into your hotel. Tonight, join
your group for dinner at the hotel restaurant.
Sat. 6th: DINGLE PENINSULA TOUR &
GALLARUS ORATORY
From Killarney drive via Killorglin and out along the Dingle
Peninsula. Stop in the town of Dingle before driving to the very
tip of the peninsula to see the primitive stone “beehive” huts of
the early monks and the Gallarus Oratory, built in the 6th
century of unmortared stone and watertight after 14 centuries.
Next travel to Ballyferriter to visit Kilmalkedar Church, which
is said to be fashioned after Cormac’s Chapel. See the Nave, the
Chancel Arch, the Alphabet Stone and even the stone cross
before returning to Killarney. Spend the balance of the day at
leisure for individual sightseeing, shopping, dining and more.
Sun. 7th: CLIFFS OF MOHER & GALWAY
Today travel north through the village of Listowel to Tarbert.
Take a 20-minute ferry ride across the River Shannon estuary
and drive to Liscannor to visit St. Brigid’s Well. The well as it
exists today, is found within a stone well house where pilgrims
continue to leave a great variety of votive offerings. Next visit
the Cliffs of Moher, which rise 700 feet above the sea and extend
five miles along the coast. Pass through the Burren Country, an
area of rocky limestone hills where a number of unique flowers
thrive. Drive around Galway Bay before arriving at your hotel
in Galway. Enjoy the balance of the afternoon at leisure to relax
or do some exploring on your own before joining your group for
dinner.
Mon. 8th: BALLINTUBBER ABBEY, KNOCK & CARROWMORE
This morning drive towards Ballintubber Abbey - known as
"the Abbey that refused to die" - has the unique status of being
Ireland's only royal Abbey, which has been in continuous use for
more than 780 years. Continue your drive east to the pilgrimage
town of Knock to visit Knock Shrine, one of the world’s leading
shrines where the Virgin Mary appeared to 15 people on August
21, 1879. See the shrine and modern basilica before celebrating
Mass. Next continue on to visit Carrowmore, the largest cemetery of megalithic tombs in Ireland, and the second largest in
Europe. Then travel north to your hotel and check in. After you
settle into your room you may like to rest or explore some of the
city before dining with your group.
Tues 9th: DERRY WALKING
TOUR, GIANT'S CAUSEWAY
& BELFAST
After breakfast travel to Derry
and embark on a walking tour
to see the principal sights. Pass
the 17th century St. Columb's
Cathedral, the Tower Museum
with local history displays
and the Guildhall where the history of Derry is depicted in
stained-glass windows. Then continue your drive through
Limavady and Coleraine to visit the Giant's Causeway.
This impressive area of hexagonal columns was formed
more than 60 million years ago by the slow and even cooling and contraction of molten lava. Then travel through
the “Nine Glens of Antrim” for wonderful views of mountains, valleys and coastline. Drive to Belfast and check into
your hotel for dinner and
overnight stay.
Wed. 10th: DOWNPATRICK &
STRUELL WELLS
Leaving Belfast, drive south
through Newry and Dundalk
with views of the Mountains of Mourne in the background.
Stop in Downpatrick to see St. Patrick’s reputed burial
place, marked by a granite
boulder at Down
Cathedral. Next travel east
to visit Saul Church, which
was built in 1932, to
commemorate
Saint Patrick's first church
in Ireland. Then motor a
short distance to see four
holy wells of Struell that
predate Saint Patrick.
Many accounts, whether factual or not, say that
Saint Patrick when he arrived to the Struell wells blessed
them. Today the wells are often a place of pilgrimage for
those who seek a cure or to do penance. After your visit,
journey south to Dublin and check into your hotel. After
you settle into your room enjoy the balance of the day for
individual pursuits and dining.
Thurs. 11th: RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES
All too soon, your vacation in Ireland has come to the end.
Transfer to Dublin Airport in plenty of time to check in
for your flight, clear security and claim your VAT refund.
You may do some last minute shopping at the duty free
stores before boarding your aircraft and flying west across
the Atlantic Ocean back to the United States.