Northern Supreme – 8 Days

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This Northern Supreme Escorted Coach Tour Includes 8 days/7 nights and 13 meals

Highlights:
Ashford Castle Hotel Stay
Special Dining Experiences
Slieve League Sea Cliffs
Giant’s Causeway
Titanic Belfast
Cruise on Donegal Bay

Hotels:
Deluxe & Castle:
Ashford Castle, Cong (2 nights)
Harveys Point Hotel, Donegal (2 nights)
Merchant Hotel, Belfast (1 night)
Shelbourne Hotel, Dublin (2 nights)

Tour Includes:
Sightseeing by luxury coach
Professional driver/guide
7 nights in hotels listed
Full breakfast daily (B) except on day 1
6 dinners (D) including:
– Eddie’s Pub dinner and entertainment
– Abbey Tavern Loft Restaurant & Irish show
– 4 table d’hote dinners
Welcome get-together drink
“The Quiet Man” walking tour of Cong
Donegal Bay Waterbus cruise
Slieve League sea cliffs followed by home-baked scones with coffee or tea
Walking tour of Derry
Tour of Belfast with a local guide
Dublin open-top bus tour with a visit and drink at Guinness Storehouse or Old Jameson Distillery
Visits and admissions to Kylemore Abbey, Museum of Country Life, Triona Design, Giant’s Causeway and Titanic Belfast
Headsets for walking tours
Deluxe carry-on backpack, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap
All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person

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Single Room Supplement is 995 Euro

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Day 1: Shannon Airport & Ashford Castle
Your Irish trip starts at Ashford Castle Hotel, a 2-hour drive from Shannon Airport so ensure that you have appropriate transfer arrangements. Settle in and enjoy the amenities of this wonderful hotel. At 6:00 pm meet your tour guide and fellow travelers for a welcome drink and dinner in the elegant dining room.
(D)

Day 2: Kylemore Abbey & “The Quiet Man” Walk
Travel through the scenic Connemara region today to view rugged hills interspersed with tiny lakes. Visit Kylemore Abbey, a stately 19th century mansion in a tranquil lakeside setting that is owned by an order of Irish Benedictine nuns. Walk along the lake shore and tour the fine reception rooms and the elaborate church. Return to Cong for a walking tour around the village to see movie locations of the 1952 production of “The Quiet Man.” Spend the afternoon at Ashford Castle to explore the grounds, play golf or simply relax. Eddie’s Pub in the nearby village of Clonbur is the venue for an informal dinner with local entertainment.
(B,D)

Day 3: Country Life & Donegal Bay Cruise
Visit the Museum of Country Life to view exhibits of domestic goods in daily use during the 19th and early 20th centuries when Ireland was mostly an agricultural economy. See simple utensils and furniture made from local materials. Continue to Donegal town and embark on a fun cruise of Donegal Bay. See the seal colony and perhaps other wild life and enjoy views of the scenic Bluestack Mountains and the many islands and bays. A short drive will take you to Harvey’s Point Hotel, set in glorious scenery a few miles outside Donegal town. Relax or take a stroll before dinner.
(B,D)

Day 4: Slieve League Cliffs & Donegal
Drive to the fishing port of Killybegs and on to Teelin. Transfer to a minibus to reach the best viewpoint of the Slieve League sea cliffs, the highest in Europe, reaching 1,972 feet. The cliffs drop straight down to the wild Atlantic waves creating breathtaking views. Back in Teelin enjoy coffee or tea with home baked scones before driving through the majestic Glengesh Pass to Ardara. County Donegal is renowned for its rugged scenery, sheep and Donegal tweed. Visit Triona Design to see demonstrations of spinning, weaving and knitting.
(B,D)

Day 5: Derry Walk & Giant’s Causeway
Take a walking tour around Derry’s medieval walls, which completely encircle the old city. Learn about the long and involved history of the city as you pass the Diamond and St. Columb’s Cathedral. Pause for photos at the ruins of Dunluce Castle before visiting the Giant’s Causeway, enormous hexagonal columns formed over 60 million years ago. The huge rocks have given rise to many stories, especially with the legendary Finn McCool. Travel through the Nine Glens of Antrim where “Game of Thrones” was filmed. In Belfast check in to your elegant Victorian hotel, built as the headquarters of the Ulster Bank. Enjoy fine dining in the ornate Great Room Restaurant, once the main Banking Hall.
(B,D)

Day 6: Titanic Belfast & Dublin’s Abbey Tavern
A local guide will show you the highlights of Belfast, including Victorian buildings, the imposing City Hall and the shipyards where RMS Titanic was built in 1912. Visit Titanic Belfast to learn about this ill-fated famous liner through state-of-the-art displays. Discover the history of Belfast’s thriving shipbuilding industry and many other facets of the Titanic’s creation. Drive past the gentle slopes of the Mourne Mountains to Dublin and check in to your landmark hotel on St. Stephen’s Green in the city center. Enjoy a farewell dinner at the Abbey Tavern’s Loft Restaurant in Howth followed by a lively show of songs and step-dancing.
(B,D)

Day 7: Dublin City Tour & Guinness or Jameson Visit
The entire day is at leisure so you may schedule sightseeing as you wish. Use your open-top bus tour voucher to see the city’s most popular attractions a visit to either Guinness Storehouse or Old Jameson Distillery with a drink is also included.
(B)

Day 8: Depart Dublin for Home
Your tour ends after breakfast.
(B)

B: Breakfast; L: Lunch; D: Dinner

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Belfast Titanic Exhibition  
The newly-opened Titanic Belfast is a “must see” visit in any tour of Belfast and Northern Ireland. It is located in the heart of Belfast, right beside the historic site of this world-famous ship’s construction. Housed in an iconic, 6-floor building, this state-of-the-art visitor experience tells the story of the Titanic, from her conception in Belfast in the early 1900s, through her construction and launch, to her famous maiden voyage and tragic end. The adventure begins the moment you walk through the door and into the building’s giant atrium surrounded by the four ‘ship’s hull’ shaped wings which house the Titanic Experience. As you journey through the nine large galleries of this state-of-the-art interactive exhibition, you will uncover the true story of the Titanic.

 
Guinness Storehouse   
Located in the heart of the St James’s Gate Brewery, which has been home to the black stuff since 1759, Guinness Storehouse is Ireland’s Number One Visitor Attraction and you simply cannot leave Dublin without having paid a visit. The massive seven-storey building, a former Guinness fermentation plant, has been remodeled into the shape of a giant pint of Guinness. A visit will teach you everything you ever wanted to know about this world famous beer from how Guinness is made to the ancient craft of Guinness barrel making in the Cooperage. The highlight for many visitors is the Gravity Bar. Here visitors receive a complimentary pint of Guinness and can relax and enjoy the breathtaking 360-degree views across Dublin City.

Giants Causeway 
The Giant’s Causeway is Northern Ireland’s most famous landmark and has been an official Unesco World Heritage Site since 1986. Formed between 50 and 60 million years ago, the ’causeway’ takes its name from the legends of Finn MacCool and draws people from far and wide to this corner of north Antrim. Whether you are just researching about Ireland or planning an Ireland vacation, The Giants Causeway is a must see! The north Antrim coastline in renowned for its scenic beauty and the Giant’s Causeway is its unique jewel in the crown, known to the Irish as the 8th Wonder of the World. A jagged promontory of neatly packed columns of hexagonal basalt rocks created some 6 million years ago by a flow of basaltic lava. As the lava cooled it formed these distinctive hexagonal shapes just as the bottom of a dried riverbed would crack into shapes

Tour Includes:

Sightseeing by luxury coach
Professional driver/guide
7 nights in hotels listed
Full breakfast daily (B) except on day 1
6 dinners (D) including:
– Eddie’s Pub dinner and entertainment
– Abbey Tavern Loft Restaurant & Irish show
– 4 table d’hote dinners
Welcome get-together drink
“The Quiet Man” walking tour of Cong
Donegal Bay Waterbus cruise
Slieve League sea cliffs followed by home-baked scones with coffee or tea
Walking tour of Derry
Tour of Belfast with a local guide
Dublin open-top bus tour with a visit and drink at Guinness Storehouse or Old Jameson Distillery
Visits and admissions to Kylemore Abbey, Museum of Country Life, Triona Design, Giant’s Causeway and Titanic Belfast
Headsets for walking tours
Deluxe carry-on backpack, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap
All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person

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