Full Irish Breakfast at the Radisson Hotel Galway at your leisure in the hotel restaurant. NOTE: room service not included.

9:00am  Meet with coach & driver outside hotel & transfer to main staging area of Galway City St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

2:00pm & 3:00pm: Coach to operate 2  transfers from end of parade back to hotel. NOTES: times to be confirmed at a later date.

Afternoon/evening free to explore Galway City & enjoy the atmosphere of parade day.

Dinner this evening will be your own expense.

Full Irish Breakfast at the Radisson Hotel Galway at your leisure in the hotel restaurant.

The Burren and Cliffs of Moher Tour

9:00am: Depart hotel in a luxury motorcoach with driver & guide.

10:30am: Arrive at Cliffs of Moher. Entry included into Atlantic Edge Visitor Centre. Some free time to walk up to view Cliffs & photo opportunities.

The famous Cliffs of Moher, defiantly standing as giant natural ramparts against the aggressive might of the Atlantic Ocean.  They rise in places to over 700 feet and stretch for almost 5 miles.  O’Brien’s Tower, which was constructed in the early 19th century as a viewing point for Victorian tourists, is located on Moher’s highest cliff.  From its exceptional vantage position, you can view the Clare coastline, Galway Bay, the Aran Islands and mountains as far as Kerry and Connemara.

12:00pm: Depart Cliffs of Moher & travel through some of the Burren Region, a vast area of limestone in this rugged area of West Clare. Enjoy photo stop at Leamanah Castle.

1:00pm: Arrive into village of Ballyvaughan where guests are free for lunch. (Own expense)

2:15pm: Depart Ballyvaughan village.

3:30pm: Arrive back at hotel.

Golf Tour

8:00am: Depart Galway City & transfer to Connemara Golf Links OR Galway Bay Golf Club.

Approx. 4:00pm: Return to Hotel. NOTE: Greens fees, caddies, beverages and lunch at your expense.

7:00pm  Farewell Reception to Galway

8:00pm Farewell Dinner

Evening free to explore Galway City and pack for our transfer to Killarney..

Full Irish Breakfast in the restaurant at the Radisson Hotel

Check out.

9:30am: Transfer from Galway City to Killarney

10:45am: Arrive at Bunratty village. Some free time for shopping or to visit Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. Lunch options include lunch in the Folk village, Durty Nellies Pub or at Blarney Woollen Mills (upstairs in the café – own expense)

1:00pm: Depart Bunratty village.

1:30pm: Quick photo stop in the pretty village of Adare.

2:00pm: Depart Adare

3:30pm: Arrive at the Malton Hotel, Killarney & check in

Check-in at The Malton Hotel Killarney

Credit card for incidentals only required.

The Malton Hotel

From its distinctive architecture to its effortless service and genuine hospitality, The Malton has been a favourite retreat for over 160 years. Originally opened as The Railway Hotel in 1854  later to become The Great Southern Hotel in the early 1900’s and now The Malton since 2006 it has indeed a long history and retains the original features and wonderful architecture of those Victorian times. With 6 acres of beautiful private gardens in the centre of bustling Killarney town centre as well its favourable location adjacent to Killarney Railway Station, The Malton has without doubt a superb and unrivalled location.

Killarney

In a town that’s been practicing the tourism game for over 250 years, Killarney is a well-oiled machine in the middle of the sublime scenery of its namesake national park. Beyond the obvious proximity to lakes, waterfalls, woodland and moors dwarfed by 1000m-plus peaks, it has many charms of its own. Competition keeps standards high, and no matter your budget, you can expect to find good restaurants, fine pubs and plenty of accommodation.

Killarney and its surrounds have been inhabited probably since the Neolithic period and were certainly important Bronze Age settlements, based on the copper ore mined on Ross Island. Killarney changed hands between warring tribes, the most notable of which were the Fir Bolg (‘bag men’), expert stonemasons who built forts and devised Ogham script. It wasn’t until much later, in the 17th century, that Viscount Kenmare developed the town as an Irish version of England‘s Lake District. Among its many notable 19th-century tourists were Queen Victoria and the Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, who beganQueen Mab here.

7:00pm  Welcome to Killarney Reception

8:00pm Welcome Dinner

Evening free to enjoy some of Killarney’s great pubs! Saturday evening, there will be live traditional Irish music in some pubs in the town.

Full Irish Breakfast in the Malton Hotel restaurant.  NOTE: Room service not included

The Gap of Dunloe Tour

9:30am: Drive to Kate Kearney’s Cottage, situated at the mouth of the Gap of Dunloe.

On Killarney’s doorstep: For over 200 years visitors to Killarney have been taking “The Gap Trip” which is, without doubt, one of the highlights of this area of Ireland.

10:00am: Take a jaunting cart (pony & carriage) for a 7 mile journey through the scenic Gap, situated in the Macguillacuddy Reeks.   In this wild mountain gorge of the most rugged scenery, you will pass many small lakes connected by mountain streams and cascades.

12:00pm: Visit Lord Brandon’s Cottage where light lunches are served (own expense). Lord Brandon’s Cottage is situated in the Black Valley and which was built in the 1800s as a hunting lodge, and is set beside the upper lake of Killarney.

                            Gap of Dunloe Pony & Cart on Gap of Dunloe

Following lunch, take a boat trip through the Upper Lake, the most beautiful of the Three Lakes, through the Long Range Rover and past Eagle’s Nest Mountain, the last home of the Golden Eagle in Ireland. The boat ride continues passing under high mountains, rushing cascades, arched bridges and to Inisfallen Island, home to ruins of Inisfallen Abbey which dates back to 600 AD.  The island is most famous for the Annals of Inisfallen compiled here between the 12th and 14th centuries.  Your boat journey ends atRoss Castle, a 15th century Norman stronghold.

Approx. 3:00pm: Return to Killarney town centre & enjoy some free time for shopping.

Golf Tour

8:00am: Depart Killarney town & transfer to Tralee Golf Club.

Approx. 4:00pm: Return to Hotel. NOTE: Greens fees, caddies, beverage and lunch own expense.

Dinner this evening will be your own expense.

This evening, enjoy dinner at leisure in the town. Perhaps visit some of Killarney’s many wonderful pubs and restaurants such as Mac’s Pub, The Bricin, Danny Mann, O’Connor’s, The Laurels and Foleys Pub.

Day 7: Tuesday, March 22nd 2016

Full Irish Breakfast in the restaurant at The Malton Hotel

Check out.

Depart Hotel and transfer to Shannon  airport via motorcoach. NOTE: there will be two transfers that will occur four (4) hours prior to your International flights to the US. If your flight arrangements have been conveyed by January 15, 2015 you will be assigned a transfer time.  

FAREWELL TO IRELAND!!

PACKAGE INCLUDES

• Six (6) nights accommodations. Three (3) in Galway and three (3) in Killarney, Ireland
• Round-trip airport transfers in and out of Shannon International Airport.
• Full Irish Breakfast daily
• Participation in the Galway City Parade with transfers.
• Four (4) cocktail receptions. Two (2) in Galway and two (2) in Killarney
• Four (4) dinners. Two (2) in Galway and two (2) in Killarney
• Full day tour with driver and guide to The Burren and The Cliffs of Moher
• Full day tour with driver and guide to the Gap of Dunloe
• Round trip golf transfers on two (2) days
• Full day transfer tour to Killarney through Bunratty and Adare.
• Web-site registration
• Travel director services throughout
• Travel information and Program of events
• Administration, porterage, taxes and fees

Double Occupancy (Per Person) –  $1,382.95

Single Occupancy (Per Person) – $1,770.95

NOTE: AIRLINE ARRANGEMENTS ARE ON PARTICIPANTS OWN. AIRPORT TRANSFERS IN AND OUT OF SHANNON AIRPORT WILL BE ARRANGED IF AIRLINE INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY JANUARY 15, 2016