GLOBUS Tours - 2012 Britain And Ireland In Depth

Your Itinerary Day by Day

Day 1 - London - Canterbury - Brighton.

Meet your Tour Director and travelling companions and depart at 8 am. from your London joining hotel (see your travel documents). Visit CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL, and in Brighton, tour the exotic ROYAL PAVILION. Tonight, enjoy a welcome dinner at your hotel. (D)

Day 2 - Brighton - Stonehenge - Salisbury - Plymouth.

This morning, visit prehistoric STONEHENGE before taking a stroll in Salisbury with its vast cathedral. Continue on to Widecombe-in-the-Moor in Dartmoor National Park. Upon arrival in Plymouth, hear about Sir Francis Drake and see the Mayflower Steps where the Pilgrim Fathers embarked in 1620. (B,D)

Day 3 - Plymouth. Cornwall Excursion.

Head through Daphne du Maurier's Cornwall to St. Michael's Mount, rising boldly out of the sea, take your photos at Land's End, then explore the popular seaside resort of St. Ives. (B)

Day 4 - Plymouth - Bath - Bristol.

At Glastonbury, hear about King Arthur, and in Bath, see the amazing excavations of the ROMAN BATHS. Overnight is in Bristol, from where John Cabot sailed in 1497 to discover America. (B,D)

Day 5 - Bristol - Cardiff, Wales - Waterford, Ireland.

A morning orientation drive in Cardiff features the castle, Cathays Park, and the stately civic buildings. Cross St. George's Channel to Rosslare in Ireland and proceed to Waterford, a stronghold founded by the Danish Vikings in 853. (B,D)

Day 6 -  Waterford - Blarney - Killarney.

In Blarney, renowned for its magical Kissing Stone, there is time to walk up to the castle and to shop for traditional Irish handicrafts before continuing to Killarney, your Kerry base for the next three nights. (B,D)

Day 7 - At Leisure in Killarney.

A full day to relax or join out optional excursion that includes a horse-drawn jaunting car ride through Killarney National Park to Ross Castle, a boat ride to Innisfallen Abbey and across the lakes for a visit to Muckross House, returning to your hotel mid-afternoon. (B)

Day 8 - Killarney. Ring of Kerry Excursion.

Follow the road known as the RING OF KERRY for a 100-mile panoramic drive. Take your photos of the Lakes of Killarney from Ladies View. Later, join an entertaining optional evening in Tralee with dinner and tickets for the National Folk Theatre. (B)

Day 9 - Killarney - Dingle Peninsula - Adare - Limerick.

Breathtaking scenery on Dingle Peninsula. At the BLASKET ISLANDS CENTRE, learn about the way of life on the remote islands evacuated by its inhabitants in 1953. Via quaint Adare, head for the city of Limerick. Tonight's optional recommendation: a medieval banquet. (B)

Day 10 - Limerick - Cliffs Of Moher - Sligo.

Motor to the spectacular CLIFFS OF MOHER, rising 204 metres (668 feet) above the Atlantic. Via the limestone plateau of The Burren and Galway reach Knock, a village that attracts pilgrims from all over the world. Then, spend the night in Sligo. (B,D)

Essential Information:

This holiday offers our most complete view of the British Isles. In England enjoy visits to London, Canterbury, the seaside resort of Brighton, mysterious Stonehenge, historic Plymouth, and Roman Bath.

See the Welsh capital of Cardiff and then take a ferry to picturesque Ireland for visits to Blarney, Killarney, the Ring of Kerry, the Giant’s Causeway, Belfast and Dublin.

Then it’s back across the Irish Sea, and through North Wales to Liverpool where you'll enjoy a guided tour of the award-winning Beatles Story. 

Travel north to see the highlights of Scotland, including the “Bonnie Banks” of Loch Lomond, the Isle of Skye, Inverewe Garden, Inverness, pretty Braemar and elegant Edinburgh.

Back in England, time to experience the towns of York and Stratford-upon-Avon before visiting Blenheim Palace on your way back to London.

EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO
Ticket included for departures 0718 through 0808

What's Included:

• Breakfast - 21
• Lunch - 0
• Dinner - 10

• Canterbury: Visit the cathedral.
• Brighton: Royal Pavilion tour; welcome dinner.
• Stonehenge: Visit the prehistoric monument.
• Salisbury: Visit the cathedral city.
• Plymouth: Orientation.
• Cornwall: Take photographs of St. Michael's Mount, visit Land's End and St. Ives.
• Bath: Visit the Roman relics.
• Cardiff: Orientation drive.
• Fishguard-Rosslare: Cross St. George's Channel by ferry.
• Blarney: Visit the famous village.
• Ring Of Kerry: Scenic peninsula drive.
• Dingle Peninsula: Visit the Blasket Islands Centre.
• Adare: Admire the thatched cottages.
• Cliffs Of Moher: Savour the spectacular views.
• Galway: Orientation.
• Drumcliff: Visit W.B. Yeats' grave.
• Belleek: Guided tour of the pottery.
• County Antrim: Visit the Giant's Causeway.
• Belfast: Guided "Living History" tour.
• Downpatrick: Visit the Saint Patrick Centre.
• Dublin: Orientation drive, visit Trinity College.
• Dublin-Holyhead: Cross the Irish Sea by ferry.
• Chester: Walking tour.
• Glasgow: Orientation drive.
• Mallaig-Armadale: Cross the Sound of Sleat by ferry.
• Isle Of Skye: Visit the Museum of the Isles at the Clan Donald Centre.
• Inverewe: Visit the subtropical garden.
• Highlands: Guided tour of a whisky distillery.
• St. Andrews: Visit the home of golf.
• Edinburgh: Guided sightseeing, visit Edinburgh Castle and Holyrood Palace.
• Floors: Visit the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe's castle.
• Jedburgh: Take pictures of the abbey ruins
• York: Walking tour.
• Coventry: Admire the modern cathedral.
• Stratford-Upon-Avon: Take pictures of Anne Hathaway's Cottage, visit Shakespeare's birthplace.
• Blenheim: Guided tour of the palace.
• Meals: Full English breakfast (B); 12 three-course dinners (D) with choice of menus, including a welcome dinner in Brighton.