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| Duration | 13 days | 10 days |
| Price From | $ 3,555 | $ 4,423 |
| Price Per Day | $ 273 | $ 442 |
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| Trip Style | Group tour | Self-guided tour |
| Lodging Level | Standard | Premium |
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| Flights & Transport | Internal airfare and ground transport included | Ground transport included |
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11 Breakfasts, 10 Lunches and 11 Dinners |
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Enter an enchanting world of folklore, forts and faeries in the magical land of Ireland, where landscape, myth and tradition permeate the country. Two generations study the Emerald Isle, learning about traditional sheep farming, exploring the unique landscape of County Clare, the Irish art of storytelling, and your own family history through lessons on tracing ancestral roots! An evening of “limericks,” as well as traditional Irish dance and music, introduces the rhythms of everyday life. |
A taste of Scotland & Ireland will loop you from one beautiful country to another. You'll enjoy 4* accommodations and transportation with a private driver! |
Day 1: Overnight on board plane
Overnight in Flight
Day 2: Arrive at Shannon Airport, Cork
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Imperial Hotel
Lunch: Excluded
Afternoon: Check in at hotel. Welcome meeting and orientation at 5:00pm.
Dinner: At Hotel.
Evening: Free Evening
Day 3: Mythology & music with Irish dancing & tin whistle workshop, Cork
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Imperial Hotel
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel
Morning: Lecture: Irish Music and Mythology. Tea / Coffee. Followed by an Irish dancing lesson and a workshop showing how to learn a traditional Irish tune on the tin whistle.
Lunch: In the hotel.
Afternoon: Depart by coach on a guided field trip of Cork city including St Fin Barre's Cathedral and Cork city gaol.
Dinner: In the hotel.
Evening: At leisure.
Day 4: Cobh/Cork
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Imperial Hotel
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel
Morning: Lecture: Irish Folklore & Traditions: Celtic Gods, rituals and customs, curses and cures’. Depart on a field trip to Cobh: the Queenstown Story to learn at first hand about emigration from Ireland to America
Lunch: Lunch in Cobh at the Queenstown Centre.
Afternoon: Meet your guide Michael Martin to take the ‘Titanic Trail’: Follow in the footsteps of the passengers who boarded the doomed ‘Titanic’. Return to Cork via St. Colman’s Cathedral .
Dinner: In the hotel.
Evening: Grandchildren ‘interview’ their grandparents in order to complete their family tree. Special prize for the grandchild with the most ancestral information!
Day 5: Blarney, Killarney
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: International Hotel Killarney
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel
Morning: Depart for Blarney Castle. Climb the steps to the top of the castle for spectacular views and kiss the Blarney Stone to get the ‘gift of gab’.
Lunch: Lunch at Blarney Woollen Mills hotel.
Afternoon: Transfer to the hotel in Killarney in Co Kerry.
Dinner: In the hotel.
Evening: At leisure.
Day 6: Outdoor Adventure Centre, Killarney
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: International Hotel Killarney
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel
Morning: Depart for a full day's field trip to an Outdoor Adventure Centre.
Lunch: Lunch at centre
Afternoon: Enjoy an afternoon of activities at the Centre, including fun team building activities and water activities.
Dinner: Dinner at the Centre
Evening: Grandchildren: Supervised activities with leader
Day 7: Storytelling, Killarney
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: International Hotel Killarney
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel
Morning: Adventures and Heroes of Irish mythology; a morning of storytelling. Our story teller weaves worlds of mythic Irish lore, shrouding us in the mythological knowledge that has shaped this land. Tea/coffee. The Art of Storytelling, the traits of the craft: Release the storyteller within!. This involves the use of drama games, enactment, telling and retelling of tales both familiar and new. All the morning's activities work towards opening up the storytelling skills of each member.
Lunch: Lunch allowance given.
Afternoon: Free afternoon.
Dinner: In the hotel.
Evening: At leisure.
Day 8: Ring of Kerry. Kissane, Killarney
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: International Hotel Killarney
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel
Morning: Hear a lecutre on "Growing up in Kerry: A Ramble Down The Ol' Botharin" before embarking on a full day field trip around the Iveragh Peninsula: the world renowned ‘Ring of Kerry’ including a visit to the Kissane family Sheep Farm, located in the scenic area of Moll's Gap. The goal of this family run farm is to preserve the Irish heritage of mountain sheep farming and the mountain sheep that have been in the hills and on the roads of Kerry for over one hundred years. In doing so, the heritage of a traditional family farm in this Special Area of Conservation is saved for future generations. You will have the opportunity to learn about the work of the sheepdogs and see them in action on this mountainous terrain, to catch a sheep in the farmyard and try to shear it yourself and to bottle feed some of the orphan lambs!
Lunch: Taken en route.
Afternoon: The field trip continues.
Dinner: In the hotel.
Evening: At leisure.
Day 9: Lakes of Killarney.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: International Hotel Killarney
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel
Morning: Experience the most beautiful part of Ireland in the most memorable way; on board a traditional jaunting car where you will explore the famous Lakes of Killarney on a boat with your grandchildren. This spectacular tour will inform you on the history, legends & folklore of the area, and if you are lucky enough you might just bump into the odd 1 or 2 Leprechauns!!!
Lunch: At the Muckross Garden Restaurant.
Afternoon: Children depart by mini bus with leader to attend an afternoon of discovery with Irish young people their own age at Killarney National Park Education Centre, whose ethos is based on a hands-on approach to learning about nature. Activities include live capture and release of small mammals, scavenger hunts, food chain games, quizzes, pond dipping, moth trapping, and use of microscopes. It is hoped that through this the participant will become more aware of the value of an unspoilt environment and the need for conservation. Grandparents have a guided visit of Muckross House, a magnificent Victorian mansion in the beautiful surroundings of Killarney National Park.
Dinner: In the hotel.
Evening: Depart hotel for a spectacular evening of Irish music, song and dance.
Day 10: Bunratty Castle and Folk Park, Ennis
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Old Ground Hotel
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel
Morning: Depart for Ennis in County Clare. Stopping at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park.
Lunch: Lunch in Bunratty.
Afternoon: Look around the model village of traditional farm houses and cottages at Bunratty Folk Park.
Dinner: In the hotel.
Evening: Evening of Limericks. Learn how to put together your very own Limerick!.
Day 11: The Medieval City of Galway, Ennis
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Old Ground Hotel
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel
Morning: Depart for the medieval city of Galway. Talk and Introduction to the City of the Tribesfollowed by a walking tour of this medieval city.
Lunch: Enroute
Afternoon: Grandparents enjoy free time in Galway while the children visit an Atlantic Ocean Aquatic Centre and Swimming Pool.
Dinner: In the hotel.
Day 12: Cliffs of Moher & the Burren, Banquet at Knappogue Castle, Ennis
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Old Ground Hotel
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel
Morning: Depart for an excursion to the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren. Explore the Burren, a magnificent moonscape type terrain renowned all over the world for its rare flora and fauna. via the Poulnabrone Dolmen. Dating from between 3800 and 3200 B.C., Poulnabone is one of the finest examples of a portal dolmen in Ireland. Depart for the village of Bealaclugga
Lunch: En route.
Afternoon: Take a Ramble through the foothills of the Burren with an expert guide and storyteller. See the landscape and terrain of the Fairies. Learn about Fairy Forts, scary banshees and ancient Celtic customs .
Dinner: At Knappogue Castle you will be taken back in time to medieval Ireland, where you will enjoy an authentic medieval banquet with court jesters and entertainers!
Day 13: Ennis
Meals: Breakfast
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel
Morning: Transfers to Shannon Airport for departure.
Day 1: Arrive in Glasgow
Meet with your driver and transfer to the city, panoramic tour of Glasgow, Overnight Glasgow
Day 2: Scenic Scotland
Meet with your driver, scenic drive through Loch Lomond, Glencoe, followed by a Jacobite Loch Ness Cruise, Overnight Nairn.
Day 3: Edinburgh
Visit Blair Atholl Distillery, Pitlochry followed by a transfer to Edinburgh, private transfer to Scottish Evening, Overnight Edinburgh.
Day 4: Edinburgh
Day of sightseeing at leisure, visit Edinburgh Castle, Overnight Edinburgh.
Day 5: Dublin
Transfer to Cairn and board a ferry to Belfast, visit to Titanic Museum followed by a transfer to Dublin, Overnight Dublin.
Day 6: Dublin
Day at leisure followed by an evening canal cruise dinner, Overnight Dublin.
Day 7: Killarney
Visit Rock of Cashel, Blarney Castle, Overnight Killarney.
Day 8: Killarney
Day of sightseeing around Ring of Kerry, Overnight Killarney.
Day 9: Bunratty
Visit Cliffs of Moher followed by a Medieval castle banquet, Overnight Bunratty.
Day 10: Departure
Private transfer to Shannon Airport.
