Itinerary

DAY 1: ARRIVE IN DUBLIN, IRELAND.
Cead mile failte! A hundred-thousand welcomes! Check into your hotel. The rest of the day is free to relax in Ireland's capital city. This evening, meet your Tour Director and travelling companions for a welcome dinner at your hotel. (D)

DAY 2: DUBLIN.
The morning's orientation drive in the "Fair City" includes statue-lined O'Connell Street, elegant Georgian squares with their tall red brick townhouses, colourful doors and wrought iron-decorated windows, Oscar Wilde's Trinity College, and St. Patrick's Cathedral. The afternoon is at leisure for you to explore the city further, or you could join an optional excursion to the Guinness Storehouse and learn all about the worldfamous beer: from how Guinness is made to the ancient craft of barrelmaking in the cooperage. The evening ends with a sample of "The Black Stuff," followed by dinner. (B)

DAY 3: DUBLIN-GALWAY-CLIFFS OF MOHER-ENNIS.
Your day begins with a drive to Galway, a popular seaside destination and a buzzing cosmopolitan centre with colourful shops and a busy cafe and bar culture. Then, a scenic route takes you across the limestone plateau of The Burren with its strange and beautiful karst landscape to the 668-foot (203 metre) CLIFFS OF MOHER, where you savor the breathtaking panorama of the Clare coast. (B)

DAY 4: ENNIS-RING OF KERRY-KILLARNEY.
A day full of splendid scenery as you head south and stop at quaint Adare with its pretty thatched cottages. Continue on to Killorglin on Dingle Bay to join the famed RING OF KERRY for a 100-mile (160 kilometre) panoramic drive around the island's southwestern tip. There is plenty to focus your camera on here: sparkling seascapes, mountains dotted with brightly coloured farmhouses, winding lanes bordered with subtropical vegetation, and the breathtaking panorama of the Lakes of Killarney from Ladies View. Travel on to the popular resort of Killarney for an overnight stay. (B)

DAY 5: KILLARNEY-BLARNEY-WATERFORD.
Across the Kerry Mountains and through County Cork, the route brings you to Blarney, renowned for its magical Kissing Stone. There is time here for lunch, to walk up to the castle, and to shop for traditional Irish handicrafts. In the afternoon, proceed via Cork to Waterford, a stronghold founded by the Danish Vikings, and home to the famous crystal. After dinner this evening, enjoy an IRISH COFFEE DEMONSTRATION. (B,D)

DAY 6: WATERFORD-KILKENNY-DUBLIN.
Kilkenny, one of Ireland's prettiest towns with medieval cobblestone streets and Old-World charm, is your first destination today. You will have time to discover the town on your own, visit the castle or the Design Centre or simply wander through the charming streets and be part of the Irish day-today life. Then, travel back to Dublin, and tonight, as a fitting farewell to Ireland, consider an optional evening with dinner, followed by dance, song, and laughter. (B)

DAY 7: DUBLIN.
Your holiday ends with breakfast this morning. (B)