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Explore Ireland Northern Ireland and the Republic

Céad míle fáilte! (Or a hundred thousand welcomes!)

Welcome to Ireland

This Irish tour by motorcoach is filled

with music, monuments and mystical

locations! Enjoy exploring the high-

lights of the Republic and Northern

Ireland. Visit Celtic castles, and natural wonders

unique to the Emerald Isle along with city sightsee-

ing. Some of the highlights include The Giants

Causeway, Cliffs of Moher, Ring of Kerry, Blarney

Castle and the cities of Waterford, Dublin and Bel-

fast. Come home with a taste of traditional Ireland,

having enjoyed an abundance of Irish hospitality.

Exploring Ireland

In making arrangements for m e a l s , t r a n s p o r t a t i o n , accommodations, sight-seeing in this tour, Custom Holidays is acting only as an agent for the suppliers and is not liable for any accident, injury, damage, loss, delay, or other irregularity which may be caused by the defect of any vehicle or the negligence or default of any company or person engaged in conveying the passengers or carrying out the arrangements of this tour.

Reservations need to be in by June 15 or until sold out. Should you cancel prior to June 15, there is a $50 fee. If you cancel June 16—Aug 10 there is a $250 fee. If you cancel Aug 11– Sept 1 there is a $1000 penalty. Cancel Sept 2 or after there is no refund. Cancellation protection as well as travel insurance is highly recommended.

$3499 Per person/2 sharing a room

$3999 private room

Limited to 5 single rooms

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Monday—Friday Oct 5—16, 2015

12 days

Accommodations: See itinerary

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DAY 1: Monday, Oct. 5 Our flight departs Detroit Metro Airport at 7:00 pm with a lay over in New York City and arrives into Dublin at 10:45 am the next morning. We have chosen Aer Lingus, the Irish Airline. DAY 2: Tuesday, Oct. 6 Arrive in Dublin and you are met by your Irish driver/guide. Orientation tour of the city and when the rooms are ready in your hotel, check in for a much needed nap before beginning to explore the area around the hotel. Dinner and overnight in Dublin. DAY 3: Wednesday, Oct. 7 You depart from your hotel and commence your tour of the capital city, Dublin, a place where tradition and cultural heritage have merged seamlessly over the centuries to create a unique atmosphere. Your first stop is St. Patrick’s Cathedral, to wonder at the ma-jestic presence of this Dublin landmark. Built on the oldest Christian site in Dublin, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, embodies the Celtic, Anglo-Norman, Medieval and Anglo Iris traditions. After your guided tour, you en-joy a panoramic tour of Dublin featuring the Four Courts, Leinster House (the seat of the Irish Parlia-ment), the National Gallery, Georgian Squares and O’Connell Street. Then stop at Trinity College and proceed through the grounds of this hallowed educa-tion site. Through the famous Library you will stroll and view the Book of Kells and the Book of Durrow which have been described as “the most beautiful books in the world.” After lunch, you will enjoy some free time. Evening program at Taylors Three Rock or Merry Ploughboy Pub. Overnight in your Hotel in Dublin. DAY 4: Thursday, Oct. 8 Today you leave Dub-lin and transfer southwards through the mid-land coun-ty of Kildare to Kilkenny. Visit Kilkenny Castle: “A 12th century castle remodelled in Victorian times and set in extensive parklands which was the principal seat

of the Butler Family, Marquesses and Dukes of Or-monde. Due to major restoration works, the central block now includes a library, drawing room, and bed-rooms decorated in 1830’s splendour, as well as the beautiful Long Gallery. The old castle kitchen oper-ates as a tea room during the summer. A suite of for-mer servants’ rooms is the Butler Art Gallery, which mounts frequently changing exhibitions of contempo-rary art.” Travel onto Waterford and visit the House of Water-ford Crystal: The Visitor Centre is a true centre of excellence boasting a splendid new showroom where the many prestigious pieces presented to presidents, sports stars and celebrities are showcased. Dinner and overnight in Waterford. DAY 5: Friday, Oct. 9 First stop this morning is Cobh Heritage Centre: A dramatic exhibition of the origins, history and legacy of Cobh, a unique Irish port town, which recalls the many historic events associated with the town. From 1845 to 1960 over 2.5 million adults and children emi-grated from Ireland via Cobh on coffin ships, early steamers and finally on the Great Ocean Liners. Con-vict ships first sailed from Cobh in 1791 bound for Australia and when Queen Victoria first stepped ashore there on her visit to Ireland in 1849, the town was renamed in her honour. Relive the dramas of the ill-fated Lusitania and the Titanic which called at Queenstown – her last port of call.Then onwards through the countryside of County Waterford and Cork to Blarney Castle. This historic Castle is situat-ed near Cork in the village of Blarney and is world famous for the Blarney Stone, which has the tradition-al power of conferring eloquence on all who kiss it. The word ‘blarney’ was introduced into the English language by Queen Elizabeth I who used it to describe pleasant and entertaining conversation that was possi-bly not all true. Drive to Killarney. Dinner and over-night in Killarney.

DAY 6: Saturday, Oct. 10 A day of splendid scenery as you tour the Ring of Kerry which is said to con-tain some of the most magnificent scenery in Ireland. Pass through the small towns and villages of Killorglin, Cahiriciveen, Waterville, Sneem and finally Molls Gap in the heart of the black mountains. In the afternoon visit Muckross House, situated in Kil-larney National Park, close to the eastern shore of Muckross Lake. View the principal rooms of the House, which are furnished in period style, you will also see exhibitions and displays illustrating various aspects of the lifestyles and crafts of the people of Ker-ry. The Park covers and area of 10, 000 hectares and includes the world famous lakes of Killarney and the mountains and woodland that surrounds them. Dinner and overnight in your Hotel in Killarney. DAY 7: Sunday, Oct. 11 Today, you depart from Killarney and head north-wards. Tralee is the first large town we come to be-fore, Listowel and Tarbert where we wait to board the ferry that crosses the Shannon. Once on the other side you travel along the Atlantic until you come to the hol-iday town of Lahinch and then onto the Cliffs of Moher, 700 foot Cliffs into the Atlantic. Tonight enjoy dinner at the Bunratty Mediaeval Banquet. Transfer to the Hotel in Limerick. DAY 8: Monday, Oct. 12 This morning travel to Galway and enjoy a city tour through the narrow streets of Ireland’s third largest city. See the Ca-thedral, Lynch’s Castle and the Spanish Arch. Then travel northwards to Sligo, home of our world famous poet, WB Yeats. Sligo is a bustling town on the northwest coast and the countryside around the town is magnificent. Picturesque hills slope along the coast line. Visit Drumcliffe: a monastic settlement and also the burial place of the famous Irish poet W.B Yeats. Dinner and overnight in Sligo.

Day 9: Tuesday, Oct. 13 Today you leave Sligo and travel north eastwards to the Giants Causeway: The ancients believed that this spec-tacular rock formation was the work of the giant Finn McCool, the Ulster warrior and commander of the king of Ireland’s armies. After your walk here, you are then driven along the coast until you reach the Carrick–a-rede rope bridge. Traditionally fishermen erect-ed the bridge to Carrick-a-Rede island over a 30m-deep and 20m-wide chasm to check their salmon nets. From the island you have a wonderful view of the coast. Travel southwards until you reach Belfast. Dinner and overnight in Belfast. Day 10: Wednesday, Oct. 14 Full Irish Breakfast at your hotel. Enjoy a panoramic City Tour with a visit to the new Titanic Experience: 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 sinking in the Atlantic Ocean. Free time in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Belfast. Day 11: Thursday, Oct. 15 Full Irish Breakfast at your hotel. Travel southwards today and enjoy a tour of the Boyne Valley. You travel to Mellifont Abbey - the first Cistercian monastery in Ireland founded in 1142 by St Malachy of Armagh, its most unusual feature is the octagonal lavabo. The Visi-tor Centre houses an interesting exhibition which in-cludes fragments of carved stone masonry recovered from the Abbey during excavation. Then onwards to the majestic Hill of Tara. Famous as the Seat of the High Kings of Ireland, the Hill of Tara has been an important site since the late Stone Age. Tara was a political and religious centre in early Chris-tianity spread in Ireland, the site still retains its air of mysticism. Overnight in County Meath. Day 12: Friday, Oct. 16 Transfer to Dublin Airport and bid farewell to the Em-erald Isle. Depart Dublin at 12:30 pm and make a stop in New York City, arriving back into Detroit about 10:00 pm the same day.