Highlights include

• 4 star hotels with many 2-night stays
• Bus leaves at 10:00 am each morning
• Sightseeing program every day
• Two lively evening dinner/shows:
  • Scott Cabaret
  • Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet
• Glasgow & Edinburgh touring
• Loch Ness Cruise
• Blair Castle & Distillery
• Giants Causeway
• Derry Sightseeing & Inishowen Peninsula
• Galway & Connemara Touring and 2-night stay
• Cliffs of Moher & Bunratty Folk Park
• Special entertainment sessions with Cahal

Your trip includes:

• 9 nights in superior first class hotel accomodation (4 star) with twin-bedded rooms & private bath in Glasgow, Nairn, Edinburgh, Derry, Galway & Bunratty—2 nights in many locations
• Full Irish breakfasts (9)
• 8 dinners including
  • Scottish Cabaret
  • Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet
  • 6 table d’hôte dinner in hotels
• Transport by luxury motorcoach with a driver/guide for 10 days
• Admission fees to: Museum of Transport, Blair Castle & Distillery, Edinburgh Castle, Giant’s Causeway and Cliffs of Moher.
• Service charges, government taxes and porterage of 1 checked suitcase or bag per person
• Carry-on flight bag, ticket wallet, luggage strap and tags (1 carry-on bag per person permitted)

Itinerary

June 22—UNITED STATES TO GLASGOW
Depart your hometown and take an overnight flight to Scotland.

June 23—GLASGOW ARRIVAL & HIGHLIGHTS
Land at Glasgow Airport and transfer to your hotel. Enjoy a city sightseeing this afternoon and visit the Museum of Transport. Join the group for a welcome drink before dinner at your hotel.
*Dinner & Overnight: Thistle Hotel, Glasgow

**June 24—LOCH LOMOND & LOCK NESS CRUISE*
Drive alongside the famous Loch Lamon enroute to Fort Augustus where you take a short cruise on Loch Ness to admire scenic views and perhaps spot the famous monster.
Dinner & Overnight: Newtown Hotel, Nairn

June 25—BLAIR CASTLE & DISTILLERY
visit 13th century Blair Castle, home of the Earls and Dukes of Atholl. Nearby visit Blair Athol Distillery to learn about the creation of whiskey and enjoy a sample. In the evening attend a Scottish caberet where you dine on local specialties, including haggis, and enjoy traditional bagpipe music and storytelling.
Overnight: Apex International Hotel, Edinburgh

June 26—EDINBURGH CITY TOUR & CASTLE
Today an Edinburgh city guide will point out the sites of this capital city. Visit Edinburgh Castle, which dominates the city center and contains the Scottish Crown Jewels and Stone of Scone. The balance of the day is free.
Dinner & Overnight: Apex International Hotel, Edinburgh

June 27—FERRY TO IRELAND & GIANTS CAUSEWAY
Take a ferry ride from Cairnryan across the narrow channel between Scotland and Ireland and arrive Larne, just outside Belfast. Visit Giant’s Causeway before continuing to Derry.
Dinner & Overnight: City Hotel, Derry

June 28—DERRY SIGHTSEEING & INISHOWEN PENINSULA
Visit the principal sights of Derry. Drive to the Inishowen Peninsula and travel the route which mainly follows the coastline and provides wonderful views. Return to Derry in time for dinner in the hotel restaurant.
Dinner & Overnight: City Hotel, Derry

June 29—YEATS COUNTRY
Drive south past the Blue Stack Mountains and through Donegal town and into Sligo. Also known as Yeats Country, as the poet loved the surrounding countryside and it gave him inspiration for his works. Continue south into County Mayo via Claremorris to your hotel in Galway and check in before dinner.
Dinner & Overnight: Connemara Coast Hotel, Galway

June 30—CONNEMARA & LEISURE TIME IN GALWAY
The itinerary takes you west of Galway through the Connemara region known for its constantly-changing skies and subtle colors. Drive past the Maamturk Mountains and the Twelve Bens. Return to Galway and spend the at leisure.
Dinner & Overnight: Connemara Coast Hotel, Galway

July 1—CLIFFS OF MOHER & MEDIEVAL BANQUET
Depart Galway and drive around the shores of Galway Bay. Pass through the town of Gort to the Cliffs of Moher, a spectacular wall of limestone reaching 700 feet above the Atlantic Ocean. Drive to Bunratty to check into your hotel located very close to Bunratty Castle & Folk Park. Enjoy a medieval-style banquet at the Bunratty Castle. During and after the meal the lords and ladies will serenade you with song and harp music.
Overnight: Bunratty Castle Hotel, Bunratty

July 2—RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES
Sadly, today your Irish vacation has come to its final day. Transfer to Shannon Airport in good time to check in for your flight home.