Day 1 > June 28 > Start Tour Day 2 > June 29 > Hello Killarney Meet your Tour Director, travel to Killarney & check into hotel
Day 3 > June 30 > Ring of Kerry
Day 4 > July 01 > Killarney--Dublin
Stop for a visit to Blarney Castle, the medieval stone structure built on solid limestone around 1466. (The slivers of windows served as a defense, enabling Lord Blarney and his men to shoot arrows at invaders while staying protected from within.) Climb the spiral staircases to the top of the castle to kiss the Blarney stone. Legend promises that if you lean backwards and kiss the stone upside-down, you’ll be granted the “gift of the gab” (the privilege of babbling questionable commentary for seven years). Before you leave, wander the path to Rock Close to ponder the druidic circle of mystical stones. Enter Lord Blarney’s dungeon if you dare...
Blarney Castle
Happany Bridge,
Dublin, Ireland
Day 5 > July 02 > Dublin Landmarks
Dublin guided sightseeing tour
Join a professional licensed tour guide on an adventure to Dublin’s finest attractions. Pass the residence of Ireland’s president, Mary MacAleese, along your journey through Phoenix Park. Within Europe’s grandest enclosed park, encounter 1,760 undeveloped acres scattered with cricket pitches, grazing cows, and red deer. Stop to eye a stone phoenix rising from flames atop the Corinthian-style Phoenix Column. Tour the roads along the River Liffey to 12th-century St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the largest of its kind in all Ireland. Get a glimpse of the neighboring park where St. Patrick (who brought Christianity to Ireland in the 5th century) baptized converts. Continue on to Trinity College, the stone-clad sprawling campus where Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett studied. Stop by the Long Room in the Old Library for a zoom-view of the illuminated edition of four Gospels, the Book of Kells. The original manuscript was penned in Latin around AD 800 by four Irish Monks who used multicolored ink from plants and bugs. Take some time to study the brilliant latticework of curvy Celtic symbols woven with animal figures that enlivens the script.
Phoenix Park
St. Patrick’s
Cathedral
Trinity College
Book of Kells visit
Dublin City Walk
O’Connell Street
Ferry to Holyhead across Irish Sea
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Snowdonia National Park
Beaumaris Castle visit
A fairytale brought to life. Beaumaris Castle is the ultimate example of a traditional castle: a swan-dotted moat surrounds the lower outer walls, the outer walls surround the towered and turreted castle itself, and the castle surrounds an inner grassy courtyard. Though the bobbing swans, beautiful mountain scenery, and picturesque checkerboard stonework give the setting a sense of serenity, Beaumaris was hardly built for times of peace -- even if invaders somehow made it past the moat and outer wall, they faced eleven more obstacles, including three portcullises, several sets of fortified doors, towers, and “murder holes” used for dropping missiles onto invading troops, before they could reach the castle.
Travel to Edinburgh
Day 8 > July 05 > Edinburgh--London Guided Sightseeing Tour
Edinburgh Castle, the historical and emotional heart of the city, is just one of the many sights you will see on this tour, led by a licensed professional guide. Make your way along the Royal Mile, the main thoroughfare of the 16th and 17th centuries. (It's actually one mile and 107 yards long--from Edinburgh Castle to the Palace of Holyrood House). As you make your way along cobbled streets, you'll see a handful of the several thousand buildings officially protected in Edinburgh because of their architectural or historic importance. The 200-foot spire of the Sir Walter Scott monument soars above the East Princes Street Gardens. Grand figures from Scottish history adorn its heights, make sure you also look down -- the figure below the marble statue is Scott's favorite dog, Maida.
Old Town
Royal Mile
Sir Walter Scott Monument
Edinburgh Castle visit
Edinburgh - Overnight train to London
Day 9 > July 06 > London LandmarksLondon Guided Sightseeing Tour
LONDON!
Join a licensed local guide for an in-depth look at London, from the royal haunt of Buckingham Palace (the official London residence of Queen Elizabeth II) to the slightly more democratic Speakers’ Corner of Hyde Park, where anyone can pull up a soapbox and orate to his heart’s content. You’ll see the changing of the guard (season permitting), the clock tower of Big Ben with its 14-ton bell, and Westminster Abbey, where almost every English king and queen since William the Conqueror has been crowned. After a stop at the Houses of Parliament, continue on to the magnificent St. Paul’s Cathedral, the masterpiece of London architect Christopher Wren.
Buckingham Palace
Big Ben and Houses of Parliament
Westminster Abbey
Tower Bridge
Hyde Park
London City Walk
Step outside your hotel, for a stroll through the streets of the heart of the English-speaking world. In this city of nearly seven million, you'll see everything from 12th-century fortifications to modern skyscrapers, formal parks to punk rockers. Your Tour Director will lead you to some of the most famous sites. Walk along the Thames River. Cross Trafalgar Square. See bustling Piccadilly Circus. Pass trendy shops and cafés in Bohemian Soho on your way to Covent Garden, a 13th-century fruit and vegetable garden transformed into a maze of narrow streets and pedestrian walkways burgeoning with street performers, open-air markets and boutiques.
Thames River
Piccadilly Circus
Covent Garden
Trafalgar Square
Leicester Square
Day 10 > July 07 > LondonSee how the Queen relaxes on this guided tour of the royal weekend estate, originally built as a fortress in the 11th century under William the Conqueror. Tiptoe through the tulips (and other flowers) in the East Terrace Gardens, marvel at the Gothic St. George's Chapel, or peek into the rooms of Queen Mary's doll house with its gallery of pint-size perfect furniture. Get decorating tips for your own country estate (or dorm room, as it may be).
Nothing’s more British than fish and chips—there are eight fish and chip shops (“chippies”) for every McDonald’s in the country. Head to an authentic pub with your Tour Director for a taste of this national food, generally served with malt vinegar.
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