Friday, May 8 – Today you’ll board your overnight flight bound for Dublin, Ireland. Saturday, May 9 – We arrive in Dublin, where you are met by your private driver and guide. Set out on a tour of the Capital cities highlights to view Trinity College, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the General Post Office, Phoenix Park and Victorian St. Stephen’s Green. Tonight you are invited to a welcome-to-Ireland dinner at a local tavern complete with a welcome to Ireland drink and Irish entertainment! We overnight at Clontarf Castle. (D) Sunday, May 10 – This morning you leave Dublin behind and you visit Kilkenny, one of the most Medieval cities in Ireland. Here, you visit the Kilkenny castle for a self guided tour. The magnificent Kilkenny Castle overlooks the River Nore and has guarded this important river crossing for more than 900 years. The gardens, with extensive woodland paths, rose garden and ornamental lake, create the setting for a beautiful stroll. Your next stop is the world-famous Waterford Crystal factory. On your guided tour, you will see red-hot molten crystal take shape, in a miracle of light, heat and skill. Watch these craftsman as they transform glowing balls of molten crystal into elegant shapes with skills that have made two hundred years of perfection clearly visible in every piece. Learn how the Master Sculptor works 3 dimensionally, using his skill to sculpt the desired piece from a solid block of crystal. Days, weeks, and even months can pass before a sculpted piece is completed. This afternoon you will enjoy a walking tour with a local guide in the country’s oldest city! Waterford was founded by Vikings in 914 A.D. and parts of its ancient walled core remain. Tonight’s dinner is served in the hotels dining room. (B,D) Monday, May 11 – Travel South to Cobh today, the last ort of call of the Titanic. A waling tour at the Cobh Heritage Centre will reveal many of the places that still remain over a century since travelers embarked on that fateful voyage. Next, visit Blarney Castle to kiss the famous “Stone of Eloquence” or explore the tranquil gardens. Treat yourself to quality Irish made goods at Blarney Wollen Mills, After free time for lunch on your own, you journey to Killarney and check in to your hotel for the next two nights. This evening, dinner is served at the hotel. (B,D) Tuesday, May 12 – Today after breakfast, discover the natural beauty of the Emerald Isle on Ireland’s most popular scenic driver, the Ring of Kerry, with plenty of photo stops along the rugged coastline. This afternoon see border collies in action during a traditional sheepdog demonstration at a family-run farm before returning back

to the hotel. Enjoy the evening in Killarney for dinner onyour own. (B)

Wednesday, May 13– After a full Irish breakfast, youtravel to the coast of Country Clare. After crossing theRiver Shannon on a ferry, you arrive at the famous Cliffs ofMohr. Stand in absolute awe of these series of cliffsoverlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The Cliffs are home tothousands of seabirds, including puffins on a clear day youcan see the Aran Islands and Galway Bay. You’ll have time for lunch and shopping. Your journey continues as youenter “the Burren” its like no other place in Ireland. Thereare no bogs and very few pastures instead there are hugepavements of limestone with vertical fissures. Thisafternoon you enter Galway and after a brief city tour andsome free time in town you check in to your hotel. Dinner at the hotel this evening. (B,D)

Thursday, May 14 – This morning travel North and visitthe quaint village of Belleek in County Fermanagh on thebanks of the River Erne-home to Ireland’s oldest workingfine china pottery factory! Since 1857, Belleek Pottery hasheld a very special place in Ireland’s cultural andcommercial heritage for creating delicate, hand-painted, iridescent porcelain art now famous around theworld. Get an inside look at the process and the artisansthat produce more than 100,000 pieces of pottery annually.Next you depart for the charming town of Donegal. Hereyou will have some free time in town before checking in toyour hotel. Dinner tonight is served in the hotel’s restaurant. (B,D)

Friday, May 15 – Today we will visit the Ulster AmericanFolk Park, an open-air museum in County Tyrone,Northern Ireland. Board a full-scale emigrant ship toexperience the conditions faced by many as they set sail fora new life in America. With 30 buildings and exhibits toexplore, masses of things for the kids to do, the UlsterAmerican Folk Park is a wonderfully unique experience.Immerse yourself in the story of the brave emigrants whomade the journey across the Atlantic to America hundredsof years ago. Wonder through the thatched cottages and logcabins and meet costumed characters who will show youtraditional crafts, tell you a few stories and maybe evenshare a bit of their good food. After lunch on your own,you’re in for a real treat at the Trinona Donegal TweedVisitor Centre, nestled in the picturesque town of Ardara,Co. Donegal! Experience the history and witness MasterWeavers working on looms with techniques that have beenused for centuries! After a full day of touring your eveningis at your leisure. (B)

When Irish Eyes are smiling... Embark on a 10 day journey throughIreland - May 8-19, 2020

Friday, May 8 – Today you’ll board your overnight flight bound for Dublin, Ireland.

Saturday, May 9 – We arrive in Dublin, where you are met by your private driver and guide. Set out on a tour of the Capital cities highlights to view Trinity College, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, the General Post Office, Phoenix Park and Victorian St. Stephen’s Green. Tonight you are invited to a welcome-to-Ireland dinner at a local tavern complete with a welcome to Ireland drink and Irish entertainment! We overnight at Clontarf Castle. (D)Sunday, May 10 – This morning you leave Dublin behind and you visit Kilkenny, one of the most Medieval cities in Ireland. Here, you visit the Kilkenny castle for a self guided tour. The magnificent Kilkenny Castle overlooks the River Nore and has guarded this important river crossing for more than 900 years. The gardens, with extensive woodland paths, rose garden and ornamental lake, create the setting for a beautiful stroll. Your next stop is the world-famous Waterford Crystal factory. On your guided tour, you will see red-hot molten crystal take shape, in a miracle of light, heat and skill. Watch these craftsman as they transform glowing balls of molten crystal into elegant shapes with skills that have made two hundred years of perfection clearly visible in every piece. Learn how the Master Sculptor works 3 dimensionally, using his skill to sculpt the desired piece from a solid block of crystal. Days, weeks, and even months can pass before a sculpted piece is completed. This afternoon you will enjoy a walking tour with a local guide in the country’s oldest city! Waterford was founded by Vikings in 914 A.D. and parts of its ancient walled core remain. Tonight’s dinner is served in the hotels dining room. (B,D)

Monday, May 11 – Travel South to Cobh today, the last ort of call of the Titanic. A waling tour at the Cobh Heritage Centre will reveal many of the places that still remain over a century since travelers embarked on that fateful voyage. Next, visit Blarney Castle to kiss the famous “Stone of Eloquence” or explore the tranquil gardens. Treat yourself to quality Irish made goods at Blarney Wollen Mills, After free time for lunch on your own, you journey to Killarney and check in to your hotel for the next two nights. This evening, dinner is served at the hotel. (B,D)

Tuesday, May 12 – Today after breakfast, discover the natural beauty of the Emerald Isle on Ireland’s most popular scenic driver, the Ring of Kerry, with plenty of photo stops along the rugged coastline. This afternoon see border collies in action during a traditional sheepdog demonstration at a family-run farm before returning back

to the hotel. Enjoy the evening in Killarney for dinner on your own. (B) Wednesday, May 13– After a full Irish breakfast, you travel to the coast of Country Clare. After crossing the River Shannon on a ferry, you arrive at the famous Cliffs of Mohr. Stand in absolute awe of these series of cliffs overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The Cliffs are home to thousands of seabirds, including puffins on a clear day you can see the Aran Islands and Galway Bay. You’ll have time for lunch and shopping. Your journey continues as you enter “the Burren” its like no other place in Ireland. There are no bogs and very few pastures instead there are huge pavements of limestone with vertical fissures. This afternoon you enter Galway and after a brief city tour and some free time in town you check in to your hotel. Dinner at the hotel this evening. (B,D) Thursday, May 14 – This morning travel North and visit the quaint village of Belleek in County Fermanagh on the banks of the River Erne-home to Ireland’s oldest working fine china pottery factory! Since 1857, Belleek Pottery has held a very special place in Ireland’s cultural and commercial heritage for creating delicate, hand-painted, iridescent porcelain art now famous around the world. Get an inside look at the process and the artisans that produce more than 100,000 pieces of pottery annually. Next you depart for the charming town of Donegal. Here you will have some free time in town before checking in to your hotel. Dinner tonight is served in the hotel’s restaurant. (B,D)

Friday, May 15 – Today we will visit the Ulster American Folk Park, an open-air museum in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Board a full-scale emigrant ship to experience the conditions faced by many as they set sail for a new life in America. With 30 buildings and exhibits to explore, masses of things for the kids to do, the Ulster American Folk Park is a wonderfully unique experience. Immerse yourself in the story of the brave emigrants who made the journey across the Atlantic to America hundreds of years ago. Wonder through the thatched cottages and log cabins and meet costumed characters who will show you traditional crafts, tell you a few stories and maybe even share a bit of their good food. After lunch on your own, you’re in for a real treat at the Trinona Donegal Tweed Visitor Centre, nestled in the picturesque town of Ardara, Co. Donegal! Experience the history and witness Master Weavers working on looms with techniques that have been used for centuries! After a full day of touring your evening is at your leisure. (B)

When Irish Eyes are smiling... Embark on a 10 day journey throughIreland - May 8-19, 2020

Friday, May 8 – Today you’ll board your overnightflight bound for Dublin, Ireland.

Saturday, May 9 – We arrive in Dublin, where you aremet by your private driver and guide. Set out on a tour ofthe Capital cities highlights to view Trinity College, St.Patrick’s Cathedral, the General Post Office, Phoenix Parkand Victorian St. Stephen’s Green. Tonight you are invited to a welcome-to-Ireland dinner at a local tavern completewith a welcome to Ireland drink and Irish entertainment!We overnight at Clontarf Castle. (D)Sunday, May 10 – This morning you leave Dublin behind and you visit Kilkenny, one of the most Medieval cities inIreland. Here, you visit the Kilkenny castle for a self guidedtour. The magnificent Kilkenny Castle overlooks the RiverNore and has guarded this important river crossing formore than 900 years. The gardens, with extensivewoodland paths, rose garden and ornamental lake, createthe setting for a beautiful stroll. Your next stop is the world-famous Waterford Crystal factory. On your guided tour, youwill see red-hot molten crystal take shape, in a miracle oflight, heat and skill. Watch these craftsman as theytransform glowing balls of molten crystal into elegantshapes with skills that have made two hundred years ofperfection clearly visible in every piece. Learn how theMaster Sculptor works 3 dimensionally, using his skill tosculpt the desired piece from a solid block of crystal. Days,weeks, and even months can pass before a sculpted piece iscompleted. This afternoon you will enjoy a walking tourwith a local guide in the country’s oldest city! Waterfordwas founded by Vikings in 914 A.D. and parts of its ancientwalled core remain. Tonight’s dinner is served in the hotelsdining room. (B,D)

Monday, May 11 – Travel South to Cobh today, the last ort of call of the Titanic. A waling tour at the Cobh HeritageCentre will reveal many of the places that still remain over acentury since travelers embarked on that fateful voyage.Next, visit Blarney Castle to kiss the famous “Stone ofEloquence” or explore the tranquil gardens. Treat yourselfto quality Irish made goods at Blarney Wollen Mills, Afterfree time for lunch on your own, you journey to Killarneyand check in to your hotel for the next two nights. Thisevening, dinner is served at the hotel. (B,D)

Tuesday, May 12 – Today after breakfast, discover thenatural beauty of the Emerald Isle on Ireland’s mostpopular scenic driver, the Ring of Kerry, with plenty ofphoto stops along the rugged coastline. This afternoon seeborder collies in action during a traditional sheepdogdemonstration at a family-run farm before returning back

to the hotel. Enjoy the evening in Killarney for dinner onyour own. (B)

Wednesday, May 13– After a full Irish breakfast, youtravel to the coast of Country Clare. After crossing theRiver Shannon on a ferry, you arrive at the famous Cliffs ofMohr. Stand in absolute awe of these series of cliffsoverlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The Cliffs are home tothousands of seabirds, including puffins on a clear day youcan see the Aran Islands and Galway Bay. You’ll have time for lunch and shopping. Your journey continues as youenter “the Burren” its like no other place in Ireland. Thereare no bogs and very few pastures instead there are hugepavements of limestone with vertical fissures. Thisafternoon you enter Galway and after a brief city tour andsome free time in town you check in to your hotel. Dinner at the hotel this evening. (B,D)

Thursday, May 14 – This morning travel North and visitthe quaint village of Belleek in County Fermanagh on thebanks of the River Erne-home to Ireland’s oldest workingfine china pottery factory! Since 1857, Belleek Pottery hasheld a very special place in Ireland’s cultural andcommercial heritage for creating delicate, hand-painted, iridescent porcelain art now famous around theworld. Get an inside look at the process and the artisansthat produce more than 100,000 pieces of pottery annually.Next you depart for the charming town of Donegal. Hereyou will have some free time in town before checking in toyour hotel. Dinner tonight is served in the hotel’s restaurant. (B,D)

Friday, May 15 – Today we will visit the Ulster AmericanFolk Park, an open-air museum in County Tyrone,Northern Ireland. Board a full-scale emigrant ship toexperience the conditions faced by many as they set sail fora new life in America. With 30 buildings and exhibits toexplore, masses of things for the kids to do, the UlsterAmerican Folk Park is a wonderfully unique experience.Immerse yourself in the story of the brave emigrants whomade the journey across the Atlantic to America hundredsof years ago. Wonder through the thatched cottages and logcabins and meet costumed characters who will show youtraditional crafts, tell you a few stories and maybe evenshare a bit of their good food. After lunch on your own,you’re in for a real treat at the Trinona Donegal TweedVisitor Centre, nestled in the picturesque town of Ardara,Co. Donegal! Experience the history and witness MasterWeavers working on looms with techniques that have beenused for centuries! After a full day of touring your eveningis at your leisure. (B)

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Saturday, May 16 – After breakfast, we check out of the hotel and head to Derry in Northern Ireland. Upon arrival enjoy a brief panoramic city tour including the famous Peace bridge. Next, visit Bogside and see the 12 Bogside Murals-the striking artworks that have become central to the neighborhood’s identity. Discover the site of the Bloody Sunday Massacre, the controversial moment when British Soldiers fired into protestors in 1972 and pause at the memorial to the massacre looking over the Derry Walls. Next stop is Giant’s Causeway, the country’s first UNESCO World Heritage site! Discovered in 1693, the enormous hexagonal columns, formed by volcanic activity over 60 million years ago. Continue your journey of Emerald Island as you travel the spectacular Antrim Coast Road, one of the world’s most scenic drives, through the haunting Glens of Antrim an area of outstanding beauty along the Causeway Coast. Early this evening you arrive in Belfast, Northern Ireland’s capital. Enjoy dinner tonight at the hotel’s restaurant. (B,D)

Sunday, May 17 – This morning after a leisurely breakfast, you will meet your local step on guide for a city tour of Belfast. Take in some of the city’s most impressive sights including the City Hall. Titanic Quarter, Stormont, the wall murals and the Queen’s Quarter. The tour concludes at the Titanic Belfast, an award-winning interactive museum. Opened in 2012 on the centenary of the sinking, it has become the most popular attraction in Northern Ireland. The afternoon/evening is yours to explore this bustling city. (B)

Monday, May 18 – After breakfast, you’ll depart Belfast bound for Dublin. First stop of the day will be medieval town of Downpatrick, just 35 minutes south of Belfast. Here, you will visit the Saint Patrick Visitor Centre and his burial site. The of story of Saint Patrick “patron saint” of Ireland is told. You’ll have time for lunch on your own here as you browse the gift shop before departing for the Slane Whiskey Distillery! Allow the story tellers to immerse you into the wonderful world of whiskey. The fabrics of the Conyngham family tapestry are carefully woven through an immersive tour of their state of the art working distillery. Finish the tour in the best way possible, with a taste of our signature triple cased blend, Slane Irish Whiskey. Check in this afternoon at your Castle hotel in Clontarf. This evening features a fun filled farewell dinner accompanies by songs and music from an Irish harpist. (B,D)

Tuesday, May 19 – After breakfast this morning, we depart for the airport and your flight home to the United States with fond memories of the Emerald Island . (B)

*Itinerary is subject to change

$4598.00 based on double occupancy

$5498.00 single

Trip inclusions:

Round trip airport transfersRound trip international airfare to Dublin (checked baggage fees are not included)10– nights in 4star accommodations (2 nights in an Irish Castle) Daily breakfast 6 - dinners (including a welcome and farewell dinner/ both with entertainment) Port charges and government taxes Local step on guides in Waterford and Belfast with gratuities All sightseeing, attractions, and admissions as detailed in itinerary Professional Irish driver/guide with luxury motor coach while in Ireland Luggage handling 1 suitcase per person All taxes and surcharges All gratuities for driver/guide and step on guides Services of Universal Travel Tour Director

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