Celebrating 70 Years
Of Great Vacations

ESCORTED COACH TOURS - IRELAND & BRITAIN

From $1,577
(Including Land & Air)

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

• Scottish Cabaret & Dinner
• Doyle's Irish Cabaret
• Bunratty Castle Banquet
• Loch Ness & Culloden
• Edinburgh Tattoo in Season
• Edinburgh Castle
• Sheep Farm Tea & Scones
• Ring of Kerry & Jaunting Car Ride

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• Your Day-by-Day Itinerary
• What Your Tour Includes
• Your Hotels
• Departure Dates & Rates
• Early Payment Discount
• General Conditions for All Tours

"My husband is Scottish and my roots are in Ireland so this was a great combination to keep both of us happy! And we certainly were happy with everything - we are already planning our return visit with CIE Tours."
~ Keith & Mary L., Edinboro PA

Day 1 - Fri: Depart U.S. for Scotland
Depart your home city on an overnight flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Enjoy inflight entertainment and meals as you start your vacation.

Day 2 - Sat: Glasgow Highlights
Welcome to Glasgow, Scotland! Meet your CIE Tours driver/guide or representative at Glasgow Airport and transfer to your hotel, departing at 8:00 am, 10:00 am or 12:00 noon. If you arrive later you must transfer to the hotel at your own expense. At 3:00 pm discover the main attractions of Glasgow including George Square with its Victorian City Chambers and nearby Glasgow Cathedral. Visit the famous Burrell Collection with its many treasures of art before returning to your hotel. Join your fellow travelers over a welcoming drink before dinner is served in your hotel. (D)

Day 3 - Sun: Whisky Tasting & Loch Ness
Depart Glasgow and drive beside Loch Lomond for views across the water of the surrounding hills. Drive over the haunting Rannoch Moor and through Glencoe, notorious for the massacre of the Clan Macdonald by the Campbells. Continue through Fort William and stop at the Ben Nevis Distillery to learn about whisky distilling and sample a "wee dram." Continue to Fort Augustus and cruise Loch Ness to admire enchanting views of the hills and perhaps see the famous monster. Motor alongside the loch and into Inverness, where your hotel is located in the center of the town. (B, D)

Day 4 - Mon: Culloden & Stirling Castle
Drive a few miles outside Inverness to Culloden Moor. On this site in 1746 Bonnie Prince Charlie and his Jacobite Army were defeated by the English forces. Head through the scenic Grampian Mountains to Blair Atholl. Here visit 13th century Blair Castle, home of the Earls and Dukes of Atholl. This stately mansion contains a variety of portraits, china and armor to show the life of Scottish nobility. Take a guided tour around the stronghold of Stirling Castle, captured by William "Braveheart" Wallace from the English in 1297 and royal residence where Mary, Queen of Scots, spent some years. Continue to Edinburgh for a Scottish cabaret where you dine on local specialties, including haggis, and enjoy traditional bagpipe music and storytelling. (B, D)

Day 5 - Tue: Edinburgh Sightseeing
Take a morning tour of the principal sights of this elegant Georgian city. Drive along Princes Street and through the 200-year-old New Town. See the medieval section of the city and visit Edinburgh Castle which dominates the city center and contains many interesting exhibits. The afternoon is free for further sightseeing or shopping and in the evening sample Edinburgh's restaurants or pubs. On departures from August 02 to 16 see the famous Edinburgh Military Tattoo. (B)

Day 6 - Wed: Travel to Dublin
Transfer to Glasgow Airport for the one-hour flight to Dublin. (Glasgow to Dublin flight is not included in land only price - please ensure that you have an airline ticket for this segment.) On arrival in Dublin Airport, go to the CIE Tours desk in the Arrivals Hall to arrange a transfer to your hotel. At 2:00 pm set off on your afternoon tour of Dublin with a local guide. Your tour includes visits to St. Patrick's Cathedral where Jonathan Swift was once Dean and also to Dublin Castle to see the State Apartments where many historic events have taken place. This evening enjoy dinner and a lively variety show at Doyle's Irish Cabaret. (B, D)

Day 7 - Thu: Blarney Castle & Killarney
See a variety of scenery today as you depart Dublin and drive through rich farm country and busy market towns. Stop at a sheep farm near Cashel to sample some home-baked scones with tea and learn a little about Irish farming. Just outside Cork visit Blarney Castle where you have an opportunity to acquire the gift of eloquence by kissing the famous stone. Continue towards the mountainous country of Kerry and into Killarney. After dinner, perhaps explore one of Killarney's famous singing pubs. (B, D)

Day 8 - Fri: Ring of Kerry Tour
Dress comfortably for a jaunting car tour which will transport you along the shores of Muckross Lake for a guided tour of the 19th century Muckross House. Then embark on Ireland's most popular scenic drive, the Ring of Kerry, by skirting Ireland's highest mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks. Your route passes through Glenbeigh, with palm trees and beautiful beaches; remote Waterville; and the colorful village of Sneem. Head back towards Killarney through Moll's Gap in time for dinner. (B, D)

Day 9 - Sat: Cliffs of Moher & Bunratty Castle
Depart Killarney and travel to Tarbert to take the ferry across the River Shannon. Your tour continues along the Clare coast to the Cliffs of Moher which rise 700 feet above the Atlantic. Drive to the Shannonside region to check into your hotel. This evening's banquet and evocative entertainment in Bunratty Castle will carry you in spirit to the Middle Ages. (B, D)

Day 10 - Sun: Shannon Airport & Dublin
This morning some of you transfer to Shannon Airport for return flights to the United States. If you wish to end your tour in Dublin, drive through pleasant scenery of the midland region. The tour concludes at Dublin Airport at about 4:00 pm or in the city center at 4:30 pm. (B)

What Your Tour Includes

10 days/8 nights/15 meals

• Round trip flights from U.S. to Glasgow & return from Shannon and flight between Glasgow & Dublin
• Sightseeing by luxury coach throughout
• Services of professional driver/guides
• Superior & first class hotels with private bath/shower for 8 nights
• 8 full Scottish & Irish breakfasts (B)
• 7 dinners (D) including
  - Scottish cabaret with dinner in Edinburgh
  - Doyle's Irish Cabaret and dinner
  - Medieval banquet and entertainment in a 15th century Irish castle
  - 4 table d'hote dinners
• Welcome get-together drink
• Tea & scones at an Irish sheep farm
• Edinburgh city tour with local guide
• Whisky tasting and tour of Ben Nevis Distillery
• Scenic cruise on Loch Ness
• Dublin sightseeing tour with local guide
• Horse drawn jaunting car ride in Killarney
• Guided tour of Muckross House
• Ferry ride across the River Shannon
• Reserved seats for Edinburgh Military Tattoo on departures August 02 to 16
• Visits and admissions to Burrell Collection, Culloden Moor, Blair Castle, Stirling Castle, Edinburgh Castle, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Castle, Blarney Castle and Cliffs of Moher
• Deluxe flight bag, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap
• All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person

Your Hotels

Stay at the following (or similar):

• Thistle Hotel, Glasgow (1 night)
• Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Inverness (1 night)
• Jurys Edinburgh Inn, Edinburgh (2 nights)
• Burlington Hotel, Dublin (1 night)
• Killarney Towers Hotel, Killarney (2 nights)
• Great Southern Hotel, Shannon (1 night)

Departure Dates & Rates

Early Payment Discount

Inclusive air prices reflect savings of between $85 & $170 per person when airfare is paid at least 90 days prior to departure. Book early and save. For travel from Chicago ask about special airfares with Aer Lingus.

General Conditions for All Tours