Celtic Royal

8 Day Escorted Coach Tour

About Your Tour

This 8 day tour focuses on the historic northern counties of Ireland from Dublin Bay to the Cooley Peninsula to Belfast’s Titanic Quarter to Derry, from Donegal thru’ Yeats’ county of Sligo to the rugged Atlantic coastlines of Mayo and Galway, south to the ancient Burren region of Clare and picturesque Bunratty.

Highlights Of Your Tour

Boyne Valley • Cooley Peninsula • Mountains of Mourne • Belfast City • Glens of Antrim • Giant’s Causeway • Dunluce Castle • Derry City • Donegal Town • Belleek Pottery • Drumcliffe • Sligo Town • Museum of Country Life • Westport • Croagh Patrick • Connemara National Park • Kylemore Abbey • Cong • Galway City • Burren of Clare • Cliffs of Moher • Bunratty

What's Included On Your Tour

Admissions to: Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre, Belfast City Hall, Titanic’s Dock & Pump House, Giant’s Causeway Visitor Centre, Belleek Pottery, National Museum of Country Life
Transportation throughout by modern touring coach
Services of an experienced driver/guide
7 nights accommodation in first class hotels
All rooms ensuite
7 full Irish Breakfasts (B)
6 table d’hote evening meals in hotels (D)
Welcome drink on arrival
Bus transfers to/from Giant’s Causeway
Tour of Derry City with local guide
Baggage handling charges at all hotels
Service charges & local taxes

Hotels On Your Tour

Grand Hotel, Malahide, Co. Dublin (1 Night)
Malone Lodge Hotel, Belfast, Co. Antrim (2 Nights)
Kee’s Hotel, Stranolar, Co. Donegal (1 Night)
Atlantic Coast Hotel, Westport, Co. Mayo (2 Nights)
Bunratty Castle Hotel, Bunratty, Co. Clare (1 Night)

Your Tour Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive Dublin (Saturday)

Today is leisurely as we ensure all arrive safely and gather together in our hotel in north County Dublin. If you have purchased our Air & Land package you are transferred from the airport to the tour hotel. Enjoy a pre-dinner drink and an introduction to your travelling companions before an early dinner in your hotel. (D)

Day 2 Boyne Valley & Cooley Peninsula (Sunday)

Leaving Dublin, we head north thru’ the rich pasturelands of the Boyne valley and visit the site of the famous Battle of the Boyne near Drogheda where in 1690 King William defeated his fatherin- law King James. Both Kings commanded their armies in person with over 60,000 troops deployed - the largest number ever on an Irish battlefield. Afterwards we continue around the Cooley Peninsula, see ‘the Mountains sweep down to the sea’ and arrive in Belfast late afternoon. (B, D)

Day 3 Belfast Titanic Quarter (Monday)

A guided tour of Belfast City Hall, recently renovated, is first on the agenda this morning. Then a panoramic tour which will include the political wall murals located on the Protestant Shankill Road and the Catholic Falls Road - a unique cultural experience. See also the shipyard where the Titanic was built in 1909 and learn all about one of the most intriguing stories in history. The afternoon is free for shopping and browsing. (B, D)

Day 4 Giant's Causeway & Derry (Tuesday)

This morning we take the marine drive north past the ‘Green Glens of Antrim’ to Ballycastle on the North Antrim Coast and visit the Giant’s Causeway, one of Ireland’s most famous attractions. We then view the eerie ruins of Dunluce Castle enroute to Londonderry or Derry as most people call it. A local guide will tell the ‘Story of Derry’ on a walking tour of this historic walled city. (B, D)

Day 5 Ben Bulben & Clew Bay (Wednesday)

We travel south thru’ Donegal town and Belleek to visit the world famous porcelain factory. Enter the romantic domain of W.B. Yeats via Drumcliffe and other sites in Sligo associated with the life of the poet. Into county Mayo thru’ Swinford and Castlebar where we visit the National Museum of Country Life at Turlough Park before continuing to Westport on Clew Bay. (B, D)

Day 6 Connemara (Thursday)

Connemara remains the wildest and the most romantic place in Ireland. A drive around Murrisk Peninsula brings us to Killary Harbour Ireland’s only true fjord. Enjoy a photo stop at Kylemore Abbey on the shores of Kylemore Lough before circling Connemara and crossing Maam Valley where blackheaded sheep make up a large part of the population. Back in Westport you will have time to explore this town which was voted Ireland’s tidiest in 2008. (B, D)

Day 7 Galway City & Cliffs of Moher (Friday)

Enroute to Galway this morning we will pass thru’ the village of Cong location for the classic film ‘The Quiet Man’. Some time in Galway City before driving along the southern shores of Galway Bay, traversing the Burren region and viewing the mighty Cliffs of Moher. An optional Traditional Irish Night at the Corn Barn in Bunratty Folk Park is on offer tonight. (B)

Day 8 Tour Ends (Saturday)

Your tour ends this morning after a hearty breakfast in your hotel. A transfer to Dublin Airport is available at an additional cost. (B)

Tour Dates And Prices

Start Dublin (Saturday)	End Bunratty (Saturday)	2 Persons (Twin Room)	3 Persons (Triple Room)	1 Person (Single Room)	Child#
May 01	May 08	1349	1299	1699	949
May 08	May 15	1349	1299	1699	949
May 15	May 22	1499	1449	1849	949
May 22	May 29	1499	1449	1849	949
May 29	Jun 05	1499	1449	1849	949
Jun 05	Jun 12	1499	1449	1849	949
Jun 12	Jun 19	1499	1449	1849	949
Jun 19	Jun 26	1499	1449	1749	949
Jun 26	Jul 03	1399	1349	1749	949
Jul 03	Jul 10	1399	1349	1749	949
Jul 10	Jul 17	1399	1349	1749	949
Jul 17	Jul 24	1399	1349	1749	949
Jul 31	Aug 07	1399	1349	1749	949
Aug 07	Aug 14	1399	1399	1749	949
Aug 14	Aug 21	1499	1399	1749	949
Aug 21	Aug 28	1499	1449	1849	949
Aug 28	Sep 04	1499	1449	1849	949
Sep 04	Sep 11	1499	1449	1849	949
Sep 11	Sep 18	1499	1449	1849	949
Sep 18	Sep 25	1499	1449	1849	949
Sep 25	Oct 02	1349	1349	1749	949
Oct 02	Oct 09	1349	1299	1699	949
Oct 09	Oct 16	1349	1299	1699	949

Prices per person - Canadian Dollars.
* Child Prices - apply to children under 12 years sharing room with 2 Adults.