Emerald Royal

8 Day Escorted Coach Tour

About Your Tour

This 8 day tour starts and ends in Dublin. In between tour thru’ the northern counties of Armagh, Derry and Donegal, then south to Sligo and Galway and rugged Connemara before travelling back to Ireland’s capital city crossing the River Shannon at Athlone with a tasting of some Irish Mist at the Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre.

Highlights Of Your Tour

Boyne Valley • Armagh • Derry • Omagh • Belleek Pottery • Drumcliffe • Knock Shrine • Galway City • Connemara • Kylemore Abbey • Clifden • Burren of Clare • Cliffs of Moher • Ennis

What's Included On Your Tour

Emerald Royal Escorted Coach Tour Route

Admissions to: Ulster American Folk Park, Glenveagh Castle, Belleek Pottery, National Monument at Clonmacnois, Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre, Tour of Derry City with local guide
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)
5 table d’hôte evening meals in hotels (D)
Welcome drink on arrival
Baggage handling charges at all hotels
Service charges and local taxes

Hotels On Your Tour

Dunboyne Castle, Dunboyne, Co. Meath (1 Night)
Kee's Hotel, Stranolar, Co. Donegal (2 Nights)
Forster Court Hotel, Galway, Co. Galway (2 Nights)
Clarion Hotel I.F.S.C., Dublin, Co. Dublin (2 Nights)

Your Tour Itinerary

Day 1 Arrive Dublin (Thursday)

Today is leisurely as we all gather in our hotel in the Royal County of Meath just north of Dublin city. Enjoy a pre-dinner drink with your travelling companions this evening. (D)

Day 2 Armagh & Omagh ( Friday)

The heritage town of Trim is first on our agenda this morning to view Trim Castle. We then head north, thru’ the rich pasturelands of the Boyne valley to Armagh, the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland. In the afternoon we visit the Ulster American Folk Park near Omagh, an outdoor museum of emigration in the 18th & 19th centuries. (B, D)

Day 3 Glenveagh & Derry ( Saturday)

Our first stop this morning is at Glenveagh National Park where a castle has been strategically placed to offset the surrounding wild natural beauty. In the afternoon we visit 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 4Yeats Country & Knock Shrine (Sunday)

Leaving Donegal we travel south to Belleek to visit the world famous porcelain factory. In the afternoon we spend some time at Ireland’s National Marian Shrine in Knock, the leading place of pilgrimage in the Emerald Isle, before arriving in Galway our home for the next two nights. (B, D)

Day 5Connemara ( (Monday)

Connemara remains the wildest and the most romantic place in Ireland. We travel west along Galway Bay via Spiddal and Rossaveal with the Aran Islands to view only a few miles offshore, through Maam Cross and across the Maamturk mountains to Leenane on Killary Harbour. Enjoy a photo stop at Kylemore Abbey before continuing to Clifden. We return to Galway via Oughterard and Moycullen stopping to shop for Connemara marble. (B, D)

Day 6 Clonmacnois & Tullamore(Wednesday)

Saying goodbye to Galway we travel via the market towns of Loughrea, Ballinasloe, Athlone on the River Shannon and Tullamore in the county of Offaly known as ‘the Faithful County’. At Clonmacnois see the remains of an early monastery founded by St. Ciaran and then visit the Tullamore Dew Heritage Centre located on the banks of the Grand Canal. (B, D)

Day 7Dublin's 'Fair City' (Wednesday)

The full day is yours to explore Dublin’s ‘Fair City’, an ancient and cosmopolitan city as intimate as a village, and friendly as a pub. A Dublin Bus Hop on / Hop off ticket is an ideal way to get around. Alternatively you can take the time to do some shopping around fashionable Grafton Street or visit some of the city’s museums. (B)

Day 8 Tour Ends (Thursday)

Your tour ends after a final hearty Irish breakfast in your hotel. A transfer will be provided to Dublin Airport for those returning home today. (B)

Tour Dates And Prices

Start Dublin (Thursday)	End Bunratty (Thursday)	2 Persons (Twin Room)	3 Persons (Triple Room)	1 Person (Single Room)	Child*
May 13	May 20	1299	1249	1699	799
May 27	Jun 03	1399	1349	1799	799
Jun 10	Jun 17	1399	1349	1799	799
Jun 24	Jul 01	1399	1349	1799	799
Jul 22	Jul 29	1349	1299	1749	799
Aug 12	Aug 19	1349	1299	1749	799
Aug 26	Sep 02	1349	1299	1749	799
Sep 09	Sep 16	1399	1349	1799	799
Sep 23	Sep 30	1299	1249	1699	799

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