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Day 01, Wednesday:
U.S. to Ireland. Depart U.S. for your overnight flight to
Ireland. Dinner is served on board.
Day 02, Thursday: Shannon - Adare
- Limerick. Morning arrival at Shannon Airport. Having cleared Irish customs we
are greeted by our Celtic Tours driver/guide. Transfers from Shannon Airport to our Limerick hotel where we have free time to rest. Afternoon
departure for a local tour to the old world village of Adare and to Foynes, a small town sitting at the mouth
of the Shannon
River. Optional visit to
the Flying Boat Museum and see the luxury Flying Boat, the “Yankee Clipper”
landed at Foynes. It was here that Irish Coffee was first introduced in 1942.
Return to our Limerick hotel for dinner and
overnight.

Day 03, Friday: Limerick - Cliffs
of Moher - Galway - Donegal. Departing Limerick, we travel via
the majestic Cliffs of Moher, where we stop for a photo-op. Continue on to
Galway for a visit to the Galway Crystal
showroom. Some free time in Galway before we continue on via Tuam and Sligo, birthplace of William Butler Yeats to Bundoran in
Donegal for dinner and overnight.
Day 04, Saturday: Donegal Day
Tour. Today we
enjoy a scenic tour of Donegal, famous for Irish tweed. We travel via
Donegal Town and along Donegal Bay
to the small fishing village of Killybegs. Continue north via Ardara and
Glenties before returning to our hotel via Belleek for dinner and overnight.
Day 05, Sunday: Donegal - Mayo.
A leisurely
departure this morning takes us via Ballysadare to Dromore West on the
Atlantic
Coast. Continue on via
Easky, Kilglass and along Killala Bay to Ballina and into Castlebar to our
hotel for the next two nights. Dinner and overnight in Castlebar.
Day 06, Monday: Castlebar - Achill Island - Castlebar. After breakfast, we commence our
days touring which will be spent discovering the beauties of County Mayo. We drive from Castlebar, along wide
Clew Bay to Mulranny and still further west to Achill Island. Achill is linked to the mainland by a bridge, making this
lovely spot accessible to tourist and Irish holiday-maker alike. Enjoy
spectacular views of the wide Atlantic, Clew Bay and
Blacksod Bay before returning via Bangor. Dinner and
overnight in Castlebar.
Day 07, Tuesday: Castlebar - Cong
- Connemara - Ennis - Killaloe.
Morning departure
from Castlebar, travel via Cong and Ashford Castle, the classic movie, The Quiet
Man, was made in this area. Continue on via Maam Cross to scenic Connemara
and along Galway Bay to County
Clare and the lovely village of Killaloe, overlooking the Shannon River and Lough Derg. Dinner and overnight
in Killaloe.
Day 08, Wednesday: Killaloe -
Shannon Airport - U.S. Morning transfer to Shannon Airport for our return flight home. Ample
time allowed for last minute duty free shopping. Arrive home the same
day.
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