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CASTLES 2008
Easy & Slow
Town & Country
Only 12 Tour Members
DELUXE Escorted Tour - 8 Days
NEW for 2008! Based on demand we have this special DELUXE escorted tour series! This is LUXURY! Featuring Clontarf Castle & Ashford Castle!
Enjoy two days of luxury in Dublin ejoying the sites and then four days in the peace and quiet of Ashford Castle - Ireland's Premier 5 Star Castle!
You can choose to join the daily (included) excursions or just relax and enjoy the castle estate. Probably the most comprehensive DELUXE escorted tour of Ireland you will ever find.
Packed with historic sights, visits and entertainment, with all the features you've always wanted in a tour! Rated "all 10s" by tour members!
Only 12 tour members! 
Day 1 - Sunday
ARRIVAL IN DUBLIN
Welcome to Dublin, Ireland's Capital.
Transfer to the Clontarf Castle Hotel. You'll enjoy a panoramic sightseeing tour of Dublin this afternoon or you can explore Dublin on your own.
A welcome reception of Irish Coffee - and a welcome dinner in a private dining room.
Day 2 - Monday
DUBLIN'S FAIR CITY
Tour north to Bru na Boinne Visitor Center which presents one of
Europe's great archaeological mysteries, along the Boyne Valley, and Newgrange or Knowth neolithic burial tomb, which predates the pyramids.
Return to Dublin with time to shop and enjoy this 1,000 year old city.
You can visit the Book of Kells at Trinity College. Evening at leisure. Dinner on your own tonight.
Day 3 - Tuesday
CLONMACNOISE & CONG
Leave Dublin heading west toward Athlone and stop at Clonmacnoise, a 6th century monastic settlement on the banks of the Shannon River. It was founded by St. Ciaran. You'll marvel at the
stone High Crosses with carved panels depicting stories from the Bible. On to County Mayo stopping in the village of Cong, which was the set for the John Wayne movie
'The Quiet Man.' Arrive at Ashford Castle, the premier 5 star resort in Ireland. Formerly the family home of the Guinness family. This magnificent estate offers recreational activities from golf to falconry. Set on the shores of Lough Corrib it also offers fishing. You'll spend four days here
and can choose to relax and enjoy the elegant resort or join the daily excursions and tour the countryside with your luxury motorcoach and experienced driver-guide. Dinner in the dining room this evening.
Ashford has a dress code after 6:00PM for all public rooms. Jacket and tie for gentlemen and appropriate attire for the ladies.
Day 4 - Wednesday
GALWAY EXCURSION
You can relax and enjoy the castle and its amenities or join your driver-guide and tour to Galway City. The City of the Tribes!
A university city with a vibrant youthful population and set on the Corrib River and Galway Bay. You'll see the Claddagh District, Eyre Square, Spanish Arch and Galway Cathedral. Christopher Columbus stopped here on his way to the New World.
Stroll the pedestrianized streets lined with shops, pubs and restaurants. Return to Ashford Castle for a leisure evening. Dinner on your own tonight. There are two restaurants in the castle.
Day 5 - Thursday
CONNEMARA TOUR
You can relax and enjoy the castle. Play golf on the castle course or join your driver-guide and tour into Connemara.
Drive up the scenic Lough Inagh Valley to Kylemore Abbey and enjoy a visit. It is now a private school for girls. The Victorian Gardens are spectacular. On to Clifden, the capital of Connemara. Connemara is an area of rare beauty with purple mountains, deep blue lakes and
streams and white-washed stone cottages dotting the landscape. Return to Ashford Castle for a leisure evening. Dinner on your own tonight.
Day 6 - Friday
ACHILL ISLAND & THE CEIDE FIELDS
Tour to Achill Island, Ireland's largest island. View the Minaun Cliffs and the deserted sandy beaches. On to Belmullet, crossing a blanket bog that stretches to Ballycastle.
Stop at the Ceide Fields where you will see how they discovered a 5000 year old farming community under the blanket bog. Return to Ashford Castle via Ballina.
Dinner on your own tonight.
Day 7 - Saturday
FAMINE MUSEUM & TRIM CASTLE
Depart our castle estate and tour to Strokestown in County Roscommon and visit the Famine Museum where you will learn about life on a Tenant Farm during the Great Famine of the 1800s.
Strokestown House is a Pladdian style building with furinishing of the period. Cross the midlands to Trim and visit Trim Castle, one of the largest Anglo-Norman
castles in Ireland and also the setting for the Mel Gibson movie 'Braveheart.' Stay this evening at the Crowne Plaza near Dublin Airport. Dinner on your own tonight. The hotel has a wonderful restaurant and a convivial bar and lounge.
Day 8 - Sunday
DEPART FOR HOME
Transfer to Dublin Airport. Depart for home.
Slan Leat!
TOUR INCLUDES:
• Arrival and departure transfers
• Sightseeing by Private luxury motorcoach
• DELUXE Castles with private bath for 7 nights
• Professional driver/guide throughout the tour - from day 1 to day 8
• Irish breakfast daily
• Dinner included on 2 selected evening
• Dinner on your own on other evenings
• Irish Coffee Reception in Dublin
• Welcome dinner in Dublin on first evening
•Visits and admissions to Dublin Castle and the State Apartments, Boyne Valley Center,
Book of Kells, Clonmacnoise, Kylemore Abbey, Ceide Fields Famine Museum, Trim Castle
• Hotel service charges, tips for baggage handling and local taxes
• Journey Through Ireland Souvenir Shirt
• Maximum 12 Tour Members
• All tours personally escorted and driven by one of our experienced guides.
HOTELS:
You will be staying at the following DELUXE Hotels, Manors and Castles:
• Dublin: The Clontarf Castle Hotel - 2 nights
• Cong: Ashford Castle - 4 nights
• Dublin Airport: Crowne Plaza Hotel - 1 night
8 Day Private Escorted Motorcoach Tour
DELUXE Escorted Tour
CBTE 6 - CASTLES - Town & Country
DELUXE Escorted Tour
Only 12 Tour Members
Land Tour Price:$3,899
price is per person sharing double/twin room
Single room Supplement : $1,999
Special Discount:
Call us at 1-800-828-0826 and we'll go over the details and answer your questions and advise Today's Discount |
| 2008 Tour Dates |
| Departure |
Return |
Price |
Status |
Tour # |
17229 |
August 17 |
August 24 |
$3,899 |
12 |
17230 |
Sept. 14 |
Sept. 21 |
$3,899 |
12 |
17231 |
October 19 |
October 26 |
$3,899 |
12 |
17232 |
Come Back To Erin - CBTE 6 - Accommodation
From left to right: Clontarf Castle Hotel - Dublin, Ashford Castle, Cong
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Come Back To Erin - Our Luxury Mercedes Coach Fleet
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BOOK THIS TOUR NOW! Step 1 -
Due to limited tour membership we recommend that you place a deposit by credit card to hold your place on the tour of your choice! Step 2 - Call us at 1-800-828-0826 and we'll go over the details and answer your questions and take your credit card information over the telephone.
. Step 3 - We'll prepare a CONFIRMATION/INVOICE statement showing the EXACT tour price and recommended travel insurance, and apply the deposit payment. We will also send you a tour packet with hotel pictures, tour itinerary and an Ireland DVD. OR Request A Proposal: Call us at 1-800-828-0826 and we'll go over the details and answer your questions... or simply use our convenient Online Escorted Tour Proposal Request Form, and we will get back to you promptly with a PRO FORMA statement showing the EXACT tour price and recommended travel insurance. You'll also receive the Come Back To Erin brochure, an Ireland DVD video, pictures of the hotels and critiques from past tour members! Study the proposal, view the video, check out the references, pick your date! Call us at 1-800-828-0826 and we'll confirm your place on the tour. Critiques & Comments:
"This was a trip second to none. Everything I expected and more! The small group was especially nice!"
Barbara Graeter, Tacoma, WA "Every minute of the tour was great - I enjoyed it all. It could not have been any better- a delightful tour!"
Janet Woodward, Santa Monica, CA "I enjoyed the whole trip and I think you do an excellent job!"
Maggie Saunders, Elk Grove, CA "This is an excellent tour - enjoyed the tour and the people on the tour!"
Gerald Drew, Spokane, WA Scenes of Come Back To Erin Touring
From left to right: Woolly tourists in our path, Rock of Cashel, Local entertainment at a Pub stop, Garinish Island and Bantry Bay, One of many fishing boats we'll see, Panorama views abound.
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Take a LUXURY Shannon Cruise on the SHANNON PRINCESS II, follow the shamrock...
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