Cahal Dunne's Irish Tour Fall 2008
June 16 – 26
September 14 – 24

Personally escorted by Cahal & Kathleen Dunne

Air & Land Tour Cost: $3,050
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Your Tour Includes
  • Round trip flights between Pittsburgh and Shannon via Philadelphia. Flights can be arranged from most Florida gateways, Newark, New York (JFK), Boston and all major cities—contact CIE Tours for best available flights and fares.
  • 9 nights in superior first class hotel accommodation (4 star) with twin-bedded rooms & private bath in Clare, Galway, Dublin, Cork and Kerry—2 nights in many locations.
  • Full Irish breakfasts (9).
  • 9 dinners, including:
    • Traditional Irish night in the Bunratty Corn Barn,
    • Doyle’s Irish Cabaret in Dublin,
    • Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet,
    • 6 table d’hôte dinners in hotels.
  • Transport by luxury motorcoach with a driver/guide for 11 days
  • Admission fees to: Cliffs of Moher, Kylemore Abbey, Cobh Heritage Centre, Blarney Castle and Bunratty Folk Park.
  • Service charges, government taxes and porterage of 1 checked suitcase/bag per person.
  • Carry-on flight bag, ticket wallet, luggage strap and tags (1 carry-on bag per person permitted).


Airline departure taxes are an additional $225 per person

Single rooms available - at a supplemental charge of $389 per person

For full details of trip and reservations contact:
Joe Fallon, CIE Tours International
10 Park Place, PO Box 1965, Morristown NJ 07962
Tel: (412) 486-8821 or (973) 292-3899 Ext. 4326

For any special attention,
call Cahal or Kathleen Dunne at Tel: (412) 486-8821

Outline itinerary

Day 1
UNITED STATES TO SHANNON
Depart your hometown and take an overnight flight to Ireland.

Day 2
SHANNON ARRIVAL & BUNRATTY
Land at Shannon Airport and transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure and in the evening join in the fun and feasting at 15th century Bunratty Castle.
Overnight: Bunratty Castle Hotel, Bunratty

Day 3
CLIFFS OF MOHER & GALWAY BAY
Drive to the coast of Clare to view the Cliffs of Moher, a wall of rock rising above the foaming Atlantic breakers. Continue through the Burren and around Galway Bay to check into your Galway hotel. Enjoy free time to browse around the city center.
Dinner & Overnight: Radisson SAS Hotel, Galway

Day 4
CONNEMARA & KYLEMORE ABBEY
Today tour Connemara and admire the sweeping views of lakes and misty mountains. See sheep that graze freely and bogland where people hand-cut peat. Continue to Clifden and visit Kylemore Abbey, a 19th century neo-Gothic mansion overlooking Kylemore Lake.
Dinner & Overnight: Radisson SAS Hotel, Galway

Day 5
DUBLIN & DOYLE’S CABARET
Travel across Ireland via the towns of Ballinasloe, Athlone and Moate, all marketing centers which serve their surrounding farmlands. Arrive in Dublin and take a panoramic tour around central Dublin. Check into your hotel where you will attend Doyle's Cabaret for dinner and a great show.
Overnight: Royal Marine Hotel, Dublin

Day 6
BLARNEY CASTLE & LEISURE TIME IN KINSALE
Visit Blarney Castle where you can climb to the battlements to kiss the “Stone of Eloquence.” Return to Kinsale where the afternoon is free. The narrow streets with Georgian houses are worth a walk and there are many delightful stores, cafes and pubs to check out.
Dinner & Overnight: Trident Hotel, Kinsale

Day 7
COBH HERITAGE CENTRE & KINSALE
Depart Dublin and drive south, passing the Rock of Cashel and the gentle slopes of the Galtee Mountains on the way to Cobh. Visit the Cobh Heritage Centre, where many emigrants left Ireland to create a new life in the United States. Drive to the popular town of Kinsale.
Dinner & Overnight: Trident Hotel, Kinsale

Day 8
KILLARNEY & DINGLE PENINSULA
Travel through scenic West Cork and view the highlights of the Ring of Kerry before stopping in Killarney for a while. Discover the heathery mountains, beaches and rocky headlands of the Dingle Peninsula. Check into your hotel, just outside the town of Dingle.
Dinner & Overnight: Skellig Hotel, Dingle

Day 9
LEISURE TIME IN DINGLE
Today enjoy a day completely at leisure so that you can enjoy the wonderful surroundings and facilities in your hotel. Your motorcoach will be available to provide transportation to and from Dingle.
Dinner & Overnight: Skellig Hotel, Dingle

Day 10
ADARE & SHANNONSIDE
Depart Dingle and drive to the village of Adare, well known for its attractive thatched houses. Continue north via Limerick to Bunratty . Visit the Bunratty Folk Park, traditional cottages and a 19th century market town. Enjoy a Ceili for a home-style dinner and fun entertainment.
Overnight: Bunratty Castle Hotel, Bunratty

Day 11
RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES
Sadly, today your Irish vacation has come to its final day. Transfer to Shannon Airport in good time to check in for your flight home.

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