NORTHERN EUROPE, GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND
Traveling Well Includes… • Private sightseeing in Dublin by amphibious “DUKW,” step dancing, a treasure hunt & a ghost tour • Pottery making & Celtic jewelry design with a local artisan • A cooking demonstration & dinner with entertainment at the Ballymaloe Cookery School • Exploration of Killarney National Park by jaunting cart, bicycle and boat • A walk with a hawk during a two-night stay at Dromoland Castle • A visit to the giant Cliffs of Moher, reminiscent of Harry Potter! • First-class seats on a train ride from Dublin to the tip of southern Ireland in County Cork • Airport transfers on arrival and departure as noted • 18 meals, all gratuities to Tauck Director, local guides and drivers; service charges, taxes, and porterage
you hand-build and paint your sculpted piece. You’ll also get to try your hand at Celtic jewelry making using a range of skills covered in today’s class – design, threading, knotting, fitting crimps and finishing – all in a workshop in the converted stables of the home farm for Ballinacurra House, dating from the late 1700s. Meals BLD
5. COOKING UP A TASTE OF DAILY LIFE Work up an appetite for a home-cooked Irish dinner tonight by enjoying a variety of outdoor activities at your resort this morning, including golf, hurling, archery*, and pony trap* rides. After lunch, head out to Ballymaloe, the only cookery school in the world located in the middle of its own 100-acre organic farm. Join your culinary hosts on a guided tour of the gardens and farm, enjoy a cooking demonstration by expert chefs, then pair up and cook your own dinner! The fun continues when an Irish singer performs. Meals BLD
6. KILLARNEY & A CASTLE STAY! Explore Killarney and its lakes, renowned both for recreational fun and authentic cultural lifestyles. Have lunch in a local Killarney restaurant, then climb aboard a traditional jaunting cart* for a ride through the national park. Next up is a bicycle ride* along the lakeshore and a cruise on the lake, complete with Irish coffee and hot chocolate. Have you ever spent the night in a real castle? You will tonight, and tomorrow night too, as we roll out the red carpet for you in Dromoland Castle! Meals BLD
7. GIANT CLIFFS AND A FARMER’S FAREWELL Visit one of the world’s most photographed natural wonders at the Cliffs of Moher, five miles long, soaring 659 feet over the crashing waves below. Back on your castle grounds, take a bird walk – with a hawk*! More family fun awaits at a nearby farm, site of our farewell festivities. Watch skilled dogs herd the farm’s woolly flocks; see a sheep shearing demonstration; have a hearty Irish dinner; tap your feet to Irish music while dancers show you their dance steps; and join our storyteller around the fire to hear Irish legends and lore that live on forever. Meals BLD
Call your travel agent or Tauck at 877-519-1035
8. JOURNEY HOME Tour ends: Newmarket-on-Fergus. Fly home anytime. A transfer is included to Shannon Airport from Dromoland Castle. Allow a minimum of 3 hours for flight check-in. Meals B
8 DAYS FROM $3,896 PLUS AIRFARE (7 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches & 6 Dinners)
BEGINS DUBLIN Jun 9, 16, 30 Jul 7, 21, 28 Aug 11, 18
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www.tauckbridges.com for up-to-the-minute space availability. Additional dates may become available as these sell out.
PRICE PER PERSON Double $3990
Single $5044 Triple $3896
Children 11 and under Discount $100 Children under 18 must be booked in a room with at least one adult; exceptions may be granted under certain circumstances with parental consent. Triples are usually a two-bedded room with a rollaway cot or a sofa bed; quadruples will be accommodated in two separate rooms.
Gratuities to Tauck Director, drivers & local guides are included.
International Airfare is additional. Call Tauck for special rates on international air for travel originating in the U.S. (subject to availability). Recommended age: 8+
Note: For activities marked with an asterisk (*) in day-by-day descriptions, participation is at your own risk; a signed liability waiver will be required.
Ask us about booking an additional hotel night before or after your journey and consider our Guest Protection Product offering travel advantages and a money-back refund if your travel plans change. See General Information.
FINE HOTELS / GREAT LOCATIONS Night 1,2 Night 3-5 Night 6,7
CONRAD DUBLIN
CASTLEMARTYR RESORT DROMOLAND CASTLE
Dublin Castlemartyr Newmarket-on-Fergus
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