Britain & Ireland in Depth
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- London: Guided sightseeing, visit St. Paul’s Cathedral
- Stonehenge : Visit the prehistoric monumentDARTMOOR
- Cornwall : Take pictures of St. Michael’s Mount, visit St. Ives; Plymouth Sound cruise
- Bath : Visit the Roman relics
- Fishguard-rosslare : Cross St. George’s Channel by ferry
- Waterford: Enjoy an Irish Coffee; guided tour of the House of Waterford Crystal
- Killarney : Enjoy dinner and music at Scruffys pub
- Ring of kerry: Scenic peninsula drive
- Dingle peninsula : Visit the Blasket Islands Centre
- Adare: Admire the thatched cottages
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Welcome to London! Uniformed Globus Hosts will be waiting to welcome you. Free time this afternoon.
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The Royal Treatment LONDON Morning sightseeing with a Local Guide includes sights of the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Whitehall, Prime Minister’s Downing Street residence, Piccadilly Circus, Buckingham Palace, and a visit to St. Paul’s Cathedral....
Prehistoric Finds & Pub Food LONDON Meet your Tour Director and travel companions at 8 am and drive to Stonehenge. STONEHENGE Visit the prehistoric monument. ILMINSTER Lunch at a local pub. PLYMOUTH [LF] Cruise on Plymouth Sound, one of the world’s great natural ...
Legends of Land & Sea PLYMOUTH Scenic drive through the West Country to Poldark’s Cornwall with photo stop at St. Michael’s Mount. ST. IVES Enjoy free time in the popular seaside resort. PLYMOUTH Free time this evening. (Breakfast) 161 mi / 255 km
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Timeless Kings & Thermal Springs GLASTONBURY Visit the city of King Arthur and the legend of the Holy Grail. BATH Visit the excavations of the Roman Baths followed by free time. (Breakfast) 180 mi / 288 km
TOUR HIGHLIGHT CULTURAL GEMS The traditions of one...
Strait to Ireland CARDIFF Drive through South Wales to Fishguard and take a ferry to Rosslare. 159 mi / 255 km (Breakfast,Dinner)
TOUR HIGHLIGHT EPIC RIDE St. George’s Channel connects the British territory of Wales in the east and the southeastern part of Irel...
Fine Crystal & The Gift of Gab WATERFORD Take a guided tour of the House of Waterford Crystal. BLARNEY Visit the village renowned for its magical Kissing Stone. KINSALE Free time. (Breakfast,Dinner) 105 mi / 168 km
TOUR HIGHLIGHT LEGENDS & LORE Cut th...
Beauties in County Kerry RING OF KERRY Panoramic drive around part of Ireland’s southwestern peninsula. KILLARNEY Free time this afternoon. (Breakfast) 154 mi / 247 km
TOUR HIGHLIGHT NATURAL WONDERS Explore the emerald tapestries of green fields and ocean view...
Traditional Dishes & Ditties KILLARNEY Free time before [LF] pub dinner with traditional Irish music. (Breakfast,Dinner)
LOCAL FAVORITE LOCAL TASTES Join the locals of Killarney for an Irish dinner of traditional and modern dishes with festive Gaelic tunes in the heart of this historic Irish town.
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Irish Eyes & Cheeky Rhymes DINGLE PENINSULA Visit the Blasket Islands Centre. ADARE Stop at the quaint village to see its thatched cottages. LIMERICK Free time. (Breakfast) 160 mi / 257 km
TOUR HIGHLIGHT PHOTO OPS There once was a town called Adare, with c...
Notes Above High Sea CLIFFS OF MOHER Visit the 668-foot-high cliffs above the Atlantic Ocean. GALWAY Free time. SLIGO Free time this evening. (Breakfast,Dinner) 179 mi / 288 km
TOUR HIGHLIGHT PICTURE PERFECT Feast your eyes on a stunning spectacle of sea and s...
Derry Girls & Daring Giants DERRY Visit the second-largest city in Northern Ireland. GIANT’S CAUSEWAY See more than 40,000 interlocking basalt columns formed millions of years ago. (Breakfast,Dinner) 200 mi / 322 km
TOUR HIGHLIGHT LEGENDS & LORE Follow...
An Unsinkable Legend BELFAST Orientation drive includes City Hall, the Albert Memorial Clock Tower, and Queen’s University. Visit the Titanic Belfast Experience. CARLINGFORD Stop in the charming village on the Cooley Peninsula. (Breakfast) 128 mi / 206 km
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Ireland’s Capital City DUBLIN Orientation drive to see O’Connell Street, Georgian squares, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, and Trinity College. Free time. (Breakfast)
TOUR HIGHLIGHT CITY SIGHTS “In Dublin’s fair city where girls are so pretty,” you’ll also find great ...
Welsh Word Challenge DUBLIN Board a ferry to cross the North Channel. NORTH WALES Photo stop at tongue-twisting town of Llanfairpwllgwyngyll. Take a scenic drive through North Wales to Liverpool. LIVERPOOL Free time this evening. (Breakfast) 98 mi / 158 km
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Songs, Sonnets, and Secret Vows LIVERPOOL Visit The Beatles Story for a fascinating journey into the life and music of the Fab Four. LAKE DISTRICT Take a scenic drive. GRASMERE Visit Wordsworth’s beloved village and [LF] sample original Grasmere gingerbread. GRETNA G...
Spectacular in Scotland GLASGOW Depart for a drive past Loch Lomond, Rannoch Moor, Glen Coe, and Fort William en route to ferry crossing to the Isle of Skye. ISLE OF SKYE Visit the Museum of the Isles before driving across the Inner Hebridean island. Return to the ma...
The Bronze Age & Brave Battles THE HIGHLANDS Visit the Bronze-Age chamber tomb site of Clava Cairns. Visit the Culloden battlefield site and visitor center. Time in the Highlands capital of Inverness. (Breakfast) 30 mi / 48 km
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Mulligans & Military Music PITLOCHRY Walk through the Victorian mountain resort. ST. ANDREWS See the home of golf and famous university town. THE ROYAL EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO Attend the world-renowned Tattoo performance. (Departures July 15 through August 5 on...
Crown Jewels & Castle Views EDINBURGH Morning city sightseeing with a Local Guide includes the New Town, and the Old Town, and a visit to Edinburgh Castle to see Scotland’s Crown Jewels. Free time. (Breakfast)
TOUR HIGHLIGHT HISTORIC SPOT Ascend to Castle R...
Castle Heirs & English Fare KELSO Visit Floors Castle, the largest inhabited castle in Scotland. YORK See York Minster on a guided walk through of the best-preserved medieval shopping streets called The Shambles. (Breakfast) 203 mi / 327 km
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Mr. & Mrs. Shakespeare STRATFORD-UPON-AVON See Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and visit Shakespeare’s Birthplace. COTSWOLDS Scenic drive followed by [LF] dinner at a local pub. (Breakfast,Dinner) 162 mi / 260 km
LOCAL FAVORITE LOCAL TASTES Quench your thirst with...
Churchill’s Beginnings WOODSTOCK Visit Blenheim Palace, Sir Winston Churchill’s birthplace. LONDON Free time this afternoon. (Breakfast) 98 mi / 159 km
TOUR HIGHLIGHT LEGENDS SLEPT HERE Home to the 12th Duke of Marlborough and the birthplace of Sir Winston Chu...
Safe travels until we meet again! Your vacation ends with breakfast this morning. (Breakfast)
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