Taste of Wales & Ireland
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Highlights
- Enjoy the great start with a train ride on a narrow-gauge steam train to admire the beautiful scenery of the Snowdonia National Park
- See the Welsh Castles & Scenery
- Experience Tenby Evening Walk
- Visit St David's Cathedral
- Visits and admissions to Chester Cathedral
- See the National Slate Museum, Harlech Castle, Pembroke Castle, Lovespoon Workshop
- Explore Killarney and admire the famous lakes on a jaunting car ride through the Killarney National Park to Ross Castle
- Skellig Experience, Cliffs of Moher and Bunratty Folk
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- Sightseeing by luxury coach
- Professional tour director
- 11 nights in hotels listed
- Full breakfast daily (B) except on day 1
- Welcome get-together drink
- Walking tours of Chester, Conwy, Tenby and Waterford
- Sheepdog trials in North Wales
- Narrow-gauge train ride in Snowdonia
- Ferry rides from Wales to Ireland and across the River Shannon
- Horse-drawn jaunting car ride in Killarney
- Walking tour of Galway and Tullamore Dew Visitor Centre
- Dublin open-top bus tour with a visit to Guinness Storehouse or General Post Office Museum
- Visits and admissions to Chester Cathedral, National Slate Museum, Harlech Castle, Pembroke Castle, Lovespoon Workshop, St David’s Cathedral, House of Waterford Crystal, Blarney Castle, Blarney Woollen Mills, Skellig Experience, Cliffs of Moher and Bunratty Folk Park
- Audio headsets and group photo
- Deluxe carry-on backpack, ticket wallet, luggage tags & strap
- All local taxes, hotel service charges & porterage for one suitcase per person
- Free Wi-Fi on coaches and in hotel lobbies
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Your tour ends after breakfast.
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