Ireland Trip 2010
June 27 - July 7
Day 1: Sun, June 27 JFK TO SHANNON
Depart JFK on an overnight Aer Lingus flight across the Atlantic. Enjoy in-flight entertainment and meal service as you travel to start your vacation.
Day 2: Mon, June 28 SHANNON ARRIVAL & KILLARNEY
After customs and immigration formalities at Shannon Airport, your CIE Tours driver/guide will welcome you to Ireland and escort you to the motorcoach. Leaving Shannonside, drive into Limerick for a panoramic tour of the city, which features the sights made famous in Frank McCourt’s biography, “Angela’s Ashes.” Pass the 13th century King John's Castle in the center of the town. This imposing fortress with its massive walls and towers has guarded the River Shannon crossing for the past 700 years.
Continue south to Adare, which is famous for its main street of thatched houses.
After a stop for photos and a walk along the main street, journey into the mountainous country of Kerry and into Tralee.
Enjoy a brief stop for some free time before continuing to Killarney to check into your hotel. Spend the balance of the day free before dining in the hotel restaurant with your group.
DINNER & OVERNIGHT: CASTLEROSSE HOTEL, KILLARNEY website
Day 3: Tue, June 29 RING OF KERRY TOUR & SHEEPDOG DEMONSTRATION
Today explore the Ring of Kerry ‑ 100 miles of marvelous scenery consisting of the highest peaks in Ireland on one side and a coastline scattered with golden beaches and rocky headlands on the other. Stop en route to meet local farmer who will introduce you to a flock of his sheep and provide a sheepdog demonstration.
Then travel through Glenbeigh and Cahirciveen and on to Waterville and the colorful village of Sneem. Stop at Moll’s Gap for a view of the three lakes of Killarney with the mountains and the town in the background. Return to Killarney for some free time to look around the town before dinner.
This evening enjoy dinner and entertainment at Kate Kearney’s Cottage, ( website ) which is picturesquely situated at the entrance to what must be the most beautiful glaciated valley in Ireland, the Gap of Dunloe. The Irish night consists of a superb meal and traditional entertainment, which includes songs and musicians playing a wide array of instruments along with costumed dancers doing the jig and other traditional sets.
OVERNIGHT: CASTLEROSSE HOTEL, KILLARNEY website
