Inclusions

HIGHLIGHTS

London, England
Stonehenge, England
Ring of Kerry, Ireland
Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Edinburgh,Ireland
Stratford-Upon-Avon, Ireland

MEALS

Breakfast: 23 Lunch: 1 Dinner: 8

TRANSPORT

Touring by private, air-conditioned motorcoach with free WI-FI (where available).

ACCOMMODATION

First-Class or Superior First-Class with private bath or shower. Includes hotel taxes, porterage, tips and service charges.

Itinerary Highlights

DAY 1 - ARRIVE IN LONDON, ENGLAND

Welcome to London! Uniformed Globus Hosts will be waiting to welcome you. Free time this afternoon.

DAY 2 - LONDON

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.                                           

DAY 3 - LONDON-STONEHENGE-ILMINSTER-PLYMOUTH

Prehistoric Finds & Pub Food LONDON Meet your Tour Director and travel companions at 8 am and drive to Stonehenge. STONEHENGE Guided visit. ILMINSTER Lunch at a local pub. PLYMOUTH [LF] Cruise on Plymouth Sound, one of the world's great natural harbours. See the Mayflower Steps in The Barbican.

DAY 4 - PLYMOUTH. EXCURSION TO CORNWALL

DAY 5 - PLYMOUTH-GLASTONBURY-BATH-NEWPORT, WALES

DAY 6 - NEWPORT-WATERFORD, IRELAND                

Strait to Ireland NEWPORT Drive through South Wales to Fishguard and take a ferry to Rosslare. 

DAY 7 - WATERFORD-BLARNEY-KINSALE                    

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. 

DAY 8 - KINSALE-RING OF KERRY-KILLARNEY              

Beauties in Counties Kerry & Clare RING OF KERRY Panoramic drive around part of Ireland's southwestern peninsula. KILLARNEY Free time this afternoon. 

DAY 9 - KILLARNEY

Traditional Dishes & Ditties KILLARNEY Free time before [LF] pub dinner with traditional Irish music.        

DAY 10 - KILLARNEY-DINGLE PENINSULA-ADARE-LIMERICK

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. 

DAY 12 - SLIGO- DERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND -GIANT’S CAUSEWAY-BELFAST                

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. 

 DAY 13 - BELFAST-CARLINGFORD-DUBLIN, IRELAND                  

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.

DAY14 - DUBLIN              

Ireland's Capital City DUBLIN Orientation drive to see O'Connell Street, Georgian squares, St. Patrick's Cathedral, and Trinity College. Free time.

DAY 15 - DUBLIN-NORTH WALES-LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND

DAY 16 - LIVERPOOL-GRASMERE-GRETNA GREEN, SCOTLAND-GLASGOW

DAY 17 - GLASGOW-ISLE OF SKYE-LOCH NESS-INVERNESS                

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 mainland. LOCH NESS Drive the length of the legendary lake en route to Inverness. 

DAY 18 - INVERNESS. HIGHLANDS EXCURSION                

The Bronze Age & Brave Battles THE HIGHLANDS Visit the Bronze-Age chamber tomb site of Clava Cairns. Visit the Culloden battlefield site and visitor centre. Visit Brodie Castle. 

DAY 19 - INVERNESS-PITLOCHRY-ST. ANDREWS-EDINBURGH                  

Mulligans & Military Music PITLOCHRY Walk through the Victorian mountain resort. ST. ANDREWS See the home of golf and famous university town. EDINBURGH MILITARY TATTOO Attend the world - renowned Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo performance. (Departures July 16 through August 6 only).      

DAY 20 - EDINBURGH                

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. 

DAY 21 - EDINBURGH-YORK, ENGLAND

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

DAY 23 - STRATFORD-UPON-AVON-LONDON                

Churchill's Beginnings WOODSTOCK Visit Blenheim Palace, Sir Winston Churchill's birthplace. LONDON Free time this afternoon.

DAY 24 - LONDON