HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON • Houses of Parliament • Big Ben • Buckingham Palace • No.10 Downing Street • Trafalgar Square • London Bridge • Tower Bridge • Tower of London

BICESTER • Bicester Outlet Village

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON • Shakespeare’s Birthplace

MANCHESTER • Town Hall • Old Trafford Stadium • Chinatown

LIVERPOOL • St George’s Hall • Town Hall • • Anfield Stadium • The Beatles Story

LAKE DISTRICT NATIONAL PARK • Lake Windermere • Beatrix Potter 12D Best of Ireland,

EDINBURGH (ELHR12) • Edinburgh Castle • Old Town Scotland and England • Royal Mile • Holyrood Palace • Elephant House • Gretna Green recreate the interiors of his childhood home. DAY 1 Spend some time at leisure exploring this lovely GLASGOW Singapore ✈ London town, taking in sights of the surrounding • City Chambers • People’s Palace - Meal on Board - landscape that had probably provided • Glasgow Cathedral Assemble at Singapore Changi Airport and inspiration for his famed masterpieces. We begin your holiday with a pleasant flight to conclude our day at Birmingham. Hotel: Holiday Inn or similar BELFAST London, the capital of . • City Hall • Albert Memorial Clock • Queen’s University DAY 2 DAY 5 • Parliament Buildings • Stormont London Birmingham - Manchester - BUSHMILLS - Roast Duck Lunch - Liverpool Upon arrival, begin your London city tour - Breakfast, Dinner - • Giant’s Causeway including attractions such as Houses of This morning, proceed to Manchester to view Parliament, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, the ancient Town Hall, Old Trafford Stadium DUBLIN No.10 Downing Street, Trafaglar Square, also known as the Manchester United Football • St Patrick’s Cathedral London Bridge, Tower Bridge and Tower of Grand and explore the famous Chinatown. • O’ Connell Street • Georgian Squares London among other draws. Thereafter, continue our journey to the historic • St James’s Gate Brewery • Gravity Bar Hotel: Leonardo or similar city of Liverpool, hometown of the legendary of Beatles. Upon arrival, begin our Liverpool DAY 3 sightseeing tour include stops at St George's MEALS Hall, to see one of the finest neo-classical • 9 Breakfasts / 2 Lunches / 5 Dinners London buildings in the world and photo stop at the - Breakfast - , Liverpool Cathedral and Free at leisure to explore the city. Anfield Stadium - home to Liverpool Football ACCOMMODATION Hotel: Leonardo or similar Club. Visit the award-winning The Beatles Story, spreading across two sites, this • 9 Nights 4* Hotel Stay DAY 4 atmospheric museum offers insights into the lives and music of this iconic 60's British band. London - Bicester - Here, you will also able to view exclusive Stratford Upon Avon - memorabilia and interactive discovery zones. Hotel: Mercure or similar Birmingham - Breakfast, Dinner - Today, drive to Bicester and shop to your DAY 6 heart's content at Bicester Outlet Village. Liverpool - Lake District - Thereafter, we make our journey to the picturesque town of Stratford-upon-Avon, Edinburgh - Breakfast - most famous for being the birthplace of world famous playwright William Shakespeare. Pay After breakfast, drive along the scenic Lake literary homage at the quaint, Tudor-style District and immerse yourself in the gorgeous scenery of , the largest Shakespeare's Birthplace. Crafted partially in Lake Windermere timber, it has been painstakingly furnished to natural lake in England. Continue towards the Beatrix Potter, a place for children and adult to

36 travel back to childhood and enter the world of Peter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle-Duck and more. DAY 8 DAY 10 Hotel: Holiday Inn or similar Glasgow - Belfast Dublin - Breakfast, Dinner - - Breakfast, Dinner - DAY 7 After breakfast, commence city tour which Begin your Dublin city tour with viewing of the includes photo stop at the City Chambers, St Patrick's Cathedral, the statue lined Edinburgh - Glasgow People's Palace and Glasgow Cathedral. O'Connell Street and the elegant Georgian - Breakfast, Dinner - Thereafter, heading to ferry terminal for your Squares. Next, visit the St James's Gate Your first stop in this city is visit to the most ferry ride to Belfast. Brewery, homage to Guinness, one of Ireland's iconic Edinburgh Castle, perched imposingly Hotel: Holiday Inn or similar most enduring symbols. Across its seven floors on the plug of an extinct volcano overlooking you will discover everything about Guinness the city. Next, journey to the city's Old Town, a DAY 9 before getting to taste it in the top floor Gravity UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then, trail the Bar with panoramic views. Royal Mile, a charming cobblestone historic Belfast - Dublin Hotel: Clayton or similar thoroughfare that now houses a colourful - Breakfast, Dinner - mixture of shops, cafes and attractions. Later, This morning, enjoy a sightseeing tour including DAY 11 pass by the Holyrood Palace, the official Belfast City Hall, Albert Memorial Clock, residence of the Queen. If you are a Harry Potter Queen's University Belfast, Parliament Dublin ✈ Singapore fan, do not miss out visiting The Elephant Buildings and Stormont. Next, we will visit the - Breakfast, Meal on Board - House, the birthplace of Harry Porter. Make a spectacular Giant's Causeway, a set of some Free at own leisure before you will be stop at Gretna Green, a town popular with massive 40,000 basalt cliffs along the coast of transferred to the airport for the flight back to eloping couples where marriage ceremony was Northern Ireland. This impressive landscape Singapore. We hope that you had a memorable traditionally performed across a blacksmith's was formed by volcanic activity some 50-60 vacation with ASA Holidays. anvil. Depart Edinburgh for Glasgow. million years ago. Continue our journey to Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn or similar Dublin, the capital of Ireland. Hotel: Clayton or similar DAY 12 Arrive in Singapore

Note: 8. ASA Holidays recommends you to buy travel insurance for your travel to ensure coverage. 1. In the event of local religious festivals, unforeseen circumstances and/or bad weather 9. All flights are subject to change without prior notice. conditions, the sequence of the itinerary may be changed or altered. Alternative attractions 10. In the event of discrepancies between English and Chinese itinerary, please refer to the will be substituted without prior notice and/or at short notice in order to ensure a smoother English version. journey and tour. 11. Room types are based on the run of the house and allocated by respective hotels. ASA 2. All bookings will be subjected to terms and conditions as stipulated in this brochure. Holidays will not be responsible for the differences of the room allocated. 3. Admission and entrance ticket will be included when specified. 12. Participation in optional tours will be at passenger's own choice and expenses. 4. Minimum group size of 20 passengers is required for a confirmed departure. Group size of 13. Participants need to be properly attired when visiting places of religious worship. ASA 19 and below will solely be at the discretion of ASA Holidays and passengers need to accept Holidays will not be responsible for refusal of entry. Should places of religious worship be the arrangement. closed to public due maintenance and/or by local authority and/or religious event, there will 5. Tour is conducted in English. be no replacement. 6. All hotel ratings are based on local standards. In the event that accommodation in the stated 14. Package price excludes Europe City Tax ranging Euro $1-$5 per city per day. All passengers hotel is unavailable, it will be replaced by another hotel of similar standards. are required to pay upon checking in at the respective hotels. 7. During major events, accommodation may not be in the city mentioned

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