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Treasures of Ireland NO RISK DEPOSIT NO CHANGE FEES Book Now and your Deposit is Risk Free with No Change Fees until Final Payment Due Date! See inside for details** College of the Mainland presents 10 Days April 19, 2022 HIGHLIGHTS • 2 Nights in Belfast • Belfast City Tour • Galway • 2 Nights in Dublin • Titanic Belfast • Blarney Castle • 2 Nights in Killarney • Cliffs of Moher • Blarney Woolen Mills • Dublin City Tour • Ring of Kerry • Rock of Cashel • Trinity College - Book of • Medieval Banquet • Adare Kells • Killarney • Foynes Flying Museum • Whiskey Distillery • Jaunting Car Ride • Giants Causeway • Limerick Booking Discount - Save $400 per couple!* Contact Information College of the Mainland • Attn: Traci Payne 14057 Delany Rd • La Marque, TX 77568 409.933.8912 [email protected] Booking #146417 (Web Code) Treasures of Ireland DAY 1: OVERNIGHT FLIGHT TO IRELAND the rugged mountains and stop at Ladies View for wonderful vistas of Today board your overnight flight to experience the Treasures of the Lakes of Killarney. Ireland. (B) Overnight: killarney Day 2: arrIve DublIn - belfast sIghtseeIng Day 8: kIllarney - blarney - DublIn Arrive in Dublin and meet your Tour Director. Board your motorcoach This morning travel through the mountains of West Cork and arrive at and travel to Belfast, the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. the historic Blarney Castle. Will you dare to kiss the famous Blarney Enjoy a Belfast City Tour to learn about the history & struggles of Stone, rumored to bestow eloquence upon those who kiss its surface? the city as you drive through its districts and neighborhoods. Later Visit the Blarney Woolen Mills to wander the enticing displays of check into your hotel for a two-night stay. Tonight enjoy a Welcome Irish crafts. Later stop to see the Rock of Cashel, a group of Medieval Dinner with your fellow travelers. buildings set on an outcrop of limestone. Later arrive in Dublin for a (D) Overnight: Belfast two-night stay. (B) Overnight: Dublin Day 3: gIants Causeway - tItanIC belfast Today travel to the Giants Causeway, often described as the Eighth Day 9: DUBLIN Wonder of the World and declared Ireland’s first World Heritage site Today enjoy a Dublin City Tour to see Grafton Street, statue lined by UNESCO in 1986. Shortly after arrival, you will see why it has O’Connell Street, the General Post Office & Phoenix Park. Visit the become one of Ireland’s top tourist attractions. Later visit Titanic famous Christchurch Cathedral & stop at Trinity College to see the Belfast, a museum on the site of the former Harland & Wolfe 1,200-year-old Book of Kells. Also tour the Old Jameson Whiskey Shipyard where the Titanic was built and launched in 1912. Enjoy Distillery to learn the history of this spirit and enjoy a generous sample the evening at leisure in Belfast. of authentic Irish Whiskey. Tonight join your fellow travelers for a (B) Overnight: Belfast fun filled Farewell Dinner featuring authentic Irish food, music and entertainment. Day 4: belfast - lImerICk (B,D) Overnight: Dublin This morning depart Belfast and travel south through beautiful scenery enroute to Limerick. Upon arrival enjoy a Limerick City Tour Day 10: DublIn - flIght home to see the attractive St. Mary’s Cathedral, King John’s Castle and the Fly home filled with wonderful memories of your Treasures of Ireland Treaty Stone. Check into your hotel for a two-night stay in Limerick. Tour. Tonight is at leisure to enjoy dinner on your own. (B) (B) Overnight: Limerick Day 5: lImerICk- ClIffs of moher - galway - shannon Today travel to the spectacular Cliffs of Moher. View the mighty Atlantic and the beautiful Aran Islands from atop cliffs that reach nearly 700 feet into the air. Travel through the Burren, an area known for limestone natural beauty. Later enjoy a Galway City Tour AccommoDatIons featuring St. Nicholas Cathedral & Eyre Square. Galway, “The City 8 Nights First Class Hotels of Tribes” is a vibrant city with a great seafaring tradition. Tonight • 2 Nights - Stormont Hotel or Clayton Hotel, Belfast experience a Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet featuring delicious • 2 Nights - Clayton Hotel, Limerick food and traditional entertainment. • 2 Nights - Dromhall or Randles Court Hotel, Killarney (B,D) Overnight: Limerick • 2 Nights - Camden Court Hotel or RIU Gresham Hotel, Dublin On some dates alternate hotels may be used Day 6: lImerICk - aDare - kIllarney This morning stop in Adare, renowned as Ireland’s prettiest village. tour activity level Easy 1 2 3 4 Active Next visit the Foynes Flying Boat Museum, housed in the original terminal building in Foynes and said to be the birthplace of “Irish INCLUSIONS Roundtrip Airfare - IAH Professional Tour Director Coffee”. The port of Foynes was the fulcrum point for air traffic • • Int’l Air Departure Taxes/Fuel Motorcoach Transportation between the U.S. and Europe in the early 1940’s. Later arrive in the • • Surcharges Admissions per Itinerary charming & picturesque town of Killarney for a two night stay. Upon • 12 Meals: Sightseeing per Itinerary arrival embark on a Jaunting Car Ride into the Killarney National • • 8 -Breakfasts & 4 -Dinners Baggage Handling at Hotels Park. The horse drawn Jaunting Car experience ends at the Muckross • House & Gardens, a 19th century Victorian mansion on the shores of Muckross Lake. Take some pictures of the house and grounds ToUR RATES Booking Discount*: $3999 pp double before the short motorcoach ride back to your hotel. Tonight join Regular Rate: $4199 pp double your fellow travelers for dinner. Single Supplement: +$975 (B,D) Overnight: killarney *See Reservation Info for Booking Discount details Day 7: kIllarney - rIng of kerry - kIllarney Today travel along one of the most gorgeous coastal routes in the world - the Ring of Kerry. Focus your cameras on the majestic seascapes, mountains speckled with brightly colored farm houses and winding lanes bordered with luscious vegetation. Pass through DePosIt & fInal PAYMENT RESERVATIon FORM (Intl) Contact Information/mail reservation form to: Deposit of $500 per person is due with Reservation Form to secure reservations. TREASURES OF IRELAND College of the Mainland • ATTN: Traci Payne Final Payment Due Date is 75 days prior to departure. April 19, 2022 14057 Delany Road *bookIng DIsCount La Marque, TX 77568 Make your Final Payment by check prior to the Final Payment Due Date BOOKING #146417 (Web Code) & receive $400 per couple/$200 per person booking Discount! 409.933.8912 • [email protected] •Initial Deposit can be made by check or credit card to be eligible. www.com.edu •Payments after Initial Deposit are considered part of Final Payment & must be made by check. Make checks payable to: PremIer WORLD DIsCOVERY onlIne BOOKIng oPtIon Save time, postage & secure your seat for this group departure. Simply type https://res.premierworlddiscovery.com into your web browser & use the Enclosed please find a deposit in the amount of $ ($500 per person) Booking Number (Web Code) from this flyer to make your Deposit online in to secure reservations for # of people. just a few minutes. No need to submit a Reservation Form if booking online. 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