2L Travel +1 (305) 432 -2458 [email protected] Weekend in Dublin ________________________________________________________________________________Itinerary Package price includes: 49-seater coach for Half Day on Day 1 (09:00 – 13:00 or 13:30 – 17:30) Guide for Half Day (Panoramic tour) on day 1 Coach for Half Day on day 1 (Panoramic tour) 3 Nights in a three star centrally located hotel in Dublin, Bed & Full Irish Breakfast basis Airport transfer from your hotel to Dublin Airport on Day 4 Day 1 Details Arrive at the Dublin Airport and meet with your guide at the arrival halls. Depart for Dublin Panoramic City Tour (appr 3h). The guided panoramic city tour takes you through the most famous monuments and landmarks of Dublin, the city on the banks of River Liffey. You’ll see some of the town’s most important buildings, including GPO which dominates the famous O’Connell Street, arterie of the Northern City and Palace of Justice in Four Courts, an old Dubiln port area with beautiful Customs House. You’ll also drive through Phoenix Park which is the biggest town park in the Europe and houses the residence of the President of Republic of Ireland and famous Dublin Zoo. The Southern City is more sophisticated with elegant Georgian houses with their multicolored doors and magnificent Grafton Street are with its great shops and the famous Trinity College with its huge Old Library and Book of Kells. You’ll see the St.Patrick’s Cathedral, the most important church in Ireland and medieval church of Christ Church where the 14th century copy of Magna Carta is displayed. After the tour you’ll transfer to your hotel and check in 2L Travel +1 (305) 432 -2458 [email protected] __________________________________________________________Suggested Three Star Hotels Academy Plaza Hotel Belvedere Hotel Cassidy’s Hotel Harcourt Hotel 2L Travel +1 (305) 432 -2458 [email protected] ____________________________________________________________Suggested Four Star Hotels North Star Hotel Iveagh Garden Gresham Hotel 2L Travel +1 (305) 432 -2458 [email protected] _____________________________________________________Suggested Dublin 2018 Activities Greyhound Race in Dublin As popular as horse racing, this type of race is practiced weekly throughout the Ireland. To get most out of your experience in Greyhound Race Stadium, combine it with dinner at the stadium restaurant. Gaelic Games! Discover Gaeliq Football and Hurling Approximately 2 Hours Morning of Afternoon sessions available These two sports not very well kow in the Europe are the most popular sport games in the Ireland. Both are played outdoors and are a team sport. The games have been played in Ireland almost for 300 years and in the modern times they are important part of local culture. The GAA is established to ensure the continuity of hurling and Gaelic footbool and they are included in the school programs. Your instructor will help you to learn the difficult art of hitting the ball with the hurley (hurling stick or camán in celtic)! Old Jameson Distillery Visit and Degustation Approximately 90 minutes Discover how John Jameson’s focus on the highest quality ingredients, triple distillation process, and constant innovation resulted in an exceptionally smooth whiskey that is celebrated and enjoyed all around the globe. Your experience will conclude in JJ’s Bar, where you can share a story and a whiskey with some new found friends. 2L Travel +1 (305) 432 -2458 [email protected] Teeling Distillery Visit and Degustation Approximately 90 minutes Located in the heart of Dublin city centre, the Teeling Whiskey Distillery is the only operational distillery in Dublin, the first of its kind to open its doors in over 125 years. The Teeling Whiskey Distillery is Dublin’s newest destination for whiskey fans or for anyone with an interest in Dublin’s long, historical association with Irish whiskey. Come and experience first-hand the sound, smell and feel of a fully operational distillery, as the first Dublin whiskey is distilled for over 40 years. Lunch or Dinner Cruise on the Grand Canal A unique and memorable experience on the Grand Canal in Dublin. Every day there are 2 evening cruises for dinner and there is also a lunch service available. On sunny days or nice and quiet evening it is special treat to have you meals on open deck. Croke Park Tours (Approximately 1 hour, 30 minutes) Croke Park has been at the heart of Irish sporting life for over 100 years. With a capacity of 82,300, this magnificent stadium is actually the third largest in Europe. Ranked as one of the best things to do in Dublin, some of the highlights include taking a seat in the VIP area, getting a birds-eye view from the media centre, sneaking a peek inside the dressing rooms, and of course, walking in the footsteps of gaelic games legends as you go pitchside through the players’ tunnel! Guinness Storehouse The Guinness Storehouse explains the history of Beer. The story is told through various interactive exhibition areas including ingredients, brewing, transport, cooperage, advertising and sponsorship. At the base of the atrium lies a copy of the 9,000 year lease signed by Arthur Guinness on the brewery site. In the Perfect Pint bar, visitors may pour their own pint of Guinness. The Brewery Bar on the fifth floor offers Irish cuisine, using Guinness both in the cooking and as an accompaniment to food 2L Travel +1 (305) 432 -2458 [email protected] Trinity College Et le Livre De Kells Trinity College was established by Queen Elizabeth I on 1592 and is the oldest university in Ireland. The famous Long Library contains over 200 000 manuscripts ! The Book of Kells is the centrepiece of an exhibition which attracts over 500,000 visitors to Trinity College each year. Written around the year 800 AD, the Book of Kells contains a richly decorated copy of the four gospels in a latin text. Christchurch Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral (founded c.1028) is the spiritual heart of the city and one of the top visitor attractions in Dublin. Step inside and you can enjoy the cathedral’s beautiful interior and fascinating medieval crypt. The medieval crypt is the largest in Ireland and the earliest surviving structure in the city. The crypt houses priceless silver and Ireland’s first copy of Magna Carta. Saint Patrick’s Cathedral Saint Patrick’s Cathedral has been part of Ireland’s history for over 800 years and today is one of the most popular visitor attractions in Dublin. Built in honour of Ireland’s patron saint between 1220 and 1260 Saint Patrick’s Cathedral offers visitors a rich and compelling cultural experience and is one of the few buildings left from medieval Dublin. It is the National Cathedral of the Church of Ireland and is the largest Cathedral in the country. Jonathan Swift, author of Gulliver’s Travels, was Dean of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral in the 1700s and he is one of many burials on site. Kilmainham Gaol If you have a desire to understand Irish history – especially about resistance to the British rule – then a visit to this former prison is an absolute must. This threatening grey building, built between 1792 and 1795, played a role in virtually every act of Ireland's painful path to independence, and even today, despite closing in 1924, it still has the power to chill… it gives the visitor a dramatic and realistic insight into what it was like to have been confined in one of these forbidding bastions of punishment and correction between 1796 when it opened and 1924 when it closed. (Guided tours only – subject to availability!) 2L Travel +1 (305) 432 -2458 [email protected] National Gallery of Ireland The National Gallery of Ireland houses the national collection of Irish and European art. 2.500 pieces of art from all European countries are exhibited in the gallery It is located in the centre of Dublin with one entrance on Merrion Square, beside Leinster House, and another on Clare Street. It was founded in 1854 and opened its doors ten years later. The Gallery has an extensive, representative collection of Irish painting and is also notable for its Italian Baroque and Dutch masters painting. ,You will meet the works of Poussin, Picasso, Fra Angelico, Mantegna, Vermeer, Velázquez and many others. Freemasons Museum Grand Lodge of Ireland The Grand Lodge of Ireland is the second most senior Grand Lodge in the world and the oldest in continuous existence. The Museum gives an outline of the history of the Masonic Fraternity in Ireland, along with information on some famous personalities in Irish masonic history and displays an exceptionally wide variety of artefacts such as items of regalia and historic documents. Dublin Castle Erected in the early thirteenth century on the site of a Viking settlement, Dublin Castle served for centuries as the headquarters of English, and later British, administration in Ireland. In 1922, following Ireland’s independence, Dublin Castle was handed over to the new Irish government. It is now a major government complex used for different venues and also opens for visitors. (Subject to availability) Museum of Modern Arts - Imma The Irish Museum of Modern Art is housed in the Royal Hospital Kilmainham, the finest 17th-century building in Ireland. The Royal Hospital was founded in 1684 by James Butler, Duke of Ormonde and Viceroy to Charles II, as a home for retired soldiers and continued in that use for almost 250 years. Today IMMA is the home of the national collection of modern and contemporary art and takes responsibility for the care and maintenance of this national resource. 2L Travel +1 (305) 432 -2458 [email protected] Museum of Irish Emigration Epic The Irish Emigration Museum is Dublin’s newest museum and tourist attraction.