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 Wonders of Britain & Ireland 2009
Highlights LondonWindsor
Stonehenge
Salisbury
Bath
CardiffWaterford
Blarney
Ring of Kerry
Adare
Limerick
Galway Bay
DublinChester
Gretna Green
EdinburghJedburgh
Hadrian's Wall
York
Stratford-upon-Avon
Bladon
Oxford
Wonders of Britain & Ireland 2009 Whats Included Sightseeing Highlights
London: Sightseeing tour.Windsor: See the cafestle.Stonehenge: Visit the ancient stone circle.Salisbury: View the cathedral.Bath: Visit the Roman Baths.Cardiff: View Cardiff CastleWaterford: Visit the crystal showroom (when open).Blarney: Visit to the cafestle.Ring of Kerry: Drive around the beautiful peninsula.Adare: See the prettiest village in Ireland. Limerick: Orientation tour.Galway Bay: Beautiful views across the ocean.Dublin: View St. Patrick's Cathedral and visit Trinity College to see the Book of Kells. Visit Old Jameson Whiskey DistilleryChester: Walking tour of the historic city.Gretna Green: Visit the town where eloping couples would marry.Edinburgh: Castle visit and views of Holyrood House.Jedburgh: See the abbey ruins.Hadrian's Wall: See the ancient Roman fortifications.York: Orientation of the Minster and the Shambles.Coventry : See the cathedrals.Stratford-upon-Avon: Visit Shakespeare's birthplace and see Anne Hathaway's cottage.Bladon: See Sir Winston Churchill's grave.Oxford: Visit one of the famous university's colleges.Dining Highlights
2 buffet breakfasts and 1 continental breakfast in London.4 English, 5 Irish and 2 Scottish full breakfasts.Afternoon tea in Yorkshire.2 three-course dinners.Local highlight restaurant dinner with wine in Liverpool.Farewell Dinner with wine in Warwick.19 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)First Class Travel Highlights
All hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes included.Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard.The services of one of Trafalgar's top professional Tour Directors.The services of a Trafalgar Representative at your London hotel.A qualified local city guide in Dublin and Edinburgh.Tickets are included for the world-famous Tattoo during the Edinburgh Festival.Stay in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.Ferry across the Irish Sea from Wales to Ireland and return.A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.Airport Transfers
London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive, particularly between the airport and your London hotel. But when you book your Trafalgar tour and take advantage of our land and air packages, we have included a FREE transfer to and from London's airports and your Trafalgar London hotel. For passengers who have their own flight arrangements we offer you the opportunity to purchase inexpensive transfers to and from London's Heathrow - Trafalgar has negotiated special rates for the Dot2Dot transfer from London's HeathrImportant - Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed.For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date.Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer.In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar's control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled.All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service.In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.Heathrow Airport: National Express Dot2Dot will pick up and drop off in time to meet all flights to/from London's Heathrow Airport. For guests arriving at the Dot2Dot desk after 22.00 hrs please make use of the courtesy phone to arrange your transfer to your Trafalgar hotel.Gatwick Airport: Passengers who have booked Trafalgar's Land and Air packages arriving at London's Gatwick Airport are provided with a Gatwick Express train voucher. The Gatwick Express train journey from Gatwick Airport to London's Victoria Station takes 30 minutes. Guests then need to make their way from Victoria Station to their Trafalgar hotelEuropean Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar's Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don't coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.Edinburgh Tattoo:
7-29 August 2009 Tickets are included for the world-famous Tattoo during the Festival. Applicable to departures 27 July - 17 August.
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| Call 1 (800) 380-1489 for more information or to book today! Mention code 7498798 | | Trafalgar Tours | | Offer valid through 12/31/2008 | | | | Day | Destination | Description | | Day 1 | Depart USA | Depart USA
: Overnight flight to London. | | Day 2 | London | Arrive London (2 nights)
: Welcome to London! After checking into your Trafalgar hotel, time is at leisure to relax and unwind.
Hotel: Hilton Kensington (2 nights) | | Day 3 | London | London sightseeing & at leisure
: This morning we enjoy a sightseeing tour that includes many major sights then the remainder of the day is at leisure to explore. (Buffet breakfast) | | Day 4 | London - Stonehenge - Bath - Cardiff | London - Stonehenge - Bath - Cardiff
: Greetings from our Tour Director as we leave London and drive to Runnymede where the Magna Carta was signed and then through Windsor Great Park and past Windsor Castle. Then on to the mysterious stone circle at Stonehenge before stopping in Salisbury with a chance to visit the beautiful cathedral. We continue to the elegant Georgian streets of Bath where we tour the Roman Baths before continuing to Cardiff, capital of Wales. This evening, we enjoy a Welcome Drink with our Tour Director. (Continental breakfast)
Hotel: Park Inn City Centre | | Day 5 | Cardiff - Pembroke - Waterford | Cardiff - Pembroke - Waterford
: We will see Cardiff Castle before driving across South Wales via Carmarthen. Next we head to Pembroke to view the cafestle, birthplace of Henry VII of the Tudor dynasty. Here we board our ferry for Rosslare in Ireland. On our arrival we drive on to Waterford. (Full breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Waterford Marina | | Day 6 | Kenmare (Kerry) | Waterford - Blarney - Kenmare (Kerry)
: First we visit the Waterford Crystal showroom, then we drive along the splendid southern coast passing Youghal and Cork. Nearby, we visit Blarney Castle so that you can kiss the stone and acquire the 'gift of the gab'. From here we continue over the Cork and Kerry Mountains to Kenmare. (Full breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Kenmare Bay | | Day 7 | Kenmare - Ring of Kerry - Limerick | Kenmare - Ring of Kerry - Limerick
: This morning we drive around the Ring of Kerry, a wonderful landscape hewn by the last Ice Age with some of the most beautiful and unspoilt coastline in Ireland and Ireland's highest mountains. Then north to County Limerick through Adare, the prettiest village in Ireland, and crossing the mighty Shannon to our hotel in Limerick. (Full breakfast)
Hotel: Radisson SAS | | Day 8 | Limerick - Dublin | Limerick - Dublin (2 nights)
: This morning we will have the chance to visit Bunratty Castle and folk park. Then we drive across County Clare en route to view Galway Bay. We stop in Galway then head across to Dublin. (Full breakfast)
Hotel: Mespil / Maldron (2 nights) | | Day 9 | Dublin | Dublin sightseeing & at leisure
: Our Dublin tour shows us Trinity College and the Book of Kells, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Phoenix Park and the Georgian Squares. Finally we visit Old Jameson Whiskey Distillery to learn about this great tradition. Time at leisure. (Full breakfast) | | Day 10 | Dublin - Liverpool | Dublin - Liverpool
: Today we take the ferry across the Irish Sea, affording magnificent views of Dublin Bay to Holyhead on the Welsh Island of Anglesey. Cameras at the ready as we see the station with the longest name in the world, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgoger-ychwyrndrobwlllantysiliogogogoch. Passing by the Snowdonia National Park we travel on to Chester where our Tour Director takes us on a walking tour which includes the Roman walls, the "Rows" and a Hidden Treasure. Then we continue on to Liverpool and enjoy a Highlight Dinner. (Full breakfast / Highlight Dinner)
Hotel: Jurys Inn | | Day 11 | Liverpool - Lake District - Edinburgh | Liverpool - Lake District - Edinburgh (2 nights)
: Today we travel to the English Lake District and stop in pretty Grasmere to see the home of William Wordsworth. Our next stop is at Gretna Green just across the Scottish border, the place where eloping couples could marry against their parents' wishes. Finally on to Edinburgh. During the Festival, we include tickets to the spectacular Edinburgh Tattoo. (Full breakfast)
Hotel: Holiday Inn (2 nights) | | Day 12 | Edinburgh | Edinburgh sightseeing & at leisure
: Morning sightseeing with a local guide includes a visit of the apartments in the cafestle and views of Holyrood House by Arthur's Seat. We will also drive along elegant Princes Street with its views on to the Crag and Tail on which the cafestle and Royal Mile are built, and we will see the impressive monument to Sir Walter Scott. Edinburgh's New Town will also be included on our sightseeing tour. (Full breakfast) | | Day 13 | Edinburgh - York | Edinburgh - York
: Through the Scottish Borderlands and across the River Tweed we stop to see the ruins of Jedburgh Abbey and then view the magnificent scenery at Carter Bar. Driving into the Northumberland National Park we stop to inspect a section of the Emperor Hadrian's Wall at Heddon and then cross the River Tyne at Newcafestle. Soon we stop to enjoy a delicious afternoon tea. Next on to York where our Tour Director takes us on a walking tour through the Shambles and other interesting parts of the city finishing at the largest cathedral in Britain, York Minster, before continuing to our hotel. (Full breakfast)
Hotel: Holiday Inn | | Day 14 | York - Coventry - Shakespeare Country (Warwick) | York - Coventry - Shakespeare Country (Warwick)
: This morning we drive close by Sherwood Forest, associated with the legendary Robin Hood, to Coventry. Here we see the two cathedrals - one bombed during the second World War and the other built to replace it like a phoenix rising from the ashes. We'll also see the statue of Lady Godiva before before enjoying a Farewell Dinner at our hotel tonight. (Full breakfast / Farewell Dinner)
Hotel: Hilton Warwick | | Day 15 | London | Shakespeare Country (Warwick) - Stratford - Oxford - London
: Today we view Anne Hathaway's thatched cottage en route to Stratford-upon-Avon to visit Shakespeare's birthplace. Next to Bladon to see Sir Winston Churchill's grave. Our final stop is at Oxford where we enjoy a guided walk around before our journey leads us back to London. (Full breakfast)
Hotel: Hilton Kensington | | Day 16 | London - USA | London - USA
: Time to bid farewell to our Tour Director and your new-found friends as our memorable tour comes to an end. (Buffet breakfast) |
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