The British Isles In Depth
Tour Code - 9091
21 days London to London
England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales
Prices starting from: $2867
This extensive holiday covers the whole of the British Isles—Scotland, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Wales. Discover the famous sights of London, Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Palace and Shakespeare’s birthplace at Stratford-upon-Avon. Visit Oxford; York, England’s most complete medieval city; and the mighty Edinburgh Castle. Travel along the spectacular west coast of Scotland on the way to Glasgow and see the breathtaking Cliffs of Moher and ‘Ring of Kerry’ in Northern Ireland. Visit Waterford, famous for its crystal and see the sights of Dublin before travelling south through scenic Wales. Return to England where you will explore elegant Bath, famous for its Roman relics and contemplate the mystery of Stonehenge. Spend an evening in the seaside town of Brighton before returning to London.
Meals
Breakfast - 20
Lunch - 0
Dinner - 11
Standard Features
SIGHTSEEING: Visits to Hampton Court Palace Gardens, Shakespeare's Stratford-upon-Avon, Coventry, Hadrian's Wall, Jedburgh and Melrose, Edinburgh Castle, tickets for Edinburgh Military Tattoo (departure numbers 0808, 0815, 0822), St. Andrews, Braemar, Culloden, Inverness, Strathpeffer, Ullapool, Alloway, Giant's Causeway, Derry, Belleek pottery factory, W.B.Yeats' burial place, Sligo, Knock, Galway, Cliffs of Moher, Killarney, Blarney, Waterford, a handweaving mill at Avoca, Glendalough, Llangollen, Ludlow, Bath, Widecombe in the Moor, Plymouth, St. Ives, Salisbury, Arundel, Brighton, Lewes and Royal Tunbridge Wells; orientation drives in Glasgow, Dublin, Cardiff; walking tours in Oxford, York, Chester
SCENIC HIGHLIGHTS: Cotswold Hills, Northumberland National Park, Scottish Lowlands and Highlands, Falls of Shin, Isle of Skye, Loch Lomond, Northern Ireland's Antrim coast, The Burren, Dingle Peninsula, Ring of Kerry and Lakes of Killarney, Horseshoe Pass, Brecon Beacons and "The Valleys," Dartmoor National Park, St. Michael's Mount and Land's End, Stonehenge and Salisbury Plain
GUIDES: Local Guides for city sightseeing in Edinburgh, in a malt whisky distillery, Belfast; Host service in London. Professional Tour Director while touring
TRANSPORTATION: Private first-class air-conditioned motorcoach. Isle of Skye ferry. Round trip Irish Sea crossings by day ferry. Ferry across the Shannon estuary
HOTELS: Rooms with private bath or shower, hotel taxes, porterage, tips, and service charges
MEALS: Full English breakfasts (FB); 11 three-course dinners (D) with choice of menus.
OPTIONALS: Choice of optional excursions available at reasonable prices to customise your own experience.
