Day 1: Fly overnight to Ireland
Day 2: Dublin
Meet your Tour Director at the airportTake a walking tour of Dublin
With your Tour Director you will see:
- Grafton Street
- Temple Bar district
Day 3: Dublin
Take a guided tour of Dublin
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Georgian squares
- O’Connell Street
- St. Stephen’s Green
- Phoenix Park
Visit St. Patrick's Cathedral
Experience Irish song and dance
Day 4: Dublin
Add this in-depth excursion:
Causey Farm Experience
Experience life on a traditional Irish farm during this lighthearted, hands-on excursion. Try your hand at making brown bread (and enjoy the results with fresh butter and jam), take a traditional céilí dancing lesson, learn how to play the bodhran (a goatskin drum), gather sheep, cut a few sods of turf, and discover the importance of bogs in Irish history on a tractor and trailer ride.
Visit EPIC, the interactive museum of Irish Emigration
Day 5: Dublin • Holyhead • Midlands region
Take a ferry from Dublin to HolyheadVisit a Welsh castle
Visit Snowdonia National Park
Day 6: Midlands region • Stratford-upon-Avon • London
Travel via Stratford-upon-Avon to London
Visit Shakespeare's birthplace
Visit Anne Hathaway's cottage
Enjoy lunch in Stratford-upon-Avon
Take a tour of Stratford-upon-Avon
Day 7: London
Take a guided tour of London
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Big Ben and Houses of Parliament
- Piccadilly Circus
- St. Paul’s Cathedral
- Westminster Abbey
- Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)
Add this in-depth excursion:
Windsor
This is your invitation to the Royal Family’s retreat, Windsor Castle! Join a local guide on your half-day excursion to Windsor, built by William the Conqueror in 1070. Priceless objects are found in the State Apartments, from paintings by Rubens to Henry VIII’s sword and suit of armor. You will also see Queen Mary’s Dolls’ House and St. George’s Chapel, the final resting place of many monarchs.
Enjoy a fish and chips dinner
Day 8: London
Visit the Tower of London
Take a walking tour of London
Day 9: Depart for home
Add 3 more days
Day 9: London • Paris
Travel by Eurostar train to Paris
Day 10: Paris
Take a guided tour of Paris
With your expert local guide you will see:
- Place de la Concorde
- Champs-Élysées
- Arc de Triomphe
- Les Invalides
- Eiffel Tower
Take a guided tour of Versailles
With your expert local guide you will see:
- State Apartments
- Hall of Mirrors
- Gardens
Visit Versailles gardens
Explore Paris on your own
Day 11: Paris
Take a tour of the Latin Quarter
Catch a glimpse of Notre-Dame Cathedral
Visit the Louvre
Visit the Fragonard Perfume Factory
Explore Paris on your own
Day 12: Depart for home