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Ireland 2024
Ireland Trip November 2024
Hello to all our prospective travelers and those already confirmed. Below you will find a detailed description of our Ireland trip set for early November 2024. Here you will find our travel agents description of the tour (Hammond Tours) and some notes from Keith and the boys. This tour is almost sold out so make sure to contact HAMMOND TOURS with all your questions and to save your spot asap.
November 2 – 11, 2024 $2995 Land only
“THE YOUNG DUBLINERS”
Tour of Ireland Daily Itinerary
Tour Includes:
Deluxe Motorcoach vehicle throughout your tour, including all transfers and sightseeing
Per Person Sharing
Day 1, November 2 – Saturday: USA – Ireland
Depart USA for overnight flight to Ireland. Dinner and in-flight entertainment is served shortly after take-off.
Day 2, November 3 – Sunday: Dublin Airport – Galway
Morning arrival at Dublin Airport where once clearing customs and collecting our lug- gage, we meet our driver guides & Tour escort in the arrival’s hall of Dublin Airport. We will depart the airport by 10:00AM. Depending on timing of the group arrival, the group will either make its way to breakfast (Not included) or travel west to Galway check into our first hotel, The Galmont Hotel. Dinner & Overnight Galmont Hotel
Day 3, November 4 – Monday: Galway- Cliff of Moher- Galway
Today, after a leisurely breakfast, we will make our way to visit the Cliff of Moher. The cliffs are astonishingly impressive and staggeringly beautiful. The entirely vertical cliffs rise to a height of 700 feet, their edge falling away abruptly into a ceaselessly churning Atlantic. A progression of vast heads, the dark limestone marches in a rigid formation that’s gob-smacking, no matter how many times you look at it. On a clear day you’ll channel Barbra Streisand as you can see forever; the Aran Islands stand etched on the waters of Galway Bay, and beyond lie the hills of Connemara. Then re- turn to Galway. Overnight Galmont Hotel
Day 4, November 5 – Tuesday: Galway- Connemara- Donegal
After breakfast we depart Galway and tour Connemara. Connemara has white sand beaches, dark bogs and tall jagged mountains make this one of the most scenic and unspoiled areas in the country. Wild and rugged, in some places here, Gaelic remains the only spoken lan- guage. We travel first to Clifden, (An Clochan). Founded in the early 19th century by John D’Arcy, it retains much of its Georgian architec- ture. Placed at the head of a broad Atlantic Bay and nestled below the Twelve Bens, the town is blessed by its beautiful setting. We continue touring Connemara. We then make our way to Lough Eske Castle. Powerful 14th century clans of Donegal, the O’Donnell’s had their seat here, wealthy landowners ruled from here and Edwardian glamour was played out. In 1861 the new Lough Eske Castle, as we know it today, was built on the site of the old Brooke Mansion. Always a place for entertaining international guests since 1861, Lough Eske Castle re- mains full of warn Donegal hospitality today as it did over 150 years ago. Dinner and Overnight Lough Eske Castle
Day 5, November 6 – Wednesday: Donegal – Slieve League – Donegal
After breakfast, we meet our driver guide and continue our journey. We travel via the fishing village of Killybeggs to Slieve League. We visit the Sea Cliffs. Standing at the viewing point on Slieve League in Donegal Ireland an amazing sea vista and landscape open before you. From here we can see across Donegal Bay to counties Letrim, Sligo and Mayo. Out to the west is the Atlantic Ocean as far as the eye can see. North west is Rathlin O’ Byrne island and Glencolmcille and here beside you of course are the magnificent cliffs of Slieve League. Rising almost 2000 feet from the Atlantic, one of the highest sea cliffs in Europe and twice as high as the Cliffs of Moher. We then return to Lough Eske Castle. Dinner and Overnight Lough Eske Castle
Day 6, November 7 – Thursday: Donegal – Giants Causeway – Belfast
After breakfast, we meet our driver guides and make our way east. It’s onto the Giant’s Causeway. This impressive area of hexagonal columns was formed over 60 million years ago by cooling lava. Legend also has it that the Giant’s Causeway was built by the ancient giant, Fionn Mac Cumhail. Climb the Shepherd’s Steps and hike along the cliff-top trail to get a bird’s eye view of the beautiful causeway coast. We then make our way to Belfast. Overnight Europa Hotel Belfast
Day 7, November 8 – Friday: Belfast
After breakfast we take a tour of Belfast and the Titanic Museum. The Titanic Belfast attraction extends over nine galleries, with multiple di- mensions to the exhibition. Drawing together special effects, dark rides, full scale reconstructions and innovative interactive features, you will explore the Titanic story in a fresh and insightful way, from her conception in Belfast in the early 1900’s through her construction and launch, to her infamous maiden voyage and catastrophic demise. Rest of the day free to enjoy Belfast. Overnight Europa Hotel
Day 8, November 8 – Saturday, Belfast – Dublin
After breakfast, we depart Belfast and make our way South. We arrive into Dublin where we will enjoy a panoramic tour of the city. We will ar- rive in Dublin early enough for the group to have free time in the after- noon. Overnight Camden Court
Day 9, November 9 – Sunday, Dublin
Today is a free day in Dublin. We have included a Hop On/Hop Off Dublin Bus Pass for each traveler. You’ll be sure to see St. Patrick’s Cathedral where Jonathan Swift gave his sermons; or the G.P.O. on O’Connell Street, the scene of the 1916 Easter Uprising where bullet- holes remain to this day. Visit the famous Phoenix Park where Pope John Paul II said Mass in 1979 to over a million people; and finally, Trinity College to view the 8th century manuscripts, the Book of Kells, still preserved as they were when the monks produced them all those centuries ago. You may also like to take a visit to Dublin’s newest mu- seum, a high-tech, interactive exploration of emigration and its effect on Ireland and the 70 million or so people spread throughout the world that claim Irish ancestry. Overnight Camden Court Dublin
Day 10, November 10, Monday, Dublin – USA
After breakfast we are transferred to nearby Dublin Airport. In the off chance that you missed shopping opportunities; Dublin has a large Duty-Free Shop that you can visit once you are checked in for your flight. In the traditional Irish way, we wish you “Safe Home”.