Celtic Celebrations - 8 days

Tour Highlights

Trinity College • The Book Of Kells • St. Patrick’s Cathedral • Rock Of Cashel • Blarney Castle • Bunratty Castle • Thoor Ballylee • Cliffs Of Moher • 3 Performance Opportunities

Overnights

Dublin 2, Killarney 1, Galway 2, Dublin 1

Itinerary

DAY 1: OVERNIGHT FLIGHT
Depart on an overnight flight to Dublin! Dinner and breakfast are served onboard.

DAY 2: DUBLIN
Arrive in the Emerald Isle. Meet your tour manager and transfer to your hotel to unpack. The remainder of the day is free to begin exploring on your own.

DAY 3: DUBLIN
Morning sightseeing with a local guide introduces you to Dublin. Discover statue-filled O’Connell Street, see Trinity College, the Book of Kells—Ireland’s most richly decorated medieval illuminated manuscript, and stroll through St. Patrick’s Cathedral. In the afternoon, why not explore the trendy Temple Bar area? This evening is your first performance! (Choral ensembles may choose a lunchtime performace at St. Patrick's Cathedral.)

DAY 4: KILLARNEY
Today’s journey brings you first to the Rock of Cashel. Traveling southward, you reach Cork, the ancestral home of many Americans. Continue to Blarney Castle, where you have time to “kiss the Blarney Stone”. Your final destination is the lakeside town of Killarney.

DAY 5: GALWAY
Your journey swings north to Bunratty Folk Park and Castle, with its recreation of rural life in Ireland at the turn of the century. After free time for lunch, perform an afternoon concert at the castle. Continue to the delightful city of Galway for dinner and the overnight.

DAY 6: GALWAY
Today learn about the poet W.B. Yeats when you visit Thoor Ballylee, his summer home. See the “autograph tree” in Coole Park, signed by many famous visitors including George Bernard Shaw. Next drive through the Burren to see the dramatic and exhilarating Cliffs of Moher. Return to Galway for the overnight.

DAY 7: DUBLIN
Today take a final stroll through the city’s Georgian squares. This evening you'll perform your final concert after dinner.

DAY 8: RETURN TO THE USA