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Day 1 Arrive Dublin Airport. Meet your chauffeur at the airport. He will bring you the hotel, where your walking tour guide will await you. Enjoy 3 hours walking tour of Galway. Today make way to fast-growing Galway City, where you’ll have time to explore the major sites. Experience the beauty and heritage of Galway city with a Failte Ireland certified Tour Guide. A walking tour of Galway is the ideal way to find out more about the heritage and history of the city while also getting the local advice on the best places to dine out, socialise and explore during your stay in Galway City. The highlights of a city tour include a visit to Spanish Arch, The Collegiate Church of St Nicholas, Lynches Window, Eyre Square, Augustinian Church and much more. Wander Galway City’s cobble-stoned streets and feel yourself stepping back in time to Medieval Ireland. Known the world over for its friendly people, charming streets, shopping and nightlife, Galway will refresh flagging spirits like no other place. Visit the famous Galway Farmers Market in Church Lane for lots of great Irish delicacies and enjoy the wonderful atmosphere. Afternoon free to explore on own. Day 2 Full day with the driver guide touring Cliffs of Moher & the Burren The Cliffs of Moher, a sheer precipice 8 km long and rising to a height of 203m, one of the most impressive stretches of the coast in the West of Ireland, remarkable especially at nesting seasons for the quantity and variety of seabirds there. Lisdoonvarna is a spa town with an excellent salmon smoke house. The Doolin Craft Gallery as well as selling treasures from all around Ireland is also worth visiting for its scrumptious food and stunning gardens - a plantsman’s paradise. You will pass Lahinch Golf Course, famous for its impenetrable rough and its goats. The Burren - Words simply cannot do justice to this eerie, peculiar 193-square mile area of ancient seabed that suffered glacial activity during its long history. The Burren, is a bare lunar like landscape of a limestone plateau dotted with Stone Age forts and megalithic tombs. Scholars of history can scour the Burren for tombs, chambers, and dolmens (two stones that support a horizontal slab), traces of Stone Age inhabitants. To the north, the Burren is bounded by Galway Bay with the fishing port of Ballyvaughan, a noted centre for oysters, while to the west the Aran Islands stand out against the broad expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. Day 3 Free day in Galway. Day 4 Private transfer to Dublin Airport Where to stay in Galway? • Glenlo Abbey – 5 Star A stunning, five star hotel, Glenlo Abbey is the ideal resort property. Just 4km from the city centre, it offers unrivalled personal service, warmth and luxury with 46 bedrooms and suites. Each guest room has been designed with an emphasis on space and comfort. Guests of Glenlo Abbey Hotel can make use of 24 hour room service as they unwind in their comfortable guest rooms, or they treat themselves at one of the property’s many dining establishments. • Trinity City Hotel – 4 Star The House Hotel is one of the most stylish accommodations in the heart of Galway City centre. Its 40 rooms are chic, quiet, intimate and oozing in comfort, making them perfect for any visitor whether in Galway for festivals, business meetings, a luxury wedding or simply to relax in the City. When it comes to wining and dining, The House offers a number of options. There are sumptuous menus for lunch, Sunday lunch, snacks, early bird and evening meals. The hotel can provide special menus for groups. Prices & Inclusions Price includes: • 3 nights’ accommodation with full Irish breakfast, service charges and taxes included • Walking tour of Galway • Full day with the driver-guide in the luxury vehicle • 2 airport transfers • 24 hours phone support Price for 5* option: From EURO €1,600 per person sharing Price for 4* option: From EURO €1,150 per person sharing 3 Day Itinerary: Galway CLIFFS OF MOHER STREET ENTERTAINMENT GALWAY ARTS FESTIVAL
