NYPD Emerald Society Presents their 2018

Ireland and Scotland Tour

July 15 – July 26, 2018

10NightsinIrelandandScotland•2Aviemore,1Glasgow,1Belfast,2Dublin,1Kilkenny,2Kilarney,1Cork•FullIrishBreakfastDaily•6Hotel,RestaurantandDinnerShows•AirfareonDeltaSightseeingincluded:•GuidedSightseeingTourofPitlochry•GuidedSightseeingTourofCairngorms•LochNessBoatCruise•TourofGlengoyneDistillery•PanoramicBelfastCityTour•DublinHoponHopoffBusTour•GlasnevinMuseumTourandpresentation•byaresidentGenealogist•RockofCashel•BlarneyCastleandBlarneyWoolenMill•GapofDunloebyTrap(horseandbuggy)•andtheThreeLakesofKillarneybyboat•Foyne’sFlyingBoatMuseum•$3,300.00p.p.(double)And30PassengersMinimum•$650.00SingleSupplement(limited)•ADepositOf$500p.p.isDuebyFebruary15th2018*PleasemakecheckspayableandmailtoNYPDEmeraldSocietyat349W.24thStreetDeerPark,NY11729.*Enclosealegiblecopyofthesecondpageofyourpassport(passportshouldnotexpirewithin6monthsof7/26/18,toavoidproblems),address,phone#,dateofbirth,emergencynameandcontact#andemailaddress.PleaseincludeanyspecialdietaryorphysicalneedsIfyouhavenotappliedforapassportyet,encloseyournameasitwillappearonyourpassport.*TravelInsuranceisavailableandrecommended.1stpmt.dueby3/15/18.Finalpmt.dueby4/15/18.*Oncefirstpaymentismade,itisnonrefundable.*Formoreinformationpleaseemailnypdemeralds@netzero.netorcontactMaryAnnorJohnGerrityat(631)595-2389.

GuidedtourofPitlochry–AknowledgeablelocalguidewillprovideatourofPitlochry,atownfilledwithstoneVictorianbuildingsandsurroundedbymountainssuchasBenVrackieandSchiehallion.Visitorswilllearnallaboutthehistoryofthisfascinatingplacewithamainstreetthathasanunusualperiodcastironcanopyoveroneside.LochNesscruise–Guestswillenjoyaone-hoursailingcruiseofLochNess,whichwillprovideonboardaudioonthefascinatingfactsandlegendsoftheLochNessMonster.TheboatwillcruisethedeepestwatersofLochNessasitsailspastthestunningancientruinsofUrquhartCastle.GuidedtourofTheCairngorms–AknowledgeablelocalguidewillprovideatourofthismountainrangelocatedintheCairngormsNationalPark.TheCairngormscanbefoundintheeasternHighlandsofScotlandandformpartoftheGrampianMountainrange.TherearenopublicroadsthroughTheCairngormsbutpedestrianscancrossthroughtheareabyfollowingthetraditionalroutesoftheLairigGhru,andtheLairiganLaoigh,oraroundthembyfollowingGlenDee–GlenFeshie,andBealachDearg.Whiskytour/tastingatGlengoyneDistillery–VisitorswillenjoyaninsightfultourofthisfamousScottishwhiskydistillery,whichhasbeencontinuouslyinoperationsince1833.Guestswilllearnallabouthowthewhiskyages–fromthedifferencethewoodmakes,tohowthespiritdeepensincolourovertheyears.ThetourwillprovideadramofGlengoyne12YearOldwhiskyatthebeginningandaGlengoyne18YearOldattheend.Therewillalsobeachanceofastrolluptothewaterfallandthehiddenglenonthedistillerygrounds.EntrancetoGlasnevinCemeteryMuseumandDeadInterestingTour–GuestswillhavetheopportunitytoimmersethemselvesinthehistoryofIreland’slargestcemeteryastheylearnofitssculpture,symbolism,architecture,art,sportingheroes,horticulture,naturallifeandmuchmore.TheDeadInterestingTourwillallowgueststovisitthegravesofandhearstoriesaboutlittleknownfiguressuchas;MariaHiggins,awomanwhodiedonceyetwasburiedtwiceinGlasnevinandthevaultthatheldsecretsduringtheIrishWarofIndependence.WithaGenealogistpresentation.Dublinhopon–hopoffbusticket(redroute)-Wewillprovidethegroupwithahopon–hopoffbuspasstoallowthemtotravelaroundthecitywithease.ThebusdepartsfromtheCitySightseeingshopat14UpperO'ConnellStreetevery15minutesfrom09:00amuntil17:00pm.RockofCashel–GuestswillvisitoneofthemostspectacularandmostvisitedtouristattractionsinIreland,TheRockofCashel.Mostofthebuildingsonthecurrentsitedatefromthe12thand13thcenturieswhentherockwasgiftedtotheChurch.ThebuildingsrepresentbothHiberno-RomansequeandGermanicinfluencesintheirarchitecture.BlarneyCastle–VisitorswillgainadmissiontoBlarneyCastle,themedievalstronghold,whichisnowapartialruinwithsomeaccessibleroomsandbattlements.AtthetopofthecastleliestheStoneofEloquence,betterknownastheBlarneyStone.TouristsvisitingBlarneyCastlemayhangupside-downoverasheerdroptokissthestone,whichissaidtogivethegiftofeloquence.Guestscanenjoywanderingaroundthecastle’sextensivegardensiftheysowish.GapofDunloeand3LakesofKillarneyexcursion–Thistourwillbeginatapproximately10.00amwitha10kmcoachtourfromOldWeirLodge,MuckrossRoad,Killarneytotheworld-famousKateKearney’sCottage,situatedatthestartoftheglacialvalley.Here,guestswillchangetoaponyandtrap,ortheycanwalkupthroughthemountainpass(10km).EnroutevisitorswillpassfivelakeslinkedtogetherbytheriverLoe,withspectacularmountainsoneitherside.StoppingatLordBrandon’sCottage,ontheGearhameenRiver,therewillbetheopportunityforasnacklunch(notincludedintheprice)andtakeastrollaroundtoenjoythesceneryontheshoresoftheUpperLake.At2pmtheboatmenwillcallgueststotheboatsfordepartureandtheywilltourthetwoRiversandthreeLakesofKillarney’sNationalPark,enjoyingthemostbeautifulsceneryanywhereintheworld.–themajesticnaturaloakwoodlandsofDerrycunnihyandTomiesmountainsontheUpperLake,totheOldWeirBridge,wheretheboatmaybeableto“shoottherapids”,whichleadstoDinisCottageandtheMeetingoftheWaters,wherethethreelakesmeet.TheoldCopperMinesarenearby,wherecopperwasminedinKillarneythreethousandyearsago,andinthedistance–RossCastle,ancientseatoftheO’DonoghueClan,wherethetourfinishesatapprox.4.00pm.FoynesFlyingBoatMuseum–Guestswilltravelbacktothe1930sand’40sattheFoynesFlyingBoatMuseumwhenFoynesplayedapivotalroleinestablishingcommercialtransatlanticpassengerflights.VisitorswilllearnaboutthehistoryofFlyingBoatsandthediverserangeofpeoplewhoarrivedanddepartedfromFoynesthroughthecomprehensivecollectionofhistoricalandinteractiveexhibitsandmemorabilia.AdultsinthegroupwillhavetheopportunitytosampleanauthenticIrishcoffeeattheIrishcoffeecentre.BunrattyMedievalCastleBanquet–Guestswillenjoyawelcomedrinkasakiltedpiperplaysatraditionalsong.ThegroupwillthencrossoverthedrawbridgetoenjoyasumptuousfourcoursedinnerwithfinewinesastheLadiesoftheCastleperformwithanIrishHarpandFiddle.