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Irish Rover Coach Tours - 8 Days Tour Highlights • Pretty Westport • Donegal Bay cruise • Belleek Pottery • Beauty of Yeat’s Country and Glencar Lough • Scenic tour of County Mayo • Achill Island • The Erris Peninsula |
Discover Ireland’s natural
beauty in its purest form, meandering through the highways
and byways of County Mayo and County Sligo - two of the emerald
isle’s best-kept secrets - and along the breathtaking Donegal
coast. Our base of Ballina, at the mouth of the River Moy,
is the perfect base for discovering the Ox Mountains and the
beautiful Moy Valley, while our base in Donegal is ideally
situated for a boat cruise of Donegal Bay and a visit to the
world famous Belleek Pottery. |
| The Irish Rover - Your Itinerary |
SUNDAY From local departure points we make our way towards Wales for an overnight stop. |
MONDAY An early start enables us to use the fast ferry from Holyhead to Dublin (breakfast voucher included), before travelling across Ireland towards the west coast, stopping at the famous town of Knock with time to visit the fabled Basilica of our Lady and Apparition Church. We continue on to our hotel, the elegant Downhill House Hotel, for three nights. |
TUESDAY A full day circular tour of County Mayo, crossing the northern reaches of the Nephin Beg Range before arriving in Bangor and onwards to the Erris Peninsula, a short outcrop off the north western edge of Mayo encompassing sandy beaches and scenic views. We return around the northern shores of Mayo. |
WEDNESDAY A full day excursion to the popular seaside resort of Westport, in the shadows of Croagh Patrick, where St Patrick fasted for forty days and forty nights. We continue to Achill - Ireland’s largest island. |
THURSDAY We leave Ballina and skirt the Ox Mountains en-route to Yeats Country. We pause at the grave of the immortalised Irish Poet, W.B Yeats, before viewing Glencar Lough - famed in many of Yeats’ works. We continue for an afternoon visit to the famous Belleek Pottery, including guided tour (admission included), before reaching Donegal town and the Central Hotel for two nights. |
FRIDAY This morning we include a cruise of fabled Donegal Bay (admission included) before enjoying the remainder of the day at leisure. Perhaps take a visit to Donegal Castle. |
SATURDAY We leave Donegal and head for the coast, taking the fast ferry from Belfast to Stranraer where we come to our overnight hotel in the north of England. |
SUNDAY Our tour comes to an end as we return home. |
| Your Hotels |
DOWNHILL HOUSE HOTEL THIS ELEGANT HOTEL is set in acres of land on the banks of the Brosna River, on the outskirts of Ballina. The hotel has been in the Moylett family for 70 years and boasts a full leisure centre, together with spacious foyer, pavilion bar, piano bar and restaurant and spacious gardens. All bedrooms feature private facitities, television and telephone. CENTRAL HOTEL THIS HOTEL IS SITUATED on the main square in the heart of Donegal town. It features a restaurant, indoor pool and traditional bar with evening entertainment. All bedrooms feature private facilities, television and telephone. • Full breakfast and three course evening dinner plus tea or coffee • Two nights entertainment in Donegal • Lift at both hotels **** (ITB) |
| The Irish Rover - 2009 Tour Code EIR 8 Days Half Board | |||
| Grand UK Brochure Price in Black Travel 55 Discount Price in Red |
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May 31 |
£499 £465 |
September
6 |
£519 £483 |
July
12 |
£519 £483 |
September
20 |
£519 £483 |
August
9 |
£519 £483 |
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| Reserved Coach Seats | |
| YOU
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY to choose the coach seat of your choice
which is yours from the moment you join your tour coach. Seat
numbers are not allocated on regional transfer services. In
most cases on coaches equipped with a rear mounted WC, seats
23 and 24 move to the driver’s side of the vehicle, whilst
seats 45 and 46 move one seat forward of the rear seat. |
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| Please note
that SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED ON COACHES. Passengers who do
smoke will have ample opportunity to do so at the comfort
stops en route. |
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| Joining Points | |
| On most
of our coach holidays you can choose from more than 350 (200
for departure code C tours) convenient local joining points
across Southern England, East Anglia and the South West, the
Midlands, London and the Home Counties. |