In Transit: Overnight flights from North America.

Morning: Transfers by coach to Belfast after arrival in Dublin.

Lunch: Excluded.

Afternoon: Check-in at the hotel followed by an orientation and welcome meeting.

Dinner: In the hotel.

Evening: At leisure.

Lodging: Jury's Inn Belfast

Meals Included: Dinner

Breakfast: Full Irish breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: Illustrated Talk on the colourful and evocative murals of Belfast followed by a guided city coach ride. Speaker: Prof. Bill Rolston. Guided field trip to the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont including an opportunity to meet a Member of Parliament.

Lunch: In Belfast’s most famous pub & restaurant, the Crown Bar & Saloon Dining Rooms, now run by the British Trust.

Afternoon: Guided city highlights coach ride with Billy Scott.

Dinner: In the hotel.

Evening: At leisure.

Lodging: Jury's Inn Belfast

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Full Irish breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: Lecture: ‘The Legend of St: Patrick: Ireland’s Revered Saint’. Speaker: Therese Cullen. Depart for Armagh, guided visit of Armagh Cathedral & St Patrick’s Cathedral

Lunch: Lunch is taken out in Armagh at De Averell House.

Afternoon: Return to Belfast for free time.

Dinner: Excluded.

Evening: At leisure.

Lodging: Jury's Inn Belfast

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Breakfast: Full Irish breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: Depart for Derry (Londonderry), the only remaining completely walled city in Ireland and one of the finest Walled Cities in Europe. En route take a field trip to Bushmills Whiskey distillery, the world's oldest licensed Whiskey distillery with a license to distil from 1608.

Lunch: Taken out at Bushmills Inn.

Afternoon: The day continues with a field trip to the Giant’s Causeway , a Unesco World Heritage site. A natural amphitheatre made up of hexagonal shaped basalt rocks, Guided visit of the site by a National Trust expert, followed by free time to explore this breathtaking natural phenomenon.

Dinner: In the hotel.

Evening: At leisure.

Lodging: Waterfoot Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Full Irish breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: Expertly guided walk of Derry’s Walls by Martin McCrossan. Martin McCrossan has scooped the coveted best tour feature award at the National Tourism Awards for Excellence. The Gold Award was presented to Martin at a reception in Dublin Castle by John McGuiness TD Minister of Education, Learning and Employment. Depart for a field trip to the Inishowen Peninsula, county Donegal and enjoy the spectacular coastal scenery. Guide: Ronan McNamara -won the UK Young Business of the Year Award in 1997, N.I. Young Business of the Year Award in 1997 and C.I.E. Tours Best Tour Feature in 2005,

Lunch: Lunch is taken in the village of Culdaff.

Afternoon: The field trip on the Inishowen Peninsula continues.

Dinner: In the hotel.

Evening: At leisure.

Lodging: Waterfoot Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Full Irish breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: Depart for Galway-the cradle of gaelic culture in the West of Ireland and often referred to as the ‘City of the Tribes’ as it was home to 14 famous merchant families. En route visit W.B. Yeats’ final resting place at Drumcliff county Sligo. Meet local Yeats expert for a guided visit of some of the areas near Drumcliff associated with Ireland’s national poet and Nobel Laureate, including readings www.yeats-sligo.com/html/tour.html Guide: Stella Mew, CEO of the Yeats Society in Sligo and campaigner for one of the world’s leading international relief and development agencies; World Vision Ireland.

Lunch: Lunch in Sligo at The Glasshouse Hotel.

Afternoon: Transfer continues.

Dinner: In the hotel.

Evening: At leisure.

Lodging: Harbour Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Full Irish breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: Full day field trip to Connemara in West County Galway. A broad peninsula between Killary Harbour and Kilkieran Bay in the west of county Galway, Connemara has long been regarded as the real emerald of Ireland.

Lunch: Lunch is taken in Kylemore.

Afternoon: Guided field trip to Kylemore Abbey, the oldest Irish Benedictine abbey. Continue on to explore the sleepy seaside villages of Connemara, stopping to enjoy an Irish coffee at Lough Inagh in Recess. Visit the award winning Cnoc Suain Heritage Centre for an insight into the rural folklore, traditions andway of life in teh west of Ireland.

Dinner: Dinner at An Cruiscin Lan in the village of Spiddle.

Evening: Return to Galway after dinner. At leisure.

Lodging: Harbour Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Full Irish breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: Depart on foot to the Meyrick Hotel Eyre Square for a lecture entitled "The Celts and the West of Ireland". Speaker: Paul Gosling. Followed by an expertly guided walking orienataion of Galway city in the company of local historian Peadar O'Dowd.

Lunch: Traditional Irish lunch in Ard Bia on the river at Spanish Arch.

Afternoon: Free afternoon for you to explore Galway.

Dinner: On your own. Time to try Galway's restaurants and pubs.

Evening: At leisure.

Lodging: Harbour Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Breakfast: Full Irish breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: Depart for Killarney Co. Kerry via the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren. Including a brief gentle walk to experience the unique flora of the region in the company of local folklorist and farmer John Connelly.

Lunch: In Vaughan's pub in Kilfenora. Situated in the heart of the Burren, 20mns drive to the Cliffs of Moher, Vaughan's Pub is County Clare oldest and most famous traditional Irish pub.

Afternoon: The transfer continues to the Cliffs of Moher and Killarney.

Dinner: In the hotel.

Evening: At leisure.

Lodging: International Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Full Irish breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: Lecture and slideshow: "A ramble down the 'ol botharin" with Denis Kissane. Denis is comfortable talking about the 'old days and the old ways' having grown up on a small hill farm in Kerry in the 1950s. In 2005, Denis retired from full time farming to concentrate on tour guiding and lecturing. Depart for the Ring of Kerry expertly guided by a local farmer and story-teller. Visit Muckross House en route. Muckross is a magnificent Victorian mansion spectacularly situated close to the eastern shore of Muckross Lake and set beneath the impressive backdrop of Torc and Mangerton Mountains.

Lunch: In QC's Seafood Restaurant and Bar in the village of Cahersiveen. Original features include a rugged stone wall and an enormous fireplace; the bar counter is also over a century old and there are numerous pictures of local interest and nautical antiques.

Afternoon: The field trip continues.

Dinner: In the hotel.

Evening: At leisure.

Lodging: International Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Full Irish breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: Depart Killarney for Blarney. Field trip to Blarney Castle to kiss the famous Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle. Tradition dictates that the gift of eloquence is conferred on all those who kiss the stone.

Lunch: In Blarney Wollen Mills Hotel.

Afternoon: Continue to Cork city, Ireland’s second largest city, Cork was founded in the seventh century and is today a bustling, lively little city. Check in followed by short walking orientation of Cork. 4:00pm Enjoy an Irish Coffee demonstration by the hotel. MIx coffee with Irish whiskey and cream for an enticing drink.

Dinner: In the hotel.

Evening: At leisure.

Lodging: Imperial Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Full Irish breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: Depart for Cobh and the Queenstown Centre. Visit the ‘Queenstown Story’ exhibition, where we retrace the steps of 2.5 million adults and children who emigrated from Ireland on coffin ships, early steamers and finally on the great liners.

Lunch: At the centre.

Afternoon: Return to hotel. Free time in Cork.

Dinner: Taken with local host families in Carrigaline.

Evening: With local families.

Lodging: Imperial Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Full Irish breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: Depart for transfer to Dublin via Waterford. Visit new Waterford Crystal Visitor Centre www.waterfordvisitorcentre.com/Home

Lunch: Family/community lunches in Waterford.

Afternoon: The transfer to Dublin continues.

Dinner: In the hotel.

Evening: At leisure.

Lodging: Ashling Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Full Irish breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: Expertly guided field trip of Dublin City, including visits to St Patrick’s Cathedral and Dublin Castle.

Lunch: Excluded.

Afternoon: Free afternoon to explore Dublin independently.

Dinner: Early dinner in the hotel.

Evening: Depart for an evening at one of Dublin's renowned theatres, for a performance of an Irish play.

Lodging: Ashling Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

Breakfast: Full Irish breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: Depart for a guided visit of Bru na Boinne in nearby county Meath. Brú na Bóinne comprises of the Neolithic age burial chambers of Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth. Their survival through more than 5,500 years reflects the sophistication of their design, and ingenuity of the Stone Age man, which constructed them.

Lunch: Taken out at Causey farm, a family run farm near Kells in County Meath. A family run working cattlle and sheep farm where you will meet the family and learn how to bake traditional Irish soda bread and scones or try your hand at milking an Irish cow!

Afternoon: Spend the rest of the afternoon at the farm.

Dinner: In the hotel.

Evening: At leisure.

Lodging: Ashling Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Breakfast: Full Irish breakfast in the hotel.

Morning: Lecture: “Christian & Monastic Ireland” Speaker: Sean Duffy. Depart for field trip to Glendalough, a sixth century Christian Monastic site in country Wicklow, magnificently situated in a glacial valley between two lakes.

Lunch: In the Wicklow Heather in the picturesque village of Laragh.

Afternoon: Continues.

Dinner: Farewell Dinner and evening of traditonal Irish music

Evening: Musical farewell.

Lodging: Ashling Hotel

Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Depart From: Depart from Dublin Airport.

Breakfast: Full Irish breakfast in the hotel.

Meals Included: Breakfast