Dublin and Edinburgh tour map

Dublin and Edinburgh

7 Days Dublin 3 • Edinburgh 2

Accommodations

Accommodations in centrally-located three-star or four-star hotels. Rooming on a triple basis. Double rooms: $200 per person.

Transportation

Round-trip transportation on scheduled airline.

Meals

All breakfasts. All dinners.

Guides

Services of a specially-trained passports Tour Director throughout.

Inclusions

Entrances and activities as noted on itinerary.

Travel Protection

passports provides and pays for a Post Departure Travel Protection Plan that includes coverage for Trip Interruption, Trip Delay, Baggage Loss or Delay, Medical Expense and Evacuation and more.

Days 1-2: Arrival Dublin

Arrival transfer

Day 3: Dublin

Half-day city sightseeing in Dublin: Local Guide, Visit to St. Patrick's Cathedral, Visit to Trinity College to view The Book of Kells

Day 4: Dublin

Tour director-led walking tour in the historic Temple Bar district: Photo stop at Ha'penny Bridge

Day 5: Dublin - Edinburgh

Departure transfer, Flight Dublin-Edinburgh, Arrival transfer

Half-day city sightseeing: Local Guide, Visit to Edinburgh Castle

Day 6: Edinburgh

Visit to the Palace of Holyroodhouse

Optional Excursion to Roslin: Visit to Rosslyn Chapel

Day 7: Departure

Departure transfer

Days 1-2: Arrival

"Fasten your seat belts, ladies and gentlemen; we're now first in line for departure." A meal and a movie later the sky is orange off the left side, and it's Ireland that looms below.

You land in Dublin. Begorra!

Settle in, relax and get ready to discover a fascinating city, the hometown of many distinguished writers such as William Butler Yeats, Jonathan Swift, James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, Bram Stoker (author of Dracula), and Samuel Beckett.

Day 3: Dublin City Sightseeing

A city tour highlights landmarks such as Dublin Castle, Ha'penny Bridge, Christ Church Cathedral, Georgian squares and the Dublin Spire, built to celebrate the new millennium and hailed as the world's tallest sculpture at nearly 400 feet. Of course, you'll see the General Post Office on O'Connell Street, which became the headquarters of the rebels in the Easter Uprising of 1916. From its steps, Patrick Pearse announced the establishment of a republic. See how the building still bears scars from the fighting.

A half-day local guide, well-educated and specially-trained on the history and culture of Dublin, will accompany you today.

Visit to St. Patrick's Cathedral

Visit Ireland's largest church, founded in 1191 near the well where, according to tradition, St. Patrick baptized converts. See the grave of Jonathan Swift, Dean of the Cathedral and author of Gulliver's Travels, who was laid to rest in 1745.

Visit to Trinity College to view The Book of Kells

At the prestigious Protestant college established by Queen Elizabeth I in 1592, you will view the Old Library and its best known treasure, the medieval Book of Kells.

Free Time in Dublin

Take advantage of the free admission policy at the Archaeology and History branch of the National Museum of Ireland to view an extensive collection that ranges from 7000 BC to the late medieval period. Priceless items include the Tara Brooch, the Cross of Cong and Celtic artifacts made of gold, silver and glassware.

Day 4: Temple Bar District Walking Tour, Dublin

Explore a fashionable district as you follow cobbled streets dating back to Dublin's medieval city. The residence of Sir William Temple was a landmark in the 17th century, as was O'Neal's Music Hall in the 18th century, when it hosted the first performance of Handel's Messiah (1742) . Nowadays, the Temple Bar is a lively neighborhood that is home to several cultural institutions as well as pubs and restaurants.

Photo stop at Ha'penny Bridge

Cross the pedestrian span officially known as the Liffey Bridge, which elegantly arches its way above the River Liffey. When it was built in 1816 to replace ferries, it cost a ha'penny at the toll booth to walk over to the other bank, same as the ferry fare. By 2001, some 27,000 people crossed this bridge daily (for free)!

Free Time in Dublin

The remainder of the day is free to plan as you wish.

Save time for a stroll along Grafton Street, a pedestrian-only shopping street that meanders between grand townhouses from College Green, near Trinity College, to Stephen's Green. According to a popular song " Grafton Street is a wonderland." Check it out!

Day 5: Flight to Edinburgh, Edinburgh City Sightseeing

A short flight takes you over the Irish Sea to Edinburgh, called the "Athens of the North" because of its rich literary and academic life.

Half-day city sightseeing

Enjoy a coach tour along the ancient Royal Mile, through the narrow alleys of the city's medieval Old Town and into the 18th-century New Town. See the extinct volcano, Arthur's Seat, which looms over the city.

A half-day local guide, well-educated and specially-trained on the history and culture of Edinburgh, will accompany your group.

Visit to Edinburgh Castle

Visit the fortress which defines Edinburgh's skyline from its high-perched location on the granite core of an extinct volcano. This castle shelters the Scottish Crown and Regalia, and the Stone of Destiny, returned to Scotland in 1996 after a 700-year stay at Westminster Abbey. Within its walls stand several buildings, including the Palace where Mary, Queen of Scots, gave birth to King James I of England in 1566 and St. Margaret's Chapel, built in 1130 to honor the pious wife of King Malcolm III.

Free time in Edinburgh

This evening is free to plan as you wish.

Day 6: Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Optional Excursion to Roslin
Visit to the Palace of Holyroodhouse

If H. M. Queen Elizabeth is not in residence, you will visit the Palace of Holyroodhouse, the monarch's official residence in Scotland.

As you tour the Royal Apartments, rebuilt in the 17th century, you will hear about Mary Queen of Scots, who resided in the palace in the 16th century, as did Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745.

If visiting the Palace between April and October, you may join a free guided tour of Holyrood Abbey, an Augustinian Abbey now in ruins which was founded in 1128 and named after a relic of the True Cross (Holy Cross) also called Holy Rood, or Black Rood.

Holyrood Palace and Abbey are located near Holyrood Park, the largest park in Edinburgh, which includes meadows, a lake and rocky crags, notably the ancient volcano known as Arthur's Seat.

Plan your free time or consider an optional excursion.

You may want to visit the 5-star attraction located near the Parliament Building. Called "Dynamic Earth." this museum is a great way to experience the forces of nature that created our planet ever since the Big Bang (which you can experience there!). Attractions include a 360-degree full-dome cinema, the 4D Adventure, and much more.

Optional Excursion to Roslin

Set out for the small town of Roslin, on the outskirts of Edinburgh, which has two claims to fame: its unique Chapel and the National Institute of Bioscience where the first cloned mammal, Dolly the sheep, was born in 1996.

Visit to Rosslyn Chapel.

Enter the enigmatic sanctuary that figures prominently in Dan Brown's 2003 best-seller, The Da Vinci Code, and the 2006 blockbuster film inspired by the novel. Officially called the Collegiate Church of St. Matthew, the chapel dates back to 1446 and is regarded as an outstanding example of stone carving. Mysteries and legends represented in its stones attract a large number of visitors since the site has been linked to the Holy Grail, the Holyrood relic, buried treasures, ley lines, earth energy, medieval Knights Templar, Freemasonry, and more!

Day 7: Departure

Most good things must come to an end. Your suitcase full of memorabilia and of photos ready to be processed, you'll arrive home later today, eager to share your discoveries with family and friends.

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