Best of the British Isles

with optional Paris Extension

Length: 15 - 17 days  
 

Best of the British Isles | London Telephone Booth
 
Map of Best of the British Isles Educational Tour
 
Best of the British Isles | Wales
 
  • Day 1 Start Tour
    Fly to Ireland 
  • Day 2 Hello Killarney
    Meet your Tour Director, travel to Killarney & check into hotel
  • Day 3 Ring of Kerry
    Ring of Kerry excursion 
    Visit sheep farm (mid-April to October) 
  • Day 4 Killarney--Dublin
    Travel to Dublin via Blarney Castle 
    Blarney Castle visit 
  • Day 5 Dublin Landmarks
    Dublin Guided Sightseeing Tour 
    Phoenix Park, St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Trinity College Book of Kells visit
    Dublin City Walk 
    O’Connell Street, Parnell Square, Henry Street
    Traditional Public House Dinner
  • Day 6 Dublin--North Wales
    Ferry to Holyhead across Irish Sea
    Travel to North Wales 
    Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysilio- gogogoch
    Snowdonia National Park
  • Day 7 North Wales--Lake District
    Travel to Lake District, home of Romantic poet William Wordsworth 
    Rydal Mount visit
  • Day 8 Lake District--Highlands
    Travel to Highlands 
    Gretna Green
    Loch Lomond
  • Day 9 Glencoe and Loch Ness
    Glencoe and Loch Ness Excursion 
    Loch Ness Monster Exhibition visit, Culloden Moor
  • Day 10 Highlands--Edinburgh
    Travel to Edinburgh via the Trossachs 
    Stirling Castle visit
  • Day 11 Edinburgh Landmarks
    Edinburgh Guided Sightseeing Tour 
    Royal Mile, Old Town, Sir Walter Scott Monument, Edinburgh Castle
    Edinburgh City Walk 
    Charlotte Square, Alexander Graham Bell’s home, Robert Louis Stevenson’s home, Robert Burns Monument
    Optional Scottish folklore show   $100
  • Day 12 Edinburgh--London
    Fly to London
    London City Walk 
    Thames River, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery Visit , Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Soho
    Fish & chips dinner 
  • Day 13 London Landmarks
    London Guided Sightseeing Tour 
    Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Tower Bridge, Hyde Park, St. Paul’s Cathedral
    Optional Windsor Castle guided excursion   $80
    Dinner at Hard Rock Café
  • Day 14 Stonehenge & Bath
    Optional Stonehenge & Bath Guided Excursion   $115
    Curry dinner
  • Day 15 End Tour
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  • Day 15 Start Extension to Paris
    Eurostar Chunnel crossing 
    Paris City Walk 
    Ile de la Cité, Notre Dame Cathedral visit, Ile St. Louis, Latin Quarter visit 
    Dinner in Latin Quarter
  • Day 16 Paris Landmarks
    Paris Guided Sightseeing Tour 
    Arc de Triomphe, Champs-Élysées, Eiffel Tower, Champ de Mars, École Militaire, Les Invalides, Conciergerie, Tuileries, Place Vendôme, Opera House
    Louvre visit 
    Seine cruise 
  • Day 17 End Tour
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    Tour Includes:

    • Round-trip airfare
    • 14 overnight stays (16 with extension) in hotels with private bathrooms
    • Full European breakfast daily
    • Dinner daily
    • Full-time services of a professional Tour Director
    • Guided sightseeing tours and city walks as per itinerary
    • Visits to select attractions as per itinerary
    • 4-day London travel card
    • Hard Rock Café dinner
    • Flight from Edinburgh--London
    • High-Speed Eurostar Chunnel crossing on extension
    • Seine cruise on extension
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    • Please note: Dinner included on arrival day, breakfast on day of departure
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