Tauck Bridges Family Travel

Ireland Forever

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Days
8
From (per Person)
$5,790 USD
Journey Type
Tauck Bridges
Time of Year
Jun - Aug
Cities & Landmarks
Dublin, Kinsale, Cliffs of Moher, Titanic Experience Cobh, Cobh, Cork, Killarney
Killarney, Ireland

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Overview

EXPERIENCE WITH TAUCK

 

A three-night stay at Fota Island Resort in Cork includes a private barbecue dinner where you'll meet an Irish storyteller and musicians, and a day of outdoor fun

 

TAUCK VALUE INCLUDES

 

All gratuities to Tauck Director, local guides, and drivers

 

Discover the history of Dublin throughout the centuries to present day on a scavenger hunt that introduces you to landmark sites in the city

 

Visit Titanic Experience Cobh and emigration exhibits

Activity

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Active components such as hiking, bicycling and walking longer distances may be included, and hills and/or uneven terrain may be encountered on several days. Guests should be able to walk two to three miles and stand for long periods of time with no difficulty.

Pace

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Moderately paced, and may include some early morning hotel departures, one or two on-tour flights, and extended motor coach travel.

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World Travel. Family Discovery.

Irresistibly Irish, discover... Dublin on a scavenger hunt that reveals the city throughout the ages... the story of the Titanic and Irish emigration... race horses, birds of prey and sheep dogs... artistic inspiration during a pottery lesson... and family-inspired fun on a journey designed for the entire family.

Hands-on family fun has everyone's eyes a-smiling... attend a private barbecue dinner during a three-night stay at a resort in Cork... explore Dublin on a treasure hunt that takes you back in time, from the Viking ages to the Middle Ages... uncover the real story of the Titanic... learn all about sheep dogs at a demonstration at a sheep farm and birds of prey at a falconry experience... discover your artistic side at a hands-on demonstration in Irish pottery making... and revel in the real Ireland along the "Wild Atlantic Way"...

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Kinsale Pottery and Arts Centre

Try your hand at pottery making

You'll get a good introduction to the artistic side of Ireland at the Kinsale Pottery and Arts Centre from a skilled potter; the Centre specializes in pottery / ceramics, glass fusing, jewelry-making, and mosaic-making. Techniques you might learn include throwing on the potter's wheel, coiling a small sculpture, and learning decorative and sculpting techniques. Local artisans will show you how to make pottery, helping you hand-build and paint your sculpted piece. Or you can try your hand at Celtic jewelry making, using a range of skills covered in today's class – design, threading, knotting, fitting crimps and finishing – all in a workshop in the converted stables of the home farm for Ballinacurra House, dating from the late 1700s.

Evening at an Irish farm

Day 7

Special farewell evening – a Ceili at an Irish farm

Get set for a special farewell evening at an Irish farm – a Ceili, which is a traditional Irish social event. Watch as skilled sheepdogs expertly herd the farm's woolly flocks; see a sheep-shearing demonstration; feed the lambs; and enjoy a hearty Irish dinner.

Live the royal life for two nights at Dromoland Castle

Nights 6 and 7

Spend two nights at award-winning Dromoland Castle, ancestral home of the O'Briens

Spend two nights at one of the most famous castles in Europe... From your first glimpse of Dromoland and its enchanting lake, as you pass through the castle gates, you'll fall under Dromoland's spell. Under glittering antique chandeliers descend grand staircases and meander through elegant hallways and beautifully furnished rooms – the decor is just as you imagine a fairy tale castle should be, such as plush, sink-in sofas in front of large, ornate fireplaces with blazing log fires. During your stay you'll learn about the time-honored art of falconry from a raptor expert who shows you how to take one of these magnificent hawks on a walk – or perhaps you'll feed the ducks... take a boat out on the lovely lake... visit the spa… and more.

Something that I thought was cool is that I got to kiss the Blarney stone! Blarney is similar to charm and means "the gift of gab."

Cara

Age 13

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Your journey

Pricing & Availability

 

About Booking This Tour

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Tauck Travel Protection Product

Effective for plans purchased as of August 1, 2020:

Tauck's Guest Protection

Tauck's Guest Protection provides you with cancellation protection before your journey begins as well as insurance benefits while you are traveling. Guest Protection includes the following:

Cancellation Waiver – Provided by Tauck:

Under Tauck's Cancellation Fee Waiver you can cancel your tour for ANY REASON up to the day before departure and receive a money-back refund (except in Extreme Circumstances*) on the land tour cost, based on your original method of payment.

*Extreme Circumstances: In the event of an act of God, war (whether declared or undeclared), terrorism, accident, natural disaster, outbreak of disease, or other event or circumstance beyond our control that contributes to or results in cancellation rates above our historical cancellation rates in the absence of such event or occurrence, Tauck reserves the right to issue a credit to you in lieu of a money-back refund, applicable to a future Tauck journey.

Travel Insurance Benefits – Underwritten by United States Fire Insurance Company.

  • Trip Cancellation – If you must cancel your tour due to a covered reason, the plan provides coverage for the amount you paid for your travel arrangements. Since the non-insurance cancellation waiver takes care of the land package cancellation fees already, this benefit reimburses the airfare cancellation charges up to the value of your original airfare purchase.

  • Trip Interruption – If you have to interrupt your tour for covered reasons, the plan provides reimbursement to catch up to your tour or return home.

  • Travel Delay – Provides reimbursement for missed, prepaid travel arrangements if you are delayed by a common carrier, natural disaster, unannounced strike, or other reasons as cited in the plan.

  • Medical Expense – Reimburses covered medical expenses incurred in the event you become injured or sick during your trip. 

  • Baggage / Personal Effects Protection – Provides reimbursement in the event your luggage or personal effects are, lost, stolen, damaged or delayed during your trip.
  • Worldwide Emergency Assistance Services – Provided by Carefree Travel Assistance; 24-hour emergency telephone assistance hotline for medical and travel related problems.

The cost of Tauck's Guest Protection is:

$269 per person – Costa Rica tours and Mystical Peru

$335 per person – Most Tauck Bridges Europe land tours

$359 per person – A Week in Europe tours

$459 per person – Most Europe land tours; Grand European Family Holiday

$459 per person – Cuba: Connecting with People and Culture

$559 per person – New Zealand: A North & South Island Adventure; Australia Adventure: Kangaroo Island, Tasmania & Sydney

$569 per person – Tanzania: A Grand Family Safari

$659 per person – Asia land tours; India's Golden Triangle, Udaipur & Mumbai

$669 per person – Africa land tours; Israel and Jordan; Egypt and Jordan land tours; Grand Australia and New Zealand

$699 per person – A Portrait of IndiaNorthern India & Nepal

This protection provides insurance coverage that applies only during the covered trip. You may have coverage from other sources that provides you with similar benefits but may be subject to different restrictions depending upon your other coverages. You may wish to compare the terms of this policy with your existing life, health, home and automobile policies. If you have any questions about your current coverage, call your insurer, insurance agent or broker.

This optional Guest Protection must be requested at time of booking and fee must be included with initial payment. Fees are based on costs as of August 2020, and are subject to change. Details will be provided with written confirmation of your tour reservation. Guest Protection does not protect travel agent commissions. Reimbursements will be made according to original method of payment. The amount of any refund shall be reduced by any recoveries obtained by you from any third parties.

The Guest Protection plan waives cancellation fees outlined below, provided we are notified of cancellation before your tour departs. Tour cancellation fees are waived regardless of reason, without written notice, and Tauck will refund land tour cost.

If You Have to Cancel

Cancellations Fees – Regardless of reason, cancellations result in costly charges from our travel and hotel providers covering penalties and fees incurred by canceling confirmed bookings. Therefore, the following fees apply.

Guests choosing to purchase Tauck's Guest Protection will incur cancellation penalties as follows:

Loss of Guest Protection fee, per person 

Guests choosing not to purchase Tauck's Guest Protection will incur cancellation penalties per person as follows:

60 days or more before departure:

$350 per person – Costa Rica tours; Mystical Peru

$600 per person – Cuba: Connecting with People and Culture; Africa land tours; Asia land tours; Australia / New Zealand land tours; Egypt and Jordan land tours; Israel and JordanIndia's Golden Triangle, Udaipur & MumbaiEurope land tours

$1000 per person – A Portrait of IndiaNorthern India & Nepal

59-8 days before departure:

$600 per person – Costa Rica tours and Mystical Peru

$900 per person – Cuba: Connecting with People and CultureEurope land tours

$1250 per person – Africa land tours; Israel and Jordan; Egypt and Jordan land tours; Australia / New Zealand land tours; Asia land tours; India's Golden Triangle, Udaipur & Mumbai

$1500 per person – A Portrait of IndiaNorthern India & Nepal

7-1 days before departure:

$900 per person – Costa Rica tours; Mystical Peru

$1500 per person – Europe land tours; Cuba: Connecting with People and Culture; 

$2000 per person – Africa land tours; Israel and Jordan; Egypt and Jordan land tours; Australia / New Zealand land tours; Asia land tours; A Portrait of  IndiaNorthern India & Nepal

Time of cancellation will be when notice is received in our Wilton Woods, CT office.

In the event of an unforeseen circumstance beyond our control, Tauck reserves the right to amend the cancellation terms outlined herein.

Note: All Guests, regardless of residency, who book a Tauck journey have the option of purchasing the Cancellation Waiver provided by Tauck in the event they need to cancel their trip after making their reservations. Tauck's Guest Protection, which includes both the Cancellation Fee Waiver and the Travel Insurance Benefits and Assistance Services described above, is not available to residents of Puerto Rico.

To obtain your state-specific Certificate of Insurance that contains the complete terms, conditions, limitations and exclusions of the certificate, visit http://www.affinitytravelcert.com/docs/TACGPPINTL

Travel Requirements For This Tour

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