Please note that optional excursions featured below are based on the 2009 tour season and are listed for guidance and budget purposes only and are subject to change without notice.

OPTIONAL SIGHTSEEING & EXCURSIONS

With Insight, you will enjoy many of Ireland's famous highlights as included features of your tour - at no extra cost. However, there is an exciting array of additional excursions which are made available to help turn an already outstanding experience into the trip of a lifetime. These are entirely optional and are offered to you at competitive prices. They are all bookable through your Tour Director at the commencement of your tour as many of them are planned to coincide with the best highlights available at the time of your visit.

The following list is general as it would be impossible to operate all excursions on any one tour. The actual tours to be offered will be advised to you by your Tour Director.

All prices are quoted in local currencies and payment can be made in cash or by the following credit cards: Visa, Mastercard or American Express. All credit card transactions will be charged in Euros. For payments in other currencies your Tour Director will advise the relevant exchange rates at the commencement of your tour.

HOW TO BUDGET FOR OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS:

This list is for guidance only. The final list of optional excursions to be offered during your tour will be given to you by your Tour Director.To allow you to participate in a selection of these additional evenings of dinner/entertainment and special interest sightseeing excursions, please budget for an approximate cost of € 45 per person per day.

DUBLIN

DUB01 DINNER & CABARET

Over an excellent dinner you'll enjoy a non-stop show featuring comedy, dance, song, music and fine food. Ireland's musical history unfolds in a cabaret that will delight you long after the night has ended. The cast will have you tapping your toes and joining in the fun, and it's all wrapped up in the spirit of Irish humour. We will serve you an Irish coffee at the end of dinner which will put you in the mood for Ireland's best night out. € 64

DUB06 DINNER & DUBLIN COAST DRIVE

A three-course dinner at a local restaurant followed by a scenic drive around Dublin Bay. € 39

WATERFORD

WAT01 WATERFORD WALKING TOUR

We take a walking tour with a local guide and then continue to get to know the locals with a drink in a typical pub. € 20

CORK

CRK01 PORT OF COBH EXCURSION

This afternoon we drive to see the pretty riverside village of Cobh that was the last port of call for the Titanic. As we walk through the Heritage Centre we relive the story of emigration of Irish people and the life of this once great passenger port. € 18

KILLARNEY/COUNTY KERRY

KLL06 CEILIDH IN KILLARNEY

Enjoy the great atmosphere or 'craic' at our ceilidh evening. Traditional Irish music and dancing and the chance to sing along to some familiar Irish melodies. € 23

GALWAY

GLW01 DINNER AT DUNGUAIRE CASTLE

Wine and dine in style at Dunguaire Castle on the banks of the picturesque Kinvara Bay. Enjoy an enchanting evening of lighthearted poetry and song, with extracts from Synge, Yeats and Gogarty. € 60

BELFAST

BEL01 STATELY HOME AND GARDENS

A short drive from Belfast along the pretty Ards Peninsula for a guided visit to Mount Stewart House, home of the Marquis of Londonderry. Afterwards enjoy free time to explore the famous gardens - nominated as a World Heritage Site. UK £21.00

BEL02 BELFAST WALK AND PUB VISIT

What better way to soak up the atmosphere of this lovely city than to join a local guide for a pleasant stroll in the city centre and finish with an included drink in a historic local pub? UK £18.00

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