• Day 1: Fly overnight to Ireland

• Day 2: Shannon • Killarney

  Meet your Field Director at the airport

  Travel to Killarney

  Visit Bunratty Castle, a living museum where visitors can see what Medieval Irish life was like 

  Enjoy dinner in Killarney

• Day 3: Killarney

  🔹 Cultural engagement: Visit the Kerry Bog Village Museum and wander through a re-creation of an Irish village from the early 1800s as costumed guides demonstrate the way of life that prevailed in 19th-century rural Ireland 

  Take an excursion to the Ring of Kerry, a 112-mile coastal route with incredible views of the Atlantic Ocean and the surrounding mountain range of Macgillycuddy’s Reeks 

  Enjoy dinner in Killarney

• Day 4: Killarney • Blarney • Dublin

  Travel via Blarney to Dublin

  See the Rock of Cashel

  🔹 Cultural engagement: Visit Blarney Castle, the famed medieval fortification which is said to grant the gift of eloquence to anyone who kisses the Blarney Stone 

  Enjoy a traditional Guinness stew dinner in Dublin

• Day 5: Dublin

  Take a guided tour of Dublin

  With your expert local guide you will see:

  • Dublin's five iconic Georgian squares, which span the north and south sides of Dublin and are surrounded by homes with colorful doors
  • O’Connell Street, a bustling street filled with monuments
  • St. Stephen’s Green, the largest of the five Georgian squares
  • Phoenix Park and the presidential residence

  See the Book of Kells at Trinity College, a manuscript created more than 1,000 years ago by Irish monks

  Visit St. Patrick’s Cathedral, whose presence honors the patron saint of Ireland 

  🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a half day exploring Dublin on your own

• Day 6: Dublin • Holyhead • British Midlands

  Travel via ferry to Holyhead, a port city in Wales 

  Travel via Snowdonia and see its lush greenery on your way to the British Midlands  

  Visit a Welsh castle 

  Enjoy dinner in the British Midlands

• Day 7: British Midlands • Stratford-upon-Avon • Oxford • London

  Travel via the British Midlands to Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford and London

  Take a tour of Stratford-upon-Avon 

  Enjoy lunch in Stratford-upon-Avon

  🔹 Guided learning: Visit the half-timbered house where Shakespeare was born and visit Anne Hathaway's cottage, a picturesque farmhouse where the Bard’s wife spent her childhood

  Take a tour of Oxford, the world's oldest university town whose alma maters include Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher

• Day 8: London

  Take a guided tour of London

  With your expert local guide you will see: 

  • Big Ben, an iconic London bell at the Palace of Westminster
  • Houses of Parliament, home to England's governing body
  • Piccadilly Circus, a five-way intersection 
  • St. Paul’s Cathedral, a domed church which has hosted many royal events
  • Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled)

  Add this in-depth excursion:

  Windsor Castle

  Sometimes you just need 13 acres of castles, towers, and gardens to really unwind—or at least you do if you're a British royal. Wander onto this tremendous retreat favored by the Royal Family for the afternoon, and explore what is essentially a small town. Behind the walls of its exquisite architecture you’ll find treasures that date back to its origins in 1070—from original Da Vinci sketches to the royal remains of monarchs past.  

  Enjoy a fish and chips dinner in London

• Day 9: Depart for home

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• Day 9: London

  Take a guided excursion to Stonehenge and Bath 

  Visit Stonehenge, whose origin and purpose is unknown, though most believe it to have been a temple and observatory or a sacred site for the burial of high-ranking citizens from societies of long ago 

  Visit the Roman Baths which was a favorite vacation destination of early Romans and 18th-century English aristocracy alike and built for their enjoyment of the hot springs 

• Day 10: London

  🔹 Independent exploration: Spend a full day exploring London on your own

• Day 11: Depart for home