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So u t h Eas t Ir elan d, W ic k lo w M o u n t ain s & Tall Sh ip s
21 – 27 Au g u s t
K no w n as t h e‘G ar den o fIr eland’,Co u nt y W icklo w is h o met o s o meo ft h eco u nt r y ’s mo s t beau t ifu ls cener y ,
ah av en o fg lis t ening lakes ,pict u r es qu ev ilag es and u ndu lat ing h ils o fg r een,o v er lo o ked by t h er u g g ed
peaks o ft h em ajes t icW icklo w M o u nt ains and r eno w ned fo r it s leg endar y w ar m Ir is h w elco m e.Du r ing t h is
t o u r w edis co v er o neo ft h eE m er ald Is le’s m o s t fam o u s g ar dens ,lear n o fIr eland’s lo ng lo v eaffair w it h
h o r s er acing w it h av is it t o t h eIr is h N at io nalSt u d,and feas t o u r ey es o n t h ebew it ch ing s cener y and h idden
t r eas u r es o ft h eW icklo w M o u nt ains N at io nalPar k.W eals o ex per iencet h e‘Fair Cit y ’o fDu blin,Ir eland’s
fas cinat ing capit al,w h ich s t ands pr o u dly as t r idet h eRiv er L iffey br im m ing w it h cu lt u r aland h is t o r ic
t r eas u r es .O u r bas efo r t h is t o u r is t h eh is t o r ic co as t alr es o r t o fB r ay ,‘G at ew ay t o t h eG ar den o fE ng land’,
w h ich enjo y s aw o nder fu ls et t ing ag ains t t h ebackdr o p o ft h eSu g ar L o afand W icklo w M o u nt ains .
TU ESDAY 2 1 AU G U ST Departing O xted and Pow erscourt
making refresh ments stops en route w e drive to th e
K inmel M anor H otel, A berg ele, N orth W ales, our
overnig h t stop.
W EDN ESDAY 2 2 AU G U ST A fter an early breakfast
w e travel to H olyh ead for th e morning fast ferry
sailing to Dun L aog h aire from w h ere w e make th e
sh ort journey to E nniskerry for an afternoon visit to
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H ouse and G ardens. O verlooking th e
Sug ar L oaf M ountain, it is considered to be one of th e
w orld’s g reat g ardens, described as “a sublime blend
of formal g ardens, sw eeping terraces, statuary and
ornamental lakes w ith secret h olow s and w aled
g ardens”. Folow ing our visit w e continue on to
our h otel.
TH U RSDAY 2 3 AU G U ST A h alf day g uided tour of