Essential Britain & Ireland

  • Starting at $1,849
    10 days from London to London or 11 days incl. air travel

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Trip itinerary

Package Description:

This comprehensive vacation gives you an insight into all five countries of the British Isles. Start with visits to prehistoric Stonehenge and the extraordinary excavations of the Roman Baths. Then travel via Cardiff and through South Wales to board the ferry for the crossing to Ireland. Join a guided tour of the newly opened House of Waterford Crystal, admire the stallions at the Irish National Stud, and relax in Dublin, before heading north past the Mountains of Mourne to vibrant Belfast. Another ferry crossing takes you to Scotland, and its capital city Edinburgh, where a guided city tour includes a visit to the castle. The Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe’s magnificent Floors Castle, a walking tour through York, and Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon are the final highlights of this journey.

Note: Tickets for the world-renowned Edinburgh Military Tattoo are included for the following departures: July 31 - August 16.
 

Available Dates & Rates:

Land Start LondonLand Only
Mar 20, 27 $1849
Apr 3 $1849
Apr 10 $1899
Apr 17 $1949
Apr 24 $2049
May1,8,15,17,22,24,29,31 $2049
Jun5,7,12,14,19,21,26,28 $2049
Jul3,5,10,12,17,19 $2049
Jul 24, 29 $2149
Jul 31 $2249
Aug 2 $2249
Aug 7, 9, 14 $2149
Aug 16 $2149
Aug21,23,28,30 $2149
Sep4,6,11,13,18,20,25,27 $2149
Oct2,9,16,23 $2149
Oct 30 $2149

Extra nights per person in London: Mar.-Apr.: in single room $152, in twin room $87, in triple room* $82. May-Oct.: in single room $244, in twin room $151, in triple room* $143. Olympic Period Jul. 27 - Aug 12: in a single room $370, in a twin room $230, in a triple room* $220. Nov.: in single room $172, in twin room $97, in triple room* $92. * Triple room size is often the same as a double room with an additional rollaway bed. Three separate beds cannot be guaranteed.

Dates and prices above do not include international air travel. When planning your trip, allow one extra day before tour date for travel between the USA and Europe. Rates are per person based on double occupancy.
Single room supplement $478.
Triple room* reduction of $45 per person.

Package Includes:

Accommodations
9 nights Hotel stays throughout Britain and Ireland:
  • 1 night Hilton London Metrople, London
  • 1 night Hilton Hotel, Newport
  • 1 night Tower Hotel, Waterford
  • 2 nights Clarion IFSC, Dublin
  • 2 nights The George Hotel, Edinburgh
  • 1 night Novotel York, York
  • 1 night Hilton London Metropole, London
Transportation
  • Transfers from the airport to your hotel and back to airport at the end of tour
  • Private luxury motorcoach with services of a professional driver/guide
Other Inclusions
  • Full breakfast daily (B); 3 three-course dinners (D) with choice of menus, including a Welcome Dinner in Newport
  • Complete sightseeing program as detailed in the itinerary including: Stonehenge; Salisbury; Bath; Cardiff Castle; Ferry across St. George’s Channel; Waterford – guided tour of the House of Waterford Crystal; Kilkenny; Kildare; Dublin; Belfast; ferry across North Channel; Edinburgh; Jedburgh; York; Stratford
    Note: Tickets for the world-renowned Edinburgh Military Tattoo are included for the following departures: July 31 – August 16.
 

Airport transfers are included if you purchase air from Sceptre. Transfer times: London Heathrow:
24 hours; London Gatwick: 6am – 3pm.

Operated in cooperation with Globus