ENGLAND SCOTLAND IRELAND WALES - OFFBEAT FAMILY TOURS
Visit 4 Countries and 15 Major Cities

England : London 3N, Stratford, York 1N, Lake District, Bath, Stonehenge, Windsor, Oxford, 
Scotland : Glasgow 2N, Edinburgh, 
Ireland : Belfast, Dublin 2N, Kildare, Waterford 1N, 
Wales : Cardiff 1N.


England

Day 01: London
Arrive in London. Enjoy London Eye ride.

Day 02: London - Stratford - York
Drive through Oxfordshire countryside to Stratford-upon-Avon. Visit the house where Shakespeare was born. Viking York walking tour takes through the historic streets of the most haunted city in Britain to the cobbled 'Shambles', around the city walls, to Petergate and Stonegate and to the magnificent Minster from inside.


Scotland

Day 03: York - Lake District - Glasgow
Enjoy a beautiful drive through the Yorkshire Dales National Park and lake district. Visit the shores of Lake Windermere. Enjoy a cruise on Lake Windermere. Later cross the border into Bonnie Scotland and drive through the Southern Uplands enroute to Glasgow Scotland's largest city. Through the orientation tour witness George Square and the Cathedral as well as the River Clyde.

Day 04: Glasgow - Edinburgh - Glasgow
Visit Edinburgh - Scotland's capital. City tour includes Princes Street, the Royal Mile and views of Holyrood House, Arthur's seat, the new Scottish Parliament and a guided visit to Edinburgh castle.


Ireland

Day 05: Glasgow - Belfast - Dublin
Drive past Robert Burns' cottage and his monument at Alloway and then along the rugged Ayrshire coast with its many seals and wild birds via Turnberry and its exquisite golf course to Stranraer for a ferry to Belfast in Northern Ireland. Cruise to the isle of Ailsa Craig, known as the stepping stone from Ireland into Scotland, on way to the Irish coast. On arrival in Belfast, city tour includes the City Hall and Queen's University as well as the dock where the Titanic was built. Arrive in Dublin in the evening.

Day 06: Dublin
City tour includes Trinity College, the Bank of Ireland, which used to be Ireland's House of Parliament, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Phoenix Park and the Georgian Squares.

Day 07: Dublin - Kildare - Waterford
Proceed to Waterford. Visit Irish National Stud Farm located outside the town of Kildare. View the world-class stallions and the glorious Japanese gardens. Then travel on Irish country roads through the 'Boreens' to medieval Kilkenny its ancient castle. Visit Waterford Crystal Factory to see how crystal are created. Arrive in Waterford.


Wales

Day 08: Waterford - Cardiff
Drive to Rosslare Harbour to board the ferry to Pembroke in South Wales seat of the Tudor dynasty. Drive along the heritage coast and continue on to the Welsh capital Cardiff. View its historic castle and see the Millennium Stadium Cardiff Arms Park.


England

Day 09: Cardiff - Bath - Stonehenge - London
Cross the Severn Bridge into England to head to the glorious city of Bath. On arrival an orientation tour includes its graceful terraces and a visit to the Baths dating from Roman times. Later visit mysterious monolithic stone circle at Stonehenge -a World Heritage site. View Salisbury's impressive Cathedral - the tallest in Britain. Arrive at London.

Day 10: London
City tour includes Tower of London Museum to see the Koh-i-noor Diamond, Tower Bridge, 'Changing the Guard' ceremony at Buckingham Palace (subject to operation), Piccadilly Circus, Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, River Thames, Prime Minister's Downing Street, Trafalgar Square, Houses of Parliament, Hyde Park, St. Paul's Cathedral and photograph yourself with world famous personalities at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. Free time for shopping at Oxford street.

Day 11: London - Oxford - Windsor - Departure from London
Visit the Windsor Castle - the weekend home of the Royal family (subject to operation), followed by a visit to the University of Oxford and Brasenose College.
Board the flight for your home town. Tour concludes.