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Join Encore in Ireland next spring!
Ireland | May 22 - June 2, 2020
Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival
May 2020
Concerts on tour will be presented as part of the Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine
Festival - Ireland’s national celebration of the arts and creativity as we age. Age &
Opportunity is a national charitable organization established in 1988 to promote
healthy, happy and productive aging in Irish communities. Each year they coordinate
a Bealtaine Festival (http://www.Bealtaine.ie) during the month of May, a festival
established to encourage and celebrate older adults’ engagement with the arts.
The Mayo International Choral Festival
May 24, 2020
We will be in Ireland on the last day of the 9th annual Mayo International Choral
Festival (http://www.mayochoral.com). We are in discussions with them to present
one concert as part of their festival. This concert may also be presented as part of the
Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival. The festival is supported by Mayo County
Council, Castlebar Municipal District Council, Ashford Castle and numerous other
sponsors.
Sample Itinerary
Mayo, Galway, Killarney, and Dublin
We have had initial discussions with concert presenters, festivals and venues to create
this sample itinerary. Please note that the itinerary is subject to change as tour
planning proceeds. Arrangements such as the cities we stay in and sightseeing may be
substituted as needed based on the final itinerary and to best suit the needs of the
entire group.
Pricing
12 Days/10 Nights, May 22-June 2, 2020
$4,999.00 USD Per Person with Round Trip Airfare
$3,732.00 USD Per Person without Round Trip Airfare (Land Only)
$1,200.00 USD Per Person for Single Supplement
$37.00 USD Per Person for Post Departure Insurance or Upgrade to Policy with Trip
Cancellation at Additional Cost.
Sample Itinerary
Subject to Change
DAY 1: DEPART USA DAY 7: KILLARNEY
5:20 PM: Depart Dulles on an overnight flight to Breakfast at the hotel. Free time to rest or explore
Dublin. There are no nonstop flights from the Killarney on your own. Lunch on your own.
Washington, DC area to Shannon so we are flying CONCERT II: Concert presented as part of
to Dublin. the Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine
Festival. Possible venues include St. Mary's
DAY 2: ARRIVE DUBLIN – CO. MAYO OR Church, Church of the Sloes and other
CO. GALWAY churches in the Killarney area. Possible
5:20 am: Arrive in Dublin. Drive to Co. Galway or exchange and concert with local choir(s).
Co. Mayo. Lunch on your own. Sightseeing Tour Group dinner. Overnight in Killarney.
in the city you stay in. Check-in to the
hotel. Rooms will only be available for check-in DAY 8: KILLARNEY – DUBLIN
from 3 pm on. Welcome Dinner. Overnight in Co. Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out of the hotel.
Galway or Co. Mayo. Drive to Dublin. We will stop along the route for
rest breaks, sightseeing, free time to explore on
DAY 3: CO. MAYO your own, and lunch on your own. Check-in to the
Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing Tour in Co. hotel. Group dinner. Overnight in Dublin.
Mayo. Lunch on your own. CONCERT I:
Concert presented as part of the Mayo DAY 9: DUBLIN
International Choral Festival and the Age & Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing Tour. Lunch on
Opportunity’s Bealtaine Festival. Venues your own. CONCERT III: Concert presented
include splendid churches dotted all over as part of the Age & Opportunity’s Bealtaine
Mayo County. Possible exchange and Festival. Possible venues include Christ
concert with a local choir. Group Church Cathedral, St. Anne’s Church and
dinner. Overnight in Co. Galway or Co. Mayo. other churches in the Dublin area. Possible
exchange and concert with a local choir.
DAY 4: CONNEMARA & KYLEMORE AB- Group dinner. Overnight in Dublin.
BEY
Breakfast at the hotel. We will travel through DAY 10: DUBLIN
Connemara and visit Kylemore Abbey (possible Breakfast at the hotel. Sightseeing Tour.
informal singing in the Gothic Church). Lunch on Lunch on your own. Please note that there may be
your own. Group dinner. Overnight in Co. Galway an opportunity to participate in another event
or Co. Mayo. presented as part of the Bealtaine Festival. Group
dinner. Overnight in Dublin.
DAY 5: CLIFFS OF MOHER AND BURREN
REGION—TRAVEL TO KILLARNEY DAY 11: DUBLIN
Breakfast at the hotel. Check out of the hotel. Breakfast at the hotel. Visit Malahide Castle and
Drive to Killarney via the Cliffs of Moher and the Gardens. Lunch on your own.
Burren Region. Lunch on your own. Continue to WORKSHOP: Workshop in Dublin or
Killarney. Check-in to the hotel. Group another city on tour with choral expert. Group
dinner. Overnight in Killarney. farewell dinner with Irish Step Dancing and Music.
Overnight in Dublin.
DAY 6: RING OF KERRY
Breakfast at the hotel. Today it's off on our full day DAY: 12: DUBLIN – USA
journey around the Ring of Kerry where highlights Breakfast at the hotel. Check out of the hotel.
include Moll's Gap, Ladies View, Leprechaun Transfer to the airport. 12:35 PM: Depart Dublin.
Crossing, Killarney National Park, Lakes of 3:35 PM: Arrive at Dulles.
Killarney, Torc Waterfall, and much more. Lunch
on your own. Return to Killarney. Group dinner.
Overnight in Killarney.
Inclusions The following items are included in the package price. Round trip airfare from Dulles to Dublin with a return to Dublin unless you select land only and book your own flights. Ten (10) nights of twin or double room accommodations, including all taxes and service charges, at 3 to 4-star central hotels, based on the final itinerary. Ten (10) breakfasts at the hotels. One (1) welcome dinner. One (1) farewell dinner. Eight (8) other meals, lunches or dinners, as per the final itinerary. Tour managers and guides from arrival in Dublin until departure from Dublin. Motorcoaches and drivers as per the final itinerary. Sightseeing tours and entrance fees with substitutions as per the final itinerary. Tips to guides and drivers. Tour book or app. Workshop with local choral expert. Three (3) concerts. Physical Activity, Accessibility and Mobility Issues Some of Ireland’s historic sites, such as abbeys, castles and ruins, may not be as accessible as modern attractions. Castles and towers may have a first floor that is accessible; however, they are less likely to have lifts. The itinerary includes long touring days with many full-day motor coach excursions (Ring of Kerry for example). You should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time during city tours, museum visits, and/or outdoor activities. There will be walking over sometimes difficult terrain (e.g. cobblestones, city hills, stairs without handrails, absence of elevators); some longer walks to get to city centers where coaches are prohibited. Any disability requiring special attention should be reported to us at the time the reservation is made. We will make reasonable efforts to accommodate the special needs of disabled tour participants, but we are not responsible in the event we are unable to do so. As our coaches are not equipped with ramps, all tour members must be able to mount 3 or 4 steps into the motorcoach. We regret that we cannot provide individual assistance to a tour member for walking, dining, getting on and off motorcoaches and other transportation vehicles, or other personal needs. Travelers who need such assistance must be accompanied by a qualified companion. At any time you wish not to continue or want to sit out an activity, you are certainly welcome to do so.
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