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Britain and Ireland Grandeur (23 Days)

23 days
Start and end in London
3.9
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Immerse yourself in rich history and local traditions
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Guided in English
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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    London

    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hilton Kensington)
  2. Day 2

    London

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hilton Kensington)

    Included Activities

    • Guided tour of London's iconic sights with Local Specialist
    • Visit Big Ben
    • Visit Houses of Parliament
    • Visit Westminster Abbey
    Landmarks
    Big Ben
    Houses of Parliament
    Westminster Abbey
    St. Paul's Cathedral
    Carnaby Street
    Piccadilly Circus
  3. Day 3

    London to Plymouth

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Copthorne)

    Included Activities

    • Walk around Stonehenge

    Optional Activities

    • Dartmoor Excursion and Dinner - £35.00
    • Forgotten Cornwall and Dinner - £36.00
    • Plymouth Harbour Cruise - £15.00
    Landmarks
    Stonehenge
  4. Day 4

    Plymouth

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Copthorne)

    Included Activities

    • Orientation tour of Plymouth
    • View the Mayflower Steps
    • View the Royal Citadel
    • Explore seaside villages of Looe and Polperro

    Optional Activities

    • Dartmoor Excursion and Dinner - £35.00
    • Forgotten Cornwall and Dinner - £36.00
    • Plymouth Harbour Cruise - £15.00
    Landmarks
    Royal Citadel
    Mayflower Steps
  5. Day 5

    Plymouth to Cardiff

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Park Inn by Radisson City Center, Radisson Blu)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Bath and admire Georgian facades
    • Visit Roman Baths in Bath
    • Orientation of Cardiff

    Optional Activities

    • Traditional Welsh Evening and Dinner - £41.00
    • Welsh Evening at Millennium Centre - £55.00
    • Cardiff Castle Tour
    Landmarks
    Roman Baths
  6. Day 6

    Cardiff to Waterford

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Hotel dinner)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Fitzwilton)

    Included Activities

    • View Principality Stadium
    • View Millennium Center
    • View Cardiff Castle
    • Ferry crossing to Waterford

    Optional Activities

    • Traditional Welsh Evening and Dinner - £41.00
    • Welsh Evening at Millennium Centre - £55.00
    • Cardiff Castle Tour
    Landmarks
    Principality Stadium
    Millennium Center
    Cardiff Castle
  7. Day 7

    Waterford to Killarney

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Killarney)

    Included Activities

    • Workshop tour at House of Waterford Crystal
    • Visit Blarney Castle
    • Kiss the Blarney Stone

    Optional Activities

    • Experience a Jaunting Cart Ride - €21.00
    • Irish Ceilidh Evening - €65.00
    • Irish Folk Theatre and Dinner - €69.00
    Landmarks
    House of Waterford Crystal
    Blarney Castle
  8. Day 8

    Killarney

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Killarney)

    Included Activities

    • Scenic drive on Ring of Kerry
    • Pass through Waterville
    • Pass through Moll's Gap
    • Pass through Black Valley
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  9. Day 9

    Killarney to Galway

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Connacht)

    Included Activities

    • View St. Mary's Cathedral in Limerick
    • View Treaty Stone in Limerick
    • View King John's Castle in Limerick
    • Visit Cliffs of Moher
    • Visit Cliffs of Moher Visitor Center

    Optional Activities

    • Irish Ceilidh Evening - €65.00
    • Irish Folk Theatre and Dinner - €69.00
    • Experience a Jaunting Cart Ride - €21.00
    Landmarks
    St. Mary's Cathedral
    King John's Castle
    Treaty Stone
    Cliffs of Moher
  10. Day 10

    Galway to Donegal

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Hotel dinner)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Central)

    Included Activities

    • View Galway Cathedral
    • Stroll through Eyre Square
    • Orientation of Sligo
    • View Donegal Castle
    Landmarks
    Galway Cathedral
    Eyre Square
    Donegal Castle
  11. Day 11

    Donegal to Belfast

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Stormont, AC by Marriott), Hotel (Stormont, AC by Marriott Belfast)

    Included Activities

    • Stroll along 17th-century city walls of Londonderry with Local Specialist
    • View street murals of the Bogside
    • Visit Giant's Causeway

    Optional Activities

    • Enjoy Dinner and Drinks in Belfast - £42.00
    • Belfast Walk with Fish and Chips - £39.00
    Landmarks
    Londonderry City Walls
    Giant's Causeway
  12. Day 12

    Belfast to Dublin

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (The Address Connolly, Hampton by Hilton Dublin City Center)

    Included Activities

    • Guided taxi tour of Belfast with Local Specialist Cabbie
    • View St. Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin
    • Local Specialist orientation of Dublin

    Optional Activities

    • Dublin Dinner and Cabaret - €71.00
    • Dinner in Dublin City - €46.00
    • Experience the Ancient Monastic Site of Glendalough - €25.00
    Landmarks
    St. Patrick's Cathedral
  13. Day 13

    Dublin

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (The Address Connolly, Hampton by Hilton Dublin City Center)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Guinness Storehouse
    • Self-guided tour of Guinness Storehouse
    • Sip pint of Guinness at Gravity Bar

    Optional Activities

    • Dublin Dinner and Cabaret - €71.00
    • Dinner in Dublin City - €46.00
    • Experience the Ancient Monastic Site of Glendalough - €25.00
    Landmarks
    Guinness Storehouse
    Grafton Street
    Temple Bar
    St. Stephen's Green
  14. Day 14

    Dublin to Liverpool

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Leonardo Hotel Liverpool), Hotel (Leonardo Liverpool)

    Included Activities

    • Ferry crossing to Wales
    • Orientation tour of Chester
    • View Roman walls of Chester
    • View Tudor Rows in Chester

    Optional Activities

    • Famous Sights and the Fab Four - £16.50
    Landmarks
    Chester Roman Walls
  15. Day 15

    Liverpool to Lake District

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (North Lakes, Castle Green)

    Included Activities

    • Drive through Lake District
    • View Lake Windermere

    Optional Activities

    • Private Cruise on Lake Windermere - £17.00
    • Windermere Cruise and Steam Train Ride - £19.00
    Landmarks
    Lake Windermere
  16. Day 16

    Lake District to Glasgow

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Novotel, Hilton Garden Inn City Center)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Gretna Green
    • View original Marriage Anvil at Gretna Green
    • Visit The Kelpies at Falkirk
    • Orientation tour of Glasgow
    • View Glasgow Cathedral
    • View George Square

    Optional Activities

    • Loch Lomond Boat Trip - £15.00
    • Highland Farm Experience - £15.00
    Landmarks
    Gretna Green
    The Kelpies
    Glasgow Cathedral
    George Square
  17. Day 17

    Glasgow to Isle of Skye

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Dunollie, Kings Arms)

    Included Activities

    • Drive through Glencoe
    • View Ben Nevis
    • Visit Eilean Donan Castle
    • Visit Isle of Skye

    Optional Activities

    • Isle of Skye Drive - £15.00
    • Local Dinner Evening - £40.00
    Landmarks
    Glencoe
    Ben Nevis
    Eilean Donan Castle
  18. Day 18

    Isle of Skye to Inverness

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Highlander)

    Included Activities

    • Drive through Glen Shiel
    • Drive along Loch Ness
    • Visit Culloden Battlefield
    Landmarks
    Loch Ness
    Culloden Battlefield
  19. Day 19

    Inverness to Edinburgh

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Holiday Inn , Novotel Center)

    Included Activities

    • Stop in Pitlochry
    • Visit St. Andrews
    • View oldest golf course in the world at St. Andrews

    Optional Activities

    • Pitlochry. Visit of Blair Castle - £20.00
    • Dinner and Drive to Historic Torphichen - £48.00
    • Rosslyn Chapel - £21.00
    • Scottish Show with Dinner - £60.00
    • Local Dinner Evening - £40.00
    • Edinburgh by Night and Dinner - £42.00
    Landmarks
    St. Andrews
  20. Day 20

    Edinburgh

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Holiday Inn , Novotel Center)

    Included Activities

    • Sightseeing tour with Local Specialist
    • View Royal Mile
    • View Palace of Holyroodhouse
    • View Scottish Parliament building
    • Visit Edinburgh Castle

    Optional Activities

    • Pitlochry. Visit of Blair Castle - £20.00
    • Dinner and Drive to Historic Torphichen - £48.00
    • Rosslyn Chapel - £21.00
    • Scottish Show with Dinner - £60.00
    • Local Dinner Evening - £40.00
    • Edinburgh by Night and Dinner - £42.00
    Landmarks
    Royal Mile
    Palace of Holyroodhouse
    Scottish Parliament
    Edinburgh Castle
  21. Day 21

    Edinburgh to York

    Meals
    Breakfast, Dinner (Traditional British dinner hosted by a local family in their private country home in Yorkshire)
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Novotel Center)

    Included Activities

    • Visit Alnwick
    • View Alnwick Castle
    • Orientation walk of York
    • View Shambles in York
    • View York Minster
    • Be My Guest dinner experience with local Yorkshire family
    Landmarks
    Alnwick Castle
    Shambles
    York Minster
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  22. Day 22

    York to London

    Meals
    Breakfast
    Accommodation
    Hotel (Hilton Kensington, The Tower)

    Included Activities

    • View Anne Hathaway's thatched cottage
    • Visit Shakespeare's Birthplace
    • Visit Shakespeare's Visitor Center
    Landmarks
    Anne Hathaway's Cottage
    Shakespeare's Birthplace
  23. Day 23

    London

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  • Britain and Ireland Grandeur (23 Days) reviewer 1
    January 6th, 2026
    5.0
    One of the best trips that I've ever had! Worth every penny. I would recommend doing the Reverse Britain and...
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    Traveled in July 2025
    Reply from: Trafalgar
    Thank you for travelling with us and for taking the time to share such wonderful feedback. We are thrilled to hear that this was one of the best trips you have ever had and that you felt it was truly worth it. It is lovely to know that you enjoyed the Reverse Britain and Ireland Grandeur itinerary and that your time in Scotland was such a highlight. Your tip regarding the timing of the Military Tattoo in Edinburgh will be very helpful for future travellers planning a similar experience. We are also delighted that you embraced the local flavours and discovered a fondness for haggis and Guinness. Thank you for recommending the tour and for choosing Trafalgar. We would be delighted to welcome you back in the future for another unforgettable journey through the UK, Ireland or beyond.
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  • A
    October 12th, 2019
    2.5
    I am on a tour right now. It is dreadful. Most of our stops are at horrible tacky tourist shops with the same junk at...
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    Traveled in October 2019
    Reply from: Trafalgar
    Thank you for taking the time to share your review. To begin, we sincerely regret to learn that your overall experience so far has been anything short of exceptional, given that the complete satisfaction of our guests is an absolute priority. All of our Travel Directors have been fully trained and carefully selected for the knowledge and passion that they have for their given regions. As such, we are surprised and concerned to read that you may not have found them to be informative on this occasion. Our guests' well-being and enjoyment are our top priorities, so please be assured that these comments have been shared with our Operations Manager for their review. On another note, we appreciate that you may have wanted your Travel Director to accompany you on your first day in London. However, we understand that a lot of our guests like to have the chance to explore such an exciting city independently. Therefore, we allow them this opportunity at the begging of their trip. That said, if there are any doubts about the structure of our itineraries, their full details can be found either on the Trafalgar website, in our brochure or in the information pack that is sent to each of our guests before the start of every trip. We do encourage our guests to familiarise themselves with these so as to avoid any potential disappointment once the trip is already underway. With the above in mind, we nevertheless regret to read that you have not enjoyed your trip so far. However, we do hope that the remainder of your time with us in Britain and Ireland will restore your initial impressions of our trips.
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  • R
    May 4th, 2019
    4.5
    The hidden gems that Aryan took us to were great. We would never have known about them, let alone found them, if we...
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    Traveled in April 2019
    Reply from: Trafalgar
    Thank you so much for sharing your impressions of this trip. At Trafalgar, we take great pride in our Travel Directors, and the efforts they put to in making our guests’ time on the road special. Their knowledge and passion for our destinations, along with their unique storytelling ability, makes all the difference when discovering new places. That is why, it thrills us to know Aryan was able to assist you to have a fantastic time in Britain and Ireland, and also experience fresh and authentic moments you weren't expecting. With the above in mind, we hope to have the pleasure of welcoming you back again for another captivating adventure soon.
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  • A
    September 2nd, 2018
    3.0
    Many. Cumberland London hotel was poorly managed and below average. Very few photo stops and little very casual about...
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    Traveled in August 2018
  • M
    July 23rd, 2018
    3.5
    Some local guides were amazing like Ronin and the Belfast taxi drivers but Dee in Belfastwas very ordinary, I got...
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    Traveled in June 2018
  • J
    July 26th, 2017
    5.0
    My UK Grandeur trip was magnificent as I knew very little of the places we visited as I had not visited . Our Tour...
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    Traveled in May 2017
  • S
    May 25th, 2017
    3.5
    I have just completed a Trafalgar trip through England, Ireland and Scotland called the Grandeur Tour. I must say...
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    Traveled in May 2017

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    Kristen

    Asked on January 9th, 2025

    Can an exception be made for a 2 year-old to join this tour?

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    • TrafalgarOperatorWritten January 2025

      Regrettably, we can't as the youngest traveller we can accommodate is 5 years old.

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    Michelle

    Asked on November 6th, 2024

    Why is this tour not available in my region? What is the price difference between the 23 day tour and the 20 day tour?

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    • TrafalgarOperatorWritten November 2024

      The prices we offer are based on the region our guests are from. The difference on this tour between Australia and the United States is the 2 nights' accommodation included in the US region, but technically the tour itinerary is identical. There is no clear reason why there is an extra-accommodation for US guests, but this has something to do with the time difference between countries. In comparison for both currencies the price of the tour departing 3-Jul-2025 in USD is $7,695.00 per person, based on a twin room. While the price of the tour departing 05-Jul-2025 in AUD is $10,650.00 per person based on a twin room. Please be guided that our tours do have variable pricing, which is subject to change at any time, there's no guarantee that the prices we quoted will be the same the next time we check for availability. So, when the actual booking is done then the price is also confirmed.

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      Michelle

      TravelerWritten November 2024

      A little bit of feedback - it should not matter where the tour guest originates from, as the tour departs from the same place and date and time, regardless of the a said originating region, and as such the tour should be available to all regions. Then it is up to the tour guest to meet said place and date and time of the tour departure.

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    Vanessa

    Asked on May 11th, 2024

    We've never been over seas. The guys really want to see Saint Andrews ( north of Edinburgh) is that a possibility on any of your Great Britain and Ireland tours? Also, 50 people seems like a lot. The age range of our group is 65-80

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    • TrafalgarOperatorWritten May 2024

      You can try to check Highlights of Ireland and Scotland (11 days tour). They have a March 29, 2025, tour. Although the group size is 45-48 pax, out Tour Director ensures that all the guests are taken care of. If you are looking for a smaller group (average of 33 and maximum of 40) or a small group option (maximum 24 guest), you can try the same tour but under Insight Vacations.

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    April

    Asked on January 14th, 2023

    I would like to know if is possible more discount on the final price of this tour for August 17, 2023, acommodation single.

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    • TrafalgarOperatorWritten January 2023

      For Britain and Ireland Grandeur on August 17, 2023 the tour price is $6,095.00 plus the single supplement of $1,050 which will make your total $7,145. There is a promo for this trip which is "Today's Best Travel Deals" amounting to $609.50. With the promo, your total is $6,535.50.

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    Joy

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    Are flights included with this tour?

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      Flights are not included in the tour price. We specialise in giving you the best tours from around the world, however the tours we offer do not include airfare and we do not book or advise on airfare. You will be responsible for booking your flights to meet with the group at the starting city. We do not recommend booking airfare before confirming your tour.

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    Samantha

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    • TrafalgarOperatorWritten September 2016

      You can bring one suitcase per person with the dimensions of 76cm x 46cm x 25cm (30” x 18” x 10”) and weight not exceeding 23kg (50 lbs) due to the limited space on the coach. You can also bring one piece of hand luggage, provided it is small enough to take on the coach and does not have telescopic handles.

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