Post-Tour Northern Ireland Extension

Day 1  Portrush
Ulster Folk Park; Derry Walls & Murals
For those continuing on for the Northern Ireland extension, we’ll make a post-breakfast departure. Our day begins with the Ulster American Folk Park, an open-air museum which tells the story of the earliest wave of Scots-Irish emigration. Upon arrival in Derry, we’ll walk the famous walls and view the political murals that expressed the cultural frustration during the “Troubles”. Then it’s on to Portrush, where we’ll settle for the next two nights.
Elephant Rock Hotel (2 nights) https://elephantrockhotel.co.uk/

Day 2  Portrush
Giant’s Causeway; DunLuce Castle
Now Northern Ireland reveals its surprising beauty. We begin with a visit to the famous Giant’s Causeway, hiking down onto the geologic pavement of fascinating interlocking basalt columns. We conclude our morning wanderings with a tour of DunLuce Castle, a dramatic cliff-top ruin. Your afternoon is free to stroll the gentle beaches of Portrush and navigate its low-brow arcade attractions.

Day 3  Belfast
Gobbins; Titanic Belfast, Dry Dock
Heading south to Belfast we pick up a unique experience en route. The Gobbins is an impossible coastal trail: an engineering marvel of iron bridges, paths, tunnels and stairways along coastal cliffs. In the afternoon we’ll visit the Titanic Dry Dock and Titanic Belfast, a modern interpretive museum that tells the ill-fated story.
Leonardo Hotel (2 nights) https://www.leonardohotels.co.uk/hotels/belfast/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=local

Day 4  Belfast
City Hall; “Troubles” Tour
We will again fill the agenda on our last day together. We’ll start with City Hall and a quick photo-op of the next door Titanic memorial. Then a guided “Troubles” tour – an unvarnished, balanced account of the political and religious strife that wracked Northern Ireland for 3 decades…with the local voice of one who lived it. Your afternoon is free. We’ll gather for a final dinner together.

Day 5 Extension over
Extension ends after breakfast. {There is a 2-hour direct bus to Dublin airport}

[Itinerary specifics and hotels are subject to change]

Included:
4 nights accommodations; All breakfasts, 2 dinners; all tour transport (coach, van, ferry); All tips (Imprint tour manager, local guides, meals, hotel staffs, drivers); Full-time services of an Imprint tour director, local guides; All entrances: Ulster Folk Park, Titanic Belfast, Giant’s Causeway, Dun Luce Castle, Gobbins hike Activities: Derry walls & murals, Belfast City Hall, “Troubles” tour, and more.

Important Exclusions
Tour participants are responsible for the cost of drinks, free-time sightseeing & meals, and expenditures of a personal nature.