V.6 The Curator - Kohn Couple

Day 1 - Friday 31^st May - Arrival in Belfast- Explore afternoon

Arriving into Belfast, your guide will meet you at the airport and take you the short distance to you central hotel.

We have some wonderful suggestions for your afternoon of exploration to introduce you to Belfast and Northern Ireland.

Housed in an iconic building in the beautiful surroundings of Belfast’s Botanic Gardens, the Ulster Museum is a place of awe and wonder; a place with open doors for open minds. Uniquely, it is a resource that locates Ulster’s shared and contested past within the broader context of the museum’s multidisciplinary Art, History and Natural Sciences collections; offering new perspectives and complementary prisms on the wider world.
We also highly recommend making the time to visit Crumlin Gaol, one of only a handful of remaining Victorian Era prisons, Crumlin only closed its door in 1996. A fascinating glimpse into the history of Ireland from the women and children housed here to the men hanged.

Your guide will join you for dinner tonight to welcome you to your short break in Ireland.

Overnight: Belfast | Ten Square
Room Type: Classic Double with City Hall View
Meals Included: Lunch and Dinner

Day 2 - Saturday 1^st June - Derry and The Causeway Coastal Route

We start our day today with a visit the City of Derry, the only remaining completely walled city in Ireland and one of the finest examples of Walled Cities in Europe. Built in the 17th century, the walls, approximately 1.5km in circumference, form a walkway around the inner city and provide a unique promenade with which to view the layout of the original town.

Leaving Derry, we meander back towards the Belfast city along the stunning causeway coastal route stopping at the famed Bushmills Distillery for an afternoon tour and tasting. The Causeway Coastal Route is possibly one of the world’s greatest road trips, featuring castles, temples, cliff top walks, caves, Game of Thrones filming sites, remote islands and its most famous attraction, The Giant’s Causeway.

Overnight: Belfast | Ten Square
Room Type: Classic Double with City Hall View
Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 3 - Sunday 2^nd June - The History of The Troubles

Spend today in the company of a local author and historian who was a combatant during the ‘Troubles’ and also a political advisor during the post ceasefires and Good Friday Agreement periods. Francis channelled his love of Belfast into his education and career, and is now one of the North’s top tour guides. Embark on a dark journey into the social and political conditions that led to the infamous ‘Troubles’ periods of Belfast’s history. The tour covers the origins of political and civil sectarianism and includes a guided visit of the Crumlin Road Gaol before visit some of the political Murals across the city.

Overnight: Belfast | Ten Square
Room Type: Classic Double with City Hall View
Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 4 - Monday 3^rd June - Titanic Belfast & Dublin

Spend some time this morning in the Titanic Quarter of Belfast along the docklands and visit the Titanic Museum Experience where you will take a self guided tour ‘Titanic Experience Tour’ and hear the story of Titanic from her conception, through her construction and launch right up to her maiden voyage and subsequent sinking. Your self guided ticket also includes a self guided tour of the SS Nomadic.
Your journey to Dublin is around 2 hours and if time allows, we recommend stopping at The World Heritage Site of Brú na Bóinne,  Ireland’s richest archaeological landscape with prehistoric passage tombs.

Your guide will say goodbye to your at your Dublin Airport hotel where you will have easy access to the airport tomorrow.

Overnight: Dublin | The Radisson Hotel Dublin Airport
Room Type: Standard Double
Meals Included: Breakfast and Lunch

Day 5 - Tuesday 4^th June - Depart

Departing Dublin Airport this morning we hope your time in Northern Ireland has been memorable and look forward to welcoming you to our shores once again.

Meals Included: Breakfast