2027 Taste of Britain & Ireland - 14 Days/13 Nights

Your evening is free to continue exploring and dining independently. (B) 

See the grandeur of the State Apartments, ceremonial rooms still used by the Royal Family today. Spend free time in Windsor before traveling on to the beautiful city of Bath. Founded by the Romans and rich in elegant Georgian architecture, the city is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Tour the Roman Baths, hot springs that have been popular since ancient times. Dine at your hotel. (B, D) 

Visit Stratford-upon-Avon for some free time to stroll the streets where Shakespeare once walked. Travel on to Liverpool for time to enjoy this vibrant city independently. You might visit the Royal Albert Docks to see the waterfront and its many museums, or visit the Cavern Club to see where the Beatles got their start. Dine as you wish. (B)  

Cruise along Lake Windermere to admire the stunning scenery of wooded isles and neighboring mountains. Spend free time in a traditional Lakeland village. Pass through Gretna Green, just over the Scottish border, on your way to your hotel outside Edinburgh, where you'll enjoy a free evening. (B) 

Tour Edinburgh Castle to see the Crown Jewels of Scotland. Enjoy an evening of storytelling and whisky tasting at the Scotch Whisky Experience. (Departures from August 6 - 20 will instead experience The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, with free time for dinner on your own prior to the event.) (B, D*) 

Then, travel through scenic countryside for a short ferry ride to Ireland and arrive at your Belfast hotel for dinner. (B, D) 

Next, take a panoramic tour of this historic city. Visit the Glyde Inn for an early dinner with entertainment, before continuing on to Dublin. (B, D) 

Then travel on to Macroom and into the mountainous scenery toward Killarney. After dinner at your hotel you might want to check out one of Killarney's many pubs offering traditional music. (B, D) 

Proceed on to the spectacular beauty and charm of the Dingle Peninsula, famed as the setting for Ryan's Daughter and Far and Away. Visit a sheep farm for a demonstration by highly skilled sheepdogs, then explore Dingle town. Later, go to Kate Kearney's Cottage for an Irish night featuring dinner and traditional entertainment. (B, D) 

Take a ferry across the River Shannon to the Cliffs of Moher. Admire the limestone landscape of the Burren as you travel to vibrant Galway, where you'll take a panoramic tour of the city center before dinner at your hotel. (B, D) 

Head east to Dublin for a stroll around Dalkey, an exclusive seaside suburb that's home to such luminaries as singers Bono and Enya and the late writer Maeve Binchy. Enjoy a farewell dinner at your elegant castle hotel. (B, D)