Depart SFO & overnight flight to London

3:25pm SFO to LHR with British Airways Flight # BA 284

Arrive at London Heathrow airport (LHR) at 9:55am with British Air Flight # BA 284. Once through customs, meet your tour manager who will escort you to the private coach.
Board your coach and depart for central London.
Lunch at leisure (GBP 20 allowance)
After lunch, we will meet a local guide who will bring all of London’s history, on board our coach and enjoy a panoramic tour of the city.
Enjoy a London sightseeing tour, taking in all the main sights including the Houses of Parliament, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Piccadilly Circus, St Paul’s Cathedral or Tower Bridge. There will be several opportunities to stop and take photographs.
Check in to your hotel.
Welcome dinner as a group. – e.g. at a traditional pub on the river.
Overnight in London.

Breakfast at hotel.
After breakfast, using your Oyster travel cards, head out for the day in London.
**Possible Voces8 Centre and workshop – TBC**
Lunch at leisure in small groups/on the go (GBP 20 allowance)
Using your travel cards, jump onboard a Thames River Bus this afternoon to reach your next visit. The River Thames showcases some of the most stunning scenery this great city has to offer. From towering skyscrapers to age-old architectural feats, this is a great way to experience London, without the hustle and bustle of the busy streets.
4:30pm – Arrive in the Westminster area for St Paul’s Cathedral, for the 5:00pm Evensong – 45 min service (subject to availability).
Make your way to Covent Garden for a wander around the square. For more than 300 years it held the principal fruit, flower, and vegetable market of the metropolis. Adjacent to the former market site stands the Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), home of Britain’s oldest national opera and ballet companies.
Dinner as a group – e.g. at an Indian restaurant.
Overnight in London.

Breakfast at hotel.
After breakfast, board your coach today and head out for your first visit of the day at The Big London Bake Off!!

Quintessentially British, recreating the famous TV programme, The Great British Bake Off. Test your baking skills and pairing up to compete against your buddies! With top patisserie chefs deciding on the winner.

Lunch at leisure in small groups/on the go (GBP 20 allowance)

Transfer back to central London and enjoy some free time, perhaps have a wander around Covent Garden or visit the famous Harrods store. National Portrait Gallery and The Victoria & Albert Museum are a popular choice.

Early pre-theater dinner in the West End area.
After dinner, enjoy a West End show! The ‘West End’ refers to the collection of approximately 40 professional theatres in the western area of London, many of which are late Victorian or Edwardian in construction and boast great character. West End theatre, along with Broadway in New York, is recognized as the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world and offers something for everyone to enjoy.
After your show, board your evening coach and transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight in London.

Breakfast at hotel.
Check out of your hotel.
Board your coach and depart for Cambridge (approx. 2 hours).
Lunch at leisure/on the go (GBP 20 allowance)
**Possible Cambridge workshop or concert with Anna Lapwood – TBC**
After your workshop, enjoy a punting
Enjoy a wander around Cambridge today, in smaller groups.
Continue to Stratford (approx 2 hours).
Check in to your hotel.
Dinner as a group.
Overnight in Stratford-Upon-Avon area.

Breakfast at hotel.
After breakfast, board coach and head out for the day to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre!

On arrival split in to 2 groups (as there is a limit on numbers for the workshops). One group will enjoy a guided tour whilst the second group will experience a workshop. Then swap over!

Group 1 – on arrival enjoy a guided tour of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Starting in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre Cloakroom, you will learn about the history of the RSC and its theatres in Stratford, as well as exploring a production in more depth to learn about the theatre making process.

Enjoy lunch at the rooftop restaurant.

Group 2 – you will experience a 2-hour workshop in the RSC Clore Learning Centre, on any Shakespeare play, tailored to your needs.

Early pre-theatre dinner as a group. – e.g. at a traditional pub.
Attend a performance at The Swan Theatre or Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
Return to hotel.
Overnight in Stratford-Upon-Avon area.

Breakfast at hotel.
Check out of your hotel and board your coach.
Transfer to Birmingham airport
Packed lunch.
Flight to Dublin, Ireland

Depart 12:20pm BHX to DUB with Aer Lingus Flight #3265 landing at 01:45pm

Arrive at Dublin airport. Once through customs, your tour manager will escort you to your waiting coach.
Depart for Galway (approx 3h30) making a stop at Clonmacnoice (approx 2h).

Clonmacnoise is Ireland’s most important monastic site and overlooks the River Shannon. The site was founded by St. Ciaran in the 6th century and consists of a walled field containing numerous early churches, high crosses, round towers.

Continue on to Galway (approx 1 hr). On arrival, enjoy a wander about town, see Eyre Square and the Latin Quarter. Galway is a colorful, bohemian place and due to the narrow winding street of this once walled town, Galway is very easy to explore on foot.
Continue onto your hotel and check in.
Dinner as a group.
Overnight in Galway area.

Breakfast at hotel.
After breakfast, depart for the day, beginning with a visit to the Rhythm Drum School in Craughwell, where you will enjoy learning how to play the traditional Bodhran Drum! (subject to availability).
Lunch at leisure (EUR 20 allowance)
After lunch, you will visit the Cliffs of Moher. The Cliffs of Moher are the most majestic cliffs in Ireland, rising 215 metres from the Atlantic Ocean and extending for over seven kilometres. From this height you can admire the Aran Islands, the Connemara Mountains and the many sea birds that colonise the area to nest in spring. The Visitor Centre offers a self-guided Cliffs exhibition, and on-site theatre with an exhilarating virtual reality cliff-face adventure.
Dinner as a group. – g. at a traditional Irish pub.
Overnight in Galway area.

Breakfast at hotel.
Hotel check out of and board your coach.
This morning you will head back to Dublin via Glendaloch (approx 3h30) stopping along the way for comfort breaks.
Lunch at leisure (EUR 20 allowance)
Travel over bog roads, through valleys and mountain gaps, past Great Sugar Loaf Mountain, small villages and steep wooded slopes to reach Glendalough, “the valley of the two lakes”. One of Ireland’s most important and atmospheric sites, it was founded by St. Kevin in the 6^th In spite of raids by Vikings and centuries of neglect, the monastery remains in an impressive state of preservation. The visitor centre houses a very comprehensive exhibition on Glendalough, detailing the history, archaeology, wildlife and much more. You will then be taken on a guided tour of the monastery followed by some free time to enjoy the tranquillity of the lakes.
This afternoon your journey to Dublin will take you via Sally’s Gap, where scenes from ‘Braveheart’ were filmed in 1995. This scenic but desolate area of wild bogland offers a stunning contrast to the Wicklow Mountains (approx 1h30).
On arrival in Dublin, you will be entertained by your next visit to The Irish Dance Party!

A fun cultural event created, owned and operated by professional traditional Irish musicians and Dancers living in Dublin. The Musician will host and MC the event, singing Irish songs and playing Irish instruments, explaining the history of the songs, music, instruments, dances etc. Learn how to dance the Irish Way with some lessons. The professional dancers will offer dance performances and lessons for you all.

Hotel check in.
Dinner as a group.
Overnight in Dublin area.

Breakfast at hotel.
Board your coach and depart for your workshop.

**Possible workshop with Lucy from Anuna – TBC**

Lunch at leisure/on the go (EUR 20 allowance)
Dinner as a group. – a traditional Irish music pub
Overnight in Dublin area.

Breakfast at hotel.
Coach transfer to Dublin airport for your flight home.
Lunch on the go (EUR 20 allowance)
Flight to SFO

Depart 12:50pm DUB to SFO with Aer Lingus Flight #El 61 landing at 03:55pm at SF)

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