6-Day Southern Tour: euro259
Southern highlights from Blarney to Cliffs of Moher and from Dingle Peninsula
to Galway Bay. Departs Monday. Returns Saturday.
6-Day All Ireland: euro269
All the highlights in 6 days, including Cork, Kerry, Derry & Belfast. Departs
Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday. Returns Sunday, Tuesday & Thursday. Black
taxi in Northern Ireland is an extra £7.
3 Day South: euro149
Cork + Doolin. Departs Saturday, Tuesday & Thursday. Returns Monday, Thursday
& Saturday.
3-Day Northern Tour: euro119
3 days. Belfast, Derry, Giants Causeway. Departs Sunday, Tuesday & Friday.
Returns Tuesday, Thursday & Sunday. Take local bus from Dublin. Black taxi
in Northern Ireland is an extra £7.
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The Irish Republic (Eire) is not part of the UK, so you must carry your passport
with you when you travel there from the UK.
There is a link to the website of the Irish embassy in London is shown on this
page:
Links/Ireland
If you need to apply for a visa, note that this process may take as long as
4 weeks. You normally need to make an appointment before applying for a visa.
If you are not British, check that your UK visa allows multiple entry into Britain
(so that you will be able to re-enter the UK at the end of the trip). You should
carry any documents which you need (for example, to prove what you are doing
in the UK, where you are living, and that you have enough money to support yourself).
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One of the easiest and cheapest way to get to Dublin is to fly.
You can book a flight from the discount airline
Ryanair:
http://www.ryanair.com
The main airports with flights to
Dublin (DUB) are:
London Luton (LTN),
London Stansted (STN) and
Glasgow Prestwick
(PIK)
Other airports with Ryanair flights to/from Dublin are:
Aberdeen (ABZ), Edinburgh (EDI), Newcastle (NCL), Teesside (MME), Blackpool
(BLK), Liverpool (LPL), Manchester (MAN), Leeds Bradford (LBA), East Midlands
(EMA), Birmingham (BHX), London Gatwick (LGW), Cardiff (CWL), Bristol (BRS),
Bournemouth (BOH)
To get to Luton Airport (LTN) from central London, take a
Thameslink
train to the station
Luton Airport Parkway
To get to London Stansted (STN) from central London, take a train from
Liverpool
Street to
Stansted Airport
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The tour price includes the cost of accommodation in hostels during the
tour.
However, you will need to book your own accommodation before the start of
the tour or after it has ended.
The following hostel is very close to the departure point of the tour:
Abraham
House, 82 Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin 1
(click on the above link to book a place at this hostel before or after
the tour)
To find and book other independent hostels, click on one of these links:
Hostels
in Dublin ;
Hostel
in Ireland
To locate Irish hostels on a map, see:
http://www.streetmap.ie
[not active at present]
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Euros are used in the Irish Republic, and pounds are used in Northern
Ireland. You should obtain some euros before travelling, and make sure that
you have enough cash, cards or travellers' cheques to cover your requirements.
Many UK banks, post offices or bureaux de change can provide some euros immediately
(at some smaller branches you may need to order them a day or two in advance).
Note that if there is a "Cirrus" logo on your bank card, you will
be able to use the card to obtain cash from many of the cash machines in Ireland.
If you are not sure, ask your card company where you will be able to use the
card to withdraw money.
Keep at home bank receipts for any English money and euros which you take with
you. Keep receipts for any money you withdraw while travelling, and keep these
separately from your cash. You may need these if you lose your purse / wallet
and have to prove how much cash you were carrying.
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Make sure that you have
travel insurance which will cover you for your
journey.
If you are from the UK you should apply for an
E111 form before travelling
abroad to Ireland. This form shows that you are entitled to free or reduced
price
emergency medical treatment. You can obtain the form free of charge
from a post office (it is part of a leaflet called "Health Advice for Travellers"),
or you can download it
here.
You need to have a National Insurance number or NHS number. After completing
the form, take it to a main post office, where it will be stamped and signed.
When you travel you should carry both the original E111 and a photocopy. You
can use the same E111 as long as you are still living in the UK at the same
address, but you will need to complete a new one if you move. Note that the
E111 does not cover costs such as follow up medical treatment or repatriation,
non-emergency medical treatment, personal liability, lost or stolen possessions
or the cancellation or curtailment of your trip - so insurance is still necessary.
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