Depart from Kochi International Airport to London direct or via Airline hub. Arrive London, after Immigration and custom formalities transfer to Shakespeare’s Stratford-Upon-Avon (Shakespeare birth place). Overnight at Hotel Holiday Inn or similar. You may also Arrive directly from your home town, or take this tour in addition to your UK - Europe tour. Rest and relax in your hotel. ( Meals onboard / restaurant as per flight / arrival timings).
Morning after breakfast, proceed by your long distance coach for the Sightseeing of Stratford –Upon-Avon. Visit Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, Visit Shakespeare’s Birth place, Continue to Northern England, to York – stand in front of the great structure of York Minster, next visit Durham, a captivating city with its dramatic Cathedral and castle a UNESCO WORLD Heritage Site and transfer to New Castle for overnight hotel. ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Proceed to see a section of Hadrian’s Wall - also called the Roman Wall, Picts' Wall, or Vallum Hadriani in Latin, was a defensive fortification in the Roman province of Britannia, begun in AD 122 in the reign of the emperor Hadrian.
Continue drive through wild Northumberland National Park to the Scottish Border. Stop for photos at Jedburgh - is a town and former royal burgh in the Scottish Borders and the traditional county town of the historic county of Roxburghshire. Arriving in Edinburg.
Afternoon guided sightseeing of Edinburgh –introduces you to the 200 year old New Town in the
Old Town, drive up the narrow Royal Mile to EDINBURGH CASTLE to admire Scotland’s Crown Jewels. You may also choose to visit , made world famous by Dan Brown’s Da Vinci Code and also one of Scotland’s most remarkable buildings. Rosslyn Chapel . Evening optional enjoy the World renowned MILITARY TATTOO for those who
interested the Scottish programme.( subject to availability ) Transfer to hotel. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Travel along the picturesque unbelievable beauty of the Scottish Land to Glasgow - is a port city on the River Clyde in Scotland's western Lowlands. It's famed for its Victorian and art nouveau architecture. On your orientation tour, view Glasgow Cathedral & George Square. Transfer to hotel. ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Drive towards south through the history steeped Lowland Hills and a visit to Gretna Green – where a blacksmith used to wed runaway couples. Drive through the beautiful scenery in the Lake District, considered to be the finest of England’s National Parks- also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, is a mountainous region in North West England. Take your photographs of picturesque Lake Windermere in Chester, the historic county town on the Dee River, where your walking tour takes in the Roman remains, black and white half-timbered buildings and the two-tired shopping arcades called the “ Rows “. Continue to Wrexham - the largest town in the north of Wales, situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley alongside the border with England. Transfer to hotel for overnight. ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
A scenic North Wales drive through the incomparable landscapes of Snowdonia National Parks brings you to lovely Betws-Y-Coed . Snowdonia is a region in northwest Wales concentrated around the mountains and glacial landforms of massive Snowdonia National Park. The park's historic Snowdon Mountain Railway climbs to the summit of Wales's highest mountain,
Mount Snowdon, offering views across the sea to Ireland. The park is also home to an extensive network of trails, over 100 lakes and craggy peaks like Cader Idris and Tryfan.
Then head over spectacular Llanberis Pass - is a village, in Gwynedd, Wales, on the southern bank of the lake Llyn Padarn and at the foot of Snowdon, the highest mountain in Wales , and finally across Britannia Bridge to the isle of Anglesey. Take your photos at tongue-twisting Llanfair, and at Holy head, Board the ferry for the Irish Sea crossing to Dublin with magnificent views of Dublin Bay. Transfer to Hotel for overnight. ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland, is on Ireland’s east coast at the mouth of the River Liffey. Its historic buildings include Dublin Castle, dating to the 13th century, and imposing St Patrick’s Cathedral, founded in 1191. City parks include landscaped St Stephen’s Green and huge Phoenix Park. A day in the “ Fair City “ starts with an orientation drive through Eire’s capital and includes Statue-lined O Connell Street, elegant Georgian Squaresand St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin Castle & Trinity College etc..
In the late afternoon a scenic drive to Galway, a harbour city on Ireland’s west coast, sits where the River Corrib meets the Atlantic Ocean. The city’s hub is 18th-century Eyre Square, a popular meeting spot surrounded by shops and traditional pubs that often offer live Irish folk music. Nearby, stone-clad cafes, boutiques and art galleries line the winding lanes of the Latin Quarter, which retains portions of the medieval city walls. On arrival checkin to hotel
for over night . ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Today an orientation tour of Galway– in the center of the “ Emerald Isle “. Continue your journey into the most beautiful coastal area of South-Western Ireland into The Burren. It’s a karsts landscape of bedrock incorporating a vast cracked pavement of glacial-era limestone, with cliffs and caves, fossils, rock formations and archaeological sites. Continue to visit the spectacular 668 foot of Cliffs of Moher - On the Atlantic coast, the precipitous Cliffs of Moher running in about 14 km area are home to thousands of seabirds, including puffins. Nearby Doolin village is a renowned centre for traditional Irish music.
Afternoon proceed to join the road known as the Ring of Kerry for a 100 mile coastal panoramic drive. Focus your camera on sparkling seascapes, mountains dotted with brightly colored farmhouses, winding lanes and views of the Lakes of Killarney from Ladies View. Later drive to Killarney - a town on the shores of Lough Leane in southwest Ireland’s County Kerry. It’s a stop on the Ring of Kerry scenic drive, and the start and finishing point of the 200-km Kerry Way walking trail. for an overnight stay. ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Continue drive across the Kerry Mountains and County Cork to Blarney, famous for its magical Stone of Eloquence. Time permitting see the Blarney Castle, and shop for Irish crafts and handmade Crystal. Later drive past Cork , the country’s second largest city and via Dungarvan to Tramore /Waterford, famous for crystal. Overnight hotel. (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
Today an early start for the short drive to Rosslare, in less than 4 hours you cross St. George’s Channel by Ferry to South Wales. Continue through rich dairy farmland to Cardiff, where we have an orientation tour. Cardiff is a port city on the south coast of Wales, where the River Taff meets the Severn Estuary. It was proclaimed the nation’s capital in 1955. The revitalized waterfront at Cardiff Bay includes the Wales Millennium Centre, home of the national opera, orchestra, theater and dance companies, plus shops at Mermaid Quay. Visit major attractions- Cardiff Castle, Cathays Park, Millennium Stadium, and the stately civic buildings etc.
Later you cross through the spectacular Severn Bridge into England to the elegant Georgian city of Bath, famous for its Roman relics, Bath is a town set in the rolling countryside of southwest England, known for its natural hot springs and 18th-century Georgian architecture. Honey-colored Bath stone has been used extensively in the town’s architecture, including at Bath Abbey, noted for its fan-vaulting, tower and large stained-glass windows. Overnight hotel. ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Today visit Stonehenge - a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, consists of a ring of standing stones, with each standing stone around 13 feet high, seven feet wide and weighing around 25 tons. Walk in the footsteps of your Neolithic ancestors – one of the wonders of the world, an intriguing mystery, with its imaginative exhibitions ( subject to permission ) . Continue to the city of London, and transfer to Gatwick airport for your return flight to Kochi or as per your ticket. (Breakfast, lunch. Dinner in flight) . At night arrival Dubai for a transfer connection to your destination. Enjoy your Duty free shopping at the famous Dubai airport malls. Connect flight.
After a delicious lunch from the Indian restaurant, we continue the sighteeing to the famous Madam Tussauds Wax Museum, one of London’s premier attractions. This museum houses a unique collection of world’s largest wax works of the celebrities & famous personalities, of International including India’s top leaders and film stars. Take original looking photographs with Mahatma Gandhi, Narendra Modi, Barak Obama, Winston Churchill and many more world famous leaders Indira Gandhi, Amitabh Bachan, Aiswarya Rai, Sharukh Khan, Marilyn Monroe, Charlie Chaplin, John Dep, Sachin Tendulkar, World Famous Celebrities, Evening Time free for shopping, Later Dinner and Checkin to hotel Crown Plaza or similar. ( Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner )
Morning proceed on a guided city tour of London, the capital of England and the United Kingdom, See the imposing Houses of Parliament, the iconic ‘Big Ben’ clock tower and Westminster Abbey, site of British monarch coronations. Across the Thames River, the London Eye observation wheel provides panoramic views of the South Bank cultural complex, and the entire city. Also Visit St.Pauls Cathedral, The Shard Tower, Oxford Street, Piccadilly Circus, London Tower Bridge, Downing Street where the Prime Minister lives, National Gallery, Harrods, Baker street, James Park, Hyde Park, Marble Arch etc. Also Visit Buckingham Palace to witness the changing of the guards (subject to availability).
Later say Goodbye to your friends, and transfer to Airport for your flight back home. (All the arrangements must be confirmed at the time of booking the tour) ( Meals onboard as per the flight timings).
Arrive at the hub of the airlines Dubai and connect your next flight back home with cherishing memories.. Arrival Kochi
