Shades of Ireland remains one of Collette’s most popular tours. Here’s a quick Top 10 with some major highlights.
Experience an overnight stay on the grounds of a castle.
Meet the locals on a visit to a working Irish Farm.
Enjoy a truly memorable evening of traditional Irish entertainment.
Travel one of the most beautiful coastal routes in the [...]
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I just finished reading Mary Pat Kelly’s book, Galway Bay, that sheds light on the ancestors of today’s forty-four million Irish Americans. It is the story of one family’s struggle with the Great Starvation caused by the potato blight in the 1840’s and how they rose above near death to build a new life in [...]
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I know we are barely a week into summer, but if you don’t already have a summer vacation planned, why not look ahead to travel September through December?
While many Collette passengers do travel in the summer months (the Canadian Rockies are beautiful this time of year), many of our clients opt to travel in the [...]
As one of many interns at Collette, I worked part time while I was enrolled in college. During my spring break I was fortunate enough to travel to Ireland and I came back with only positive reviews. Here’s a fast-paced account of my trip.
Immediately upon arriving at the Dublin Airport, I make sure to grab [...]
A Collette Vacations’ guest traveling on our Shades of Ireland tour became the 100,000th visitor to the Waterford Crystal Centre in the City of Waterford, Ireland. On April 15, 2011, Brenda Meyer of New Fairfield, CT, was greeted by Mr. David McCoy, commercial director for Waterford Crystal Centre, and staff, and presented with a beautiful [...]
From the fashionable streets of London to the magical Blarney Stone, this great adventure takes you over rolling farmland and across the Irish Sea, through England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
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See the complete itinerary.
Of all the beauty and allure of Ireland, nothing matches the whimsical charm of its people. They literally and figuratively breathe life into this magic land on the edge of Europe.
From the boisterous character at the local pub to the vibrant citizens of Dublin, they are a gracious and generous lot.
These Joycean figures seem to [...]
Dublin, Kilkenny, Blarney Castle, the Ring of Kerry, Killarney, Limerick, the Cliffs of Moher…
There’s just so much to see and to do in Ireland.
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Have you recovered from St. Patrick’s day yet? Collette HQ was all decked out in green. Irish or not, our staff will seize on any excuse to celebrate.
Maybe that’s because Shades of Ireland has always been one of Collette’s top tours.
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And because it is a Five for Friday, here [...]
Who isn’t a fan of the Emerald Isle?
Year after year, Collette’s Shades of Ireland package remains one of our most popular. Visit collettevacations.com and you’ll see many dates are already sold out. And of course this trip includes a tour of Dublin, “The Fair City.”
In addition to a Dublin evening of traditional entertaiment, travelers visit:
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
O’Connell [...]
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