Grand Odyssey: President’s Voyage Around the British Isles

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Getting on/off a motorcoach with 4-5 steps up/down. Walking up to 1 mile from aircraft through airport to passport control and customs with baggage; standing could be up to 1 hour or more depending on flights at the time. From port check-in to boarding ship, steps and...
Getting on/off a riverboat; total travelling about 40 miles, approximately 2 hours. Walking up to 3 miles, walking and standing for up to 2 hours on field trips.
The Port of Tilbury is located on the River Thames. We’ll travel by river cruiser along the Thames t...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; total driving about 5 miles, less than 1 hour. Gangways at Historic Dockyard can be steep at high tide. Low ceilings, trip hazards, uneven floors, steep stairs and low doorways may be encountered aboard historic vessels. Some of the Histor...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; driving about 140 miles, approximately 5.5 hours. Walking up to 5 miles, walking and standing up to 2 hours on trips. Sturdy footwear recommended. Stonehenge: approx. 1.5 miles from visitor center to stone circle along tarmac, gravel, and ...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; total driving about 60 miles, approximately 2.5 hours. Walking up to 2 miles, walking and standing for up to 2 hours on field trips. Paved and cobbled streets, sandy beaches.
Arriving in Falmouth on Cornwall’s south coast, we’ll step...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; total driving about 16 miles, approximately 1.5 hours. Walking up to 3 miles, walking and standing for up to 2 hours on field trips. Trebah Garden: gravel and earth paths, occasional cobbled areas and rock steps; low light conditions in so...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; driving about 255 miles, approximately 7 hours with breaks. Walking up to 3 miles, walking and standing up to 2 hours at field trip sites. Varied terrain including paved streets, grass, gravel paths, sandy beach.
Upon arrival in port...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; total driving about 35 miles, approximately 2 hours. Paved streets, some narrow pavements and cobbled areas.
We’ll board a motorcoach and travel around Lough Mahon to Cork, Ireland’s second largest city. We’ll explore the city’s high...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; total driving about 8 miles, approximately 1 hour. Trinity College and Book of Kells: step-free access available in all areas visited, campus walk is mostly on paved paths with occasional cobbled areas. Port shuttle buses available in afte...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; total driving about 10 miles, approximately 1.5 hours. Walking up to 3 miles, walking and standing for up to 3 hours on field trips. Powerscourt Gardens: gravel paths, steps to some areas with alternative step-free access available. St Pat...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; driving about 110 miles, approximately 3.5 hours. Step-free access to all areas at Titanic Belfast. Field trip by Black Taxi lasts approximately 1.5 hours.
We'll leave the ship this morning, and board a motorcoach for our transfer to...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; driving about 120 miles, approximately 3 hours. Walking up to 2 miles at Giant's Causeway on paved paths and some grass; it is possible to walk on the uneven hexagonal "steps" of the basalt formation, and there are routes that involve mini...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; driving about 115 miles, approximately 3 hours. Uneven floors, low ceilings and low narrow entrance to Neolithic tomb at Brú na Bóinne; paved paths and grass outside burial mounds. Port shuttle buses available in afternoon.
We'll boa...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; driving about 100 miles, approximately 3.5 hours. Walking up to 2 miles, walking and standing up to 2 hours on trips. In Luss, paved streets, gravel and grass paths. At Stirling Castle, cobbled paths and courtyards, some sloping areas; ste...
Extent and duration of free time activities dependent on personal preference.
We will gather for a lecture on topics relevant to the program.
Free time. Enjoy the activities of your choice aboard ship. At the end of the afternoon, we will gather with our G...
Getting on/off tender vessels to reach shore. Walking up to 2 miles, walking & standing for up to 2 hours. Paved streets, some uneven flagstones. Step-free access to St Magnus Cathedral is available.
We'll arrive this morning in Kirkwall, the largest town in...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; driving about 6 miles, approximately 1 hour. Walking up to 4 miles; paved streets, cobbled areas, hilly, steep terrain; walking/standing up to 3 hours. Edinburgh Castle: steep cobbled areas; steps with handrails to vaults and One o’Clock G...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; driving about 75 miles, approximately 2 hours. Walking up to 2 miles, walking/standing up to 2 hours. At Alnwick Castle, paved paths, grass lawns, cobbled courtyard; steps in State Rooms and Guard Chambers, some without handrails, step-fre...
Extent and duration of free time activities dependent on personal preference.
Free time. Enjoy the activities of your choice aboard ship.
We will gather for a lecture on topics relevant to the program. At the end of the afternoon, we will gather with our G...
Getting on/off a motorcoach; driving about 50 miles, approximately 2 hours. Walking up to 2 miles, walking/standing up to 3 hours. At Tower of London, paved and cobbled courtyards, grass lawns, uneven stone and wooden floors; most upper floors and basements accessed o...
Disembarkation begins at early at 5:00 am or earlier depending on local schedules. See your program’s travel details regarding transfers.
After completing disembarkation procedures, we will transfer to the airport. This concludes our program. If you are returnin...
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