Flight Information from Toronto (subject to change)
Departure Date: June 29, 2012
Terminal 3
Time: 23:40
Flight #: Air Transat TS232
Meet at Air Transat desk at 7:30pm
Return Date: July 27 2012
Terminal 3
Arrival Time in Toronto: 15:20
Flight #: Air Transat TS239
Baggage Allowance:
Checked Bags - 2 bags maximum: 20 kgs (44 lbs)
Carry-on - 1 bag; 5 kgs (11lbs)
Flight Information from New York (JFK)
Departure Date: June 29, 2012
Time: 9:45pm
Flight #: Aer Lingus EI 105
Terminal 4
Return Date: July 27, 2012
Time: 1.15pm
Flight #: Aer Lingus EI 108
Terminal 4
Baggage Allowance
Checked Bags: 1 bag with maximum weight of 23 kgs (50lbs)
Carry-on: 1 bag, no bigger than 22in x 16in x 8in, with maximum weight of 10kgs (22 lbs)
2012 Itinerary
Below is the itinerary for The Irish Experience 2012. The itinerary is subject to change. We are continually working to improve it and will inform you of any changes or new experiences. Please click on highlighted words for more information.
| Fri June 29 |
Evening: Depart Toronto, New York, Boston, Chicago or LA |
| Sat June 30 |
Arrive Dublin Airport. Meet students from other destinations. Coach to Cork. Settle into apartments on university campus |
| Sun July 1 |
Evening: Orientation and Walking tour of City Centre |
| Mon July 2 |
Classes on university campus |
| Tues July 3 |
Morning classes.
Visit to Blarney in afternoon. Kiss the Blarney Stone, get the gift of the gab |
| Weds. July 4 |
Classes
Evening: Concert or theatre as part of the Cork Midsummer Festival |
| Thurs July 5 |
Morning classes.
Afternoon: Visit the Historic Cork Women's Prison |
| Fri July 6 |
Classes |
| Sat July 7 |
All tour of the Ring of Kerry including the Skellig Islands, a World Heritage Site, off the coast of County Kerry (weather permitting) |
| Sun July 8 |
Free day Relax,
Opportunity to attend Intercounty Gaelic Football or Hurling game, a wonderful, colourful, sporting and cultural event. (Subject to ticket availabilty and schedule) |
| Mon July 9 |
Classes |
| Tues July 10 |
Morning classes
Afternoon: Visit to Kinsale, a picturesque seaport, and site of the Battle of Kinsale, which brought about the end of Gaelic Ireland in 1601. Fish and Chips at the famous Dino’s on the pier.
Opportunity for supervised swimming in the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Weds July 11 |
Classes
Evening: open-air Céilí (Irish Dancing) at the Lough |
| Thurs July 12 |
Morning: classes
Afternoon: Tour of Cobh (pronounced Cove) Harbour, last port of call of Titanic, site of torpedoing of Lusitania. |
| Fri July 13 |
Morning Classes
afternoon: Depart by coach to Galway via the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare.
Settle into Gort na Coraibe student apartments near city centre. |
| Sat July 14 |
Walking tour of city centre. Enjoy the ambience of Downtown Galway |
| Sun July 15 |
Trip to Inis Mor, the largest of the Aran Islands (Weather permitting). |
| Mon July 16 |
Depart by coach for Dublin. Settle into apartments on Belfield campus of University College Dublin.
Evening: Bus Top tour of City |
| Tue July 17 |
Morning Classes on university campus
Afternoon; Visit to the world famous 8th century manuscript, the Book of Kells, in Trinity College Lilbrary followed by a visit to the National Art Gallery |
| Weds July 18 |
Classes
Evening: Dinner at the Thunder Road Cafe followed by a performance of Translations by Brian Friel at the Abbey Theatre, Ireland's National Theatre |
| Thurs July 19 |
Morning Classes
Afternoon: class at Joyce Tower in Sandycove. Supervised swim at the "Forty-foot" |
| Fri July 20 |
Classes |
| Sat July 21 |
Visit the Ancient Temple at Newgrange , a World Heritage Site |
| Sun July 22 |
Intercounty Gaelic Games at Croke Park |
| Mon July 23 |
Afternoon: visit Kilmainham Gaol or Christchurch and St. Patrick's Cathedrals (half group to each) |
| Tues July 24 |
Morning: Classes
Afternoon: Visit Kilmainham Gaol or Christchurch and St. Patrick's Cathedrals
Evening: Riverdance performance at the Gaiety TheatreVisit |
| Weds July 25 |
Classes
Afternoon: tour of the Wicklow Mountains, Glendalough and Powerscourt |
| Thurs July 26 |
Morning: Final Exam.
Afternoon: Last Minute Shopping.
Evening: Farewell Banquet. |
| Fri July 27 |
Coach to Dublin Airport.
Goodbye |
Travel Tips
Money: Euros
Best to use an ATM card. If you lose your wallet, you can always replace the card. Tips to parents: top up the account each week. This teaches your son or daughter to budget.
Clothing:
Bring enough for one week. There are laundry facilities available on the university campus.
Dress as you would for summer here but bring a light waterproof windbreaker and sweater.
Bring some semi-formal wear for visits to the theatre and for the end of tour banquet.
Bring a swimsuit and towel as there will be opportunities for supervised swimming.
Batteries
bring a good supply.
Laptops
All rooms have internet access. Bring an internet cable
Cell-phones
Irish Experience provides each student with the use of a cell phone while in Ireland. There are also phones in the apartments.
Electrical Devices
Electrical Current: 220 Volts. If you are bringing a hair dryer or curler, you will need either one that is adaptable to that voltage or some sort of transformer. The wall plugs are also different so an adapter is needed. These can be purchased at an electronics store or at the airport. (Click for picture of adapter)
School Supplies
Bring a pen, paper and binder; everything else is provided.
Contacts in Ireland
July 1 - 16
University College Cork Victoria Lodge, Victoria Cross, Cork, Ireland |
011-353-21-4341473
Each apartment has a card operated phone. The cards can be purchased on site |
July 16 - 18
Gort na Coraibe, Headford Rd.
Galway |
011-353-91 746400 |
July 18 - 30
University College Dublin Student Apartments,
Belfield, Dublin 4 |
011-353-91 761122 |
| Garry O’Sullivan in Ireland |
cell-phone: 011-353-86-337-5521
email: info@irishexperience.com |