Spring Festival 3-day holiday, 12 days to explore the UK + Ireland!
🎇Only three days off for the Spring Festival! Enjoy poetry and wine in your youth with a selected 12-day UK + Ireland tour. Admire the majestic Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland, visit the magnificent Cliffs of Moher, stroll through the mysterious Dark Hedges 📕 and even enter the British Museum… Hurry and book now! 📷
🛬【Itinerary】
📌Day 1 Beijing - London
Fly direct to London, the capital of the UK, on Air China international flight
Overnight in London
📌Day 2 London - Cambridge - York - UK Town
Today visit Cambridge and York, enjoy a Sunday roast dinner
Overnight in Leeds or nearby city
📌Day 3 UK Town - Edinburgh
Stroll along the Royal Mile and Princes Street
Overnight in Glasgow or nearby city
📌Day 4 Glasgow - Cairnryan - Giant's Causeway - Belfast
Take the ferry across the North Channel to Larne in Northern Ireland, visit the Giant's Causeway, then head to Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, stopping by the Dark Hedges
Overnight in Belfast or nearby city
📌Day 5 Belfast - Dublin - Ireland Town
Tour Belfast city, then drive to Dublin, the capital of Ireland, stroll through Merrion Square and Phoenix Park, visit Trinity College Library
Overnight in Ireland town
📌Day 6 Ireland Town - Cliffs of Moher - Dublin
Visit the Cliffs of Moher, enjoy English afternoon tea afterwards, then head to Kildare Village shopping outlet
Overnight in Dublin
📌Day 7 Dublin - Holyhead - Chester - UK Town
Take the ferry to Holyhead, then visit Chester, check in at the ancient city walls, and see the Eastgate Clock
Overnight in UK city
📌Day 8 UK Town - Stratford-upon-Avon - Oxford - Swindon
Visit Stratford-upon-Avon on the River Avon, check in at Shakespeare’s birthplace, then visit the University of Oxford
Overnight in Swindon or nearby town
📌Day 9 Swindon - Stonehenge - Windsor - London
Visit Stonehenge and Windsor Castle
Overnight in London
📌Day 10 London
Tour London city, visit Borough Market, and in the afternoon visit the British Museum
Overnight in London
📌Day 11-12 London - Beijing
Free activities after breakfast, fly back to Beijing in the afternoon to end the trip
⛺【Must-See Attractions】
🎡London: The capital of the UK and a global financial center, known for its unique multiculturalism and traditional British charm. It is home to countless churches, museums, and galleries, full of artistic atmosphere with new experiences every day.
🏛Stroll through London city center to visit Westminster Abbey where the British monarchs are crowned, the UK Parliament, 10 Downing Street, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, and the London Eye on the Thames River.
🛒Borough Market: Visit London’s most vibrant and oldest food market, one of the most popular food markets in London. Under the arched iron roof, you’ll find handmade foods from around the world and authentic British flavors. The bustling crowd is filled with the aroma of coffee and roasted meats. It’s not only a food lover’s paradise but also one of the filming locations for the “Leaky Cauldron” in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
🏫British Museum: Visit one of the world’s top three museums, the oldest and most solemn British Museum, with a guided tour of its treasures, spending no less than 1.5 hours.
🏠The Shambles: Walk along the winding cobblestone street to The Shambles, an ancient street dating back to the 14th century. Once famous for selling livestock and meat, today it is known for its vintage houses, cobblestone roads, exquisite afternoon teas, and various craft shops. Notably, The Shambles was also a filming location for Diagon Alley in the Harry Potter series.
👉🏻Royal Mile & Princes Street: Stroll along the Royal Mile and the lush Princes Street, where centuries of history are deeply imprinted in every corner of the city, understated yet charming.
🏫Cambridge & Oxford: The University of Cambridge, located in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, is a top research university with a traditional collegiate system. It is the second oldest university in the English-speaking world and the fourth oldest in the world. The University of Oxford, founded in 1096, is the UK’s top university with 39 colleges, 6 Turing Award winners, and 72 Nobel laureates.
🏰Chester City Walls: One of the best-preserved ancient city walls in the UK. Climb the walls for panoramic city views, visit the Eastgate Clock, a landmark built in 1897, check in at Chester Cathedral, and explore the central crossroads where four streets radiate, lined with Victorian and Tudor-style buildings housing unique shops.
⛵️Stratford-upon-Avon: Visit Shakespeare’s hometown on the River Avon, check in at Shakespeare’s birthplace, and freely stroll the small town with its exquisite timber-framed houses and colorful shops full of English charm, as if every scene is filled with theatrical color.
Stonehenge: The UK’s most famous prehistoric monument, its construction cause and method remain a mystery in archaeology. It was listed as a World Heritage Site in 1986.
🌃Windsor Castle: The world’s oldest and largest inhabited castle. The interior is elegantly decorated, showcasing royal luxury. The romantic story of King Edward VIII abdicating the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, becoming Duke of Windsor, still touches hearts today. The Queen and her family often spend weekends or short stays here.
🌍Giant’s Causeway: An 8-kilometer stretch of giant basalt columns on the northern coast of Northern Ireland, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The majestic Giant’s Causeway formed 15,000 years ago is an extraordinary natural wonder.
🏖️Dark Hedges: A magical beech tree tunnel over 300 years old, with tall beech trees on both sides of the path, their roots intertwined and forming a canopy. Popularized worldwide by the TV series Game of Thrones as the filming location for the King’s Road, the Dark Hedges is now a famous tourist and photo spot in Northern Ireland.
🌄Cliffs of Moher: One of the world’s most famous scenic spots and Europe’s highest sea cliffs. National Geographic called it “the most beautiful place in the world.” The cliffs rise 214 meters above the Atlantic Ocean and stretch 8 kilometers along Ireland’s west coast, standing tall and straight like they were carved by axes and swords, extremely magnificent.
💯Trinity College Library: Ireland’s oldest library, built under Queen Elizabeth I. It houses the oldest books of Trinity College, many of which are national treasures of Ireland. It is also famous for its Long Room with over 200,000 of the oldest books. The library was a filming location for Star Wars.
🍩【Must-Try Foods】Specialty Cuisine
Meals combine Chinese and Western styles throughout the trip, with six-dish-one-soup Chinese meals, plus four local specialty tastings: traditional British Sunday roast, British national dish fish and chips, popular British roast chicken, and English afternoon tea, letting you enjoy a variety of delicious flavors.
🏨【Accommodation Guide】Quality Stays
Accommodation is selected as four-star hotels throughout, with designated international brand four-star chain hotels in London, providing attentive service and comfortable experience.
🚌【Transportation Guide】Preferred Airlines
This UK and Ireland trip selects Air China direct flights, Beijing/London direct round-trip, with nationwide connections available for convenience and peace of mind.
🧡【Tips】For outbound travel in the next six months, your passport must be valid until at least September 2026!! Chinese adult passports are valid for ten years, children’s passports for five years. Travel requires passports to be valid for at least 6 months beyond the return date and have at least 3 blank pages! Please check your passport validity if you plan to travel, and renew at the Public Security Bureau Exit-Entry Administration if expired.
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