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Fall 2026 "Highlights of Ireland & Scotland"
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Due to extremely popular demand, we are pleased to announce our next international Chamber Trip, "Highlights of Ireland & Scotland," now taking bookings for fall of 2026! This will be our second 2026 trip to Ireland, thanks to your overwhelming support selling out our first trip!
Recent Sturgis Chamber Trips:
- April 2024: Cruise the Greek Islands & Discover Athens - 11-Day Tour
- April 2026: Discover Beautiful Ireland - 10-Day Tour - Sold Out!
- October 2026: Highlights of Ireland & Scotland - 12-Day Tour Now Booking!
October 2026 Trip Overview
"Highlights of Ireland & Scotland" has been specially curated for the Sturgis Chamber by our fellow Sturgis residents and Chamber members at Cruise Planners - Alchemy Designer Travel, Amy and Jim Thyberg. This trip will be 12 days in total (including travel) from October 16th to October 27th 2026. Our chamber trips are open to EVERYONE, including members and non-members. You don't have to reside in Sturgis to join us.
Trip Details
12 Days trip to "Highlights of Ireland & Scotland" in October 2026.
Deadlines
- All names and rooming preferences are due by June 18th, 2026
- All trip fees and passports are due by August 17th, 2026
Base Trip Cost
Starting from $2,869 per person.
- Per person, based on two people per room. If you choose to room solo, additional cost will apply.
- Unlike with our previous trips, airfare is NOT included in this price and is paid separately.
- All high-quality hotels, expert tour guides, most transportation, and the specified daily meals abroad ARE INCLUDED in this price!
* IMPORTANT: Separate Airfare
Unlike with our previous trips, we have opted to use a local company and Sturgis Chamber member to plan this fall 2026 trip. As such, the pricing is listed a little differently than you might be used to with our prior trips, and airfare is NOT included in the above price. Please plan to pay airfare separately. This allows our attendees flexibility to work with our agent on scheduling their own flights, or join our group Rapid City departing flight.
* IMPORTANT: Single Supplement Fee
The trip price noted above is based on double-occupancy rooms (two people per room). This means that you may request to be roomed with another member of your party, or if we have two un-partnered individuals we may ask to room you together. If you would like to have your own room without any roommate, please speak with Cruise Planners to pay the "single supplement" fee in addition to your regular trip cost. If you are the only person without a travel partner and we have no other individuals to offer to room you with, you will be required to pay the single supplement fee for your own room.
Departure Locations
Attendees departing on our standard group flight will depart from Rapid City for this trip. If you prefer to schedule your own flights with a different departure location, etc., please contact Cruise Planners as soon as possible.
How to Register
Please contact Amy Thyberg directly to register for this trip:
Amy Thyberg, Cruise Planners - Alchemy Designer Travel
amy.thyberg@cruiseplanners.com
(605) 858-3353
Please view the official brochure for full details:
Itinerary:
"Discover the treasures of Ireland and Scotland on this all emcompassing tour from Dublin to Edinburgh. In Dublin’s fair city, you’ll drive along the statue-lined O’Connell Street and see the elegant Georgian squares with their red-brick townhouses. You’ll also see Trinity College and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. En route from Dublin to the seaside resort of Tramore, take a stroll through the pretty lanes of Kilkenny, and see the city famous for its Irish crystal— Waterford. In Blarney, home of the fabled Stone of Eloquence, time to browse or buy irresistible Irish handicrafts and crystal. On your way to Killarney, stop for spectacular photo opportunities along the Ring of Kerry. You’ll travel to the breathtaking Cliffs of Moher, and the cosmopolitan seaside city of Galway. Drive along Donegal Bay, with its small fishing ports and hidden beaches, to Derry. Continue to the north coast’s awe-inspiring Giant’s Causeway—40,000 interlocking basalt columns that were formed by volcanic eruptions some 60 million years ago. An amazing sight!
Next, to Belfast, where the Titanic was built. You’ll board a ferry for an Irish Sea crossing to Cairnryan, then on to Glasgow. Your adventure continues as you enter Scotland, and delve into the lush and rugged country of Scotland with magical scenes such as the “Bonnie Banks” of Loch Lomond, wild landscapes of Rannoch Moor, Loch Ness, and Scotland’s famed whisky region. From the spectacular Cairngorms National Park to the beautiful Victorian resort of Pitlochry, and the home of golf, St. Andrews, you’ll cross the elegant Forth Road Bridge to Edinburgh for royal Scottish history in the home of historic scientists, inventors, and novelists. Your value-minded tour of Ireland and Scotland is chock-full of priceless experiences, sights, and memories brave and true!"
- Day 1: ARRIVAL IN DUBLIN
- Day 2: EXPLORE DUBLIN
- Day 3: DUBLIN–KILKENNY–WATERFORD TRAMORE
- Day 4: TRAMORE–BLARNEY–RING OF KERRY KILLARNEY
- Day 5: KILLARNEY–ADARE
- Day 6: ADARE–CLIFFS OF MOHER–GALWAY SLIGO
- Day 7: SLIGO-DERRY, NORTHERN IRELAND GIANT’S CAUSEWAY–BELFAST
- Day 8: BELFAST–ALLOWAY, SCOTLAND GLASGOW
- Day 9: GLASGOW–FORT WILLIAM– FORT AUGUSTUS–CULLODEN MOOR HIGHLANDS
- Day 10: HIGHLANDS–PITLOCHRY–ST. ANDREWS EDINBURGH
- Day 11: EDINBURGH
- Day 12: EDINBURGH & DEPARTURE
View our official brochure here for full details and descriptions on all of these experiences.
Our Partner:
We don't pretend to know everything about international travel to Ireland and Scotland, so we've partnered with industry experts, Sturgis locals, and fellow Chamber members Amy and Jim Thyberg with Cruise Planners - Alchemy Designer Travel! They have exceptional experience and expert resources ready to answer your travel questions.
Chamber Support:
A small portion of your booking fee supports the Sturgis Chamber as our fundraiser, and the reason we are hosting this trip (apart from getting to know all of you rad folks). We appreciate your support!
Thank you for your consideration, and we hope to travel with you!
Sincerely,
Veronica & the Chamber Team
