***Join the group we are organizing to hunt in Ireland February 28 – March 6, 2011.***

Here’s the itinerary:

Day 1 Tuesday
Transfer from Shannon Airport to your lodging accommodations. You will meet your fellow huntsman and your host, Aidan O’Connell for drinks and a casual dinner.

Day 2 Wednesday
After an Irish breakfast, you will gain important cross country jumping techniques when you participate in a pre-hunting clinic with Aidan O’Connell. Aidan, a renowned steeplechase jockey and cross country rider, will share tips to keep you safe in the saddle and kind to your horse over typical Irish obstacles and terrain. During dinner, you will meet the Hunt Master of tomorrow’s hunt.

Day 3: Thursday
You will hunt across the diverse Irish countryside. Afterward, you can celebrate your first Irish hunt with your fellow riders and the locals in an Irish pub.

Day 4: Friday
Today you can rest or visit Bunratty Castle, the Cliffs of Moher or the antique shops in the town of Ennis. Regroup with a dinner with the Hunt Master for tomorrow’s hunt.

Day 5: Saturday
Another day of hunting and dinner.

Day 6: Sunday
Your final foxhunt. Share your adventure with your fellow riders over drinks and dinner.

Day 7: Monday
Transfer to Shannon Airport

This itinerary is subject to change due to weather, hunt master’s schedules and unforeseen circumstances.

DETAILS:
Date: Tuesday, March 1 – March 6, 2011
Airport: Shannon
Minimum Group Size: 4
Horses: Irish Hunters
Difficulty of Hunt: Hilltopper, 2nd flight or Traditional
Jumps: Stonewalls (easiest), stonewalls and single ditches, or banks and ditches (traditional)
Hotel/s: 4**** hotel, private castle, castle cottages or Bed and Breakfast
*Price: Hotel – $3,450.00 per person, double occupancy, $3,975 single occupancy, Bed and Breakfast – $2,755 per person double occupancy, $3,209 single occupancy, Castle accommodations – Lough Cutra Castle – 8 double rooms – $35,700.00 (lodging only), Castle cottage – Lough Cutra Castle Cottage – 4 double rooms – $1,287.00 (lodging only) *Price will fluctuate with the dollar/euro exchange and will be fixed at your final payment.
Includes: 6 nights’ lodging, horse, tack, capping fee for 3 fox hunts, pre-hunt clinic, all breakfasts, 3 dinners during hunting, transfer between hunts, transportation to and from the airport
Not included: airfare, non-hunting day lunches and 3 dinners