HOME AT FIRST’S CURRENT TRAVEL BARGAINS

7-Day Full-Package:
Independent Travel with Flights, Lodgings, Car Rental or City TransPass

 BRAND NEW OFFER!

BOOK THIS TRAVEL BARGAIN BY APRIL 21, 2025

LATE-SUMMER
& AUTUMN 2025

• TRAVEL 12SEP – 08NOV, 2025

DEPART FRIDAYS 12SEP – 31OCT, 2025

$AVE 28.9% – $894/person!

$2,197

PER PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY

Special low rate 28.9% below our official 2025 Main Season prices to Ireland.

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THIS FULL-PACKAGE TRIP INCLUDES:

• ROUND-TRIP FLIGHTS from NEW YORK (JFK/EWR) to DUBLIN (DUB), Ireland.

Flights from all USA & Canada airports available.

Please inquire about fares from your home airport.

• 7 NIGHTS COTTAGE or APARTMENT LODGINGS in:
• Dublin (Ireland’s Capital City)
• Central Ireland (Counties Clare & Tipperary)
• SW Ireland (Counties Cork & Kerry)
• NW Ireland (Counties Sligo & Donegal)

• GROUND TRANSPORTATION:

• DUBLIN: 5-Day TransPass OR:
• 1-WEEK of CAR RENTAL for ALL OTHER LOCATIONS. (Pick-up and return at your arrival/departure airport. Includes unlimited miles, most taxes (some local taxes cannot be pre-paid), and basic insurance.)

• IRELAND ACTIVITIES GUIDE 

Comprehensive guidebook keyed for your visit with suggestions for sightseeing & car touring, shopping, museums, restaurants, pubs, churches, castles, activities including golf & fishing, and much more.

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CONSIDER A SECOND WEEK!

For a more leisurely trip & more time to enjoy Ireland. Stay in the same location or change to another Home At First Republic of Ireland location. 

ADD 7 NIGHTS LODGING & GROUND TRANSPORTATION FROM:

$1,143

PRICE PER PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY FOR ADDING 1 WEEK OF LODGING & CAR RENTAL &/or a 5-DAY DUBLIN TRANSPASS. PRICE CAN VARY BY LODGING SELECTED & SEASONALITY. A HIGHER RATE APPLIES IF CHANGING LODGINGS OR REGIONS.

THE FINER DETAILS:

• TRIP PLANNING: HOME AT FIRST‘s Ireland specialists help you plan an individualized, independent itinerary that meets your needs, tastes, interests, pace, & budget.

• FLY TRANSATLANTIC OVERNIGHT to DUBLIN, IRELAND. Departures Fridays between September 12 and October 31, 2025, from New York City (JFK) or Newark NJ (EWR), USA. (Departures & Connecting Flights are available from all other USA & Canada airports — please inquire.) Arrive the following morning at Dublin (DUB) airport in Ireland.

• ARRIVAL NEXT DAY: Getting to your RURAL Irish lodging. After flying all night from North America to Dublin in Ireland, you pick-up your rental car at the airport and drive to your rural Irish destination where you will be met by your landlord/host at a specific time introduced to your lodging when you take occupancy.

• ARRIVAL NEXT DAY: Getting to your DUBLIN lodging.
      After flying all night from North America to Dublin, you self-transfer via bus or taxi to your central Dublin apartment where your concierge will check you in to begin your week’s occupancy.

• 1-WEEK’S LODGING: 7 total Nights Lodging in your pre-reserved Irish cottage or apartment. Note that minimum occupancy numbers and some luxury upgrade supplements may apply to a few specific lodgings. 
    Your landlord, host, or their representative provides support during your visit if you have questions, or if problems or emergencies arise.

• GETTING AROUND IRELAND BY RENTAL CAR: driving a rental car on the left side of the road can initially be challenging. However, after a few hours of acclimatization, exploring Ireland by car will become comfortable.
      Home At First‘s lodgings throughout rural Ireland are ideally located for regional exploration.

• GETTING AROUND DUBLIN using your Dublin TransPass on transport network of buses and trams requires a little getting used-to, but after a short learning curve you will reach your destinations efficiently and securely whether by city bus or tram. You will also find that your apartment’s Central Dublin location makes getting to most prime attractions quite easy by walking.

• ACTIVITY GUIDE: Guests receive Home At First‘s exclusive “Ireland Activity Guide”, loaded with suggestions for getting the most out of your visit by public transport: sightseeing, touring, visiting historic sites, museums, bars, restaurants, shopping, churches & cathedrals, and activities such as golf, fishing, cycling, walking, shopping, and theatre-going.

• THIS OFFER EXPIRES MIDNIGHT APRIL 21, 2025: To take advantage of this special Travel Bargain offer, you must book & pay for your trip by midnight April 21, 2025. These special prices are great travel values, but are non-refundable. We recommend you purchase travel insurance to cover (at the least) potential losses due to your needing to cancel your trip or interrupt your trip to return home early. HOME AT FIRST may end this offer early for any reason.

• GOOD NEWS! NO REPUBLIC OF IRELAND TOURIST ENTRY FEES IN 2025: Ireland does not require 2025 visitors from North America to pre-register or pay an entry fee. Although not expected in 2025, in the event of any change HOME AT FIRST will advise you about any requirements once announced. Northern Ireland, which as a member of the UK, requires a UK ETA Electronic Travel Authorization. See next paragraph.

• HOWEVER… NORTHEN IRELAND IS NOW SUBJECT TO THE UK TOURIST ENTRY PRE-REGISTRATION & FEE: New for 2025, every short-stay visitor (6 months or less) to the United Kingdom (Scotland, England, Wales, & Northern Ireland) is required to file an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) pay an entry fee of £16 (about US21) prior to departure for the UK. Completing the required form and paying the required fee are the travelers’ responsibility. Full details are found at UK ETA. HOME AT FIRST can advise you about the process, and answer your questions.

• RETURNING HOME: There are no longer any Covid restrictions for travel to Ireland or returning to the USA or Canada. Nevertheless, with Covid variants still in circulation, being fully-vaccinated is the best kind of travel insurance.

AUTUMN SPECIAL SALE!

3 DESTINATIONS TO CHOOSE FROM:

• EDINBURGH (Capital City of Scotland)
• CENTRAL HIGHLANDS (Central Scotland)
• INVERNESS CITY & THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS (Northern Scotland)

CURRENT TRAVEL BARGAIN!

7-Day Full-Package: 
Independent Travel with 7 Nights of Apartment or Cottage Lodgings, Round-Trip Transatlantic Flights, Rental Car, & Guidebook

EXPANDED OFFER!

BOOK THIS TRAVEL BARGAIN BY APRIL 20, 2025

TRAVEL to SCOTLAND

AUTUMN 2025

• FALL TRAVEL 12SEP – 7NOV25

$AVE 27.3% – $845/person!

$2,250

PER PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY

1-Week, Full-Package!

Special low rate 27.3% below our official, published 2025 Main Season prices to Scotland. NOTE: supplements may apply for 2-person occupancy in larger lodgings.

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THIS FULL-PACKAGE TRIP INCLUDES:

• ROUND-TRIP FLIGHTS from NEW YORK (JFK/EWR) to SCOTLAND: GLASGOW (GLA) or (extra-cost option) EDINBURGH (EDI).

Flights from all USA & Canada airports available.

Please inquire about fares from your home airport.

• 7 NIGHTS  LODGINGS in a Cottage in the Central Highlands or Northern Highlands, or Apartment in Inverness or Edinburgh.

• GROUND TRANSPORTATION:

• 1-WEEK OF CAR RENTAL: Pick-up and return at Glasgow (GLA) or Edinburgh (EDI), your arrival/departure airport. Includes unlimited miles, most taxes (some local taxes cannot be pre-paid), and basic insurance. (Car rental not standard for Edinburgh guests, who receive city TransPasses instead.)

• SCOTLAND ACTIVITIES GUIDE 

Comprehensive guidebook keyed for your visit with suggestions for sightseeing & touring, shopping, museums, restaurants, pubs, distilleries, golf, churches, castles, activities including walks, day-trips, & much more.

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CONSIDER A SECOND WEEK!

For a more leisurely trip & more time to enjoy your travels. 

ADD 7 NIGHTS LODGING & CAR RENTAL FROM:

$824

PRICE/PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY FOR ADDING 1 WEEK OF LODGING & GROUND TRANSPORTATION. PRICE CAN VARY BY LODGING SELECTED & SEASONALITY. HIGHER RATES APPLY IF CHANGING LODGINGS/REGIONS.

THE FINER DETAILS:

• TRIP PLANNING: HOME AT FIRST‘s Scotland specialists help you plan an individualized, independent itinerary that meets your needs, tastes, interests, pace, & budget.

• FLY TRANSATLANTIC OVERNIGHT to SCOTLAND. Depart daily between 12SEP25 & 31OCT25 from New York City (JFK), or Newark (EWR) USA. (Connecting Flights are available from all other USA & Canada airports — please inquire.) Arrive Saturday at your destination airport in Scotland: either Glasgow (GLA), or Edinburgh (EDI). (NOTE: Flights for Edinburgh require supplemental airfare).

• ARRIVAL NEXT DAY: Getting to your cottage or apartment in Scotland.
      After flying overnight from North America to Scotland, you collect your rental car at your arrival airport (GLA, EDI, or INV) and follow the provided instructions for transferring to your cottage in the Central Highlands or the Northern Highlands, or to your apartment in Edinburgh or Inverness. At your cottage or apartment you will be met by your landlord/host at a specific time introduced to your lodging when you take occupancy. 
       NOTE: Inverness city guests can fly into Inverness (INV) airport for a supplemental fee, or rail from Glasgow (city) or central Edinburgh to central Inverness if flying into Glasgow (GLA) airport or Edinburgh (EDI) airport.

• 1-WEEK’S LODGING: 7 total Nights in your pre-reserved cottage or apartment in Scotland. City apartments are within convenient walking distance of shops, services, restaurants, and transportation. Some rural cottages located in towns are within walking distance of stores, restaurants, pubs, and services. Rural cottages not located in towns will require driving to the nearest stores, restaurants, pubs, and services. Note that minimum occupancy numbers and some luxury upgrade supplements may apply to a few specific lodgings. 
    Your landlord, host, or their representative provides support during your visit if you have questions, or if problems or emergencies arise.

• OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL LODGING: Although this special package is priced for 7 nights of lodging, you may add a week in the same Scotland lodging, or change to a different lodging elsewhere in Scotland or in any Home At First location in England or Wales  for a supplemental fee. Please inquire.

• GETTING AROUND SCOTLAND. Home At First’s lodgings throughout Scotland are ideally located for regional exploration.
By Rental Car: Driving a rental car on the left side of the road can initially be challenging. However, after a few hours of acclimatization, exploring Scotland by car will become comfortable. 
By ScotRail: Edinburgh & Inverness guests who wish to travel by train can receive ScotRail passes for their time in Scotland. Our Edinburgh & Inverness lodgings are within close walking distance of the main rail stations in those cities.

• ACTIVITY GUIDE: Guests receive Home At First’s “Scotland Activity Guide”, loaded with scores of pages of suggestions for exploring Scotland by rental car or train: sightseeing, touring, visiting historic sites, museums, pubs, restaurants, shopping, churches & cathedrals, and activities such as walking, golf, the Whisky Trail, shopping, & cultural events (like Highland Games).

• THIS OFFER EXPIRES MIDNIGHT APRIL 20, 2025: To take advantage of this special Travel Bargain offer, you must book and pay for your trip prior to the end of April 20, 2025. These special prices are great travel values, but are non-refundable. We recommend you purchase travel insurance to cover (at the least) potential losses due to your needing to cancel your trip or needing to interrupt your trip to return home early. HOME AT FIRST reserves the right to end this offer early for any reason.

• NEW! UK TOURIST ENTRY PRE-REGISTRATION & FEE: New for 2025, every short-stay visitor (6 months or less) to the United Kingdom (Scotland, England, Wales, & Northern Ireland) is required to file an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) pay an entry fee of £16 (about US21) prior to departure for the UK. Completing the required form and paying the required fee are the travelers’ responsibility. Full details are found at UK ETA. HOME AT FIRST can advise you about the process, and answer your questions.

• RETURNING HOME: USA citizens no longer need to take a Covid test before returning home. Nevertheless, because COVID variants are still in circulation, being fully-vaccinated is the best kind of travel insurance for your trip.

SUPER SUMMER & FALL SALE!

Explore Iceland as the night skies morph from the Northern Lights to the Midnight Sun and back.

VISIT ICELAND’S CAPITAL, REYKJAVIK, PLUS A 2ND ICELANDIC DESTINATION. CHOOSE FROM:

• AKUREYRI & THE FAR NORTH: Iceland’s 2nd City, set on a north coast whaling fjord near the Arctic Circle.

• VIK & THE SOUTH COAST: Glaciers, volcanoes, black sand beaches, lava fields, thermal spas, ice lagoons, & waterfalls. 

CURRENT TRAVEL BARGAIN!

7-Day Full-Package Independent Driving Tour of Iceland with Flights, Lodgings, Rental Car

BEST-EVER ICELAND OFFER!

BOOK THIS TRAVEL BARGAIN BY APRIL 20, 2025

TRAVEL to ICELAND

SUMMER & FALL 2025

WOW!  First Ever Summer Sale to Iceland! 

• SUMMER TRAVEL 19JUN – 2SEP25

$AVE 23.5% – $844/person!

$2,755

PER PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY

Fall Sale Dates! The Aurora is back! 

• FALL TRAVEL 26AUG – 31OCT25

$AVE 32.1% – $1,036/person!

$2,193

PER PERSON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY

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1-Week, Full-Package to ICELAND!

THIS FULL-PACKAGE TRIP INCLUDES:

• ROUND-TRIP FLIGHTS from JFK, EWR, BOS, or BWI to KEF (Reykjavik, Iceland).

Flights from all USA & Canada airports available.

Please inquire about fares from your home airport.

• AIRPORT BUS TRANSFER ARRIVAL DAY.

From Keflavik Airport to your Reykjavik hotel.

• 7 NIGHTS LODGING (INNS) with BREAKFAST.

Choose 2 of 3 exceptional regions of Iceland:
1. REYKJAVIK: Iceland’s outstanding capital city, plus
2. AKUREYRI: Iceland’s 2nd city on an arctic fjord, or
3. THE SOUTH COAST, packed with volcanic wonders

• 5 DAYS USE of CAR RENTAL

following first 2 nights in Reykjavik city.

Pick-up in Reykjavik; drop-off at Keflavik Airport.

Includes taxes, unlimited mileage, & liability insurance.

• GUIDEBOOK FOR TOURING ICELAND

Sightseeing, Activities, Restaurants, Scenic By-Ways.

THE FINER DETAILS:

• FLY TRANSATLANTIC OVERNIGHT to REYKJAVIK,  ICELAND : Departures (at these sale prices) are 19JUN-31OCT25 from New York City (JFK), Newark (EWR), or Boston (BOS). Departures also available for non-stop flights (supplemental fare required, please inquire) from: Baltimore (BWI), Chicago (ORD), Denver (DEN), Detroit (DTW), Miami (MIA), Minneapolis (MSP), Nashville (BNA), Orlando (MCO), Pittsburgh (PIT), Portland (PDX), Raleigh-Durham (RDU), Seattle (SEA), Toronto (YYZ), Washington DC (IAD), & Vancouver (YVR). Departures & Connecting Flights are available from other USA & Canada airports — please ask us about flying to Iceland from your home airport!
          Arrive the following morning at your destination airport in Reykjavik/Keflavik (KEF). Self-transfer by pre-paid airport bus to your reserved hotel in downtown Reykjavik, Iceland’s capital city. Take occupancy at your first Iceland lodging, the hotel in Reykjavik, that afternoon.

• RETURN FLIGHT 8 DAYS LATER: Daytime flight from Reykjavik/Keflavik (KEF) back to New York (JFK), Newark (EWR), Boston (BOS), Baltimore (BWI) or to other USA/Canada airports after 7 full days & nights in Iceland.

• LODGINGS: 7 total Nights Lodging in pre-reserved hotels &/or inns at your choice of 2 of 3 set locations: Reykjavik city plus either Akureyri in the far north on a whale-filled arctic fjord, or on the South Coast region dense with volcanic wonders, active geo-thermal sites & amazing waterfalls.

• HOME AT FIRST‘s Iceland specialists will help you plan an individualized, independent Icelandic fly/drive itinerary that meets your needs, tastes, interests, pace, and budget. Note that minimum occupancy numbers and some luxury upgrade supplements may apply to a few specific lodgings.

• NOTE: for this 7-night visit you visit two regional locations: the Icelandic capital Reykjavik plus either Akureyri (small city in the far north of Iceland near the Arctic Circle), or in locations along Iceland’s dramatic, tectonically active South Coast. All three locations offer remarkable scenery and a wide selection of activities. By limiting the amount of driving you do, you will have much more time to pursue activities like whale watching, thermal spa-ing, visiting waterfalls, glaciers, geysers, lava fields, and geothermal sites, and, if the weather permits, seeing the Northern Lights.

• GROUND TRANSPORT: Guests in Iceland have use of a RENTAL CAR for 5 days. Pick-up the car conveniently in downtown Reykjavik following 2 days in the city where you get around on foot, by public transport, or by taxi. At the end of your week in Iceland, return your rental car at Reykjavik’s Keflavik Airport. Rental Cars come with unlimited mileage, basic liability insurance, and most taxes included, but rental may be subject to some locally charged fees. Note that you will find pre-paid gas cards the best way for obtaining fuel as you circumnavigate sparsely-populated Iceland. We recommend purchasing gas cards in Reykjavik prior to setting off for the driving journey.

• ACTIVITY GUIDE: Guests staying in Iceland receive an Iceland guidebook with dozens of pages of suggestions for touring by car, walking/hiking, whale watching, national parks, geothermal & volcanic sites, restaurants, shopping, churches & cathedrals, villages, towns, cities, and scenic inland and coastal byways.

• THIS OFFER EXPIRES MIDNIGHT APRIL 20, 2025: To take advantage of this special Travel Bargain offer, you must book and pay for your trip prior to midnight April 20, 2025. This special price — our best savings ever for Iceland travel  — is a superb travel value, but is non-refundable. We recommend you purchase travel insurance to cover (at the least) potential losses due to your needing to cancel your trip or needing to interrupt your trip to return home early. HOME AT FIRST reserves the right to end this offer earlier than the posted expiration date for any reason.

• TOURIST ENTRY FEES: Iceland, along with all Schengen member countries (basically, Western Europe except the UK) have announced plans to require 2025 visitors from North America to pre-register on-line and pay an entry fee. Entry fees (often called “tourist visas”) that may be in effect during the times of your planned trip are not included in Home At First’s 2025 prices. Completing any required forms and paying any required fees will be the travelers’ responsibility. HOME AT FIRST will be able to advise you about any requirements, once they have officially been announced.

• RETURNING HOME: There are no Covid restrictions for travel to Iceland or returning to the USA or Canada. Nevertheless, because Covid variants are still in circulation, being fully-vaccinated is the best kind of travel insurance for your trip.

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