Trafalgar Tours

Irish Experience Reviews

7 Irish Experience reviews from past travellers that booked with Global Journeys.
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Interesting Ireland   0 , VIC, Australia, Aug 2023
Our time in Ireland with guide Peter and driver Dennis was remarkable. It was everything the brochure promised and more. Peter has a wealth of information to share about the two Irelands that he obviously loves. Highlights include the Titanic Experience, taxi tour with commentary of Dublin, Malin Head, specialist guide in Derry, Waterford Crystal factory ...read more and the Ring of Kerry. The hotels were superb and the company of like-minded travellers fun.
Luck of the Irish   0 , NSW, Australia, Apr 2023
Great tour of Ireland and Northern Ireland that was aided by excellent weather (we expected rain every day but only got a few days). Our TD Emma was a local with a clear passion for her home and she provided good information and funny anecdotes through the ten days. The itinerary was mostly great, although we would've preferred to have stayed in Waterford ...read more instead of Kilkenny for our penultimate night (Waterford was larger and more interesting), especially when the last day involved basically travelling back towards Waterford to head to Dunbrody, which didn't seem logical.

The hotels were generally of a good standard with excellent location near the city centre, except for Galway which was a bit far (a 30-minute bus ride away). We did also notice that around half the hotels on the tour was changed from the ones listed from our original booking, including the one in Galway. Overall, we recommend this tour if your aim is to visit most of the country's top attractions (Giant's Causeway, Cliffs of Moher, etc.) in a comfortable way and want a taster of the two countries.
Wonderful Irish Experience 0 , VIC, Australia, Jun 2017
We thoroughly enjoyed the best of Ireland tour. Tour director very good providing extensive knowledge on the history of both countries. The local guides were also outstanding. Would also recommend the inclusions and optional which provided some outstanding scenery (Atlantic Coast) entertainment, hospitality and humour.
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Fantastic Irish Experience 3 , New Zealand, May 2017
This was the best of Ireland, tour director was totally inspiring with the history of both countries and the local guides outstanding. Optional extras a real treat and highly recommended! If you only choose a few of the extras make sure you do the Inishowen peninsular and the giant causeway trip, the Irish Ceilidh evening, the jaunting cart ride through ...read more the Bourne-Vincent National park and the Kilkenny afternoon pub visit with an introduction to hurling and a great sing along!

Highlight of the holiday was the 'Cabbie trip' in Belfast for a ride through the recent past and a look into both sides of the 'troubles'.
You will be entertained and more than amused to experience that unique Irish hospitality and humour wherever you go.
Ireland holiday 0 , VIC, Australia, Jun 2016
Highlights were the great scenery and rugged coast. Optional tours were a bit disappointing for the cost apart from Celtic Steps show, which was a last minute inclusion. Accommodation was great. Unfortunately the airport pick up did not go smoothly as the reps had no knowledge of our tour; eventually sorted. Tour director knowledgeable and helpful.
Ireland is a beautiful country 1 , Australia, Aug 2013
The tour was great. Liam Hogan, our tour director, was fantastic and very professional. Everything went smoothly and like clockwork. He was very knowledgeable and had some great stories to tell. The guides that showed us around the various cities were also fantastic. Ireland is a beautiful country and I am glad that I decided to go back for a second ...read more time.
An interesting tour, unfortunately I was unwell 3 , Australia, Jul 2013
This was an interesting tour as I have Irish heritage. Unfortunately I was unwell from day 3 until the end of the tour so my perceptions are possibly less than they should be - I saw a doctor in Waterford who gave me antibiotics that solved the problem for the other tours I then did (England and France). The emphasis on this tour is more about Irish ...read more culture and scenery - Ireland does not have the large cathedrals and castles that exist in England and France (particularly France). Some of the areas (like Galway) were terribly crowded with tourists so would probably have been better to do in the shoulder season. It was hot (and I don't remember any rain so that's good) but this caused a problem as most of the accommodation had no air-conditioning - also no fans that would have helped. As this was an unusual heat wave I have still given a Very Good rating as the hotels themselves were quite nice.
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