Ireland Tours
Enjoy Irish hospitality as you travel through Ireland’s iconic cities and charming villages, from Dublin and Galway to Cork and Killarney. Tour through the countryside of Ireland taking in the ancient castles and natural wonders, see the Cliffs of Moher and the Dingle Peninsula, venture to the Aran Islands, and kick back in a cosy pub to sample the Irish Whiskey and locally brewed Guinness.
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Irish Discovery
Denise, QLD, Australia, Oct 2026
Excellent tour of Ireland with 1 of the best Tour Directors I've had. This was the final tour of 4 tours booked with Georgie and Hannah for my recent 2 month Europe trip. 35 people on this tour. Weather was cool in October and we must have had the luck of the Irish as we only had a small amount of rain and excellent visibility along the coast. Apparently read more in summer visibility can be hazy due to the heat.
Hotels were good with good locations - apart from the Dublin hotel which is about halfway between the airport and the city. As with most tours these days you really need to spend an extra day or so at each start/finish city. I did 3 good (but expensive) optional tours: Belfast city tour including the Titanic experience. I was very pleased that this included driving down Falls Road and Shankhill Road to view the murals (which isn't highlighted in the Cosmos blurb), dinner and entertainment at Bunratty Castle and Taylors Irish Cabaret in Dublin. All included 3 course dinners were very good with choices for the first 2 courses. I'm gluten free and there were always suitable options.
Daily communication re timings/logistics was advised verbally by the Tour Director. His clear communication and excellent information was such that no one was late the entire tour. I appreciated the fact that he provided us with recommendation for restaurants, cafes, what to eat and drink in each location. Something that is not as readily advised these days on other tours.
This was quite a leisurely tour which made things more enjoyable. Tour itinerary was excellent. It would have been good to spend more time in Belfast which is why I chose this tour. Cosmos offered "no single supplement" on this tour which was the deciding factor for me choosing this tour. Even though it was only 9 days I feel like I've experienced a good taste of Ireland.
Hotels were good with good locations - apart from the Dublin hotel which is about halfway between the airport and the city. As with most tours these days you really need to spend an extra day or so at each start/finish city. I did 3 good (but expensive) optional tours: Belfast city tour including the Titanic experience. I was very pleased that this included driving down Falls Road and Shankhill Road to view the murals (which isn't highlighted in the Cosmos blurb), dinner and entertainment at Bunratty Castle and Taylors Irish Cabaret in Dublin. All included 3 course dinners were very good with choices for the first 2 courses. I'm gluten free and there were always suitable options.
Daily communication re timings/logistics was advised verbally by the Tour Director. His clear communication and excellent information was such that no one was late the entire tour. I appreciated the fact that he provided us with recommendation for restaurants, cafes, what to eat and drink in each location. Something that is not as readily advised these days on other tours.
This was quite a leisurely tour which made things more enjoyable. Tour itinerary was excellent. It would have been good to spend more time in Belfast which is why I chose this tour. Cosmos offered "no single supplement" on this tour which was the deciding factor for me choosing this tour. Even though it was only 9 days I feel like I've experienced a good taste of Ireland.
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Introduction to Ireland
Sarah and Michael, NC, United States, Oct 2026
We had a great time. Helen our tour guide was super knowledgeable and helpful for places to stop for lunch and around town. It was wonderful to have the main attractions planned out for us. We got extremely lucky with the weather for October and had beautiful views. I would recommend to anyone looking for a worry free trip.
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Irish Discovery
Elena and Laura, VIC, Australia, Sep 2026
Overall the trip was great. The tour guide was excellent and also the driver. We did have a couple of hiccups along the way, which have already been pointed out previously. The number of people on the bus tour were too many though.
Charming Villages, Traditional Tales & Hiking the Dingle Peninsula
Ireland: Charming Villages, Traditional Tales & Hiking the Dingle Peninsula
Peggy and David, ON, Canada, Sep 2026
We would go with G Adventures again and refer others to them. Small group tour with an exceptional CEO. All 16 of us knew each other well and everyone helped everyone else. Great fun. Ethan and Global Journeys did a great job too. I wish I had booked at a location suggested by Ethan for our last overnight and not booked online with Clayton Airport Hotel read more outside of Dublin which was a horror show getting to it since there are two Clayton Hotels. Now that is confusing!!
History and Culture in Ireland and Scotland
Highlights of Ireland and Scotland
Peter, NSW, Australia, Sep 2026
Firstly, my travel advisor, Hannah Perry. With more than 3 decades of frequent international travel, I rarely needed a consultant to help me organise my trips. On the occasions I used one, Hannah has stood out to be the most professional, responsive, helpful, supportive and friendly I had the pleasure of dealing with. She's a great asset to Global Journeys.
The read more trip with Trafalgar. It's generally good for anyone who hasn't done an organised tour before. For us, we were expecting a bit more, especially in locations which we considered significant. This is typical of most tours in this category where sometimes too much time is spent around some attractions and not enough on others. Having said that, to have everything planned out by someone with little effort on our part is great. Combine that with a good tour director, driver and fellow travellers, that is still a good vacation. Whichever way you travel, Ireland and Scotland are definitely worth visiting.
The read more trip with Trafalgar. It's generally good for anyone who hasn't done an organised tour before. For us, we were expecting a bit more, especially in locations which we considered significant. This is typical of most tours in this category where sometimes too much time is spent around some attractions and not enough on others. Having said that, to have everything planned out by someone with little effort on our part is great. Combine that with a good tour director, driver and fellow travellers, that is still a good vacation. Whichever way you travel, Ireland and Scotland are definitely worth visiting.
Britain and Ireland Experience
Britain and Ireland Experience
Annette , New Zealand, Aug 2026
Overall sights of tour were great as was our tour guide Aileen, who was also very good. Only issue we had some accommodation which was older and pretty tired - needs to be looked at. Thanks.
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