Neal guided 2 of us on a private tour of Connemara from Clifden, hiking a mountain and all the way to Westport and back. Neal was great though out explaining the countryside, the country and at our request details of Irish history. We highly recommend Neal!

Neil curated an amazing day tour for our group visiting the Cliffs of Moher. His knowledge and charm created a memory we won’t forget. Truly a professional and a luxurious private experience. Strongly recommend Neal!

Erris Head is a gorgeous place to walk and soak in the beauty of Ireland. This was my first time visting Ireland and Neil made sure we saw every part of Erris Head explaining the rich history and culture. Neil is such an amazing person and we enjoyed the walk and talk exchanging culture ( I'm from Mumbai). Neil picked us up from our hotel which was a nice touch and much appreciated. He also gifted us his book on Belmullet. Would visit again for sure. highly recommend Alchemy tours.

I’ve been to belmullet for the last 35 years so my whole life , never learned so much about the place than I did on the walking tour !!! Honestly it’s one of the highlights of our trip top man top knowledge if you are this end of Ireland book or you’ll miss out

This is weirdly a tour on which I did not go, but I want to praise the leader. We booked for the tour, but there was a glitch with the web site. Neil could not do it. I want to praise his professionalism. He found time to meet us and have a brief chat with us. He gave us a complimentary copy of his excellent book on the area. We did do parts of his tour, but it would have been so much better with him.

What a lovely experience, Joe and I loved seeing this town with Neil. His knowledge and kind manner helped us to understand the history of this town, It is the town of origin for Joe's grandfather and we now think we understand the place bit better. Belmullet is a very special place. Hats off to the town for keeping it up so well and to Neil for showcasing it so nicely (even on a gray day)!

Neal did a great job explaining the history of the area as well as pointing out areas of interest on the walk. Highly recommend.

I loved this walk around Belmullet. While I have been there many times I saw things on this walk that I never saw before, e.g. plaques in gaelic telling the prophecies of Brian Rua Carabine. Neal was a very informative and entertaining guide and we loved his poem. Highly enjoyable tour

We spent almost a full day with Neal and cannot recommend him highly enough. He's charming, funny, intelligent and obviously loves this area. We wanted to learn everything we could about Belmullet after discovering we had family roots here, so we started with the town walking tour, which was very entertaining and comprehensive. We also hired Neal for a private Mullet Peninsula tour, and he showed us (and explained) all of the spectacular sights, as well as finding our family's original farm. Thanks again for everything, Neal!

Yesterday we had a brilliant & amazing tour, would give it 6 stars if we could! Neal is an outstanding host with a wealth of knowledge. We learnt more about Ireland in a few hours, than we have in a lifetime. Not only did Neal inform us on the history of the places we visited, but also covered Ireland as a whole. His wit & humour really made the day so enjoyable & really interesting. Not sure we believed all of his stories, which only added to the fun!! Couldn’t recommend highly enough - thanks so much Neal!

We lucked out on two counts -- we had a gorgeous day and a fantastic guide in Neal who shared with us his deep knowledge of the area and kept us entertained with his great stories and Irish wit. This walk along the cliffs is truly spectacular with breathtaking vistas far and wide. This tour is not to be missed. Without a doubt one of the best experiences we've had during our extended family trip to Ireland!

This looked great, which led us to the NW corner of County Mayo. It ended up being the absolute highlight of our entire trip. Neal is so knowledgeable and passionate about this area and its history. We'd do this over the more publicized areas of W. Ireland any day and will probably go back and do it again. Don't miss it!

This part of Mayo is absolutely stunning. The cliffs, the sea views and the hills are spectacular. My wife and I have fallen in love with this unspoilt part of Ireland. We have a tent and by and large would consider ourselves to be quite self sufficient when on holiday, however Neal was able to add so much to our enjoyment of this wonderful place. His walk was perfectly paced for us and he punctuated our journey with stories and explanations that we would never have discovered for ourselves. He is very knowledgeable about the geography and history of this area and he has the ability to explain things in a very entertaining way without it feeling like a school lesson. We could have completed this way-marked loop walk alone, but if we had we would have missed so much. We would heartily recommend this guided tour. It is suitable for people of all ages who are of average fitness. Neal is a very courteous guide who has a great understanding of his subject as well as his audience.

We spent the afternoon exploring Erris Head with Neal Doherty on a guided walk. The area around Belmullet is absolutley wonderful and breathtaking no matter which direction you look. Neal's love and passion for the land is evident on each step and his tour full of information, from geology to nature, mythology, war, history to current information, you are sure to be "infotained". Don't miss the chance to do this walk with Neal.

I had such a great time on this walk! The scenery is absolutely breathtaking! Neal was a wonderful guide with so much knowledge about the history along with entertaining stories. Somehow he planned perfect weather too! 😁