In one word AMAZING. We did a lot of research looking at all different types of tour sizes, and decided on a small group tour and these guys kept coming to the top of the list based on the ratings and the types of tours available. In short, we WILL use these guys again when we return to Ireland. This was the best tour of our lives and we travel a lot.

The experience was really positive from the very beginning. We had a bunch of questions on trying to decide between a few different tours, and Gillian in their office was invaluable. She helped us pick the perfect tour and then she answered so many crazy questions we had as we got closer to our trip.

I am a Vegan and really wondered how hard it would be to find stuff to eat in Ireland. I actually had planned to just pack a bunch of power bars and figured I could live on them if needed. From the very beginning our first tour guide named Carmel was very organized, talked to a professional chef before our tour to fully understand what Vegans eat and she called each and every place to make sure I had at least one option and most places had multiple options! This included dinner and breakfast both. Just amazing that someone would take that level of care to make sure a person who is a vegan had a great time. It was really cute as some of the smaller places, the chef would come out and meet me and explain what they had planned to ensure it matched with what I normally would eat. Again amazing amount of care and support going into making sure we had a blast – THAHK YOU CARMEL!

All of the tour guides were amazing! We started with Carmel and finished with Mia. Both ladies are amazing, knowledgeable, fun and most importantly they were so nice. We also met Sean and Damien along the way and they were both nice as well. In our 2 weeks in Ireland we took other tours and we could clearly see the level of professionalism of the Vagabond team was well above any other group or company we interacted with. As most people who have been in Ireland will attest, everyone drops swear words and in that accent it really doesn’t sound bad – makes us smile. In the 8 days we were with this team, not once did we hear anyone swear, or even speak negatively about anyone or anything – wow! The other really cool thing is, Carmel and Mia had a bunch of suggestions that saved us money and time. Examples include the Jaunty Carts at Muckcross waterfall vs. house, getting to the Blarney Castle early, packing a lunch for Skelling Michael, etc.

The hotels setup on the Kerry UnCorked tour were amazing! We would stay at any and all of them regardless if they were in a tour or not. Each place was so nice and everyone we came in contact with was amazing and attentive.

As we moved through the country and interacted with different attractions, we could clearly see the reputation that Vagabond has built – each place was very attentive and truly understood we were on a Vagabond tour.

Thank you to Rob and his team of people that clearly appear to be a family vs. a company.