From the first conversation with Pat to our road trips and experiences with Patrick, we just knew... read more
From the first conversation with Pat to our road trips and experiences with Patrick, we just knew... read more
We just got home from a wonderful holiday in S. Ireland. Pat was a great driver with good sense of... read more
We had Patrick Sr. for 3 days. These days were our favorite part of our entire trip. He had such personal knowledge of the area. Anything we wanted to see - he knew someone or someplace to take us. He took us into areas and to see sights that would not be seen on a large public tour. I highly recommend his service as our trip would not have been nearly as enjoyable without him!
It was a pleasure showing ye around the beaitiful area we live in. Thanks for the review. Hope ye have a safe journey home.
Kind Regards,
Pat
We had a wonderful experience with Patrick on our recent tour based out of Killarney. He tailored the afternoon to completely meet our needs as travelers.
He has great communication throughout - from predeparture to arrival in Ireland. I gave him some possible sites/activities of interest to us, but ultimately relied on his recommendations as he is the area expert.
We prefer “active” tours, so we hiked through gorgeous Tomies Woods, then enjoyed a lovely drive through Gap of Dunloe, finally arriving in Kenmare and the stone circle there. He even managed a quick stop at Torc waterfall.
Patrick is personable, friendly, and knowledgeable. I wouldn’t hesitate to tour with him again when we return to Ireland. Perfect!
Thanks for the great review. Glad ye had a lovely time and hope to see ye back again sometime in the future.
Kind Regards,.
Patrick
We had a wonderful all-day tour of the Ring of Kerry with Patrick Buckley . He co-owns Personal Irish Tours and he also operates on Airbnb Experience as "Personal Tours with Patrick". Reaching him is easy, and when you hire Patrick, you get a very personalized tour. He met with us the day prior to the trip to learn what we most like to do and then firmed up details. The next day, we travelled with him in his comfortable small van, beginning in Killarney and traveling through many seaside towns. When we neared our hiking departure point, the weather was rainy, so Patrick quickly rearranged the order of our activities. He showed us Valentia Island, including an interesting quarry and other sites. By the time we did start hiking, the weather was dry and even sunny at times. The hike allowed us a great view of the cliffs of Kerry, and we could clearly see Skellig Michael and several other islands. We returned by other seaside towns, including a great stop for lunch, climbed around an incredible ancient ring fort. and returned through Killarney Park. All the while, Patrick gave us fascinating historical, geological and cultural information. He is very well traveled, so we could compare with him what we were seeing to what we have seen in other countries. He made great recommendations for other excursions and even stayed in touch with us afterwards to make recommendations for other stops on our Ireland trip. His services are very reasonable, and you certainly get great value. We enthusiastically recommend Patrick if you want a top-notch tour of the Ring of Kerry.
Unfortunately, we had a great trip planned with Pat Buckley and had to cancel due to the Corona virus. First of all, when I contacted Pat to cancel he happily refunded my deposit in a very timely manner. Impressive.
Pat also put alot of time and hard work into planning our trip and I am so appreciative.
The good news is that we are now planning to come next year and follow the awesome itinerary that Pat put together for us!
I would highly recommend Pat (Personal Irish Tours) to anyone!
He has been outstanding to deal with.
Even though we have not been there yet, we know that Pat will show us a great time!
We can't wait to take this trip next year!
Thanks Mike for lovely review. We will hopefully see you guys here next May and give you a great trip around the country. Hope all is well and keeping safe and healthy.
Kind Regards,
Patrick
My wife, stepdaughter and I spent a week touring the southwest of Ireland. We basically had no plan. Patrick showed us the best time and made sure we saw all the sites and learned all about Ireland. Our trip truly would not have been the same without him. In addition to making sure we saw all the sites, he went above and beyond by making dinner and tour reservations for us. It was like having our own concierge! I consider him a life long friend. I can’t wait until our next trip!
Thanks Michael for review and hopefully see you guys over in Ireland.
Stay safe and healthy
Kind Regards,
Patrick
We spent 10 days with Patrick of Personal Irish Tours. There were four of us (2 couples). Patrick and his Dad Pat worked with us for 7 months planning the trip to make it exactly what we wanted. We were not disappointed. From the clean comfortable Mercedes van Waiting for us every morning, the great knowledge of our guide to personal dinner bookings. Everything was great! Patrick knew all the places to take us to stay away from the tourists to see the beauty of the country. He was also flexible to find places and activities that we were interested in. He went above and beyond to accommodate our schedule. After the second day we were satisfied that it was well worth the cost !! We even got Pat involved in finding geocashes. I highly recommend them!!
Thanks Patti, glad ye had a good trip. Still trying to find some geocaches around the place 😃. Hope all is well.
Kind Regards,
Patrick