My husband & I had low expectations for this tour, beyond hoping to see some nice views and have some drinks along the way. Wow - our expectations were wayyyy too low. This was hands down, the best experience we’ve done this trip (and we’ve been to the Gap of Dunloe, Giant’s Causeway, Dunlace Castle, Cliff’s of Moher, Dublin everything … and have absolutely loved it all!!!). We spent the day with 14 strangers (including Shane, our tour guide, who we will never visit Ireland again without seeing), who ended up being family. We sang, we saw incredible sights, we talked, we laughed, we shared, we ate, we listened, and yes - we enjoyed some drinks. We had people on the tour who didn’t drink alcohol and were truly just as much a part of the group as anyone else. We had younger people. We had older people. We had men & we had women. We had solo travelers and we had couples and some larger friend groups. We had people from across the globe. And the best part? It was a day of strangers who hadn’t yet become friends. And we sure are now. I will never forget this experience. The pubs were incredible. Without this tour, we’d have never gone so far into the mountains to visit these special gathering places. We mixed and talked to locals we would have never otherwise been able to meet. We listened to incredible musicians. Incredible musicians, I just have to say it again. We ate AMAZING food. I have a horrible food allergy and I can’t stop thinking about how hard Shane worked to make sure I had a delicious meal. I mean, I have a food allergy for crying out loud! I have NO expectation that anyone needs to cater to such a unique issue. I wasn’t going on the tour to eat - I was going to enjoy the rest of the tour. But Shane? He wouldn’t hear of it - no matter how much I reassured him that I was entirely okay without a meal. And the meal? Wow. Incredible - thanks only to Shane and the wonderful restaurant who was messaging with him via text before we got there to make sure I had a beautiful meal. We saw sights that will be in my head forever. It was the easiest, most fun day I’ve ever had. My husband and I woke up the next morning, laughing and smiling … we had pictures and memories of new friends that have become family. And Shane, our amazing leader. God smiled on this human … because he is truly one of a kind. Funny, witty, kind-hearted, a memory of gold. He is a beautiful human and I am forever better because of him. My husband agrees. I still don’t know what we did right in the world to have found this human & this insanely awesome tour - but we’ve now joined the group of lucky humans who will never come back to Ireland without doing this tour. Do not miss this! Whatever you do with your precious time & money in Ireland, do not miss this experience. Two days later & I’m still in awe. Thank you, dear Shane and our forever friends!!!
Was the highlight of our Ireland trip, the tour guide was unforgettable, we spent a whole day travelling to six different pubs, we stopped and enjoyed them. in the beautiful Irish countryside.
This was a great tour for our first night in Ireland. Shane picked us up on time and he was a great host/driver. He took us out of the city where the pubs are packed with tourists and to three countryside pubs that were full of the friendliest locals you could want to meet. Shane told us the history of the area and of each pub. He saw to our every need. On the way back to Dublin Shane played great Irish music, told us the history of the singer and the song and had everyone singing along. I can’t recommend this tour enough.