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Well today we undertook a wonderful private tour of the North Coast for clients docked in Belfast on the "Crown Princess"...

08 August, 2011 /

This year more than any other we are receiving a lot of enquiries about Ireland tours for the months of October and November. This actually makes sense as the weather can be as kind as in the summer , but the wild seas and coast make...

04 August, 2011 /

Inniskeen (Inis Caoin, "pleasant river-meadow") , east of Carrickmacross , is the birthplace of Patrick Kavanagh the Irish poet. There's a small plaque bearing some of his verse in the village , and the house he lived in is well signposted - but you cannot go...

03 August, 2011 /

The short stretch of coast from Helen's Bay to Grey Point , including the fort , is actually part of the Crawfordsburn Country Park , an estate handed down from the Scottish Presbyterian Crawford family, then acquired by Lord Dufferin (whose mother Helen gave her...

02 August, 2011 /

If you are on a tour of the Giants Causeway our extended Belfast tours will take you along the magnificent coast road and through Ballycarry. Its a little hidden gem on the North Coast. Ballycarry (baile Cora, "townland of the causeway") is the site of the...

01 August, 2011 /

The 24 mile circuit of Lough Gill , a broad lake just east of Sligo with luscious woodland covering the small hills that rise off its indented banks , makes a great day-trip by bike from Sligo - or you could break the journey midway...

28 July, 2011 /

An Clochan Liath is the name you will see on signposts as you approach Dungloe , on any tours of Ireland , as it is a bit of a hidden gem. The name refers to the grey-coloured stepping stones that were once used to cross the river...

27 July, 2011 /

Since Monday we have been undertaking a tour of Northern Ireland with a group of Chilean clients. Day one entailed a pick up in Dublin and a journey through the Mourne mountains to Belfast. Once there they enjoyed one of our Belfast tours. Then 2 nights...

20 July, 2011 /

Monuments to 18th century confidence in Irish trade , the Royal and Grand canals flow from Dublin through County Kildare and on into the Irish heartland. You may come across them on tour of Ireland. They are must see attractions. While Ireland had experienced a minor...

07 July, 2011 /