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OUR SELECTION OF TOURS
5 & 7 Day Essential Ireland Tours
Day Essential Ireland Tour
WILD ATLANTIC TOUR
THE ULTIMATE TOUR 7 DAY TOUR OF WEST & SOUTH WEST
IRELAND
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Join us for an action-packed week in the beautiful West Coast of Ireland. You’ll enjoy the benefits of a small group with an expert local guide. The ideal tour to experience the Wild Atlantic Way. You’ll stay in the charming and lively towns of Killarney, Dingle and Galway. Experience authentic Irish activities , enjoy music-filled pubs, meet the locals (and our Irish Wolfhounds!), sing our songs and learn the lively history of this great land.
This is a very popular tour with glowing reviews, a lifetime experience and the small group size ensures wonderful personalised service
Max group size: 18 tour-guests (average group size 12 tour-guests)
click here to read the up-to-date and detailed 7 Day Essential Ireland tour itinerary
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PRICE: FROM ONLY €1,999 - €2,299 PER PERSON
Our passion is you meeting the locals. Live like the Irish for a week on an Essential Ireland Tour
Reserve your space with a small deposit (20% on most tours)
5 day tour of the North of Ireland
IRELAND'S TRUE NORTH
EXPLORE & TOUR NORTHERN IRELAND, TRULY ESSENTIAL!
We at Essential Ireland are passionate about including the beautiful and fascinating North of Ireland and Donegal in our tours. We highly recommend you visit!
Our tour-guests are fascinated by the story of Historic Derry, the beauty and legends of the Causeway, modern peaceful Belfast and its troubled past, the characters and the communities of this beautiful part of Ireland that only 25 years ago was a no-go zone for tourists and is now one of Europe’s top attractions.
Max group size: 18 tour-guests (average group size 10 tour-guests)
click here to read the up-to-date and detailed 5 Day Northern Ireland tour itinerary
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PRICE: ONLY €1,299 - €1,499 PER PERSON
Reserve your space with a small deposit (20% on most tours)
Our small groups can go places larger ones cant, and experience the local culture
Experience the thrill of staying in a castles that have stood for centuries
Day Essential Ireland Tour
CASTLES & CLASSICS
5 STAR LUXURY TOUR OF IRELAND'S CASTLES
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You’ll never forget checking into world famous Ashford Castle, a 12th century fortress, and enjoy sleeping in its luxurious bedrooms.
This tour features all the fantastic activities and experiences Essential Ireland Tours are famous for, but the extra magic is the luxury accommodation and the small group size (8 - 16 tour guests only).
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You’ll have the travel experience of a lifetime in some of the world’s best hotels and stately homes. We leave nothing out and the attention to detail on this tour is exceptional.Great memories, fun experiences, gourmet food and wine, luxury Castles, an epic VIP tour of Ireland.
Max group size on this tour: 18 tour-guests (average 9 tour-guests)
click here to read the detailed and up-to-date itinerary for our 'Castles & Classics' Essential Ireland tour
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PRICE: ONLY €2,999 - €3,499 PER PERSON
Reserve your space with a small deposit (20% on most tours)
Create your own tour
PRIVATE TOURS OF IRELAND
WANT YOUR OWN PRIVATE VIP TOUR OF IRELAND?
North, South or Plan Your Own Tour.
This is one of our most popular options. We have been famous for private tailor-made tours of Ireland for 20 years!
Your group can avail of one of our 7 day Wild Atlantic Tours or 5 day Northern Ireland Tours.Or perhaps you will enjoy combining both into an unforgettable All-Ireland tour for your friends and family to remember forever.
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You will have our full professional planning experience to assist you. All tour itineraries are personally designed and advised by both Stephen McPhilemy, Ireland’s most experienced Tour-Guide and Rick Steves' Ireland expert for over 25 years.
Design your own Essential Ireland Tour with our expert travel guides
GIFT AMAZING EXPERIENCES
Essential Ireland gift voucher
GIVE THE GIFT OF IRELAND
Treat your loved ones to an unforgettable experience with an Essential Ireland Tour. Give them the choice of exploring the marvelous sites and sounds of Ireland.
Chose from one of our three tour types and let your loved ones chose their ideal trip
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WILD ATLANTIC TOUR: €1,799 - €2399
TRUE NORTH TOUR: €1099 - €1499
CASTLES & CLASSICS TOUR: €2,799 - €3,499
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USING YOUR GIFT VOUCHER: your voucher may be redeemed against any of our tours
Essential Ireland Tour gift vouchers make ideal gifts for your loved ones
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OUR PROMISE
We promise to provide you with the most fun, memorable and exciting Irish experiences at unbeatable prices. We promise to never have you feel like a tourist. We want you to meet our community, our friends and our clans and families; really experience the Irish way of life.
Our small groups ensure this, we have 16 people max on each tour. When we enter pub in the evening, we filter away, we have fun and mingle, we don’t dominate like the big tour groups, they can't help it. Big tour groups change the dynamic of the quaint pub, charming restaurant or idyllic village that they arrive into. Essential Ireland Tours are subtle, we blend in easily and you have a much more authentic Irish experience