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3, 5 & 7 and 11 Day Tours of Ireland, Essential Ireland!
11 Day All Ireland Tour (North & South!)
Essential Ireland
The epic 'Essential Ireland' All-Ireland tour for discerning travellers who wish for a true small-group experience (8-16 pax max) and to explore the 4 corners of Ireland.
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Overnight in Belfast (2 nights) Derry (2 nights) Galway (1 night) Killarney (2 nights) and Dingle (3 nights)
This gem of a tour is our award-winning 'True North' itinerary and our famous 'Wild Atlantic Way' tour combined with no return to Dublin in the middle.
Tour-Guest Notes:
· All breakfasts included. You're free for Lunch & dinners
· 10 nights / 11 days
- All activities and excellent Irish experiences included
- We will enjoy a welcome Dingle Gin & Tonic, and a whiskey tasting
Never ever cancel guarantee!
Even if only 2 people book, our tours will go.
PRICE: ONLY €3,599 - PER PERSON
Reserve your space with a small deposit (20% on most tours)
Day Essential Ireland Tour
11 Day All Ireland Tour
THE ULTIMATE 11 DAY TOUR OF IRELAND
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: 16 tour-guests (average group size 12 tour-guests in 2026)
click here to read the up-to-date and detailed 11 Day Essential Ireland tour itinerary
PRICE: FROM ONLY €3299 - 3599 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)
11 day tour of Ireland, North and South
IRELAND'S 11 day tour
EXPLORE & TOUR NORTHERN SOUTHERN 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.
click here to read the up-to-date and detailed 11 Day Ireland tour itinerary
PRICE: ONLY €3299 - 3599 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
Day Essential Ireland Tour
11 DAY ALL IRELAND TOUR
PRICE: ONLY €3,299 - €3,599 PER PERSON
Experience the thrill of Iconic Irish pubs with your Irish guide and new friends and fellow tour-guests on Essential Ireland Tours
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.
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
WILD ATLANTIC TOUR: €1,799 - €2399
TRUE NORTH TOUR: €1099 - €1499
CASTLES & CLASSICS TOUR: €2,799 - €3,499
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