Irish Tourism Reviews

We found this company on the internet when researching tour operators in Ireland that did everything for you as we did not want the stress of booking hotels and tours ourselves. Tina looked after us from day 1 in an excellent manner especially when the friends we were going with had to drop out and booking changes had to be made. E-mail queries were dealt with promptly and the information sheets provided by the company were excellent and provided much useful background to the areas we were visiting. We asked for a range of accommodations during our 12 days touring the Wild Atlantic Coast holiday and the selection made for us was varied and excellent. We strongly recommend this company to you when planning your Irish holiday.

We wanted to see Ireland, but didn't want the hassle of all the details. Tina worked with us to set up our itinerary, accomodations and rescheduling 3 times due to COVID restrictions. The hotels were not places we would have picked on our own, they were better. It seemed the more out of the way, the better. You still have to set your own agendas for the day, but having the big stuff taken care of made it so much easier. We'd recommend using Irish Tourism.

From my first inquiry, Stephanie Guina was extremely easy to work with despite my many questions and changes to our schedule in Ireland. She supplied estimates or links for package deals, rental cars and things to see. The price is very reasonable for B&Bs and everyone we stayed at during our 2 week stay was lovely. Ireland is such an incredible place to visit and magical after the Covid lockdowns. I can't thank this agency enough for their help in making our trip so amazing.

Thank you to Irish Tourism for organising the most amazing tour of Ireland.We have visited castles and gardens. We have learned about Irish History the potato famine, famine ships, the Titanic. We have kissed the Blarney stone, driven the Wild Atlantic way, done a Whiskey tour and the Guinness Storehouse tour. We have been to a Medieval Banquet done Falconry (amazing). We saw the Cliffs of Moher and the biggest stalactite in Europe down the Doolin Cave. We stayed in fantastic hotels and ate some amazing food. Thank you Irish Tourism we wouldn't have known where to begin.

Thumbs up! I contacted Irish Tourism to fill in the time between concert dates, and they were fantastic. Stephanie worked with me to figure an itinerary, took care of all the logistics and provided an awesome breakdown of where I was going and what I should do there. I ended up in places I wouldn't have even thought of going and I'm so happy I did. If your head is spinning trying to figure out how do Ireland, talk to these guys, they know their stuff.

Way back in late 2019, my wife and I decided that we wanted to take a trip to Ireland and after doing some research online, contacted Irish Tourism to help us book the arrangements for our self-guided, self-driving tour. We worked directly with Linda Larkin who did a terrific job of listening to our interest areas (history, nature, landscapes, etc., etc., etc.,) and who then synthesized this into a wonderful 10 day itinerary. We (and another couple) were all set to do our trip in May 2020....then Covid hit. The trip had to be postponed indefinitely. Linda assured that our down payment for the trip (about $1500.00 USD) would be preserved as a credit that we could use towards a future re-booking. We initially thought that maybe we would be able to go in late 2020 - then we thought maybe Spring 2021 - then maybe Fall 2021. Who knew it would be Spring 2022 before this trip would occur! When I reached out to Linda in December 2021 to discuss doing the trip, she confirmed that our credit voucher was still good and worked through the rebooking process - Amazingly, the price of our trip remained exactly the same, which was a welcome surprise. We just got back from our trip (April 24, 2022), and it completely exceeded our expectations in virtually every respect. All of the lodging that Linda secured for us was outstanding - clean, professional, friendly and appealing - We were in Killkenny, Kinsale, Killarney, Connemara,and Dublin and passed through Waterford, Cork, Galway/Kinvara and did the Cliffs of Moher, and the Ring of Kerry, and Kylemore Abbey, and Jameson, and Guinness and the list goes on. Every day was full of new sites and stunning scenery and wonderful people - most days involved a Pub (or two!). Everything that Linda set up for us (to include our rental car) was outstanding and we truly felt that the quality of our experience was directly attributable to the knowledgeable professionalism that was consistently on display in all of our interactions with Linda and Irish Tourism. Our trip was a 10 out of 10. Despite the crazy times in which we are all living, it's wonderful to work with travel experts who manage expectations, who listen, and who know the terrain on the ground (particularly when traveling abroad). There were no hiccups, which says a lot for a trip like the one we just completed. In closing, I have nothing but nice things to say about Linda Larkin and Irish Tourism. As I shared with Linda upon my return - "Thanks so much for everything that you did to assure that we had a great trip - We will be back!"

This company is super responsive. I contacted them and received an email the same day. Linda set up my self-drive tour and booked hotels for my husband and I. The hotels we stayed in were great and the food good and even great in some places. Breakfasts were included with a variety of choices, including the famous Irish breakfast. Our rental car was a toyota CHR and averaged at least 53 per gallon. We drove the whole country and used a tank and about a quarter of a tank of gas. I would advise to brush up on traffic signs before going if you aren't Irish. The countryside was absolutely gorgeous. It was like driving through a painting. We preferred the country side to the city. Galway was my favorite city out of Belfast, Dublin and Waterford. Kinsale, a small, port city, was my favorite. Be sure to check out the "Catch of the Day" seafood truck for the best fish and chips. Linda put together a 100 page book of thinks to do on our self-drive tour. All her suggestions were spot on. Our most interesting tours were The Aran islands horse and carriage ride and the the Black Cab Tour in Belfast of "The Troubles". Our trip was lovely and so were the Irish people. You cannot go wrong with Irish Tourism. I highly recommend them and Linda Larkin.

Great company with great service. Stephanie was wonderful to work with. Thanks to her we had a wonderful trip, Stephanie organized an 8 day road trip for us and everything went smooth. The towns she selected for us where perfect, hotels we stayed at quite nice and in the heart of the town. Stephanie always responded promptly to all my questions and concerns. We would definitely recommend Irish Tourism.

Excellent tour company. My advisor, Linda always responded promptly to all questions, and set us up with wonderful B&B's, hotel and car. Everything was easy, efficient and beautiful. We enjoyed ourselves while in Ireland, were able to do everything we wanted - although there is so much more to see. We will return and use Irish Tourism again.

Our touring holiday was prepared and booked for us, saving time and effort. We only had to book the flights ourselves. We chose the Wild Atlantic Way package. We had stunning views, a selection of 3 and 4 star hotels and enjoyed it all. Even the hire car was pre booked. Tina at Irish Tourism was my point of contact and she was really helpful, any questions I had were swiftly replied to. I would not hesitate to use Irish Tourism again.

We enjoyed our trip very much. Linda was great to work with - very helpful and informative. She helped with all the details of our trip and made it a most memorable vacation. We chose to do the rail tour. It was such a great way to travel the country. It was nice to sit back, relax and watch the countryside roll by. The accommodations in each town were fantastic. Irish Tourism took care of all the details and made the trip very smooth and easy. Thank you!

Our driving trip through Ireland was exceptional in every way and we couldn't have done this without the assistance of Irish Tourism. The hotel selection was outstanding and value for money was amazing. The staff were all exceedingly helpful and were incredibly responsive to all of our needs. Their thoughtfulness and insight were key to our enjoyment of the trip. Kudos to Irish Tourism!

We booked our10 day self driving Ireland tour with Tina at Irish tourism. It was the best trip ever! Tina is fantastic! She was so helpful with all our questions, and accommodated all of our requests. We are already talking about another trip to Ireland and we will absolutely go through Irish tourism and Tina. I would recommend to anyone interested in traveling to Ireland, to book a tour with Irish tourism!

I was impressed by the quick response to my enquiry about an 8 day tour. After my initial chat with Tina I felt relaxed and confident about my trip. Tina sorted all the car hire, accommodation and produced a very detailed itinerary for the holiday, which proved to be very useful for planning what to visit in the various areas. Tina was very helpful and responded quickly to any queries I had either by e-mail or phone. The staff were always cheerful, pleasant and helpful. Thank you and will use you again for my next visit. R.Marsden

Every thing was as promised. B&B's were awesome and the proprietors very gracious. Big van with lots of space for the 6 of us as well as our luggage with room to spare. We will definitely use Irish Tourism in our future plans for Northern Ireland and Scotland. Highly reccommend!

Stephanie at Irish Tourism booked our trip- she was wonderful to work with. I am picky about my rooms - when we booked the trip I requested more spacious accommodations and paid accordingly. We had issue with 2 properties- the rooms weren’t updated and the bathroom in one hadn’t had an update in many years. I have to say that I was pleasantly surprised with Stephanie’s commitment. Instead of making excuses she contacted the manager at both hotels and the situation was resolved and our room was upgraded. I also have to say that the managers in both properties couldn’t have been more accommodating when they learned I wasn’t pleased with the room. Very different from issues in the state; it felt as though the hospitality meant a great deal to the staff. I wasn’t treated as though I were an annoyance. The best part was feeling like I had someone who cares and was ready to handle the issue. She even let me know she would be checking her emails on the weekend I’m case we had any more issues. Thank you for a GREAT trip.

Staff was extremely attentive and very flexible when it came to organizing our trip. All questions were answered quickly and in great detail. When some aspects of our selected trip had to be altered due to COVID-related matters, all changes were articulated as soon as they were known and in our opinion were of equal or better value than what had been originally planned. In summary, Irish Tourism is a highly professional group with excellent attention to detail and always available to answer questions. We would not hesitate to work with them again or to recommend them to friends and family.

Stephanie was an amazing source of help, assistance and knowledge for our first trip to Ireland. She kept us informed of the every changing covid rules as well as adapted to our many - at least three- changes to our itinerary! Then to top it off we were delayed due to a cancelled flight and all the accommodations had be changed again...Irish Tourism handled it positively seamlessly for us. Everything about our visit was top notch, all thanks to the knowledge and know how of Irish Tourism. I recommend them for any type of Ireland travel, golf, fishing, sightseeing, business or pleasure. Many thanks to Stephanie and her team!

I came across Irish Tourism while searching for a travel service to help organize a family vacation to Ireland. We had never been to Ireland and were keen to organize our holiday to enable us to deeply experience the Irish culture, see all the sights the country is so famous for, and do so at a comfortable pace and an enjoyable manner. We were so blessed to have found Irish Tourism -- as they did an amazing job in organizing our visit and supporting us throughout our holiday tour!!! Organizing: Our Irish Tourism travel agent Maria - was FABULOUS! She put together a proposed agenda and recommended accommodations, and worked with us to tailor it to our specific interests. Her recommendations truly reflected the value in the "Local" Irish Tourism is well noted for. Her remarkable insights on why we should visit various sites, how they aligned to what we were interested in - enabled us to easily collaborate with her to create an interesting, reliable and comfortable travel plan. And with all the restrictions/revisions around COVID 19 requirements (from pre-departure and pre-return mandatory documentation, testing, etc.) - her constant vigilance to keeping us alerted to such changes was immensely reassuring and much appreciated. Accommodations: The hotel selections could not have been better! They were all first rate accommodations and were well located/suited to touring the cities and locations we visited. We especially wanted to stay in several castles as part of our experience, and Maria's recommendations were absolutely superb! The castles were everything you imagine from fairy tales, and the culinary and service truly made you feel like the Lord and Lady of the Manor! Finally, I'd like to highlight a couple of the "added benefits" of working with Irish Tourism. First, FLEXIBILITY - Maria was very accommodating and helpful in adjusting our itinerary to our timeline and interests. It enabled us to drive from one overnight destination to the next - and enjoy all the sites and visit locations along the way - in a very relaxed, unhurried manner. Once you are behind the wheel (driving on the "wrong" side of the road, and perhaps along some rainy or foggy roadways), then you appreciate the value of the experienced insights and suggestions made by your travel agent. Simple things like recommending GPS was INVALUABLE!!!!! Many a time we shouted Hallelujah for the GPS – which made getting from one place to another much easier and efficient than if we’d tried to navigate ourselves using maps. GPS made it so easy to plan the travel routes and know the driving times etc. Second, TRUSTWORTHY - the pricing for our vacation was very reasonable! And their flexibility around cancellation, deferment, etc -- given all the pandemic uncertainty was very reassuring. But most of all -- you can truly trust their advice and recommendations. All arrangements were as presented, no hassles, no misunderstandings - no mistakes. You can absolutely rely on Irish Tourism to deliver a spectacular Irish experience!!! Our travel agent Maria - did a brilliant job putting our vacation visit package together for us. Always available to discuss any question or concern we might have, she was totally committed to affording us an unforgettable experience. And that is truly how it turned out ---- UNFORGETTABLE! I highly recommend Irish Tourism to anyone considering a vacation visit to Ireland. You'll be forever thankful you engaged them.

Thank you Maria of Irish Tourism for organizing and coordinating the 2 1/2 week trip to Ireland and Northern Ireland that my wife, daughter, and I recently took with my friend Mark and his family. I consider it to be extremely fortunate that we contacted you to arrange our first and possibly last (although I hope not!) trip to Ireland and Northern Ireland. You planned a driving trip which enabled us to efficiently comfortably see and experience most if not all of the great things you hear about, and stay (without exception!) in wonderful hotels, castles, and most enjoyably, B&Bs. Lastly, you and (again without exception!) all the people of Ireland and Northern Ireland were always warm, friendly, helpful, and generally very humorous. It was a vacation we will always always fondly remember. Again, thank you for all!