Unique Guided Tours of Ireland - Experience the Real Ireland

More than a Vacation to Ireland, Taking the backroads makes all the difference!

Dia Dhuit!

Imagine yourself on the backroads of Ireland, being guided to ancient ruins and sacred sites by brilliant guides.
Tucked away in a remote field or found on a hill far off the beaten path are treasures awaiting your discovery.
In the distance, through the misty rain, you see a quaint fishing village on the Irish shore.
You know you will be there tonight, drinking a pint of Guinness, enjoying the craic with the locals, with traditional music filling the air.
There is a sense of excitement in the group because just yesterday you learned the truth of the adage, “In Ireland Expect the Unexpected!”

This is why you came to Ireland: to be off the bus, free to roam at your own pace, meeting local personalities while surrounded by the landscape which inspired saints and scholars.
This is why you came to Ireland: to hear the music of her people, to listen to her storytellers, to meet personally with authors and historians.
This is why you came to Ireland: to see the bodhran being made, to quietly walk the backroads, to be found in your own stories of Ireland.

Follow your Heart… Find yourself in Ireland
In the past five years, tour manager, Carolyn Germaine, has welcomed many travelers to the tours.  Their testimonies, including published poetry, journal articles, and paintings reflect the depth of their
experience.  All tours offer a relaxed pace with typical days beginning about 10 a.m. and daily excursions often ending by 5 p.m.  We have been told repeatedly that the pace is just right. We think so too and welcome your decision to journey with us!

“A tour with Irish Byways is a special experience.  This company puts together the very best people to give the visitor to Ireland a real sense of the land and its history, culture, and present energy.  Time is a magical commodity, respected and relaxed, without any feeling either of “hurry hurry” or of pointlessness.  The guides know the land and its lore, and they know how to share these openly and comfortably with others.”
--Anna H.

THANK YOU to Judith M. Huge, Irish Byways Traveller, for poetry phrases in streaming photos on our Home Page.

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