Belfast Tours and Trips

Very thorough, we visited a variety of attractions and historical sites, plus there was plenty of time allocated to see these places. There was also free time to explore.

The itinerary was great. Having the two night stays was fantastic, less tiring and stress on the body. Without a doubt is the best tour guide we have ever had, he was brilliant! Kris Nemcevicius has to be the best driver ever! This is from a nervous passenger at all times. With , we were totally relaxed. The optional activities were overpriced. They read better than what we got. We would be very hesitant to pre-book on Trafalgar’s recommendation in the future based on what we paid and what we got. Some of the optional activities were fantastic, such as the Celtic Steps, truly a highlight of the tour, but then so was the afternoon Irish Fun and Music (Craic agus Ceol). The evening at Biddy O’Barnes was okay, but again not worth $222 AUD. The Irish Ceilidh evening, the Jaunting car ride and the Waterford history walk were good, thoroughly enjoyed these. The Connemarra Vintage Farm village would have cost us 33 GBP if we had bought at the gate, however, pre-booking and paying we paid 76 Euro – equivalent to 38 GBP. Basically, we paid double the price. In AUD $ we paid $134! The local guide in Belfast was a passive-aggressive person and spoke a lot of her PTSD from the “Troubles” and her 4 year grandson. The meal of fish and chips was nice, but quite small and we paid 132 Euro including the local guide. That is $233.00 AUD – definitely not worth it!! The local guide in Galway spoke mainly about himself and his daughters and moving to and living in New York. Only moving back to Galway because his daughters moved back. We eventually started to walk and crossed the road and spoke on the other side of the bridge about his daughter moving back to New York and then he informed us we were to walk back to meet . The local guide at the Cliffs of Mohr was very interested in the birds and that’s what we heard about, when we could hear her or find her. The local guide who took us around Dublin and up to Glendalough was more interested in catching up with the new bus driver than informing our tour group of the surroundings. The bus driver, drove with one hand on the wheel for most of the trip, after having drive us safely and expertly for two weeks, it was very nerve wracking to have this very casual driver on the wrong side of the road cutting bends and steering with one hand, whilst chatting the whole time with the guide.

A real feeling that we got to know Ireland as it was our first visit Excellent driver and was first class excellent history and geology info Good hotels and only one poor meal in Connemara

we were part of a small group , 18 + tour guide and bus driver and that made all the difference in getting to know everyone and I would reccomend that highly as opposed to large group tours. Also our tour guide was absolutely amazing and made such a difference in our tour experience. Our Bus driver was also wonderful navigating the narrow roads and hills while we could enjoy the beautiful countryside and the busy cities!

Beautiful country with lots of history. An excellent and very knowledgeable guide. Two home visits with meals were a plus. Bagpipes leading us to dinner from the castle was special.

We loved this trip. It has a full and varied itinerary. Our tour leaders took such good care of us with snacks and drinks and even made dinner reservations for us if we needed. We didn't have to worry about a thing. The walks were challenging for us but they were well worth it and allowed us to see so much more of Ireland than we would have seen on our own. Experienced guides took us on the hikes and city walking tours and gave us interesting information about what we were seeing.