Shannon Tours and Trips

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.

This tour offers a perfect blend of history, culture, nature, and relaxation, ensuring an engaging and fun experience for all travelers. Our travel concierge () was exceptional ! His knowledge was deep and his unflappable personality made the trip so much more enjoyable. His stories (real and/or fictitious) kept us entertained the entire trip. He successfully navigated an unfortunate issue with one of the travel arrangements that would have left others sobbing. Shout out to our coach drivers too & , their skills at navigating those tight twisty narrow roads was impressive. There was so much diversity in the tour, it's hard to pick any one highlight, but here were a few. From the Bath city tour with Ian, the private bagpipe introduction with , the street art tour in Belfast, the Ring of Kerry, to the Falconry at Ashford Castle, the tour did not disappoint.

Great trip! Great accomodations! Quite a bit of time on the coach, but that is Ireland! Highlight is Ashford Castle. Choose falconry!!! It is a must! We traveled with my husband, my mom, and my best friend and her husband. 15 people total on the bus. We were the youngest at 50. Mom was probably the oldest at 76. Great variance in ages!

Tour concierge was exceptional. Coach driver in England and Scotland was great. Coach driver in Ireland with Fury's of Sligo was also great. Pipe Major Captain Alex McBroom's private bagpipe concert was a memorable moment in the tour. Tracy's Farm: Lunch and cooking demonstration with guest participation was a lot of fun and a delicious meal. The dinner at Toddy's Woodford House was exceptional along with the entertainment of music and dancing. Also enjoyed the Gaelic football and hurling demonstration. In general all of the hotels, estates, castles that we stayed at were first class, especially the Ashford Castle, including the dinners, the falconry, the kitchen garden tour, and the boat ride to see the ruins of the two churches. The street art tour in Belfast was awesome. The Little Museum of Dublin was very interesting and entertaining. Ronan in Londonderry was a great guide and very knowledgeable. All the local guides in general were excellent, knowledgeable and entertaining. Suggestions: 1. Plan to take the ferry from Glasgow to Belfast and not fly. We enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere of the ship and seeing the ocean. It was only a couple of hours and seemed like a lot less hassle than trying to take a 20 minute flight. 2. 3 nights/2 days in London and 2 nights in Belfast so we could see more in London. 3. Titanic museum was a little rushed. 4. Take Stratford upon Avon off the itinerary. It seemed like a tourist trap and nothing really to see and not enough time to see whatever there was.