Best of Ireland & Scotland

Great way to see so many amazing sites in Ireland and Scotland

I would highly recommend this trip as we saw so much in the two weeks and our accomodation was terrific and our tour leader made for a wonderful trip as did our driver. Great food and wonderful tour leaders who showed us the individual places and history of all our visited locations. Loved all the scenery and would definetly put this on your bucket list.

Tour director and coach driver were great. The tour length and sites visited were perfect

You see some of the most iconic sites as well as some cool local gems you would never find on your own. The bus is amazing since it's so roomy. was an awesome guide. He had the best stories! was an excellent bus driver.

This is an excellent tour for those who have never been to Ireland or Scotland, and want to know more about the history, geography, and cultures of each of these countries.

We saw all the highlights and more! A great way to see both countries!

It is fast paced but great when you want an overview of the three countries

Very fast paced, but covers a lot of the beautiful countryside. Highly recommend!

Great trip. However, the extra excursions given before the trip were not given during the trip. Only one per day was offered no other choices were given. Should not have shown them as choices if they were not.

It was busy and interesting

Awesome comfortable way to see so so much!

The itinerary was OK, but not enough time was given in each place. We wasted time in some places that we didn't need to and didn't have time see important places like Inverness. We wasted 3 hours at the Jamieson Distillery and was only given 45 minutes to eat and explore Inverness. We didn't pay over $6k a person to be rushed around like cattle. We were only given a short amount of time to explore the Blarney Castle and there was not enough time to kiss the stone and eat so you had to make a choice of what you wanted to do. Breakfast was at 6am so many had to choose to eat. I don't think time was managed very well. I was younger than most of the others and I was exhausted I don't know how the others that were in there 70's and 80's kept up!. Things are just too rushed. I loved everything we saw, just need more time to enjoy what we saw. I don't agree with offering excursions when you plan your trip to have your tour director tell you that you can't go because he decided that something else was better. We had certain things we chose to do before the trip and were not able to do 3 of them instead we had to do what he chose and they were not good, as a matter of fact I got sick at the Mackintosh Willow House one we didn't choose to go to.

I have done this trip before and was still amazed at the itinerary and management of it!

This was an excellent tour & would highly recommend it. Our bus was new with lots of leg room & overhead storage & toilet. Our driver was confident & helpful getting on & off the bus. He was also very social. Our tour director was excellent & I cannot say enough good things about him. Our our hotels were very good, clean, comfortable & lots of amenities & in a central location. Breakfasts were included & there was always a nice variety of food to chose from. When dinners were included there was always a nice choice. For lunches & dinners when we were on our own, it was nice getting the directors advise. We always received our next days itinerary the night before and we had lots of stops for a bathroom break/ refreshments, etc. When we had a local tour with a local guide, they were always very interesting, plus we usually had a little free time to wander or shop. I feel Insight Tours always looks to see what their travellers may want included.

We covered a lot of ground in a short period of time. It would have been nice if we could have spent a little more time in the bigger areas like Cork and Glasgow.

Hotels and food need improvement

Let me preface my review by saying that I had been a big advocate of Insight Vacations prior to this trip. However, this trip was extremely DISAPPOINTING! 1. Insight Vacations took us to cities and did NOTHING there as included experiences; city tours were considered optional experiences - for example, they took us to Cork and Sligo and then wanted us to do optional experiences to get the city tour! Ridiculous! 2. Blatantly inaccurate advertising about the high tea; one of the key highlights of the tour that attracted us to the tour was the "High Tea" - not just us, but many of our fellow travelers were expecting something completely different. Looks like Insight just finally updated the itinerary description to remove "high tea". However, in the trip highlights, they still have a photo that makes you think that this is going to be something formal! https://www.insightvacations.com/media/uygfa4yi/ardgowan-estate-private-tour-afternoon-tea-1.jpg 3. We were traveling as a couple and had requested one bed. However, we had multiple hotels where we were given rooms with 2 beds with both beds being smaller than king beds even though the hotels had rooms with king beds 4. Another issue was that the tour itinerary had the following description about Galway until after we completed the tour - "Join your Travel Director in Galway to see the infamous Lynch Memorial and the Church of St. Nicholas, where Christopher Columbus reputedly prayed before his discovery of America. Also see the aged Spanish Arch and Eyre Square, dedicated to the late U.S. President, John F. Kennedy." Well, they included nothing in Galway either! The only good thing about the tour was our Tour Director, Terry, who with his British sense of humor and his eagerness to do the best given what Insight had given him, was absolutely AWESOME! If it were not him, my review was 1*. Bottom line, this company is going cheap on its travelers while still charging significantly higher than its competition. Earlier, I was an advocate. Now, I cannot stop saying "I WILL NEVER TRAVEL WITH INSIGHT AGAIN"!

You cover a lot of ground in the 12 days, it is not 14 days as advertised. You meet for an evening meal on what they call day 1, then you transfer to airport prior to breakfast on what they call day 14. It's 12 days.

I was expecting to visit several distilleries, especially in Scotland. Johnny Walker was eliminated from our choice of options without having consulted us. The distillery we visited had only been open for 3 years so they didn't have any product available for us other than blends they had created. VERY disappointing! I was hoping to visit several distilleries in order to choose Scotch I would purchase at home. Most of the men were not pleased at all! While I enjoyed Ireland, I found Scotland much more captivating and would have preferred spending more time there.

The main reason I picked this trip is because it included Northern Ireland as well. You can not compare the extra leg room on the coach with other tours and they have an amazing selection of interesting hotels located in the heart of the cities. This is my fourth Insight tour and they never fail to impress me.

Very complete itinerary if you want to have a complete idea of Ireland and the best od Scotland. I would recommend one more day in Glasgow.

It is fast paced and you do not get a lot of time in each location, but it is a great overview of Ireland and Scotland. I just wish it included Belfast. However, the smaller towns were actually my favourite and really showcased the people and culture. Definitely well organized and easy to pack so much into a short amount of time. Would definitely recommend!

It was too ambitious. In the two weeks, we blew by sites and attractions hurrying to the next stop. This was a first trip for us on a tour and I’m not sure I would do it again. We spent a lot of time on the bus were happy with The driver and the tour guide.. our itinerary was changed since either Insight bought Brendan or Brendan bought Insight or the company merged. There was really more of Ireland that I would like to have seen rather than just to drive by.. I guess in order to have seen more of Ireland and Scotland. We should have booked just Ireland one year and perhaps go back to Scotland the next. At our age, we know this will never happen.. This was a once in a lifetime trip and although memorable there was a lot of disappointment as well. There was so much more we wanted to see, but not enough time to do it.

This is a well thought out itinerary. There is so much to see and learn from the tour guides and local tour guides as well. It is well paced.

The itinerary covered quiet a lot. Not much down time as it's go, go, go. The hotels were lovely, but you didn't get to enjoy them, as most of the time you got there after dinner and ended up going straight to bed. Also with the money spent on these hotels, a view would have been nice (most times all we got was roof tops or carpark). Our bus drivers were very good and our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and always made sure we got everywhere in good time. Also, if a request was made, he always made an effort to make sure the request was seen to. All in all we had a wonderful time, saw a lot and learned a lot. The people on tour with us were all respectful of each other and beautiful people.

We really enjoyed the Best of Ireland and Scotland! Our tour guide Robbie was very knowledgeable and did a great job. Our drivers Jason and Stephen also did a great job. This was our 5th trip with Insight and we'll be back for more. Keep up the good work!

This trip was amazing and so beautiful! Our guide was exceptional with their knowledge of the land and history. Not having to think about where we are going and what to do is huge especially in a foreign country. Our drivers were like magicians on the road. It would be nice to have a bit more time to explore some of the cities we visited, even like an extra hour. For example in Cork, we arrived, had the usual history lesson from our local guide, then ate dinner with probably like an hourish time limit and back on the bus to continue the journey. But overall it was a fantastic trip that I think about daily and would highly recommend.

Great guides stunning scenery

The scenery and people were fantastic. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and worked very hard to make the trip as easy for the 20 of us on the tour. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!

The itinerary is reflective of the cultural, economic and beauty of Ireland and Scotland. The schedule can be flexible due to weather conditions in some cases. The behind the scenes coordination and trip details were outstanding! worked diligently to make this trip, routes, hotel and meal logistics flawless.