2022 Ireland Tours | Why Vagabond Small-Group Tours?

Epic scenery, incredible memories and that famously warm Irish welcome - we're here to guide you when you're ready to travel again.

Rob and Amy Rankin established Vagabond Tours all the way back in 2002. Today, 19 seasons later, our small-group tours of Ireland still revolve around laughter, learning and off the beaten track destinations.

Female kayaking tour Group at Irish Adventures in Dingle, Ireland We understand that making travel plans is challenging at the moment. That's why we've made our booking terms even more flexible.

What Makes Vagabond Tours So Special?

Flexible Activities horse riding on a beach in Ireland

Cool Tour Vehicles with Driftwood bus in Ireland

Incredible Destinations with a mum and daughter hugging

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What Else Should I Expect?

Small-Group Size

Touring with a maximum 14 other guests holds many advantages.

Your footprint is smaller. Your itinerary is flexible. You go off the beaten track.

Best of all, you'll be on 1st name terms with everyone onboard - that includes your VagaGuide!

Choose Your Activity

Kayaking. Biking. Horse-riding. Hiking. Active Vagabond Tours are all-action.

Challenge yourself with active adventures in off the beaten track Ireland.

Looking for a gentler pace? Check out Driftwood Journeys of Discovery.

🌟 5 Star Personalised Service On Tour 🌟

7 Day Driftwood Irish Castles & Kingdoms Tour

One of Life's Finest Experiences

From the day we started planning our 7 day Castles and Kingdoms tour with Vagabond/Driftwood Tours until the day they dropped us off at the hotel at the end of our tour, everything was nothing less than a most positive experience.

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8 Day Vagabond Wild Irish Rover Tour

Exceptional Tour of Ireland's West Coast

Outstanding tour. Our guide Rhys knew just where to take us for breathtaking scenery, great hikes, and always a nice little pub where we could recharge... In many cases the out of the way places were far more beautiful and serene than the more touristy locations.

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12 Day Vagabond Giant Irish Adventure Tour

Perfection!

The entire tour was wonderful ! The trip of a lifetime. Tim was entertaining and so informative. Ireland was just as I anticipated beautifully green , so lush. The pubs were fun. The castles spectacular!!!!! My favorite place was Kylemore Abbey.

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This Is Why You'll 💚 Love Ireland As Much As We Do...

Tour group picnicking in Ireland with Vagabond Tours

Amazing VagaGuides

Friendly. Passionate. Professional. Local. Highly-trained. Our VagaGuide tour guides bring a touch of magic to our tours.

All of our Vagabond and Driftwood Tours are fully guided by a VagaGuide.

Meet our 2022 VagaGuide team

Unique Tour Vehicles

Active Vagabond tours explore Ireland in unique 4x4 VagaTron tour vehicles.

Relaxed Driftwood tours travel in style, on ultra comfortable 16 seater Drifters.

Take a closer look inside our tour vehicles

Expect Excellence

Vagabond Tours of Ireland is 20 golden circle

Happy Birthday to us! We're celebrating 20 years in business. 1000s of Vagabonds have trusted us with their dream Ireland tour since 2002.

Feefo Gold Trusted Service Award Vagabond Tours Ireland

Our customers love us! Our tours of Ireland were awarded Feefo's Gold Trusted Service Award for 2020 based on 100s of glowing reviews.

We are committed to using business as a force for good. We're proud to be Ireland's first B Corp certified travel and tourism company.

National Geographic Traveler Magazine 50 Tours of a Lifetime 2013 badge

Our 8 Day Vagabond Wild Irish Rover Tour was the only tour of Ireland selected by National Geographic Traveler Magazine's 50 Tours of a Lifetime 2013.

Our Ireland tours have earned a 2019 Certificate of Excellence from TripAdvisor for consistently excellent reviews. Thanks a million!

Sustainable Travel Ireland Intermediate Member 2020

We care about the impact of our Ireland tours on our community and planet. To prove this, we're active members of Sustainable Travel Ireland.

Irish Tourism Industry Awards Winner badge

Our 6 Day Driftwood Ancient Ireland Tour took home the prestigious 2019 award for Best Ireland’s Ancient East Tourism Experience (Under 25k visitors).

Winner badge for the Irish Green Awards 2018

We were delighted when our small-group tours of Ireland were awarded the Green Tourism & Entertainment Award at the Green Awards 2018

Irish Tourism Industry Award 2017 winnerbadge

Our active Vagabond Ireland Tours won the illustruous Best Adventure Experience category at the Irish Tourism Industry Awards in both 2017 and 2015

Our efforts towards Responsible Tourism were awarded Best Environmental Tourism Initiative at the 2019 Irish Tourism Industry Awards

The personalised customer service that comes as standard on our Ireland tours took home the 2018 CX Impact Award for Entertainment & Leisure

Your Safety and Security is paramount on our Ireland tours. That's why all our staff and VagaGuides are trained to comply with Ireland's Safety Charter standard for tourism businesses.