Meet Rob | Founder of Vagabond Tours

Rob

Rob Rankin is Founder and Managing Director of Vagabond Tours. Rob established Vagabond in 2002 and has been leading small-group tours of Ireland for over 22 years. Rob is an expert on adventure tourism in Ireland and sustainable travel. He sits on the executive board of the Incoming Tour Operators Association (ITOA) and was a co-founder of Ireland’s Association of Adventure Tourism (IAAT). Rob is also the Managing Director of The Sustainable Tourism Network.

Blog Articles

A Vagabond group smiling and seated on a blue bench in a scenic coastal location in Ireland

No Better Time To Book The Best Value Tours of Ireland

16th May 2022

No better place to escape to than Ireland. No better time to come than 2023. Founder Rob explains why he put value at the heart of Vagabond Tours of Ireland.

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Land Rover Defender and Mercedes tour vehicles for Vagabond Tours of Ireland

Our Ten Year Challenge: Review of the Decade 2010-2019

3rd March 2020

What's changed for Vagabond Tours since 2010? Answer = Rather alot. #TenYearChallenge

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Niall Gibbons, Rob Rankin and Ruth Andrews of ITOA

Rob Rankin Named New President of ITOA

19th February 2020

Vagabond Tours of Ireland founder Rob Rankin has been named new president of the Incoming Tour Operators Association (ITOA).

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Adventure Travel in Ireland - Rob Rankin Interview

1st October 2014

Rob Rankin sat down with travel writer Everett Potter to discuss adventure travel in Ireland and the story of Vagabond Tours.

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