Hi, I'm John, Sales and Reservation Supervisor at Vagabond and Driftwood Tours 👋
The 2025 touring season is just around the corner — we’re already getting excited.
You’ll get maximum value from our tours by booking early. Now is the time to enquire to secure your seats for 2025.
Both the US and Candian dollar exchange rates are very favourable to euros right now. We are encouraging anyone who can pay in dollars to take advantage of these strong rates.
Don’t forget too that your 2025 small-group tour of Ireland can be reserved for free for 7 days and booked with a low, flat-rate fee.
Keep reading to see why Vagabond and Driftwood are the best value tours of Ireland.
🤑 Up To 15% Off Tours In 2025
Start planning your very own Irish adventure now and receive up to 15% off our peak season rates.
We are discounting all March 2025 departures by 15%.
All April and October 2025 departures are reduced by 10% versus the months of May to September.
Ireland's climate is mild year-round. So there's very little excuse NOT to take advantage of this amazing offer.
💶 Strong Dollar-Euro Exchange Rate
Have you noticed the currency exchange rate recently?
$1 US dollar will buy you approximately €0.95c, at the time of writing.
What does this strong dollar rate mean for your Vagabond or Driftwood tour?
If you are buying our tours with US Dollars, it means savings.
For you.
That's because all of our tours of Ireland are priced in euros.
When the dollar goes up versus the euro, our prices effectively go down.
💰 Book Your Ireland Tour For Just €250
Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest.
To help your 2025 vacation, we've made our booking deposit a low, flat rate.
You can now book your next Vagabond Cultural Adventure or Driftwood Journey of Discovery for just €250 per person.
You are then free to pay off the balance of your tour in bitesize chunks.
100s of happy guests have already booked their 2025 small-group tours of Ireland in this convenient way.
Simple.
💺 Reserve Your Seat For Free
Are you not quite ready to decide a travel date yet?
That's absolutely no problem.
With our free provisional booking service, you can select your preferred tour and pay nothing for a week. This frees you up to make arrangements for flights and hotels.
That’s precisely zero pressure to commit for 7 days.
Simply tell our friendly team about the dates you'd like to travel.
John, Michael or Dee will then lock down your seat for up to a week.
There's absolutely no charge and no obligation to buy, leaving you space and time for a final decision.
And... Breathe!
☘️ Some Things Never Change (Thankfully!)
We have always been committed to value, fairness and transparency.
Thankfully, nothing has changed there.
Our personalised customer service remains the same.
Ireland itself remains a beautiful, fascinating and friendly destination.
And of course, the Guinness still tastes better in Ireland...
Cheers!
🗓️ 23 Years Touring Ireland
Years — and years and years — of experience has been distilled into every single Vagabond and Driftwood tour itinerary.
23 years, to be exact!
I established Vagabond Tours with my wife, Amy, back in 2002 (here's that story).
By February 2025, I'm delighted to say that we will be celebrating our 23rd birthday!
As our team has grown, we've become obsessed with how to deliver the best customer experience for our guests.
Exceptional quality comes as standard.
In 2025, we pledge to continue sparing no expense.
As usual, we'll invest in our people, training our team in the very latest training methods. We will also maintain and extend our spotless safety record by updating and maintaining our shiny Mercedes tour vehicle fleet.
🧑🤝🧑 Small-Group Tour Size
The whole team is extremely proud of our small-group tour philosophy.
You will meet a maximum of 14 other guests on your easy-paced Driftwood Journey of Discovery.
On our active Vagabond Cultural Adventures, the maximum number of guests — besides yourself — is 12. Often, this figure is even lower.
This small group approach helps us deliver a personal and flexible service. Not only that, but our guests form friendships that often last beyond the end of their tour.
Another great benefit to our small-group tours is how close your VagaGuide will be. Your tour guide will know everyone on a first-name basis and be able to answer any questions or requests as they arise.
What’s more, our small-group tour vehicles are more compact than big tour buses. This allows you to escape freeways and major routes.
On Ireland's byways, you'll meet friendly Irish people and experience the country's secret treasures.
The real Ireland, in other words!
🕗 Full Days on Tour
Full days on tour are a central part of our VagaPledge to deliver the best value tours of Ireland.
What do we mean by full days?
On mere mortal tours of Ireland, you may begin your first day in the afternoon and finish your last day in the morning.
This cheats you out of 24 hours and curtails the entire experience.
We understand that your vacation time is precious so we do everything to maximise the short time you have.
All Vagabond and Driftwood tours kick off bright and early, at 8am on the first day. Set your alarm clock!
You won't return to Dublin until the early evening on your last day.
When we say a 7 day tour of Ireland, we mean it!
🗨️ What Are Recent Guests Saying?
Bob enjoyed his 12 Day Giant Irish Adventure Tour so much, he just had to tell us!
Bob sent us these lovely words:
"This was my second Vagabond tour and the third for my daughter.
When a guest returns more than once, little more need be said about the quality of the experience and service of the provider in a review.
Vagabond is an exceptionally great way to see and experience Ireland.
Thanks a million, Bob!
Our whole team is ready, waiting and extremely excited to welcome you to Ireland!
We firmly believe that there's no better value way to experience Ireland than on a Vagabond or Driftwood experience.
And, we think, there's no better time to start planning that special Ireland vacation than right now.
Still Not Sure?
Let John, Danielle, Paige and Hollie look after you.
Our friendly experts love answering all types of Ireland-related questions.
Please don't hesitate to Contact Us 😄
