Before Booking A Tour

There are two main differences between active Vagabond Tours and relaxed Driftwood tours.

Vagabond Cultural Adventure Tours are centred around adventure activities. We think you'll enjoy them if you're an active person with at least a moderate level of fitness.

More detail on Vagabond adventure activities:

Our mini coaches are not wheelchair accessible. In order to enjoy our tours, you must be able to get on and off our tour vehicles unaided; or have someone come along on tour to help you.

A lightweight foldable wheelchair can sometimes be stowed in the luggage compartment. Our tours are not suitable for larger wheelchairs or mobility scooters.

Yes. One of the only non-flexible things about our tours are the departure days.

All of our tours depart from Dublin's Grand Canal Hotel on either Sundays, Mondays or Tuesdays.

Yes. Once we have two people booked on a tour, it is a 100% guaranteed departure... And that’s a promise!

We've never cancelled a tour (pre pandemic). We are proud that no Vagabond or Driftwood tour has ever been called off due to low bookings.

We are very aware that you have probably gone to great lengths to get to Ireland; organising time off work; buying flights; booking hotels. So we always run our tours once guests have booked. It's only fair!

Please bear in mind that this does mean that, every now and then, we do run tours with only two guests.

The minimum number for our tours is two people.

In normal times your departure is 100% guaranteed once you've booked your tour (as long as there is one other person booked). Prior to the pandemic we had never ever cancelled a tour.

The maximum group size is 13 for active Vagabond Tours.

The maximum group size is 15 for relaxed Driftwood Tours.

All you need is love. And also...

We have two types of tours: active Vagabond and relaxed Driftwood.

Our relaxed and easy-paced Driftwood Tours range in length from 6-11 days.

Our active and adventurous Vagabond Tours range in length from 5-12 days.

Active Vagabond Tours that Visit Northern Ireland:

⛰️ 12 Day Vagabond Giant Irish Adventure Tour

🥾 7 Day Vagabond Magnetic North Adventure Tour

Relaxed Driftwood Tours that Visit Northern Ireland:

🐑 6 Day Driftwood Northern Island Tour

🚐 11 Day Driftwood Discover Ireland Tour*

*On your 11 Day Driftwood Discover Ireland Tour, you may travel around Northern Ireland in either clockwise or counter-clockwise direction.

Read our blog about Northern Ireland

Read more about the delights of Northern Ireland on our blog

See the beautiful region of Ireland's Ancient East with a choice of 2 different tour styles:

 6 Day Driftwood Ancient Ireland Tour

Discover Viking history, Norman castles, and spectacular scenery on this relaxing 6 day tour of Ireland's Ancient East.

5 Day Vagabond Adventure East Tour

Scale granite mountain ranges and discover scenic river valleys on this 5 day active tour of Ireland's Ancient East.

It's easy to book your Vagabond or Driftwood Tour:

🔒 Book Securely Online

☎️ Call us Toll Free from the USA on 833 230 0288.

🌏 Or from anywhere else in the world on +353 (0) 14428559

💭 Questions about booking? Email us on enquiries@vagabond.ie

Find out more on our Book a Tour page

We accept:

✔️Most major credit cards (except AMEX and Discovery).
✔️Electronic Bank Transfer – get details from our reservations team
✔️International Euro drafts or euro cheques issued in Ireland

All bookings are confirmed by email. Your confirmation will include:

• Your Booking Reference Number;
• A Helpful Information Pack;
• Our Full Terms and Conditions.

We can also send out physical copies of your confirmation in the post, if required.

All Vagabond and Driftwood customer correspondence is carried out by email. This includes your booking confirmation.

Don't worry! There's no need to print your booking confirmation or voucher.

The only travel document we need you to print out is your disclaimer. This will be sent to you by email 21 days before your tour departure date.

After printing and signing your disclaimer, you can either:

• Scan and email it to us - enquires@vagabond.ie;
• Or bring the physical signed copy with you to show your VagaGuide tour guide on Day 1 of your tour.

We require a deposit of €100 per person of the tour price to secure your booking.

The remaining balance is due 30 days before departure. If there is less than 30 days until departure when you book, full payment is required.

Find out more on our Book A Tour page

Yes. We are proud members of several professional tourism and adventure travel organisations.

Find out more on our Professional Memberships page

Flexible & Fair: Our Worry-Free COVID-19 Booking Terms

We appreciate that making travel plans is challenging at the moment, so we have introduced a number of terms, effective November 5th 2021, to be as flexible and fair as possible and make booking your Vagabond tour worry-free.

• A reduced deposit of €100 per person secures your place on any tour.
• Unlimited free changes to your booking up to 30 days before your departure date.
• No upfront cost to hold your tour place for 7 days while you make your decision.
• Final payment is not required until 30 days prior to your departure date.
• Tour Balance payments can be made in bitesize chunks to help spread the cost.
• Should it not be possible to travel due to travel restrictions in Ireland, or in your Country due to COVID-19, deferment to a later travel date or our new Flexible Gift Card will be offered in lieu of a refund. Full refunds may be available upon request.
• If, due to COVID travel restrictions we are forced to cancel your tour, Vagabond will offer alternative travel arrangements or a flexible gift card to all clients booked onto the tour or a full refund of the tour price. In these circumstances, no incidental or consequential expenses will be paid by Vagabond
• All other reasons for cancellation by a client will be subject to our regular terms and conditions listed here.

For latest updates regarding the Covid-19/Coronavirus please see our blog post here.

Cancellation Terms and Conditions

3.1 Cancellation of a client’s booking must be notified in writing to Vagabond. Cancellation charges are calculated on the day when written notification is received by Vagabond. The table below shows the number of days before departure dates that Vagabond receives written confirmation of cancellation, including any surcharges that will be imposed on the client as a corresponding cancellation charge. Please note that in addition to the tour fare cancellation charges set out below, the client may also incur cancellation fees in respect of any third party suppliers booked by the client in association with a Vagabond Tour.

We have enacted the following temporary changes to our cancellation policy in light of the Covid-19/Coronavirus situation:

3.2 Once the tour has started, no refunds will be made under any circumstances for any unused sectors or sections.

3.3 If the reason for the client’s cancellation is covered by the client’s insurance policy, the client may be able to make a claim under that policy, this is entirely a matter between the client and their insurer.

3.4 If the client wishes to change to an alternative departure date, this must be done with a minimum of 30 days notice. Any charges or non-refundable deposits which have been paid to third party suppliers are payable by the client in these circumstances.

Check our full terms and conditions.

All ages enjoy our tours.

However, there's a minimum age of 8 years old for a scheduled tour. Do you have younger children? Check out our private family tour page.

Yes, when accompanied by their parent/guardian. In general, your kids can stay in an Irish pub until 9pm.

Children (anyone under the age of 18) are only allowed in licensed premises if they are with a parent or guardian. This provision carries certain restrictions. For example, if accompanied by a parent/guardian, the child may remain on the premises from 10:30am – 9pm in the months of October to April (until 10pm May to September). The pub licence holder has the right to contravene this if he/she sees fit.