Before My Tour FAQs

Ireland is thankfully free of extreme heat or heatwaves.

For this reason, the climate in Ireland usually isn't hot enough to warrant air conditioning.

In periods of prolonged warm weather, hotels that don’t have air conditioning will normally install fans in the bedrooms.

Find out more about Irish weather and the best time to visit Ireland

All of our accommodation partners offer a choice of room types:

• Doubles (one bed)

We put great effort into selecting accommodation on active Vagabond and relaxed Driftwood tours.

You will be staying at small family-run hotels, high quality guesthouses or even an Irish castle hotel!

All of our hotels provide hair dryers in your room.

Please note that, in some cases, Irish hotel hair dryers may not be the most powerful models.

Yes.

All hotel rooms on Vagabond and Driftwood Tours of Ireland are ensuite with their own separate bathrooms.

We operate a strict no smoking policy on all of our vehicles.

Smoking is also not permitted inside your hotel. However, all hotels will provide outdoor smoking areas.

Smoking has been illegal in all enclosed places of work in Ireland since 2003. This includes company vehicles (cars and vans) as well as offices, public houses/bars and restaurants.

Smoking rooms in your hotel may be provided upon request. However, in the great majority of our hotels, smoking is only permitted in designated areas outdoors.

Dreaming of a night in a romantic Irish castle?

We just know you'll love our historic castle hotels.

We use unique tour vehicles for both our tour types.

Active Vagabond Cultural Adventure tours use rugged VagaTron 4×4 tour vehicles. These are offroad versions of regular Mercedes mini-coaches. VagaTrons are specially converted to carry 13 passengers. Fun and chunky, with a dollop of go-anywhere attitude, our VagaTrons are surprisingly spacious and comfortable too.

Seating on our tour vehicles is not assigned.

We encourage our guests to move seats as the tour progresses - but only if you want!

We do this so that each tour group gets to mingle and chat. And it's only fair that everyone has their chance to sit in the front of the vehicle.

There are no bathrooms or toilet facilities onboard our vehicles.

We make regular stops en route where passengers can avail of bathroom facilities.

We operate a strict no smoking policy on all of our vehicles.

Smoking is also not permitted inside your hotel. However, all hotels will provide outdoor smoking areas.

Smoking has been illegal in all enclosed places of work in Ireland since 2003. This includes company vehicles (cars and vans) as well as offices, public houses/bars and restaurants.

Smoking rooms in your hotel may be provided upon request. However, in the great majority of our hotels, smoking is only permitted in designated areas outdoors.

Yes. All luggage/baggage is either in your tour vehicle or in a secure trailer.

On Driftwood Tours, your luggage/baggage travels in your Drifter tour vehicle.

On Vagabond Tours, your luggage/baggage travels in a securely locked and weatherproof trailer.