Choosing A Tour FAQs

Our shortest scheduled tour is 5 days in duration; our longest is 12 days.

• 🏰 Easy-paced Driftwood Journeys of Discovery range in length from 6-11 days.
• 🥾 Active Vagabond Cultural Adventures range in length from 5-12 days.

Yes, our Ireland tour itineraries are flexible.

Our scheduled departures feature set itineraries. While hotel stops each evening are fixed, daily activities are flexible.

10 days in Ireland — or a little more — gives you so much scope to explore.

Our 10-12 day small-group tours are the ultimate way to experience Ireland.

A week in Ireland, or slightly more, allows you lots of time to take in Ireland's highlights.

Our 7 and 8 day small-group tours give you a perfect introduction to this magical island.

Our 5-6 day Ireland tours reach all corners of this magical island:

There are 3 main differences between active Vagabond Cultural Adventures and gently-paced Driftwood Journeys of Discovery:

• Pace

We 💚 Northern Ireland

The following four itineraries visit Northern Ireland:

Dingle is one of our absolute favourite destinations.

We know you'll love it too!

Our small-group tour ethos ensures outstanding quality.

• 🚐 The maximum group size is 13 for Vagabond Cultural Adventures

All of our tours pick-up and drop-off from the same point in Dublin - the Grand Canal Hotel.

The Grand Canal Hotel is located just south of Dublin city centre.

See the beautiful region of Ireland's Ancient East on our 6 Day Driftwood Ancient Ireland Tour.

Discover Viking history, Norman castles, and spectacular scenery on this relaxing 6 day tour of a beautiful region.

The Wild Atlantic Way is one of our favourite routes to tour.

We know you'll love it too!

We currently don’t run tours in Scotland.

However, our trusted partners at Best Scottish Tours do.

Best Scottish Tours are a top-rated, award winning, small-group tour operator. In business for over 20 years, Best Scottish Tours deliver personalised customer service with similarly high standards to ourselves.

Read more about the similarities and differences between Ireland and Scotland

We do not book flights on behalf of our guests.

This gives you complete flexibility over your flight departure and arrival dates, your chosen airports and preferred airlines, not to mention the opportunity to take advantage of sales, promotions and frequent flyer programmes.

Please email us at enquiries@vagabond.ie with any questions about your tour.

Our tour prices include:

• Your hotel each night;

Our prices do not include accommodation nor activities in Dublin.

You are free to book Dublin hotels and attractions before or after your tour.

This gives you the power to select accommodation to suit your group's taste and budget.

We are happy to recommend a list of hotels in Dublin that are convenient for your tour pick-up/drop-off point.

Read our blog about the best areas to stay in Dublin (includes our favourite hotels + average prices)

Rest assured, you can count on us for fair pricing, fantastic service and flexible booking terms.

Here's our 2023 price list:

Simple answer = Lots!

All of our tours are packed with great scenery, local Irish culture and loads of laughs.

We do charge a single supplement to solo travellers.

This is because our hotels charge more per person for single occupancy rooms. We are forced to pass on this additional expense at cost price.

Our single supplement prices for 2023 range from €175.50 to €513 depending on the duration of the tour.

Read more about solo travel to Ireland with Vagabond Tours

All hotels on your Vagabond or Driftwood Tour offer free internet access.

You'll also be able to access the internet at pubs, cafes and restaurants along the route using any wifi-enabled device you bring.

Airport transfers are not included in our tour prices.

Taxis cost between €22-38 from Dublin Airport to downtown Dublin.

This taxi fare is dependent on several factors:

• The exact location of your hotel in Dublin;
• The number of passengers;
• The time that you hail the taxi (8pm-8am weekdays and all day Sundays and public holidays is a higher rate);

Private transfer and public transport options are also available from Dublin airport to the city centre.

Learn how to get from Dublin Airport to downtown Dublin