Sustainable Tours Ireland

We are a certified B Corp, committed to driving forward a more ethical and sustainable business model for the future.

In practice, that means bringing long-term benefits to our guests, our team, our suppliers and their communities.

We have joined a community of over 10,000 businesses globally who are certified B Corps.

Local is better. Local is more authentic. Local is more sustainable.

Our small-group tours spend an average of 9 days and 8 nights in rural Ireland. This approach aims to avoid overtourism. Even better, staying local is more rewarding for you, our guest.

Our hotels are all locally-owned and our providers are local so the bulk of our guest spend is retained in the community.

At Vagabond HQ, we recognise the benefits that electric vehicles can have.

We wanted to make it as easy as possible for all of our staff to drive an EV to work.

Installing a fast car charging point was the first step to achieving this.

Even better, the energy used to charge our cars is generated by our green energy provider.

To improve our commitment to green energy, we had solar panels installed on our roof at VagaHQ in 2019.

Despite what you might think, the sun does shine in Ireland, allowing us to generate plenty of green energy.

In 2024, we doubled the number of panels, allowing us to further reduce our conventional energy use and, consequently, carbon emissions.

We are planting more native trees around Ireland than ever, in partnership with Trees on the Land.

Through this partnership, we plant a minimum of 4,000 native Irish trees each year. That's one tree for every guest who travels with us.

Planting native Irish tree species promotes biodiversity and helps foster more effective natural habitats for insects, birds and mammals.

We estimate that we conserve at least 27,000 litres of water per year keeping our tour vehicles clean.

Our VagaGuides use NoH20, a waterless cleaner, externally and Lilly’s Eco Clean internally, to keep our tour vehicles spick and span. A thorough water-wash is ONLY used at the end of each tour.

Even our toilets are green! All cisterns at VagaHQ are fitted with 2x 500ml water bottles, reducing the water required per flush.

At Vagabond, we aim to reuse and repurpose whenever we can to reduce the waste we produce.

All waste generated both on tour and at VagaHQ is separated and disposed of correctly. Waste is separated into general, recyclable, WEEE and hazardous.

We encourage all of our guests pre-tour to bring a reusable water bottle, coffee cup and to follow our tips for travellng sustainably.

All of our tour vehicles use the very latest and most efficient Mercedes turbo-diesel engines.

Our VagaGuides are expertly trained to drive in a smooth, safe and considerate way to help reduce fuel consumption.

In 2025, we introduced HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil) – a low-carbon biofuel that significantly reduces emissions. In our commitment to greener fuels, we have also installed our very own HVO tank.

Vagabond Tours actively supports staff who want to cycle to work.

Tax-free bikes and e-bikes are available to all of our employees via the Bike To Work scheme.

The net effect is a reduction in traffic congestion and lower carbon emissions.

Green Ocean Coffee is a family-owned Irish B Corp business and we are proud to have this delicious coffee available at VagaHQ.

Through buying Green Ocean Coffee, we directly support ocean bed restoration and oyster reseeding right here in Ireland.

This supports cleaner, healthier oceans and allows for the absorbtion of more carbon from the atmosphere.