Day Tours

A User Friendly Trip to the Wild Atlantic Way - My family wanted to visit several small towns in North Mayo that were simply not easily accessible by public transport. We reached out to Emerald Irish with our desired itinerary... read more and needs, and hours later Emerald Irish responded with an itinerary and a reasonable quote. Payment was easy, and we were notified ahead of time of our driver’s name and contacts. He showed up right on time, got us everywhere we needed to go, helped us find things we weren’t sure how to find, and was just generally very cordial and helpful and informative. This was our first trip to Ireland, we were worried about getting everything in, and this made things much smoother than we had actually planned for. Would definitely reach out again for another trip.

Excellent  - Martina was so easy to work with and made the process of planning easy. Our driver Henry was fabulous. Great information shared and fun stops along our route. He also... read more was great for recommendations along the way. Henry and Martina are great and we will be using them again.

Incredibly delightful  - Our driver was punctual, warm, and incredibly welcoming. The tour itself was wonderfully flexible, allowing it to be tailored perfectly to our interests and preferences. It covered everything we had... read more hoped for—and more—with delightful side trips added along the way.

When we mentioned that we’d love to see sheep, our driver immediately knew the perfect spot. He was highly knowledgeable about the area and shared a wealth of information, along with many entertaining stories that made the journey even more enjoyable.

It was truly a memorable and exceptional experience. If you have the chance, be sure to book your tour—and ask for David. He was, without a doubt, the best tour guide ever!

Irish Adventure  - Emerald Irish Tours was a fantastic help planning our Ireland itinerary. Martina took the time through numerous email exchanges and phone calls to learn what places were on our must... read more see, would like to see, and if there is time lists. In addition Martina suggested several other stops for us to consider, including a sheep dog demonstration @glenshanecountryfarm in Derry, the Beltany Stone Circle, and the Ardara distillery @sliabhliagdistillery in Donegal. Martina also helped us to book a driver for our travels over 6 days from Dublin to Belfast to Derry to Donegal to Dublin. While having a driver is a luxury, it took all the stress out of someone having to drive, to navigate or getting us lost. Our driver Trevor was very personable often relating historical facts or just stories about Ireland while we were traveling. He always got us to our destinations in time and was very flexible with the schedule. Our stops included the Titanic Museum and the Black Taxi tour in Belfast, the Giants Causeway, the Glenshane Farm sheepdog demonstration, the Gleann Doherty Derry Walking tour, Beltany Stone Circle, a St. Patrick's Day parade, the Donegal Castle, and the Ardara distillery in Donegal, the Caves of Maghera, Sliabh Liag on the west coast, and the Guiness Storehouse in Dublin. Many thanks Martina!

highly recommend - best vacation  - Just finished a fabulous 6 day tour of Belfast, Derry, and Donegal planned by Martina from Emerald Irish tours. We are a family of 7. Martina created an itinerary... read more that fit our interests and made the best use of our time. Martina's local knowledge was invaluable for restaurant reservations, hotels, local attractions and drive times. Martina also arranged for our driver Trevor who made our journey fun and interesting. Trevor took very excellent care of us and remained flexible when we needed to start a little later than originally planned or when we wanted to add stops. Martina and Trevor made our Ireland family vacation one of the best. I highly recommend Emerald Irish tours.

Emerald Irish Tours  - You MUST use Emerald Irish Tours when traveling to Ireland! It took all the stress out of driving for us. Our driver Roger was an absolute GEM! ... read more He was courteous, kind, knowledgeable and a VERY safe driver. We plan on returning to Ireland and will definitely use Emerald Irish Tours and definitely will request Roger ❤️