Ireland: A Place Everyone Should See

Could have eliminated Belfast and spend longer days in the smaller areas (i.e. Sligo, etc.)

Everything I wanted

We saw most everything Ierland is known for. Beautiful country, friendly people and interesting history.

A good overview of the country

This tour will give you a good overview of the whole of Ireland without tiring you out. It is very well paced with mostly 2 night stays. The tour guide and driver were both excellant.

Outstanding Trip

Certainly in the top three of trips I've taken.

The dream of a life time

I have wanted to visit Ireland since I was a "wee lad". Being Irish & growing up in an Irish family & going to an Irish school, Ireland has always been a magical land to me. Our trip did not disappoint in the least. We saw all the places I'd heard of since I was a boy and even some I'd never heard of. And it's true what they say, "There are a thousand shades of green." I've traveled a lot and have never found people more friendly or helpful than the Irish people. They couldn't do enough to make us feel welcome. I wanted to take a day trip on my own to see the town where my grandfather was born in 1884. Our tour guide, Allie, was very helpful in finding out all the information I needed to make that dream come true. Now that I'm home, I truly feel I have another home in the Emerald Isle. Our trip helped to make that a reality for me. I'll never forget The Grand Tour of Ireland.

Glimpses of a lot of Ireland

The tour covered a lot of ground but way too much time was allowed for doing nothing ("bathroom and lunch breaks").

Ireland at your feet

Our tour guide Tom promised us the greatest sights and sounds of Ireland and he delivered! We went to see if the greens were as green as they said and were they ever. Each turn gave us a more spectacular and magnificent view then the last. If you want to see and feel the beauty of ireland this is a must. As Tom would say "Look, Ireland at your feet:." It was obvious he loved it and so did we.

great travel experience

This was truly a great trip. The way the trip is organized you get to see the entire country. We thought of planning the trip ourselves and renting a car but this turned out to be a far better way to see the country. The tour director was a wealth of information about the places we passed and visited but also on irish history and culture. I would recommend skipping Belfast as it had very little of interest but other than that the tour is fantastic and not to be missed.

More Than I Expected

This tour met all of my expectations and more. The accommodations were excellent, tour director was fun and knowledgable, and coach driver was great! We had a large group but everyone mixed well and I made several new friends on the trip. Saw so much of Ireland's wonderful history and had reasonable time to explore on my own.

Had a great time, wonderful tour guide, Terry

It was our first time to Europe and we had a wonderful time. The tour director was excellent, the hotels were wonderful, the bus and driver were outstanding, Tom Manning, The only thing we were disapointed with was Belfast and Derry. We felt we could have passed over Belfast and only spent one night in Derry and more time in the west, Donegal, Other than that we had a great time. We loved it so that we want to go back to Ireland again,. We are ready to go on another trip with Go Ahead, hoping to see America the Beautiful in the fall.