One of the best days of a recent 10-day trip to Ireland is when we were guided by Wild 'N' Happy…read moreTours on a 3 hour hike up a mountain in Killarney National Park. This is a terrific operation. We were provided complimentary jackets that were better than the one's we brought. The economic, historical, ecological and other sorts of insights our guide shared during the tour were enriching. And, the banter was fun. Plus we got some stunning shots looking at lakes all around us. Would highly recommend them for this and other activities we heard about (including Guatemala and Morocco trips!).

We have used them a few times for hiking trips with the DCU club and the staff are super fun and…read moreinformative! If you are going hiking with a group I highly suggest hiring them! Not sure how the business end works but have always had fun with them!

We had an excellent ride with Michael recently. We had reserved an 830 ride. The early ride may be…read morea good or bad thing depending on the weather. It worked out OK for us as it was drizzling when we started but we got quite a bit of time with no rain during our Just over an hour tour. Now because it was off-season, we were actually the only ones on the jaunting cart and so I really had our own private tour which was amazing. Maybe it was less amazing for Michael who had to answer strange questions for my six year old. Lol. The cart takes you through Killarney national Park, which is really lovely and we saw so much wildlife, especially Deers, which was really cool. We rode all the way up to Ross castle and although it is closed for the season, Michael gave us 10 minutes to walk around and get some photographs . Michael was full of great information and answered all of our questions. It was really a lovely experience and I would highly recommend it. We booked our tour online in advance and were picked up at the great southern hotel. Our horse was Queenie and she was beautiful.

It's a nice change of pace to ride in a horse drawn cart when touring a country or city. Relaxed,…read moreslower paced and you get a chance to see and enjoy more up close. The carriage drivers handled the horse and carriage well, and it was clean and comfortable.

Excellent tour! Very fun way to see Cork and learn a lot of history of the town along the way. Kids…read morewere entertained the who way through. This was the highlight of our experience in Cork.

We were thoroughly entertained by Mr Damian Punch, a master storyteller who provided rich…read morehistorical and cultural insight to spins his ghoulish tales. Our tour began in the city centre near the Opera House and meandered along the river and through the Shandon historic district where the paranormal came to life. A family friendly outing that was great value. I would highly recommend it.

This was such a fun experience! We did the Gap of Dunloe 7 mile hike and lakes of Killarney boat…read moretour. We visited at the end of the season, so it was quite a chilly 1.5 hour boat ride, but the views were spectacular. The hike took us ~3 hours to complete but was on a paved path. Again, amazing views. They will also arrange a jaunting car for an additional fee should you wish to take that rather than walk. We were driven to Ross castle, where we took the boat ride to the trail head, then were picked up from Kate Kearney's cottage and driven back to Killarney. A very full, but very fun day!

A great day out was had by all - what more can you ask for than a summers day a trip in a vintage…read morebus and out on the lakes to the meeting of the waters, then a horse and trap ride through the gap of dunloe. we stayed in killarney and often talk about going on this tour again. well recommended.

We had a marvellous time aboard the 'Spirit of Kinsale'! The departure point is found not far from…read morethe tourist office. It was a very pleasant, professionally run, trip around the harbour and beyond, with a great commentary of what to look out for, the history of the area, and there were wonderful views too. The boat was comfortable and not overcrowded. Also, Kinsale is twinned with Mumbles, which is near to where we live in Wales so we were particularly interested to come here.

This is as much a review of a walking tour around historic Kinsale, Cionn tSáile, and the famous…read morepromontory The Old Head of Kinsale, as it is for it's friendly tourist office. Housed in an imaginatively designed modern structure, it manages not to look out of place with the towns vast majority of pretty heritage buildings, and is situated on what was the original quayside of this once important garrison town. I'd come on the 249 bus the 27km from Cork, as I wanted for personal reasons to make a pilgrimage to the Old Head of Kinsale, where within sight of land in 1915, a tragic sinking close to the scale of loss of life on The Titanic took place, more about this at the end! Suffice to say I'd called in the Tourist Office essentially for information on how a non-car driver might get there. The staff were helpful beyond the call of duty, and although as you will see despite the best advice, and considerable effort, I was eventually thwarted in my attempts to get there, they told me about a local historian & guide called Dermot. Dermot Ryan as well as conducting a regular early evening walking tour around the atmostpheric narrow & winding hilly streets, starting from the tourist office, is an absolute gold mine of information. Like the best tour guides I have listened to, he never feels the need to over sell his subject, and has a wonderfully subtle delivery that leaves you hanging on his every word, and wanting more. He takes small groups around the historic town, telling you about everything from Spanish allies helping the locals to fight the English, through wine trade in what was once one of the most important harbours in Europe. Even the 'Kinsale cloak', a famous hooded cloak worn by local ladies from medieval to more recent times, puts in a humorous appearance, with remembrance of the women who wore them being the feared hoodies of their day!. All the time Dermot compellingly managed to put little old Kinsale right in the heart of much bigger history. Dermot was very pleased I asked him about RMS Lusitania, once the worlds largest liner, which brings us neatly back to The Old Head of Kinsale! It was within easy sight of here on a bright sunny afternoon in May that the Lusitania was torpedoed by a German U-boat, and took just 18 minutes to disappear beneath the calm waters, robbing 1198 men, women & children of their lives. There is a memorial to this tragic event close to the R604. Sadly however this is no easy place to get to get to, particularly if you don't have a car for the around 13km journey from Kinsale. Anyway the day I chose to get a taxi to view the memorial, the road was closed. Also after I'd settled on walking, it seemed that the elements in the form of an incredibly strong & long lasting downpour of rain, were conspiring to keep me away. Next time remind me to bring a bike & oilskins! Controversially this beautiful headland point which stretches out into the sea for almost 2 miles, complete with it's dramatically situated lighthouse is now dominated by Irelands costliest Golf Course. Here non members are denied access, although the Golf Courses website tauntingly boasts of it's beautiful natural habitat & perfect vantage point for viewing Whales & Dolphins. Another reason why I hate golf!

Dermot Ryan's Kinsale Heritage Walk was wonderful. You walk around the town of Kinsale at a…read moreleisurely pace no one would find difficult to keep up with, stopping to hear the local history and see photos of your surroundings as they were way back when. Lighthearted and funny and loving his home town, Dermot definitely makes the best tour guide you'd every hope to have. I loved this tour - it was absolutely wonderful.

I booked a private chartered mini bus tour with J.O'Callaghans for a group of 11. I came here with…read morea group of friends and figured a nice, relaxing day trip would be a nice way to check out the remote Dingle Peninsula. The price was a steal, if you have even a small group you can more than likely do the trip without being saddled with random strangers on a regular bus tour for about the same cost. The very punctual bus was a nice Mercedes 15 passenger bus with cushy leather captains chairs, a mini fridge and massive windows so you could take in all the scenery. Our driver was the BEST!!! He was so knowledgeable about the area, it's history and random trivia factiods. He let us dictate where we stopped, how long we stayed, gave us tips for places to check out in the various towns and stopped at many scenic overlooks for the shutterbugs in our group. Even on the ride back he didn't seem to be overly concerned with having us back to our house by the official end time of our tour. I would totally and completely suggest J.O'Callaghans for any type of tour of the area!!

We just spent a week touring the countryside of Ireland. Our driver, Maurice Kelly, from J…read moreO'Callaghan & Sons Luxury Passenger Transport, proved to be the best guide. A great storyteller for sure, Maurice provided excellent historical and local knowledge. We were treated like Rock Stars with privileged access, no lines and special introductions at all of our stops. We even had a few Irish language lessons along the way. Thank you for making our visit to Ireland the best! This is the way to travel!!!