We recently visited Ireland and hired the Killarney Tour and Taxi for a custom one day tour of the Ring of Kerry for our group of 4. Our day lasted 10 hours and we saw so much, learned so much, enjoyed ourselves so much that half way through, we asked if our guide could take us the following day on a tour of the Dingle Peninsula. The owner, Jack, and our driver Mick, worked it out so that Mick was free the following day for another exceptional sightseeing and educational day of travel! When I read that many tours, even some small group ones, do this Ring Road in 3-4 hours, I know that the intimate and fun tour we had was so much better! There is absolutely nothing we would change about how the Killarney Tour and Taxi group conducted this tour...it was perfect!
Besides being thoroughly educated and informed about all things Irish, from sights to history to customs to culture, Mick was just plain fun to spend the day with. We only ran into buses at our first stop outside of Killarney then we were out in front OR heading off the beaten track. Besides the typical sites and beautiful overlooks along the Ring road, we saw a Peat Bog exhibit, a sheep dog demonstration (real live at a farm!), Valencia Island (where the buses cannot go), the Cliffs of Kerry (as dramatic and less crowded than the Cliffs of Mohr which we skipped later in our trip), a chocolate factory , the Torc falls and more. It was an OUTSTANDING DAY!! The Dingle peninsula was another great day too. It was incredible not to drive and navigate and instead to just enjoy it all including the ongoing conversation with Mick about life in Ireland. We would strongly recommend the Killarney Tour and Taxi folks for personal tours in Ireland. These two days were the best of our whole trip! read more