Answer – Our booking process is very seamless. We create as many sample proposals as necessary for you until you are happy with the tour layout, hotels and pricing. Once you decide to book we send reservation requests to all our suppliers and once we have a confirmed itinerary we forward you the invoice for 25% deposit. The deposit can be paid online using our secure payment portal. We then hold all reservations and finalize your arrangements. Final payment is due ( sometime) in advance of travel date. Your touring driver / guide will greet you at your hotel or airport with your information pack for your tour which includes vouchers, maps, itinerary and related information on Ireland. If you having pre nights in Dublin we arrange for your transfers from airports and can arrange your accommodation. The vouchers will be forwarded to you by e-mail and our driver guide will have the touring pack the day you start touring with us. For more detailed information about our booking process please click here .

Answer - All of our drivers are driver guides and have considerable expertise in Ireland from many different perspectives. These include history, current affairs, restaurants, and the best driving routes, best time of day to visit attractions as well as a host of other topics such as activities, local events and festivals. Your driver guide acts as a liaison with you and the local people and can make your experience much richer and deeper than if you were touring alone or on a bus or coach tour. We have driver guides with specialist areas of interest so please let us know what your areas of preference are for and we will match the most suitable driver guide to make yours the perfect guided tour of Ireland.

Answer - Every season has its charms and advantages as well as disadvantages for visiting Ireland. Spring is a nice time to come as it is not too busy and the weather is generally very mild and lots of flowers coming into bloom. Summer is peak tourist season and the hotels are more expensive but the weather is better and there are more people around which can be fun. Autumn is also popular as the weather can be nice and its less expensive, this is a good time to golf in Ireland as it is very mild and settled. Winter is often cold and wet but this can be a lovely time to come as there is a cozy atmosphere in the pubs and restaurants so its very welcoming. Also you will have all the countryside to yourself.  For more information on weather and seasons in Ireland check out our dedicated weather page ( weather is our favorite topic) - IRISH WEATHER

Answer- We usually recommend smart casual clothing with a mixture of light ands warmer clothes and in particular bring some clothing for rain which you can expect at least once on your tour even in summer time. Light shoes and sneakers are great for walking and if you plan on visiting a Five Star Castle please bring some formal jackets for the dining rooms. This applies primarily to Five Star Estates such as Dromoland and Ashford Castle.

Answer - Depending on your list of inclusions and requested tour we will include all of your transportation requirements in Ireland including transfers to and from your airport of choice. Our accommodation always includes a full Irish breakfast. Lunch and evening meals are not included unless requested. Entrance to attractions is also extra but you can purchase a Heritage Card which gives discounts to most public owned attractions in Ireland. Driver’s expenses, fuel and parking tolls etc as well as all related touring expenses are covered in your tour.

Answer - A full touring day is usually eight hours with breaks for lunch, attractions and anything else that takes your fancy. As a general guideline we recommend starting at approximately 10.00 each morning with one hour for lunch and finishing at approximately 18.00 in the evening. This can change however depending on whether you wish to do an evening activity or perhaps have a long day one day and a short one the next. We are very flexible with time and like to keep the driver fresh so eight hours is recommended but not obligation. Of course part of this eight hours is taken at the attractions or admiring the scenery and taking photographs, talking to locals and enjoying the fine weather !!! We would usually not spend more than three hours per day of actual driving.

Answer A good book will always deliver a sense of place or deepen the pool of knowledge before, during or after a visit. Luckily for our visitors you will have an up to date living guide book in your Ireland Chauffeur Travel Driver Guide. We do recommend bringing one supplementary guide for your own reference. The guide we recommend the Most is the Eyewitness Guide to Ireland as it is very pictorial and can bring attractions to life by viewing the graphic maps and 3d interiors.For a great historical guide to Ireland we recommend Jonathon Bardons “History of Ireland in 250 Episodes”. This amazing guide can also be purchased on I Tunes in audio format. For modern day economic and social political information on Ireland we highly recommend the books of David Mc Williams including “The Popes Children”. Mc Williams is a respected economist in Ireland and his books are insightful and entertaining. From a literature perspective there are so many great authors from James Joyce, Wb Yeats, Oscar Wilde, Flann O Brien, GB Shaw, Dean Swift to mention a few that its hard to make recommendations .Modern day authors include John Banville, Colm Tobin and Maeve Binchy.

Answer - There are a number of sources for genealogical research. There are government public records offices in both the North (P.R.O.N.I) and the South(National Archives of Ireland). There is also local churches and local council records offices. Also there are individual genealogy centre’s in each region of Ireland that specialize in certain areas such as for example The Genealogy Centre in Corofin Co Clare deals with records local to that area. Finally there are experts and professionals who can be hired to manage the entire project for a set fee. It depends on the level of depth and detail you want from your research. We know people who have spend days looking for a cottage that fell down 100 years ago or a gravestone in an overgrown cemetery. others prefer to talk with the locals in the pub and see what they know. Certain information is useful to have before arriving is contact telephone numbers of relatives, addresses and if possible GPS co-ordinates. We usually carry GPS on our genealogy tours as this is very useful.

Answer - There are so many recommendations it hard to begin. Here are my top three in order of expensive to least expensive

• Thornton’s Restaurant on St Stephens Green for fine Dining. This is top end gourmet – Chef is from ICT home town of Cashel.
• Bentleys Oyster Bar & Grill – Top Chef – mid range prices for classical cuisine.
• Foley’s Bar and Restaurant on Baggot Street followed by Irish music in O Donaghues Bar (directly across the street)