Client Reviews : Wilderness Ireland

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Rated 4.94 out of 5 based on 173 review(s) of Client Reviews

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Sandi Cole

19WITM Ireland Tailor Made Trips

Reviewed on 28/10/2019

Age: 60 - 70
Country: Canada
Trip Date: 18/08/2019
Trips Taken: 2

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I was referred from a Toronto, ON, CAN co from a fellow Irishman I had initially started to plan my trip with who thought your company would better suit my needs. He sent me to Patricia Doe whom I was able to email and give her my specific wants ie Game of Thrones and from that point after a quick phone call we began to plan my Special Birthday /bucket Trip adventure. When the initial itinerary came out I reviewed and we made changes to fit my budget and wishes. We collaborated to reach a package that was all encompassing.

Trip Comments

The overall trip was extrodaire. I heard Ireland was beautiful but you have to experience it and it's great people to really appreciate it yourself. The breathtaking views of the west coastline are etched in my mind. The Castles, the beehives, Killarney park, The Aran Islands. Galway & The Wild Atlantic Way a must! Reliving My Game of Thrones sites a dream. Experiencing my family roots in Claugh Jordan, Tipperary by our guide Dean as a surprise surreal and monument. Completing this journey with spreading dirt from my parents grave in The Giant's Causeway legendary.

Accommodation & Food

Killeen Lodge's atmosphere, food was great. The Causeway Hotel also great all around/View priceless! Other accommodations were situated in the heart of most spots and allowed us to explore local pubs and local shopping which was really appreciated.

Your Guide

Oh my gosh! Where do I begin to say how grateful that we were given this two excellent guys.. Both Dean McMenamin & Ruairi Leddy are extremely knowledgeable of both the history, geography and the customs of their great country. They were so accommodating but also challenging us to enable you to get the most out of each day... Dean giving us our roots location and Ruairi our Game of Thrones sites will always remain in our hearts. Would we come back because of them? Without a doubt! Would we recommend your company because of them most certainly! We were saddened to say Good Bye.. But their charm will bring us back to our other home again.....

From the onset of planning our personalized trip we felt that we were in professional, caring hands. It was carefully laid out to give us an experience that I can say is the Best trip I have ever experienced. It felt like the guides were hand picked for us to complement our personalities. Ireland is an experience like no other it will always sell itself with it's beauty but if you want to be treated like Irish kin, you must take it with Wilderness Ireland. Slainte!!!

Gill Davis

Hiking - The Causeway Coastal Route & Donegal

Reviewed on 15/10/2019

Age: 60 - 70
Country: Australia
Trip Date: 31/08/2019
Trips Taken: 2

Erin was most helpful with information on where to stay and things to do prior to the beginning of my walk with Wilderness Ireland and then also with advice on the quickest and easiest way to get to Scotland in 12 hours so that I was at the starting point of my next walk with Wilderness Scotland. I can't thank her enough!

It seems such a long time ago now that I'm back in Australia! My Wilderness Ireland experience was thoroughly enjoyable. Glorious scenery! My dietary requirements (I'm coeliac) were accommodated perfectly. Our guide Calliam did his best despite us having some rather inclement weather during our week of walking. I enjoyed his get on with it attitude as I'm a bit adventurous but this may not appeal to others. In fact I found it totally different when I joined my second walk with Wilderness Scotland as our guide on that walk was much more cautious and careful about the paths he took us on. I would recommend this particular walk and hope to join Wilderness Ireland again to see some more beautiful Irish scenery.

My walk took place at the end of August beginning of September and I'm racking my brain to think of anything that stood out! The Bayview Hotel rooms were spacious, clean and very comfortable it would have been lovely to have a view of the ocean rather than the car park but at least everyone in our tour group had a view of the car park. Breakfast and Dinner were very nice and we had a view of the ocean from the Dining Room. Staff were friendly too. Glen House was lovely and our group were the only guests staying the 2 nights we were there. The owner could not do enough for us. Breakfast and lunches were really good and the places that Calliam took us too in the evenings for our dinner were lovely! The Nesbitt Arms Hotel was pleasant but there was a large busload of guests sharing the hotel with us for one of the nights which made it feel a bit too touristy for my liking. Our final dinner together was at Nancys which was a cute little restaurant around the corner from the Nesbitt Arms and was a bit more authentic than the Nesbitt Arms Hotel. We talked Calliam into letting us have a drink at the Rusty Mackerel pub after we finished our walk at the Slieve League Cliffs and I thoroughly enjoyed this and having a chat to a few locals (even though I could hardly understand their accents)

Calliam was young and enthusiastic and to me typically Irish. He knew lots about different things - the history, the geography, the plants and animals. We did a bit of foraging which I found fascinating. I also enjoyed the Irish music that he played in the van. His recommendations for evening meals were good and he also recommended a really good local Irish gin which I now wish I'd bought a bottle of the An Dulan gin. He was helpful with recommendations and suggestions of other Wilderness Ireland tours that he thought I would like.

I'd highly recommend this particular trip "Causeway Coastal Route and Donegal". Everyone at Wilderness Ireland from the office staff to our guide were friendly, helpful and couldn't do enough for me it made the whole process so easy from start to finish. I'll be back to see more of Ireland!

Stephen Larson

Reviewed on 28/09/2019

Age: 60 - 70
Country: USA
Trip Date: 19/09/2019
Trips Taken: 2

High quality guide plan vehicle hotel food and daily events are the goal of wilderness Ireland and us. Louise listens carefully to the needs and wants but carefully objects her expertise for a great product. We don’t look at cost until the end-you would expect to pay more for custom than group and you do but you get what you pay for .martha and I had colds from our airplane flight and Paul adjusted as needed but we all gamely forged on. We missed skellig. Michael due to very bad weather but we knew it was a gamble. Paul adjusted.Thank you Paul Louise and the staff of wilderness Ireland If we return you will be our guide

Matthew Brennan

Reviewed on 14/09/2019

Age: 60 - 70
Country: United States
Trip Date: 31/08/2019
Trips Taken: 1

Wonderful trip with thoroughly professional guidance.

Ann Marie Gervino

Hiking and Island Hopping Cork and Kerry

Reviewed on 10/09/2019

Age: 50 - 60
Trip Date: 24/08/2019
Trips Taken: 1

It was truly a wonderful experience. The trip had a great balance between hiking and time to enjoy the towns we were in. We were especially impressed by the thoughtfulness of the office staff that remembered to tell our guide that we wanted to work horseback riding into our trip. Also receiving a bottle of champagne for our anniversary was so thoughtful! I had told Patricia early on that the trip was to celebrate our 25 Wedding Anniversary--so thanks very much for remembering and for the gift which we enjoyed sharing with our fellow travelers.

Catherine Wyatt

Reviewed on 09/09/2019

Age: 60 - 70
Country: Canada
Trip Date: 08/06/2019
Trips Taken: 1

Not clear why, but trip info sent as attachments to emails (hiking kit list, invoice, etc.) actually "timed out" so when I went back to the email later, those attachments would not open - they were no longer "available" and I had to ask to have info re-sent. I've never had that happen before.

One thing to improve (apart from the weather, which prevented both of our scheduled island visits) is that even though the van we travelled in was small, it was very hard to hear what the guide was saying if you were in the seat just behind and practically impossible to hear if you were in the farthest back seat. This may have seemed like trivial chit-chat to the guide but it's the little things you learn and observations that add real depth to the experience. Perhaps you could have a microphone and speaker system? We did take turns sitting up front, but mostly one person (motion sickness) was there all the time and bits of the conversation would waft back and made me wish I could hear the stories (e.g. what is hurling?), too. Ciaran was an excellent guide!

Hotel in Kenmare reminded us of funeral home decor in the lobby and the room we were in was an accessible one, which explained the bathroom set-up but for the teeny tiny sink mounted on the wall, with a bathtub faucet instead of a sink-sized one. Still, I understand that it is a family-run enterprise and it is important to support these businesses. Baltimore hotel, with its own brew pub was charming but the village is so tiny - not much to do, there. My friend and I did enjoy the house beer and true local colour (and music) in the pub. The hotel in Dingle look a bit dodgy on the outside but it was great and the restaurant (the Chart House, I think/) for our final supper together was fabulous.

Ciaran was great - the change to a beach walk the first day was an excellent idea as we did get to know our tour-mates. Ciaran was always willing to go the extra mile (literally, a couple of miles back to the parked van to get hiking poles for one of our group) for our group.

Jin Choi

Hiking - The Mountains of Connemara and Mayo

Outstanding guided trip ! This allowed me to understand Ireland and Irish people and culture on top of fantastic daily hiking in the beautiful wilderness-mountains, wind and rain. Your soul will be renewed and reinvigorated and ready to face the world with more compassion. Recommend Wilderness Ireland wholeheartedly to everyone!

Jennifer Mirdamadi

Age: 60 - 70
Country: United Kingdom
Trip Date: 31/08/2019
Trips Taken: 5

Go for it. You won't regret it!

Andrea Stewart

Age: 50 - 60
Country: Canada
Trip Date: 31/08/2019
Trips Taken: 8

Marsha Certain

Private Hiking the Mountains of Connemara and Mayo

Age: 60 - 70
Country: USA
Trip Date: 25/08/2019
Trips Taken: 2

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