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    Críostóir Mac Dhuibhne

    Críostóir Mac Dhuibhne

    Passionate | Insightful | Adventurous

    Mini Bio

    Growing up in Dublin, I spent weekends either camping around Ireland with the scouts or visiting family in rural Cavan and the town of New Ross, county Wexford. This gave me an appreciation for many flavours of Irish life and landscapes, and I developed a curiosity about the geography, history, and folklore of this island, as well as the beautiful language that ties it all together.

    I studied Geography and German at Trinity College Dublin, spending as much time with the hillwalking and climbing clubs as in my lectures. Nowadays, you’ll find me travelling the length and breadth of the Emerald Island in my van, Millie. I’ll probably be sharing my passion for this place with other people, be it hillwalking, climbing, cycling, diving, paddling, surfing, orienteering, or scouting!

    Favourite Place to Play

    I used to say that the West Coast is the best coast. However, after moving to Tollymore Forest, Co. Down, I now say that anywhere the mountains sweep down to the sea is where I want to be!

    Not a lot of People Know This

    I once lived in Austria, where I bought an old Trek 8000 mountain bike. I loved it so much that I brought it home with me on many trains and finally a plane!

    Qualifications Read More
    • Summer Mountain Leader
    • Rock Climbing Instructor
    • Ride Leader Award
    • Paddlesport Instructor
    • Orienteering Instructor
    • Assistant Diving Instructor
    Biggest Adventure Read More

    Organising and carrying out a trek of 200km through the Accursed Mountains of Montenegro, Albania and Kosovo with three friends.

    What Fellow Travellers Say About Críostóir

    I already noted in earlier comments. But our guides made the trip! They were our anchor, our encyclopedia, our entertainment and so much more. We had such a great time talking, laughing and taking in the sites.

    Richard Spangenberg
    E-bike - Ireland's West Coast
    Reviewed on 29/07/2026

    Criostoir was a wonderful guide and we all settled in within 24 hours. He got to know the group quickly and he was polite, friendly and tactful. Very calm and patient but in full control of everything. Good knowledge of the route and the Irish people and heritage.

    Diane Moore
    Hiking - Kerry & Clare
    Reviewed on 28/05/2026

    Excellent guide with great knowledge and experience. Enjoyed his company and information provided.

    Lisa McMullen
    Hiking - Kerry & Clare
    Reviewed on 26/05/2026

    Criostoir was great — so sweet and kind. I’m guessing he may be a little new to guiding. I was hoping for a little more knowledge of local plants and birds. I do want to say that he was an amazing driver. He amazingly squeezed that van into parking spots and around obstacles. We did have a little accident on a road when the side mirror of our van and an RV hit each other. I swear Chris was on his side of the road and the other driver was at fault.

    Cynthia Stragier
    Hiking - Kerry & Clare
    Reviewed on 26/05/2026

    Book a trip with Críostóir

    Trip / DepartureAvailabilityStatusPriceBook
    Self Guided plus+ Cycling – Connemara & The Burren
    19th May - 27th May 2027
    8 place(s) leftGuaranteed 3,592Book Now
    Self Guided plus+ Cycling – Wild Atlantic Way Southwest
    19th Jun - 25th Jun 2027
    12 place(s) leftAvailable 2,500Book Now
    Deluxe Hiking – Ireland Coast to Coast
    3rd Jul - 9th Jul 2027
    8 place(s) leftAvailable 3,150Book Now

    Make Trip Private

    Sometimes it's nice to get family and friends together and travel privately for some quality time. This means you benefit from all the features of the group departure, including hand-picked accommodation and expert local guides and we'll take care of it all. Then you can make your choice of departures dates and we'll get back to you to finalise the details.

    We work together with our team of guides to decide which departures they lead each year. As part of that, guides provide available dates that they are free to be booked. This means that any of the dates you see in the first field of the form below, could be perfect for your private departure or customised tour.

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