Brendan did an excellent job, especially since he stepped in at last minute to do the trip

Brendan took over the trip unexpectedly. He is knowledgeable and clearly a very experienced guide. He is very patient and ensured that we were all able to enjoy the trips, despite the varying fitness levels and the almost constant rain. I always felt confident that he was checking we were all ok. His has a great sense of humour and his passion about Irish history was a learning experience.

Brendan O'Conner was Wonderful. He was organized, a great driver, funny, full of historical information, and watchful over our group on the hikes.

Brendan seemed to know the area pretty well, was calm and had a good sense of humor

Brendan was great. Learned a lot of Irish history from him and had a great sense of humor.

Our guide was knowledgeable, energetic, and flexible to the needs of our group.

I can't express enough how great our guide Brendan was. His knowledge about Ireland, and his hiking experience along with his great personality and sense of humor made the trip so memorable and fun. Additionally, my wife and I were a little nervous about the steps at Skellig Michael, due to a small fear of heights, but Brendan's calm nature and support got us past being nervous about it and we got to really enjoy the full experience.

We couldn’t have asked for a better guide than Brendan. He was extremely knowledgeable, shared interesting facts and stories about the areas, the people, culture, history, etc. It was evident Brendan loves leading these tours. He has such a great personality and we knew instantly we would have an excellent holiday with him as our guide. We learned so much about Ireland from Brendan and we were simply captivated by his stories and the knowledge he imparted. We can’t thank Brendan enough for giving us the best holiday we could have asked for. He truly exceeded our expectations.

Brendan did very well! Especially for not guiding this trip very often, he always made sure we made it to our destination in a timely manner!

The guides were uniformly excellent and highly tolerant of the our group's eccentricities.

I feel we were extremely fortunate to have been assigned to Brendan's guidance. He truly has a wealth of knowledge of Irish history, culture and customs. He did his best to impart his knowledge to us. You are blessed in Ireland with having remained so close to your and western Europe's history. With this blessing comes an obligation to educate and enlighten those of us who have through neglect or ignorance forgotten our past.
My wife and I have participated in active travel with several companies over the last 9 years. I believe having a native guide who has a passion for the culture, geology, flora and fauna of the land is essential to a fulfilling experience. Brendan reflects well upon your company. He was able to adjust our itinerary to match the weather.

Brendan is amazing and needs a raise! Haha

Brendan was terrific! He was lovely, patient, kind, full of good stories, remote and recent Irish history and politics--and generously spent a lot of time telling us all about it. And he helped us set up a few great stops that were not on the itinerary when we were subbing in options for a very rainy day (Connemara National Park visitor center, Bog museum and tour at Aughnanure castle with Giles who was fantastic). We really enjoyed our time with Brendan and I think it definitely takes a certain patience and tolerance to just deal with a whole family for a week (with a chatty 13 year old who has lots of questions and a nervous 17 year old musician with her own way of being in the world). We had an amazing time and would do the whole trip over in a heart beat!

Brendan O'Connor has the perfect disposition for a guide - well trained, knowledgeable, cordial - a true gentleman. We all loved having him.

Brendan was outstanding. He was knowledgeable and took the time to consider the groups needs as plans were made.

Brenden O'Connor was outstanding in knowledge, temperament and professionalism

Brendan was perfect.

Brendan was extremely adept at reading the group - and the group varied greatly in personalities and hiking abilities so that was critical. He was able to adapt the original plan for weather, abilities, injuries, interests and a whole host of other factors. I'm certain he is part mountain goat (he essentially towed one lady up a steep slope)! Twice we were completely socked in at the top of some mountain, but he displayed the necessary confidence and skill to navigate us back down. Great leadership to let the fast ones go ahead at times (when safe to do so) so he could watch the rest of the flock - he was very, very good at leading from the middle. And he did it all with a warm sense of humor!

Tried to keep everybody motivated. Very encouraging. Tried to make the trip a good experience for everybody.

Guide B was thoughtful, encouraging, tactful, humorous and safe. And he was a fountain of knowledge of Ireland history, geology, ecology, and nature. He made it an immersion experience. Much appreciated!

Our guide, Brendan O'Connor was great! He was extremely knowledgable and provided all of the information we needed to prep for and enjoy our hikes. He was flexible and accommodating to make the most of our daily excursions based on the weather and our desires. He also shared a lot of historical background about Ireland and the areas we were hiking in Connemara and County Mayo which made our trip an amazing experience!