Fergus McCaffery

A noted earlier, we enjoyed Fergus. The trip notes were harder to use, and e did vary from the a few times. But it was never hard to find our way. By comparison, we just finished a3 day ride in England and the trip notes on Ride With GPS were much easier to use, in part because they were verbal in addition to visual.

Fergus was wonderful. It was supposedly a self guided tour, but it felt more like a guided tour. He took us past Killarney, so we didn't have to deal with traffic. He took us to the Gap of Dunloe so we could cycle up to the top and back down.
When we asked about going to the Cliffs of Moher, he rerouted us by the Cliffs so we could stop there. It was a much better route. We loved that we got to cycle through Doolin for a coffee stop. He continually gave us valuable information about potential food stops and route information.

Fergus was awesome. His recommendations for route alterations (his suggestion to detour to bike the Gap of Dunloe, routing us towards the Cliffs of Moher at our request) were fantastic. He demonstrated a clear commitment to keeping us safe, happy, and getting the most out of our trip. I've done several point to point largely self-guided bike trips and Fergus was by far the best soigneur/guide that I've worked with.

Fergus was a fantastic lead. He has the perfect personality for this and was able to bring levity to otherwise stressful situations. He modified the routes on a couple of the days to ensure we were able to experience key parts of the area, even though it meant more work for him with transfers and monitoring us so we didn’t get lost! This was a self-guided trip but it felt guided, and Fergus went above and beyond to take care of us.

Fergus was an excellent guide and van driver (and by the end of the tour, a friend). He was helpful in every way and fun to be with. We enjoyed our time with him very much.
As for the Garmin bike computers, they were difficult to use, and Fergus was as infuriated with them as we were. But we have used them on other bike tours and learned to figure them out eventually.

Both guides, Fergus and Warner knew so much about Ireland’s History …. They were not stop with facts !!!!!! And very entertaining…

As I mentioned before, the guides Fergus and Warner were excellent. I always felt safe and supported if I got tired on the bike. I also appreciated their reinforcement that this was a holiday and there was no pressure to keep up with faster riders. We were encouraged to stop and take photos and enjoy the scenery.

Best guides ever!

As I already said we had the best guides in the world. They were so much fun and knowledgeable about our rides and the history of the country. They made us feel at home and took very good care of our needs. They went above and beyond and always with a smile and kind words. They wanted us to have a great time and really worked hard to make that happen.

Well led tour with additional side trips to other sights the guides knew about. Both guides knowledgeable adventurous witty and hardy. And seamlessly adaptable to anything.

We were self-guided, but our guide really helped out throughout each day as needed and was responsive. He answered questions, provided interesting context to the area, and made it a great experience.

GPS were easy to use and spot on. Self guided guide gave outstanding insight before each days ride.

I cannot be more grateful to Fergus for being helpful and friendly to our group. He went beyond the expected to make our trip a success. HIs action to locate and retrieve one of our group who took a few wrong turns was exemplary.

Fergus was the best guide we could have hoped for. From his chill attitude to his vast knowledge, we were very lucky to have gotten such a great guy. Always prepared and fun to be around.

Our guide provided us with his wealth of knowledge about Ireland. He did a great job of introducing us to the historical landmarks and made sure we saw some of the most beautiful landscapes Ireland has to offer. He was willing to change course to cater to our requests and he was a great driver on those crazy curvy roads!!! We thoroughly enjoyed our time with Fergus.