Create Your Custom Ireland Tour
A custom tour is exactly what it sounds like: you tell us what you want out of Ireland and we build the whole trip around it. Routes, hotels, distilleries, tee times, restaurant tables, castle visits, the lot, with your own private driver-guide for every mile.
Meet Gary
Gary Byrne is a native Irishman and a certified Bourbon Steward, which is a genuinely unusual combination and exactly the right one for this job. He knows which distilleries will open a door that is not on any website, which coast road is worth the extra hour, which hotel actually delivers on its photographs, and which pub will have music on a Tuesday. He also knows what American travelers want from Ireland, because he has spent years on the other side of that conversation in bourbon country. When you tell him you loved a particular Kentucky distillery, he knows precisely which Irish one to put in front of you.
Custom Tours of Ireland
What We Can Build
- Irish whiskey trail tours, from a weekend of Dublin distilleries to a full island crossing
- Private whiskey tastings in pubs, hotels and castles
- Irish horse country tours: stud farms, the Curragh, racing heritage and thoroughbred country
- Landmark tours: Blarney Castle, the Cliffs of Moher, the Rock of Cashel, the Giant's Causeway, Glendalough
- Specific distilleries: Midleton, Slane, Tullamore, Teeling, Kilbeggan, Bushmills, McConnell's and more, plus the Guinness Storehouse when a brewery day is called for
- Irish culinary tours with producers, food historians and dining you would never find alone
- Regional deep dives: Cork, Galway, Kerry, Wicklow, Belfast and the north coast
- Golf trips across Ireland's championship links, with transport and tee times handled
- Ancestry and genealogy journeys to the townland your family came from
- Private luxury transportation on its own, for travelers who have the plan but need the driver
Private Transportation and Driver-Guides
Every custom tour travels in a private luxury vehicle with a professional Irish driver-guide. Our fleet handles couples through to large groups, and our guides are the reason guests write the reviews they write. They are not chauffeurs who happen to know the roads. They are storytellers who happen to drive.
We also provide standalone transportation and destination management for corporate groups, incentive travel, conferences and special events across Ireland.
How it Works
- Tell us what you have in mind. Use the form below, call us, or book a call with Gary. Dates, party size, interests, and anything non negotiable.
- We draft an itinerary. Day by day, with hotels, experiences, drive times and pricing laid out clearly so you know exactly what you are getting.
- You change whatever you like. Most trips go through two or three drafts. That is normal and we enjoy it.
- We book everything. Accommodation, distillery access, restaurants, tee times, admissions, transport.
- You arrive and stop thinking about logistics. Your driver-guide has the full plan and your coordinator is reachable throughout.
Create Your Tour of Ireland
Tell us what you have in mind. Use the form to let us know dates, party size, interests, and anything non negotiable for your time in Ireland
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QUESTIONS
How much does a custom tour of Ireland cost?
It depends entirely on party size, trip length, hotel standard and how much exclusive access you want, so we quote every trip individually rather than pretending there is a sticker price. Tell us your dates, numbers and rough budget and we will come back with an honest itinerary that fits.
How far in advance should we plan a custom trip?
Three to six months is comfortable for peak season, since the best hotels and tee times go early. We have built excellent trips on six weeks notice, and occasionally on six days, so ask anyway.
How many days do you need to see Ireland?
Seven to ten days lets you cross the island without rushing. Five days covers Dublin plus one region properly. Anything under four, we would rather show you one area brilliantly than four areas from a car window.
Can you plan a trip for a large group or a corporate event?
Yes. We handle group travel, corporate incentives and full destination management including venues, dining, activities and coordination for groups of all sizes.
Do we have to include whiskey?
Not one drop if you do not want it. Whiskey is our specialty, not our requirement. Plenty of our custom trips are golf, food, scenery or family history from start to finish.
If your question is not here, call us. USA toll free 1-844-204-7470, Ireland +353 87 708 5947, or email info@irelandwhiskeytours.com.