Magical Ireland Reviews

4.9 Rating 132 Reviews

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“What a wonderful tour. Everything was great, sights, hotels, coach, churches, castles and our wonderful tour guide, Paul Kealy. He is so personable, knowledgeable and just makes the whole tour fun. Great job, we will be going with SmarTours again. Ann and Larry Jourdan, Destin, Florida”

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Posted 9 years ago

“This was my first trip with Smartours. Our guide, Paul Kealy, was friendly and outgoing all through the tour. Paul'l knowledge of Ireland's history, people and cultures is absolutely amazing. It was Paul's genuine natural abilities that made this trip fantastic. He provided so much information than I had expected. Paul is much more than a tour guide. The two extra excursions were well worth the extra money and should not be missed! For myself this trip was awesome and I wish that I had an email for Paul so that I could tell him myself how much I enjoyed myself. This rates up there as a a trip of a life time one that I would like to do again!!”

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Posted 10 years ago

“This is my second trip with Smartours, the other being Vietnam and Cambodia. Our July trip was fanastic from start to finish. Our guide Paul was efficient, friendly, knowledgable and funny. With the exception of Galway, all the hotels were in great locations for exploring on your own. Another day here would have been nice as one was taken by the excursion, which should NOT be missed. A hop over to Scotland from the north might be a thought for the future, so close! Paul's love of history and his country surely made this trip come alive.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“I took the smarTours Ireland trip this past June. It was so much more than my expectations. This was my third trip with smarTours ( South Africa and Thailand/ Cambodia). Paul Kealy is your Ireland tour bus driver, teacher, jokester, song leader and all around cat herder. He knows his stuff, and is never boring. Now being home, I wish i had recorded some of his banter and information. I learned so much about the history of Ireland, it's peoples and cultures. The hotels were all good, some nicer than others, but my cousin and i had no real gripes except for the dining room manager (breakfast) at the Randles Court hotel in Killarney. After almost two weeks of such warm and friendly service we were suddenly faced with a very rude, bossy and quite ill mannered sort who practically pushed people around. I enjoy smarTours as they give you plenty of time for exploring on your own, and Paul was very personal and professional in his recommendations. Many tour guides will only send you off to where they might make something on the side. Oh not so with Paul. He listened and then offered some fabulous suggestions. Our tour group had a wide range of ages and levels of travel experience and Paul really tried to accommodate everyone. Fantastic experience!”

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Posted 10 years ago