I’m quite pleased with my first experience with David McGuffin tour company. The itinerary was spot on - from sites (expected tourist highlights to less known treasures) to hotels (especially Barr Na Straide) & restaurants (Rinuccini❣️) to planned time balanced with free time. And our guide David Grey was THE BEST! David is respectful, thorough, flexible, & a wealth of knowledge and all the while just being plain fun. As my late mother would say, “he’s a keeper.”

The trip to Ireland was just GREAT. David McGuffin Exploring Europe really provides a very nice itinerary and very comfortable everything, very nice hotels, great food, highlighted places and experiences. The part I liked best was David the personal full time tour guide, he was exceptional. The company took care of all of the details like where to go, where to stay, all attraction payments, the beautiful motorcoach. All we had to do is relax and enjoy. And what a great group of people. It couldn't have been better!

Have you seen photos or videos of the rolling green fields and rugged seaside cliffs of Ireland, and wondered whether they could be that beautiful in real life? Well, they really are! And the Best of Ireland tour offered a nice balance between larger cities (Belfast and Dublin) on the one hand and smaller cities, towns, and countryside on the other hand.
My wife and I had traveled previously with David himself on tours in Italy and Croatia, so this was our first McGuffin tour with other guides. Aidan, Ambrose and Dave were each special in their own way, and each one was flexible in consulting the group and adjusting the itinerary to our preferences.
As usual with David’s tours, the driving and the visits to various destinations with our guides were supplemented by free time built into the schedule. This allowed us to do some exploration on our own. For example, listening to live music in Dingle pubs on back-to-back evenings was a treat that was among the trip’s highlights. It’s also nice that some dinners were included in the tour price, and others were left to us so that we could choose a restaurant ourselves.
David McGuffin has offered tours to Ireland for a long time, and his knowledge of the island resulted in a tour that our group really enjoyed. Highly recommended.

Our whole family went on the trip including four of us who had never been before. We are planning another trip soon.

We traveled to Scottland & Ireland on a McGuffin tour. The tour group was small making it easy to navigate the two countries as compared to larger tour groups. He included tours to many “off the beaten path” towns which differentiated this tour from others we have done. Having a half-day to explore stops on your own every day also made this tour a wonderful experience.