The same six-day itinerary covering Galway, the Cliffs of Moher, Killarney, the Dingle Peninsula, the Ring of Kerry, and Blarney Castle - but in a Mercedes V Class MPV that comfortably fits groups of up to 7 passengers with standard luggage (or 4 passengers travelling with golf bags).
Your chauffeur is with you for eight hours each day, covering up to 300 km per day. All fees, taxes, and road tolls are included. The vehicle and driver are fully licensed and insured by the Irish Government Transport Authority.
The tour is based on two nights in Galway City followed by three nights in Killarney - with the option to split those Kerry nights between Killarney and Kenmare if you’d prefer. The itinerary starts and ends in Dublin, though a different drop-off location at the end can be arranged if you need it.
This is a flexible tour, so the order of stops and the pace can be shaped around your group’s interests.
Galway for groups: Galway is well suited to a group arrival. The medieval core around Shop Street and Quay Street is compact enough for everyone to scatter and regroup easily. For dinner, An Púcán on the main strip or Ard Bia at Nimmo on Quay Street both take larger bookings - call ahead for groups of five or more. For trad sessions, Tigh Coili and Crane Bar are both genuine music rooms rather than tourist stages. A group arriving from the west gets the city at its best: drive in before seven when the evening light is on the laneways.
Killarney vs Kenmare for a group base: Killarney has the volume of accommodation and evening entertainment that larger groups need - sessions at Courtney’s on Plunkett Street and Murphy’s Bar on College Street run Thursday to Saturday, and the Killarney Farmers Market on New Market Street (Friday 10-2) makes an easy group lunch if you’re in town. Kenmare, forty minutes south, rewards groups who want to eat well rather than drink long - No. 35 on Main Street and Mulcahy’s on Henry Street are both booked weeks ahead in summer, so call before you arrive in Kerry rather than on the night.
Dingle Peninsula day: Dingle has 52 pubs for a town of 2,050 people, which handles a group with no difficulty. Out of the Blue does fish-only based on the morning catch - no fixed menu, and they close if the boats don’t go out, so have a backup in mind. The Slea Head Drive is 47 km of cliffs, beehive huts, and Atlantic views - your chauffeur can drive it while the group takes in the Blasket Islands view from the coast road. Murphy’s ice cream on the main street is a reliable group stop before the drive west.
Ring of Kerry: Leave Killarney or Kenmare before nine to get ahead of the day-trip coaches. The 179 km circuit run anti-clockwise gives you the road against the coach traffic. Ladies View - where Queen Victoria’s ladies-in-waiting reportedly refused to leave - is one of the genuine viewpoints that earns its reputation on a clear day. Moll’s Gap, halfway round, has a café if the group needs a break.
Blarney on Day 6: Arrive at Blarney before the coaches from Cork city pull in - typically by ten. The queue for the stone moves steadily but a group of seven can eat thirty minutes. The Rock Close behind the castle has a 3 km Lake Walk, a Wishing Steps path, and the Witch’s Kitchen - quieter than the main queue and worth a walk for people who’d rather see the grounds than kiss a stone.