Tailor-made trips to Ireland, designed around you.
No fixed routes. No copy-and-paste itineraries. Irish Routes creates bespoke journeys through Ireland, bringing together carefully chosen places to stay, memorable local experiences and seamless travel planning into one itinerary designed entirely around you.
Our Ireland, your way
There is no single ‘right’ way to experience Ireland.
Perhaps you picture yourself winding along the Atlantic coast with the freedom to stop whenever something catches your eye. Maybe you'd rather leave the driving to someone else, travelling with a private chauffeur who knows the roads, stories and places worth lingering over. Or perhaps your perfect journey combines a little of both.
However you want to travel, your Irish Routes journey begins with you. The places you're curious about, the experiences that excite you, the pace you enjoy and the way you want your time in Ireland to feel.
From there, we bring everything together into one thoughtfully designed journey.
What does tailor-made really mean?
A journey built from scratch
No set departures or pre-designed packages. Every Irish Routes journey begins with a conversation and is created around your interests, travel style, pace and priorities.
Places chosen for you
From characterful country houses and design-led hideaways to exceptional hotels, we choose places to stay because they suit your journey. Not because they happen to feature in a standard package.
Experiences worth travelling for
Meet the people behind the places you visit, get out into Ireland's wild landscapes, discover its food, music and stories, and experience the places that don't always make it into the guidebooks.
The result? Less time researching Ireland. More time actually experiencing it.
What your trip to Ireland could look like with Irish Routes
Why Irish Routes?
First-hand knowledge
As a travel company based in Ireland, we spend our time continually travelling across Ireland, meeting the people behind the places, visiting guest houses, lodges and hotels, trying out the experiences we recommend and discovering the details that rarely make it into a standard itinerary.
Years of bespoke travel experience
With years of experience designing tailor-made journeys for discerning travellers to some of the world’s most extraordinary destinations, Meg is bringing that knowledge, experience and expertise back home to Ireland.
Local relationships
The most memorable journeys often come from the people you meet along the way. Irish Routes is on the ground, meeting and knowing the people that make this island so special. We are working with a growing network of independent guides, makers and experience providers across Ireland. Because you deserve to explore this country through the people that know it best.
Designed around you
There is no set route and no template to fit you into. Your journey is shaped around what matters to you, whether that means food, landscapes, culture, adventure, quiet time, great hotels or a little of everything.
Founded by Condé Nast Top Travel Specialist Meg MacMahon, Irish Routes combines international luxury travel experience with first-hand knowledge of Ireland.
Looking for some inspiration?
Check out some of our sample journeys below.