Travel Styles

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From fully-Guided packages to customizable, independent Private Chauffeur, Golf, Locally Hosted Rail and Self-Drive vacations, our travel styles are tailored to the level of support you prefer and each itinerary is hand-crafted by our Dublin team. 

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Guided Vacations

Relax into the ultimate in stress-free travel. Each of our itineraries is carefully designed to showcase the must-see sights as well as stir your senses with our unsurpassed Insider Experiences, always with our local Travel Directors.

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Self-Drive

Hit the open road on any budget with carefree confidence. You can rely on our teams’ connections and knowledge to arrange for the best destinations, best savings and ultimately, the best of the culture you’ve come to discover.

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Private Chauffeur

Designed around you, for you, it starts at the airport with your chauffeur, who is then with you every step of the way. Travel via luxury vehicle with WiFi (fit for your group of any size!) and get the ultimate in personal care, local service and narration.

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Locally Hosted Rail

Explore on your own, but never alone while our local hosts provide you the ins and outs of each city on your stop. They're on-hand 24/7 to give you the inside scoop how and when you prefer.

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Golf Vacations

Discover the home of golf and some of the most incredible courses offered in these beautiful countries. We’ll arrange all of the details from tee times and transport to accommodations and sightseeing for both golfers and non-golfers.

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Special Interest

From planning a romantic getaway or honeymoon to visiting popular filming locations for Game of Thrones, Outlander or Star Wars, we offer a range of unique itineraries that cater to your unique interests.

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Guided Vacations

Explore Ireland & Scotland vacations.

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Independent Vacations

Travel to Ireland & Scotland from $682.*

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Check Out Our Self-Drive Itineraries

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Emerald Shores Explorer

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Scottish Icons

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Wild Atlantic Way

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Home of Thrones

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The Brendan Vacations Difference

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The Brendan Team

Our name comes from St. Brendan, patron saint of navigation, as we share his great passion for exploration and travel that has fueled the authentic vacation experiences we've created for travelers like you over the past 46 years.

We are your Ireland and Scotland local experts. Our team in Dublin, led by Managing Director of 30 years, Catherine Reilly, love being able to showcase their homelands. Taking you personally means we understand your every travel need, so from all the planning to introducing you to our tight knit group of local friends along the way, leave your Celtic vacation to us.

Brendan Vacations has offices in Dublin, Ireland and Anaheim, California and is a proud member of The Travel Corporation.

Experience

45+ years of experience

Local Experts

Handcrafted experiences by our Dublin team

Taking You Personally

Any way you want to travel

What Our Guests Are Saying

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Autumn A.

“We just returned from an Irish Highlights tour and it was superb! Our travel director and driver were the BEST!... Truly a trip of a lifetime. Brendan took care of the planning so we could sit back and enjoy!

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@debiwalter1

Today I kissed the Blarney Stone. So I now have the gift to gab!!!! It was quite interesting and fun! Another first today was that I got to pull my first Guinness draft! I didn’t do too bad!!! Cheers everyone! #mybrendanstory

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Linda D.

The guys played golf five times in 10 days and were ecstatic, especially after playing at St. Andrews, the pinnacle of the trip for them… It is an experience I will never forget.

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@jessicarose410

Enjoying some local Irish music in Killarney. These guys were awesome! #Tuatha #GreatCraic #IrishHoneymoon #TheSchaubsTakeIreland #MyBrendanStory