Dublin, Belfast & Causeway Coast guided rail tour

Planet

We are continually increasing our range of public transport vacations in Ireland for those who want to leave the car behind. Not having a car in tow can transform your experience, especially in Ireland. Exploring on foot helps you to properly engage with the environment and experience the place at a more appropriate, slower pace - not to mention it helps keep transport emissions down to an absolute minimum.

On this vacation, marvel at the scale and beauty of the incredible world heritage site that is The Giant’s Causeway which is managed by the National Trust and who have a robust sustainability and environmental programme in place to ensure that the landscape is kept pristine. This stunning geological formation, with distinctive columns of almost uniformly shaped basalt rock, is part of a landscape that's bound to send the imagination racing. Steeped in history and folklore, this part of the Irish coastline has been captivating visitors for hundreds of years.

We take the utmost care to choose local business and accommodation partners who share our values and commitment to sustainable travel and the environment, preferring to work with locally-owned and managed businesses wherever possible. We build long-term relationships based on mutual trust, with a joint commitment to excellent customer satisfaction and care for the environment.

People

For us, true sustainability means promoting and helping to maintain a way of life, where the economic benefit from tourism can make a genuine difference. That’s why we work almost exclusively with local, family-run businesses, not with large corporate organisations. We build close and lasting relationships with our business partners, based on mutual trust and an unerring commitment to customer satisfaction.

In Dublin the hotel is one of three local family-owned group of hotels in the city, we also use a local family-owned transport provider. Similarly, in Belfast we partner with locally owned food touring business, with a local family owned transport provider. In Derry, the hotel is also local family-owned.

We carefully select these partners to ensure that they share our values of sustainable and responsible travel. The specialist tour leader on this trip is an independent guide from Co Galway.

All of our vacation packs include "Robert's Recommendations", our specific tips on places to visit, places to eat and places to shop locally, all of which have been researched by us, and many of which are off-the-beaten track. We continually add to these recommendations every year, ensuring that we are supporting new small businesses in addition to well-known spots. Local, seasonally vegetarian food is also available throughout this trip.