Personalized Custom Itineraries - Ireland

Let us plan your ideal Irish vacation

Let us craft your custom itinerary for Ireland

Euro Travel Coach creates custom, day-by-day Ireland itineraries for trips of 10+ days, with flat planning fees from $250 to $400+ per day.

Ireland is an incredible country filled with gorgeous countryside, dramatic sea cliffs, excellent beer and whiskey, and beautiful traditional music. Many people dream of traveling to experience Ireland for themselves, but the nitty gritty of planning a trip to Ireland can be time consuming and overwhelming.

We estimate that to do it yourself, it takes about 80 hours to plan a 10 day trip with the level of organization and detail provided by Euro Travel Coach. This includes all your internet and guidebook research, time spent emailing accommodations, restaurants and guides, booking time, and double-checking everything. That's where the Euro Travel Coach team comes in! We will work with you to create the Irish vacation of your dreams. Want to attend pub sessions? Walk along the Cliffs of Moher? Drive along the Ring of Kerry? Explore historic castles? We'll listen carefully to your hopes and desires for your trip and then put together a completely customized, day-by-day itinerary for you.

How much does a custom Ireland itinerary cost?

Euro Travel Coach creates fully custom Ireland itineraries with transparent, flat per-day planning fees. Recommendations are made based on your preferences, not on our ability to get commissions. Pricing starts at $250/day (Ruby tier, essential planning) and goes up to $400+/day (Diamond tier, full-service VIP), for trips of 10 days or more. A typical 10-day custom Ireland trip runs roughly $2,500 to $4,000+ in planning fees depending on service level, on top of your accommodations, activities, and transportation. Prefer lighter-touch help instead of a full itinerary? Hourly Travel Coaching is available at $250/hour. See our full Services and Fees breakdown for a detailed comparison of all four service tiers. Would you like to go on a cruise that includes Ireland? Reach out to Betsy and let's talk about what itinerary you will enjoy most!

Below are examples of what could be included in your custom Ireland itinerary:

• A drive along the Ring of Kerry

• A walk along the Cliffs of Moher

• A traditional music session in a Dingle pub

• A stay in a historic Irish castle

• A tour and tasting at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin

• Whiskey tasting at a family-run distillery

• A day trip to the Aran Islands

• Hiking in Killarney National Park

• Exploring the medieval streets of Kilkenny

• A visit to the Rock of Cashel

• A scenic drive through Connemara

• Kissing the Blarney Stone at Blarney Castle

• Wandering the colorful streets of Galway

• A sheepdog herding demonstration in the countryside

• A day trip to the Giant's Causeway

• Fresh seafood chowder in a seaside village on the Wild Atlantic Way

• And so much more!!!

Here’s how it works:

• Fill out the questionnaire so that we can learn more about you and your travel style

• We'll contact you by email and set up a phone consultation to discuss your plans and your goals for the trip

• We'll create a custom, day by day itinerary that's unique to you with all the details you'll need in order to book the trip of your dreams. It's essentially a personalized guide book with only the information that's relevant to you.

• You'll review the itinerary and let us know if there are any edits you'd like us to make

• Based on the tier you've selected — Ruby, Sapphire, or Diamond — you'll either make all but your lodging reservations yourself using the itinerary Euro Travel Coach provides (Ruby), or the Euro Travel Coach team will make all of your bookings on your behalf (Sapphire and Diamond).

• You will have an incredible Irish holiday!

review from Ireland client Emily L

I am so grateful to have found Euro Travel Coach! While planning our first family trip overseas to Ireland I quickly became overwhelmed. We did not want to do a "traditional tour" but we needed guidance. After our initial Zoom call, I knew I had found the right people to help! I first worked with Betsy to come up with a sketch itinerary, and then Chelsea provided all of our lodging options, answered questions, and booked them for us. Betsy followed with recommendations for excursions, sightseeing, and restaurants for every stop of our adventure. Each suggestion took into account all of our interests, which included our 14 y/o daughter and 11 y/o son. The planning was extremely organized and methodical, which I greatly appreciated. Their expertise pointed us in the right direction, which allowed us to see the best Ireland has to offer in a way that was uniquely us and we had the most amazing time. My family and I look forward to using them for our future adventures!

Prices

(All Prices in USD)

Ruby Custom Itinerary Planning: $250 per travel day

Sapphire Custom Itinerary Planning (our most popular plan): $350 per travel day

ireland FAQs

Is it worth paying someone to plan a trip to Ireland instead of doing it myself? For most travelers, yes. Euro Travel Coach estimates that planning a well-organized 10-day Ireland trip yourself — researching online, emailing hotels and guides, comparing routes, and double-checking logistics — takes about 80 hours. Euro Travel Coach's custom itinerary service replaces that research time with a personalized, day-by-day plan built by Ireland travel specialists, for a flat planning fee starting at $250 per travel day.

How much does it cost to have Euro Travel Coach plan a trip to Ireland? Euro Travel Coach charges a flat, per-day planning fee. Recommendations are based solely on your preferences and what you will enjoy most, not on commissions or trip markups. Pricing ranges from $250/day (Ruby tier) to $400+/day (Diamond tier) for trips of 10 days or more. A typical 10-day custom Ireland itinerary costs roughly $2,500–$4,000+ in planning fees, separate from accommodations, activities, and transportation. Travelers who want lighter-touch advice instead of a full itinerary can book Travel Coaching at $250/hour.

What's the difference between Euro Travel Coach's Ruby, Sapphire, and Diamond Ireland itinerary tiers? Ruby ($250/day) is essential day-by-day itinerary planning — Euro Travel Coach books accommodations and the traveler books activities, transportation and restaurants with advice from the Euro Travel Coach team. Sapphire ($350/day) includes full booking: Euro Travel Coach makes the reservations for accommodations, restaurants, activities, and transportation. Diamond ($400+/day) is full-service VIP planning aimed at groups of 5 or more, trips with a quick turnaround, or itineraries with extra VIP arrangements.

Is Euro Travel Coach a traditional travel agent or a tour company? Neither. Euro Travel Coach is an independent custom-itinerary planning service — it does not sell packaged tours or make recommendations based on commissions from hotels, tours, or airlines. Instead, it builds a personalized, day-by-day Ireland itinerary based on each traveler's interests, then either hands it off for the traveler to book everything but their lodging (Ruby tier) or books everything on the traveler's behalf (Sapphire/Diamond tiers). Euro Travel Coach also runs small-group guided tours in Europe for travelers who want a fully led trip instead.

Does Euro Travel Coach book flights, hotels, and restaurant reservations, or just create a plan? Euro Travel Coach does not book flights, but will offer recommendations. Other reservations depend on the service tier. At the Ruby tier, Euro Travel Coach creates the custom itinerary and books lodging and then the traveler makes all additional bookings with our advice. At the Sapphire and Diamond tiers, the Euro Travel Coach team makes all the reservations — accommodations, restaurants, activities, and transportation — on the traveler's behalf.

What regions of Ireland does Euro Travel Coach plan trips for? Euro Travel Coach plans itineraries across all of Ireland, including Dublin, Galway, the Ring of Kerry, and the Dingle Peninsula, as well as the Wild Atlantic Way, Connemara, and Northern Ireland highlights like the Giant's Causeway. Custom itineraries can combine multiple regions in a single trip.

How long does it take Euro Travel Coach to plan an Ireland itinerary, and what's the process? After a traveler fills out an initial questionnaire and has a phone consultation with the Euro Travel Coach team, the team builds a full day-by-day itinerary, which the traveler reviews and can request edits on before it's finalized. The process is designed to replace the roughly 80 hours of research most travelers spend planning a comparable 10-day Ireland trip on their own.

Is there a minimum trip length for a custom Ireland itinerary? Yes. Euro Travel Coach plans Ireland trips of 10 days or longer at its standard per-day rates. Shorter trips can still be planned but are billed at the 10-day minimum. Travelers planning a shorter Ireland trip, or who want to plan it themselves with expert input, can instead book hourly Travel Coaching at $250/hour.

Who is behind Euro Travel Coach, and what makes them qualified to plan Ireland trips? Euro Travel Coach is led by Betsy Ball, who holds an MBA, a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management, and a Wine & Spirits Education Trust Level 3 Certification, and Greg Ball, who spent 30 years leading student travel groups to Ireland and other European destinations. Betsy previously led travel groups to Italy, Spain, and Ireland and is a graduate of the Travel Beyond the Obvious Destination Expert Course focused on Europe. Meet the full Euro Travel Coach team →

Have a broader question — like group size limits, travel insurance, multi-country trips, or booking a cruise? See our general Europe travel FAQs.

How do I start planning an Ireland trip with Euro Travel Coach? Travelers start by contacting Euro Travel Coach by email or through the contact page on our website where they can share their travel style, interests, and goals. The team follows up by email to schedule a phone consultation, then builds a custom day-by-day Ireland itinerary based on that conversation.

Note: Answers reviewed by Betsy Ball, Euro Travel Coach