Testimonials

We booked a trip (via US travel agent) sightseeing a vast portion of Ireland and Northern Ireland for two families (4 adults; 4 children ages 10-18). While planning, we considered driving ourselves but also knew that by hiring a driver guide gives you SO MUCH more out of your trip! By being focused on an itinerary and driving directions somewhere, you could drive right past something that’s worth seeing, and not even know it. Together with our travel agent we planned out the basics of what we wanted to see and our agent booked our stays at places and came up with a detailed itinerary for us.

On our first day meeting our driver guide, Tom Corby, he had the travel agent itinerary, but took the time to talk with all of us for a bit to learn more about us. It didn’t take him long to figure out we weren’t much for stuffy museums and things like that, so he was already thinking of some extra sights for us to see. Each time we arrived in a new town, Tom would drive us around and talk about some facts about the town, and point out a few restaurants/pubs, and recommend a few shops as well. It was SO helpful having that everywhere we went so we didn’t have to put much effort into figuring out where to eat.

Tom has a great personality, sense of humour, and you can tell he takes pride in his work and genuinely enjoys basically being an ambassador for Ireland. We learned so much everywhere we went. While we were in Galway (if you know the opening lyrics to the song ‘Galway Girl’) he showed us where “the old long walk” began. On the way to Kylemore Abbey he pointed out and explained what the Penny walls were, and the significance of the crop lines on the mountain side still visible today. On the way back in to Galway from Kylemore he stopped at Connemara Marble, a small unassuming building where all the famous Connemara marble comes from. These are all things, that had we been driving, we never would’ve known what they are, or that it was even there!

Each day he’d add an extra “surprise” for us. The best and most amazing of them all was surprising us by taking us to Slieve League (Sliabh Liag) cliffs. Absolutely breathtaking!!! Because we were also Game of Thrones fans he even added in a few stops at some filming locations as well. He also introduced us to seeing the different Game Of Thrones Doors at various locations (mostly pubs). So we of course made a point to have a pint at each pub location, so It became a game that we still talk about today….. Door & a Pint!! Another surprise he added in was seeing the gravesite of St. Patrick in Co. Down. There were so many things that we got to see, it made the trip SO much more than what we had ever imagined. Bunratty, Killarney, Galway, Cliffs of Moher, Slieve League, Donegal, Giant’s Causeway, Derry, Belfast, Dublin….. It truly was the Trip of a Lifetime!

I also have Irish heritage in my family line, and had dabbled in tracing ancestry roots. Tom made it a point to stop at a County heritage center as well as a library and church, for me to get some time to do a little digging. All completely unplanned yet ever so grateful for the opportunity. I can’t recommend Premier Chauffeur enough! If there’s a way to see an amazing country like Ireland, than Premier Chauffeur Drive is it!!