As we approach the end of 2020, a year that put the touring business in a state of upheaval, I used my spare time to review what tours I offer and particularly recommend.

As a experienced tour guide, who for a number of years has toured every part of Ireland, I have often pondered what is the most beautiful part of this beautiful island. There are many locations which would qualify for this title, plenty of competition. But for me, my mind keeps coming back to the county where I was born and reared and where I have always lived, County Kerry.

County Kerry, situated in the South West of Ireland is one of the coastal counties of the Wild Atlantic Way. A rural county it is drenched with natural beauty and it has attracted visitors from far and wide since transportation began. With a population o roughly 140,000, and given its location, its not one of Ireland’s Industrial Hubs like Dublin, Cork, Limerick or Galway. Its rural terrain helps keep its attractive scenery and topography. To put it a simpler way, its unspoilt.

Kerry’s coastline could only be described as awesome. Rugged coastline formed over many years by erosion from the roaring Atlantic seas and dotted with golden sand beaches, it give the visitor a jolt as they progress through every corner of the roads that border it. High on my last of special places on the coast is The Skellig Ring, a magical drive centred on The UNESCO Protected Skellig Islands. On one of these islands fifteen hundred years ago Irish Monks established a very special Monastery. The remains of the monastery still exist. I grew up in this area, I know every side road and corner. The magic from those islands lit up my childhood. I looked at them every day, but even today when I see them again its still special.