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BARMBRAC
TOURS
Custom Tours to Ireland (and Scotland)  (Click image) Barmbrac, in association with Clootie Dumpling Tours, presents Intimate * Custom * Small-group experiences for discerning travelers to Ireland & Scotland. Using comfortable a/c minicoaches we personally show you round according to your preferences. (Barmbrac also offers courier and adult escort services to UK) "We go where no man has gone before!" History of Barmbrac/Clootie Dumpling Drew McCabe of Clootie Dumpling is an ex-pat Glaswegian living in Hershey, PA. Following a second career in the travelbusiness, he sensed a need to provide a service for travelers to Scotland that would go beyond what was available, and conduct his own, very intimate tours based on what his clients reallywanted, rather than an 'off-the-shelf' product. He has been doing this very successfully in the Scottish market. I, Bob Turkington, met Drew on a Visitscotland FAM trip in Scotland and found we had a lot in common, as well as having been headed in the same direction with our travel businesses. Drew had been wanting to be able to offer tours in Ireland as well as Scotland, but didn't want to be overstretched. My extraknowledge of Ireland fitted right in! I loved the name of his company and just had to follow his lead...hence Barmbrac was born. (You can see my credentials elsewhere on this website) Though we specialize in Scotland and Ireland, we are also familiar with England and Wales, so we can cover these as well. How we work Following a request, we set up an intensive dialogue with you to determine exactly what you want out of your trip. This, initial, consultation is completely free and carries no obligation. When we are sure we want to work together, we ask for a deposit that will be applied to any booking you make. This is non-refundable to cover our costs in the 'R&D' phase. We ask for $220 per trip (not per person). We then go to work to find the best options based on your requests and present our findings for your perusal. When we have reached the point of having a 'perfect plan' we will put it all together and take it from there. (As both Drew and I have other income sources, our profit margins are very reasonable. We will also try to work things out that we do a couple these tours 'back-to-back' to keep our costs to a minimum. We want to serve you...not fleece you! We are both passionate about these lands of our birth and want to share our passion with you.) Give us a call/send us an email. Suggestions/Examples/Ideas for Tours Say you have a group of 6-8 friends/colleagues who want a different Irish experience. Maybe your company wants to take their executives for an incentive or R&R trip that is more than just 'sun & fun'. Perhaps you have a special interest group. We can design a trip of whatever length, and to suit your needs. E.G. If you want to see the castles, cliffs and scenery of the West of Ireland and visit the North Antrim area where the Giants Causeway and Bushmills Distillery are, we could arrange a two base trip (where you wouldn't have to be packing and unpacking every day) and do day-trips from these bases. By renting cottages we can save significantly on accommodation and I will do some of the cooking, etc. (I'm a reasonable cook, by the way!) The possibilities are limited only by your/our imaginations. |