In August 2012 I joined a walking week with SWWI for the third time during one year and what a lovely week it was. Experienced the beauty of Donegal with places like the pilgrim route of Glencolumbcille, Slieve League, Mt. Errigal, Bloody Foreland and Horn Head. The walks were from easy to challenging but every one of them was enjoyable... More

SWWI arranged a private two day tour of Cape Clear and Sherkin Island in June 2012. We were a three generation family group of twelve, ages 13-78. As Americans it was wonderful to see where my great grandparents lived before they emigrated around 1910. The lodging and meals were all well done and everything went off without a hitch. We... More

No tour company can be held responsible for the weather. That's a given. And this has been one of the rainiest summers on record in Ireland. Nevertheless, especially on a guided walking tour, it's reasonable to expect that the company and its guides will be more helpful in difficult circumstances than SWWI was. Most of the trails were super-saturated with... More

Our group of 9 family members took a 7-day tour with SWWI in May, 2012. We were based near Dingle and in Doolin. We all had a great time and felt we were very well treated by everyone we met. Every single arrangement for the week went off without a hitch. We were met at the Tralee train station, transported... More

I have traveled with SWWI twice, once in 2004 on the Dingle Peninsula walk and once in 2011 in Northern Ireland on the Glen Arms/Giants Causeway walk, and can't imagine a better way to really see Ireland. Both walks have been guided tours of small groups of 10-15 people with daily walks along coastal cliffs with amazing views, between fuschia... More

This past September we walked the Ring of Kerry guided walk with SouthWestWalks Ireland. This was our third walk with them and once again it was a wonderful experience. Previously we had walked the Dingle Peninsula and the Beara Peninsula. There is something about Ireland that seems to beckon us to return each year. One of the main reasons we... More

After a break of 5 years I returned to SWW to join a guided holiday in Kerry. Before this I have taken part in the guided tours through Beara, Burren, Connemara and Traditional Ireland. I also did Dingle and Kerry self-guided. Every time organization of my holidays done by SWW was so excellent that I had nothing to do than... More

Fun, laughter, great guides, opportunities to experience and enjoy a variety of Irish weather conditions, glorious warm sunshine, winds that may blow your hat off, and the pitter patter of warm Irish rain drops on your face or glasses. The right attitude of having fun and being well prepared for all kinds of weather is the perfect recipe to enjoy... More

To date, I have been on a total of seven walks with South West Walks. This is a company that really knows what they are doing! Each hike with them has been wonderful. The guides are most welcoming and readily share their knowledge of and love of the land with us. Accomodations are first rate as are the places we... More