Customized Ireland Tours: Our Concept

Our Personalised Tours of Ireland

Our strong knowledge of our tour destinations such as the Cliffs of Moher and Dingle Peninsula allows us to select small, high-quality B&Bs that are run by their owners. Traditional Irish hospitality, reasonable costs, high standards and the hosts’ willingness to advise guests on activities in their area are determining factors in our choice of accommodations.

Your Ireland tour is special to you and to us. Changing accommodations each night during your vacation is not the best way to discover Ireland. We try to arrange your itinerary so that you will stay at least two nights at each location. This will enable you to travel at a leisurely pace and explore your chosen destination thoroughly. It is your tour, let us tailor it to your needs and interests.

We recommend allowing at least 10 days for tours of Ireland that include more than one region. If less time is available we suggest that you focus on a particular area such as Galway or County Kerry. This will allow you to tour at leisure and ensure that you do not spend most of your trip inside your vehicle. In our experience less time on the road is more enjoyable.

During high season many of the small and personally hosted B&Bs in Ireland are fully booked weeks or even months in advance. Arranging your itinerary with us prior to departure will give you the peace of mind of knowing your route and final destination each day and where you will be spending the night. This will save you much stress while travelling in Ireland and give you the leisure to focus on your daily activities and enjoy your experiences.

We prepare your Ireland itinerary according to your specifications. All our tours are custom-built to your needs. We can change the routes, the number of people in your party, the time schedule, the standard of accommodation or the type of vehicle. The trip may begin on any date from any location such as Dublin, Cork or anywhere in between.

What we do not offer: “We did it all in two weeks”

We are a private limited company (Ltd.) located near Cologne, Germany, with branch offices in South Africa and New Zealand. We began as a small tour operator for German tourists to South Africa in 1998 but soon expanded to Europe and New Zealand, encouraged by the positive feedback from our clients. "Umfulana" means "stream" or "little river" in Zulu and is the literal translation of the German surname of one of the company's founders, Martin Bach, who began marketing custom-made, self-guided tours while living in South Africa.