Budget tours can help you make a trip to Ireland, Scotland or both while limiting expenses. Whether you are looking for a day trip or a multiday tour, many options allow you to see Ireland and Scotland without breaking the bank.
Shamrocker Irish Adventures offers discount tours of Ireland lasting three to seven days. Kiss the Blarney Stone, walk the Cliffs of Moher or enjoy a pint in a traditional Irish pub. With Shamrocker, you pay only for what you want, which controls travel expenses. The tour price covers transportation, some attraction fees and the services of a guide. The tour company will reserve accommodations, but you pay for those as you go. You may choose the basic accommodations or an upgrade. You also pay for meals as you go, allowing you to spend as much or as little as you choose. All tours leave from Dublin. As of 2010, tour prices start at $209 per person, with a discount for students.
Shamrocker Irish Adventures
Kinlay House
2/12 Lord Edward St.
Dublin 2
Ireland
353-0-1672-7651
shamrockeradventures.com
Haggis Adventures offers Scottish day tours, multiday Scottish tours, and a "hop on, hop off" Scotland option for travelers on a budget. Day tours take you to the Highlands or Loch Ness. Multiday tours of up to 10 days can explore the Isle of Skye, Scottish castles and Loch Lomond. With the hop-on, hop-off option, you decide where to go and when. Allowing you to pick your accommodations, attractions and dining options on the tours helps keep the prices within your budget. Tour prices include transportation within Scotland, starting in Edinburgh, and guide services. As of 2010, day tours start at $55, while multiday tours start at $179, with discounts for students.
Haggis Adventures
60 High St.
Edinburgh, Scotland EH1 1TB
44-0-131-557-9393
haggisadventures.com
Backpacker Tours offers day trips and multiday tours that visit Ireland or Scotland, as well as a nine-day tour that stops in Scotland and Ireland. Backpacker customers stay in hostels at night and travel in small groups during the day in transportation provided by the company, accompanied by a tour guide. Other expenses are up to you. Irish tours start in Dublin; Scottish tours depart from Edinburgh. As of 2010, tour prices start around $75 per person .
All Star Leisure (UK) Ltd.
The Backpacker Tour Co.
27 Old Gloucester Road
London, England WC1N 3XX
backpackertours.co.uk
