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Travel Celtic Ireland and Scotland in Style and Comfort.

Rising Road Tours specializes in custom, escorted small-group tours to Ireland and the islands and highlands of Scotland.

At Rising Road Tours, we offer you an adventurous, sophisticated, personalized experience of the roads less traveled throughout Ireland and Scotland. Relax and enjoy the flexibility, TLC, and extensive knowledge and experience you should expect from a custom guided tour of the highest quality.

Your guide, Dr. Samuel Couch, has been leading students, friends, and small group tours to Ireland and Scotland since 1984. His background as a professor of Irish Studies programs lends unparalleled insight into the geography, history, and personality of Celtic Ireland and Scotland that you simply won't find anywhere else.

St. Patrick's Day Virtual Tour

More Virtual Tours of Christmas in Ireland, Scotland,
the Outer Hebrides, Shetland & Orkney Islands ...

 

 

NEW! Secret Garden Tour of Ireland

 
border garden

This special itinerary will visit wonderfully fragrant and beautiful Irish gardens. Which ones, you ask? Well, it really is a secret. But to tickle your fancy (and fantasy,) let's just say "Powerscourt." Prices starting at $4250 pp sharing in Tourist Board-approved B&B accommodations. All accommodations are en suite.

Six persons, 6 days
from $4250

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A Taste of Ireland

 
Traditional Aran Home

Explore the Ireland less traveled.This tour is designed to provide the traveler with a bird's-eye view of rural Ireland not usually experienced by travelers on traditional tours. Our goal is to learn first hand about the culture, tradition, history (and prehistory), music, art, and lifestyle of those people still living in the Irish countryside.

Six persons, 14 days
from $6860
July 31 - Aug 14, 2010

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A Taste of Scotland

 
Pentland Hills just outside of Edinburgh

On this special adventure, we pack as much of "must-see" and off-the-beaten-path Scotland as we can into fourteen days. Rising Roads will bring you blooming heather and spectacular autumn colors.

Six persons, 14 days
from $6740
Sept 1 - 14, 2010

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Celtic Sampler: A Taste of Ireland & Scotland

 
The Burren

The tour may start in either Shannon or in Edinburgh. This itinerary begins in Shannon. The itinerary for a tour beginning in Edinburgh simply would be reversed. All itineraries are tentative and may be adjusted to suit the needs of each particular group.

Six persons, 14 days
from $6375
August 16 - 30, 2010

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More Featured Tours:

 

Inishowen

Ring of Beara Donegal Castle

Donegal Southwest by Northeast
From $5015

Ireland's Rings
From $5015

Historic Ireland
From $5015

     
Connemara Ben Bulben Kylemore Abbey

Into the West
From $5015

Ireland North and South
From $5070

Christmas in Ireland
From $5015

     

Unrivaled experience and knowledge of travel in Ireland and Scotland.

Rising Road Tours offers you an adventurous, sophisticated, personalized experience of the roads less traveled throughout Scotland and Ireland. Relax and enjoy the flexibility, TLC, and extensive knowledge and experience you should expect from a custom guided tour of the highest quality. Your time will not be spent waiting in airports or sitting in buses. Our escorted tours of Scotland will take you to see the hidden gems - the history, rich literary and artistic heritage, age-old crafts and ways of life, and glimpses into an ancient past that predates the pyramids.

Enjoy your trip in a small group at a relaxed pace. You have the freedom to participate in the many sight-seeing opportunities we can guide you through, or simply bask by the fireplace - with Rising Road Tours, the choice is yours.

If our suggested tours don't suit you, please contact us for information on arranging a custom tour to fit your calendar and special interests - for example: Celtic music, golf, castles and manor houses, a wedding or honeymoon, country farms and B&B's, distilleries and breweries, gardens, and more. We have the background, experience and knowledge to create any tour you desire.

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Shamrock ClubWe are a member of the Shamrock Club and a certified Ireland Tourism Specialist. Shamrock Club travel agents and tour operators have extensive knowledge of Ireland and are eager to assist you with your travel plans.

Visit Scotland Destination SpecialistWe are a Visit Scotland SCOTSmaster Destination Specialist. Contact us about planning an escorted tour of Scotland.


 

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TOUR DETAILS: A Taste of Ireland | A Taste of Scotland | Celtic Sampler | Ireland North and South | Ireland's Rings | Donegal Southwest by Northeast | Historic Ireland | Saints and Giants | Into the West | Christmas in Ireland | Highland Hill Walking | In The Steps of St. Columba | Birthplaces of Golf | Scotland's Wild North: Shetland and Orkney Isles