By Everett Potter

For a small country, Ireland has a remarkable wealth of dramatic sites, hidden corners, and amazing discoveries.

The problem is that left to your own devices in a rental car, a GPS and an itinerary on your iPad, you’ll have a great time but you’ll only see a fraction of what the Emerald Isle has to offer.

Enter these specialized tour companies, who can transform a week in Ireland into a memorable vacation. With St. Patrick’s Day on the horizon, it may just be time to get your Irish on.

Vagabond Adventure Tours: Epic Ireland Food Tour

Vagabond Adventure Tours has a 6 Day Epic Ireland Food Tour that goes roundtrip from Dublin to Counties Galway, Cork, and Kerry. You can expect to try dillisk (truffle of the sea) and a carrigeen (seaweed) icepop on a trip that combines foraging, tasting and sampling, with time for sea kayaking and hiking. It includes visits to Kinsale, the town at the heart of Ireland’s food renaissance, and … continue reading