Travel experts share their once-in-a-lifetime itineraries for hidden Ireland

From exclusive chef's tables to private tours, meet the travel experts creating bespoke, five-star tours of Ireland. They share their once-in-a-lifetime itineraries with Gemma Fullam

"It’s to be found in those magical moments of connection, a hidden Ireland that’s there, waiting to be revealed, if we just give it the opportunity to do so."

“My first tour was in 1998, right after the Omagh bomb. So it was quite the strange time,” says Ginger Aarons. 

From the peace process and the Celtic Tiger to the advent of a multicultural society, the travel expert and genealogy enthusiast has seen huge changes across the island of Ireland in the 27 years she’s been bringing clients here on tailor-made travel trips.