About Us
We are a small local tour business offering trips to local sites with the history explained and a local story or yarn relevant to the venue. We specialise in visits to historical sites and go to places off the beaten track. All tours are tailored to your individual requirements.
We can take in several venues (time permitting) such as Bushmills Distillery along with the Giants Causeway. Tours can also be tailored to something of specific interest, such as Slemish Mountain (where St Patrick spent time as a slave), a visit to the Hole Stone or any other visitor attraction or place of interest.
Our vehicle is a luxury 8-seat MPV, fully licensed, insured and equipped with wheelchair friendly seatbelts.
To book a tour or make an enquiry, please use the booking form on the right or via our Contact Us page.
Meet Your Tour Guide
Hi I am Jim, your tour guide.
I regard it as a privilege to present Ireland in all its splendour to his visitors. I have extensive knowledge of its history, its myths and legends and I’m sure I will be able to surprise and delight you my visitors during any of my tours – I am told I have an infectious enthusiasm. But don’t just take my word on this, please look at my feedback!
I have an active interest in folk tales and stories of the shee and have many story poems and of course, I try to have a story relevant to each venue.
I have a vast range of experience and knowledge of my country with an active interest in Ireland’s ancient history, castles and standing stones, archaelogy, local wild life and fauna; including fairies and leprechauns.
I try where possible to travel by the back roads and byways, giving you a look and a unique glimpse at the real Ireland! My tours are a great insight to the history and people of Northern Ireland and something different.
The profile picture – is the My new tour guiding, leprechaun whispering backroads visiting, lesser spotted Ulstering, storytelling Ratty Tat Hat! Designed for me by local artist Karen Christie. I will not be hard to spot in this!
Credentials
- Exhibitor Holiday World Whow in Dublin, Jan 2011.
- Northern Ireland Tourist Board
- Past Member of the Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau.
- Member of the Newtown Abbey Tourist Forum
- Membership of the Causeway Coast and Glens Tourism Partnership
- Trained tour guide.
- The Hart of the Glens Landscape Partnership
- Causeway Coast and Glens Heritage Trust
- Ten years plus tour guiding experience.
- Heritage tour guiding course provided by the Heart of the Glens Landscape Partnership Scheme
- And holding the following professional qualifications
- OCN NI Level 2 Award in Tour Guiding OCN NI level 3 Tour Guiding
- Qualified step-on coach guide for Giants Causeway Coastal route, glens, and Giants Causeway, Belfast
- Qualified experienced coach guide
- Membership of Tour Guides Northern Ireland (TGNI professional tour guiding body)
- World Host Amdassador
- World Host Recognition award for excellent customer service
- Tourism NI
- National trust membership
Jim showed us his Ireland….he was on time, pleasant and willing to share what he knew of the area. His knowledge was extensive and he was always professional. He knew how to tailor the trip to what we wanted to see and even with winter hours we were able to see so much!
Wee Jim aimed to please and succeeded. In addition to guiding us to Northern Ireland’s greatest sites, he also assisted me with my genealogy search for my Scotch-Irish ancestors. Before the trip he contacted local genealogists for information, gave me a number of Irish web links to check, and took us to the old home areas to see where they lived. History came alive. Along the way he gave us many Irish stories, poems, and songs – all in his delightful brogue. Our best trip yet!!
Jim made the experience unforgettable because of his knowledge, energy, and pride in Northern Ireland. His entertainment via music and poetry was entrapping. Jimmy is one of the very best guides we have ever had!
What a wonderful day!! Jim was a joy. The trip was great and very informative. Jim is very knowledgeable on the area with its geography and folklore as well as where scenes are filmed for G.O.T. Even the restaurants and pubs we visited were great. This is such a beautiful day trip everyone should do it and be so lucky to him Jim show you the way.
