Brendan Vacations is adding more ways to see Ireland and Scotland in 2027, with new small-group tours, custom itineraries, hotels and local experiences joining its Celtic travel lineup.

The 2027 collection includes two new Small Group Tours, each capped at 18 guests with definite departure status, along with four new sample itineraries across its Private Driver and Rail Vacation programs.

New Small-Group Tours

The new 12-day Extraordinary Ireland itinerary combines the Cliffs of Moher, Ring of Kerry and Galway with a Giant’s Causeway walk, time in Derry/Londonderry and a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER food walk in Westport.

Scotland at Leisure is an eight-day roundtrip from Edinburgh featuring Iona, Glencoe, Fort Augustus, Skye, Culloden and a Harris Tweed handbag-making experience.

The additions join Brendan Vacations’ existing Small Group Tour collection, which includes Timeless Ireland & Ashford Castle, Ireland at Leisure and Wild Scotland & Isle of Skye. Select tours offer back-to-back departures to allow travellers to combine both Ireland and Scotland, with departures primarily available from April through October and select options in winter.

Custom Vacations and New Experiences

Four new sample itineraries have also been added for 2027.

Private Driver options include the eight-day ‘Ireland Wellness Adventure’, featuring yoga, the Stairway to Heaven hike and Bask Thermal Spa, and the 10-day ‘Scotland’s Lochs & Whiskey’, with distillery visits and an Isle of Rona cruise.

New Rail Vacations include ‘Ireland’s Cities, Coasts & Legends’ and ‘Scotland’s Castles, Coastlines & Cities’. Both can be tailored to clients’ interests, schedules and preferred pace.

New bookable experiences include Bask Thermal Spa  in Dublin, Cushendale Woollen Mills, the Caithness Highlights Tour, a Scotland Shop Clan and Ancestry Experience and the Caledonian Sleeper between Scotland and London.

New accommodation options include W Edinburgh, Glencruitten House in Oban, Glenapp Castle in Ayrshire, The Grace on Westport Estate and The Hawthorn in Galway.

Brendan Vacations’ 2027 brochure is available to order by mail or download online. For more information, go to brendanvacations.com.

Source: Travelweek
Lead image caption: Loch Ness, Scotland — Credit Brendan Vacations