Welcome to Carpe Diem Tours
Carpe Diem Tours is a unique tour company specialising in cultural tours and pilgrimages since 2007. We cater for the tourist who wants to get behind the scenes when they visit a destination, meet local people and experience the local culture. Some of our local tours visit Irish speaking or Gaeltacht areas in Ireland where Gaeilge or Irish is the everyday language. Beidh seans agat Gaeilge a chlos is a labhairt m’ás mian leat.
'Men build their dreams as they build their circle of friends.
God is in the bits and pieces of Everyday.
A kiss here and a laugh again, and sometimes tears,
a pearl necklace around the neck of poverty.’
- Patrick Kavanagh (from the Great Hunger)
We wish to advise that any decisions regarding our tours will be taken in accordance with official government guidelines as the safety of our pilgrims and cultural tourists is paramount.
Our annual pilgrimage to Skellig Michael, Co. Kerry can no longer take place this year as the OPW has announced the closure of the site for the 2020 season. We are optimistic that Carpe Diem Tours can visit this historical site in 2021.
Our weekend tour to the majestic Dingle Peninsula including a trip to visit An Blascaod Mór has also been rescheduled to 2021. We hope to announce the rescheduled tour dates as soon as possible to this magnificent Gaelic-speaking part of Ireland.
We regretfully announce that our 'Bring on the Balkans' tour can no longer take place this year as anticipated due to Covid-19 travel restrictions. We at Carpe Diem Tours look forward to running this spectacular tour at a future date.
'Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine' is an old Irish saying meaning 'In the shadow of each other, people live'. In essence, we rely on one another for support; people need one another. We sometimes lose sight of this with the hustle and bustle of modern day life. In these times, this saying is eerily prescient as we witness great kindness and community spirit in our battle against Covid-19.
We at Carpe Diem Tours hope everyone is keeping safe and well in these very uncertain times. We look forward to brighter days when we can once again gather and enjoy diverse cultural experiences together; laughing, praying, singing and reflecting on these strange and difficult times.
Beir bua is beannacht,
