IRISH ON THE RUN · GROUP EXPEDITION TanzaniaKilimanjaro, Safari & Zanzibar2027 Seventeen days across Tanzania’s most iconic landscapes — the roof of Africa, the Serengeti’s endless plains, and Zanzibar’s white sand — split into two trips so you can do the part that’s calling you, or all of it. From €2,399 (Kilimanjaro) · From €3,499 (Safari & Zanzibar) 26 JUN – 3 JUL · KILIMANJARO THE EXPERIENCE Two trips.Choose your adventure.A trip of a lifetime. This isn’t a box-ticking tour where you’re rushed from bus to hotel to bus. This is a real Tanzania experience — a proper 7-day climb up the quiet, scenic Lemosho Route, a safari through the country’s richest parks, and time to properly unwind on Zanzibar’s beaches. Last time, the biggest piece of feedback I got was that not everyone wants to climb a mountain to enjoy a trip like this — completely fair. So for 2027, I’ve split it into two trips, back to back: climb Kilimanjaro, do the safari and Zanzibar leg, or join me for both. Small groups. Trusted local partners. No need…
I am slightly ashamed to admit this: I have travelled to over 60 countries, and the one I had never properly explored was my own. Time and again, on the other side of the world, someone would ask where I was from, hear “Ireland,” and light up, “it’s stunning.” I’d nod along and quietly wonder why I’d never seen more of it for myself. So this time, I stayed closer to home. I spent 72 hours on Ireland’s west coast in County Leitrim, and it turns out the people I’d met abroad weren’t exaggerating. This is what a slow adventure through Leitrim actually looks like. This is how I spent 3 days exploring the best of what Leitrim has to offer. Evening One: Arriving at Drumhierny Woodland Hideaway The trip began the way any good slow-travel story should, by stepping out of the car and immediately feeling my shoulders drop. Drumhierny Woodland Hideaway sits tucked into its own patch of forest, and the lodge greets you with exactly the kind of quiet that makes you realise how loud everyday life has become. There…