Mark's
Story
All tours are designed by Mark Doherty (Owner of Connect the Dots Tours).
- Born and raised in a small country hotel, Mark has traveled to over 50 countries across all 7 continents. He is the first Irish man to pedal a bicycle around the world. Visit his Global Cycle Ride blog to read more about this exciting adventure – Mark is a certified tour guide of Ireland, has been guiding tours around Ireland since 2008. He founded Connect the Dots Tours of Ireland in 2019
- In 2025 Connect the Dots Tours partnered with a network of highly experienced and knowledgeable local guides throughout Ireland. All our new guides have a minimum of 10 years tour guiding experience and are passionate about showcasing the best of Ireland.
- Your guide will fill your days with talks on Irish history, heritage, geography, geology, literature, music, food, archaeology, agriculture, leprechauns, Irish whiskey, jokes, culture and whatever other random stuff comes up in conversation – Quite simply, they are the best guides in the business.
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Connect the Dots Tours of Ireland
Our Commitment
At Connect the Dots Tours we are committed to giving our clients the gift of memories they will cherish forever. They say find a job you love and you will never work a day in your life. Well I truly love being a tour guide and consider it an honour and a privilege to share my amazing country with you.
Mark Doherty
Guide and Managing Director
Connect the Dots Tours of Ireland
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