The Quiet Man Tour - Private Guided Self Drive Tours

Private Guided Self Drive tours of The Quiet Man film locations (The Quiet Man Tour) are a real treat for Quiet Man fans. Our guide will meet you at The Quiet Man Museum and join you in your own vehicle to guide you to the various movie locations. The tours vary in length from 90 minutes upwards depending on how many locations are visited. There are various tour options set out below. Visit the locations and enjoy the reminiscing tour taken by Maureen O’Hara on the 60th anniversary of the making of the movie. Hear what the film stars were like; how the stars interacted with the locals; what the stars and their families said on their return visits to Cong; and hear what happened when Hollywood took over the village of Cong in 1951. Experience White O'Morn' cottage with Mary Kate's dowry; dress up in the film costumes for photos; and read newspaper articles from the time the film was made.

 

Visit The Quiet Man Museum which was visited by John Wayne’s four daughter’s Melinda, Toni, Marissa & Aissa Wayne, and where John Wayne’s widow, Josephine, wrote in the visitor book: “Duke would have loved this!”

 

To book any of these tours email us at: [email protected] If you do not have your own vehicle we may be able to arrange a vehicle and driver for you at an extra cost to the prices detailed below. Please email us your request and we will come back to you with a quote for the vehicle and driver.

Option A

 

The Quiet Man Tour - Private Guided Self Drive tour of all the locations in Cong village and the Ashford Castle Estate, including entry to The Quiet Man Museum. This tour features:

  • Scene where Sean first meets Mary Kate while herding sheep
  • Pat Cohan’s Bar
  • Dying man’s house
  • Reverend Playfair’s house
  • Squire Danaher’s house
  • Fishing scenes
  • Courting scenes
  • River fight scenes and hayfield fight scenes
  • Patty Fingers in the Holy Water scene
  • Hats in the air scene
  • Innisfree
  • Castletown
  • Location of the Widow Tillane’s house

 

The tour includes entry to The Quiet Man Museum and lasts approximately 90 minutes and cost €75 per person.

Absolutely loved it!

I absolutely loved the tour! The guide was so full of information and would use the lines from each part when we arrived at each location, which made it possible to almost relive each scene. We got out and took pictures at each location! What was really exciting was that the guide would share little tidbits of history about the behind the scenes making of the movie, which added to the whole experience! I would definitely suggest this tour to anyone who loves this movie and to those who may not even be familiar with it! It was a great informative tour with historical information and all the fun facts that accompany the fascination of this great film.

- Tracey Mathis, USA

Fantastic day!

Luckily we found the private driving tour option on the Quiet Man Museum website because it was definitely a highlight of our family trip to Ireland. My sister and I have always been fans of the movie but our knowledge is nothing in comparison to our Quiet Man Tour guide who took us to all the highlights that are schedule allowed and then some. We wish that we can recommend this tour and this tour guide even more than five stars. No one should visit Ireland without taking this tour.

- Dog_walk_12, Covington, Kentucy

Excellent Tour

We had booked a private tour of The Quiet Man film locations through Michaeleens Manor ( which is an excellent B&B) & our guide very eloquently guided us through where the film scenes were filmed & quoted word for word various quotes from the movie @ every scene this was an excellent 2 hours touring the film locations & history of Cong. 10/10 doesn't do the tour justice, but for any Quiet Man fans this a must.

- Barry F

Better than we could have ever dreamed!

Our tour of The Quiet Man sites with the guide was better than we could have ever dreamed. To walk in the footsteps of Sean and Mary Kate while listening to the guide's stories and film quotes made the story come alive. We had time to stop and enjoy the sites and recreate some of the scenes with our photos. With the guide's help, we could visualise the scene as it was filmed at each location. We would highly recommend this tour for anyone who loves The Quiet Man. The guide is extremely knowledgeable and friendly and her tour was the highlight of our visit.

- Curt and Rosemary Johnson (Astoria, Oregan, USA)

A day to treasure!

Today was one of those days I know I will treasure in memory for the rest of my life. I grew up watching The Quiet Man with my father (his favourite film and mine). It has been my dream for many years to come to Cong in Ireland to visit some of my much loved film locations. My friend and I booked a full day tour with The Quiet Man film locations tours. The guide's depth of knowledge about the history of the making of the film and community connections transported us back into 1951 with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara. It wasn't just the guide's knowledge that made this tour so unforgettable. It was the warmth, the genuine love for the film, the way the guide related the locations with the scenes and then linked all of this back to the script of the film. It was magical! The tour covered scene locations at Ashford Castle and Cong village. We also travelled through Irish countryside to locations to experience The Quiet Man bridge, Castletown railway station, the beach horse race scenes and the original white o'morning cottage and bridge and stream. Thank you for this deeply special memorable experience.

- Christine Parker and Robyn McMinn, Australia

Option B

The Quiet Man Tour - Private Guided Self Drive tour featuring all of the locations in option A plus:

 

  • The original White O’Morn’ cottage
  • The Quiet Man Bridge

 

This tour lasts approximately 3 to 4 hours and costs €150 per person.

Option C

The Quiet Man Tour - Private Guided Self Drive tour featuring all of the locations in options A & B plus:

 

  • The horse race scene

 

This tour lasts approximately 4 to 5 hours and costs €200 per person.

Option D

The Quiet Man Tour - Private Guided Self Drive tour featuring all of the locations in options A & B plus:

 

  • The Castletown train station
  • The thunder and lightning courting scene

 

This tour lasts approximately 5 hours and costs €250 per person.

 

Option E

The Quiet Man Tour - A private Guided Self Drive tour featuring all of the locations in options A, B, C & D. This is a full day trip and costs €300 per person.

Please note the pricing above is based on a minimum of 2 people. Pricing for one person only is as follows: Option A – €125, Option B – €250, Option C – €350, Option D – €400, Option E – €500.

A private tour was a great day!

My wife and I did the private all day tour, visiting the The Quiet Man Museum, all the Cong village filming locations along with the Ashford Castle filming locations, the horse race location, the Quiet Man bridge, the actual White O'Morn cottage location, and much more along with seeing quite a bit of Ireland. We had a blast - Private tour was a great day.

- John McElyea (Texas, USA)