Ireland - Circle of Trust
Samuel Chestnutt
Founder, Edengate Travel
A Trusted Guide to Ireland’s Stories and Spirit
Trusted Member of the Epic Explorations Circle of Trust
I have worked with Samuel Chestnutt and Edengate Travel on several travel experiences in Ireland. Each time, our guests have returned talking about how well they were cared for. That kind of trust is earned through what happens throughout a journey, and Samuel and his team have earned mine.
Meet Samuel
Samuel grew up in Northern Ireland and founded Edengate Travel to share places through their people, history, landscapes, and faith. He and his team create tailored journeys that invite guests to meet locals and explore the stories behind the places they visit. Edengate’s work also extends beyond Ireland to other destinations with rich cultural and spiritual histories.
What stands out to me is Samuel’s understanding that a journey needs room for connection. Ireland offers extraordinary scenery, but its people and stories are what often stay with you longest. Samuel knows how to bring those parts together.
Our guests should experience an Ireland that feels welcoming and personal: conversations with local people, time to take in the landscape, and stories that give meaning to what they see. Whether a journey explores cultural heritage, spiritual history, or both, I want guests to come away feeling they have been welcomed into the place.
What Samuel Brings to an Epic Explorations Journey
- Firsthand knowledge of Northern Ireland and a deep connection to its people and stories.
- Experience creating tailored group journeys.
- Local relationships that can make an itinerary feel more personal.
- An appreciation for how culture, history, landscape, and faith shape a place.
- A team that has cared exceptionally well for our guests on the journeys we have done together.
What Samuel May Help With
Samuel and Edengate Travel may help us develop journeys through Ireland and Northern Ireland that follow a particular question, story, or interest. Possibilities include local heritage, the history of faith on the island, or the ways communities have lived through change. They may also help us explore opportunities elsewhere in Europe where Edengate has experience and local connections.
Each journey would begin with what we want our guests to understand and whom we hope they will meet along the way.
Why Samuel Is Part of the Circle of Trust
Samuel is part of our Circle of Trust because I know how he and his company treat people. I have seen Edengate’s work across several Ireland experiences, and our guests have consistently raved about the care they received. He shares my belief that the best journeys leave people with more than photographs: they leave them with relationships, questions, and stories they will carry home.
Samuel’s Perspective
Edengate approaches travel as an opportunity to explore the beauty of creation, meet people, and return home refreshed. Its tailored journeys make space for local insight and, when it fits the group, reflection on faith and spiritual heritage.
I have used Samuel and Edengate Travel on several occasions in Ireland, so this is a relationship I can speak about from experience. Everyone has raved about Samuel and his company and about how they took care of our guests. For me, that matters as much as the places on an itinerary.
When I think about another journey to Ireland, I think about the conversations we could have, the stories we might uncover, and the people Samuel could introduce us to. I trust him to help us make those possibilities real while taking good care of the people traveling with us.
Experience Ireland and Northern Ireland Through the People Who Know It Best
Experience Ireland and Northern Ireland through the people who know them best, with Samuel Chestnutt and Edengate Travel helping us discover the stories, connections, and welcome that make a place stay with you.