I would not recommend this attraction. It is expensive given the dollar is so weak. It cost $44.00 for my husband and I to take the tour. You do not see any live brewery features. It is more like a museum tour. If you want a pint of Guiness - you can save your money and go to the pub and get it cheaper! An expensive pint on the tour.

It is an incredible place. The beauty of the country is only surpassed by the friendliness and kindness of the people. It is truly a magical place!

Just returned from 10 days in Ireland...landed at Shannon drove to SLIGO then to BELFAST then to DUBLIN (for 3 days) then to KINSLE then to SNEEM then to Limerick and back out of Shannon. Absolutely beautiful!!! Dublin is a nightmare to drive in (compare to Mahattan at 5pm only 5 times worse!!). We parked the car for the 3 days and walked everywhere which was perfect. Saw Trinity College, Kilmanham jail-a must see!! , Guinness brewery, Ha'Penny Bridge, Christ Church Cathedral, ST. Patricks and a few??? great pubs.Also did a day trip to Lake Guinness in the mountains & Johnny Fox's Pub-unbeelivcable scenery!!!
Kinsale is awesome-seaside resort-stayed at Captains B&B which was wonderful. Sneem is a small, quaint, beautiful town and worth the drive just to stay at the new SNEEM HOTEL (opened in April 2007) and is unbeleivably gorgeous=huge room,huge beds, all white fluffy linen comforters& pillows, the biggest beds ever, friendly-helpful staff, delicious food, great bar and the back of the hotel has a HUGE stone deck with comfortable furniture that faces Goldens Cove so the view is spectacular. Can't say enough @ this place. YOU MUST STAY HERE! Tell Mr. Moriarity (the owner) the "TEXAS GROUP" recommended it.

Upon arriving at the Dublin airport, we picked up ourt rental Ford
van and headed south towards our first base B & B in Ennis-
corthy, about an hour or so from Dublin. Stayed at Breezemount B & B in Ennishcorthy for three nights and used it as a base to tour Wexford, Rosslare and Kilkenny. Wexford and Rosslare are on the southern coast of Ireland and are quaint towns with
beautiful views , ferry landing stations, and fishing fleets and
marinas. Visited the Irish National Heritage Park - a living
history park that gives a great overall view of life in ancient
Ireland. Our guide - Jimmy - was very knowledgeable and was
able to bring each section exhibit to life for us.

Drove to Hook Head Peninsula for fantastic scenery- cliffs,
ocean, beaches, old lighthouse, etc. No tour buses and few tourists--the roads are narrow (!) and a good introduction to many
of the roads you will drive if you want to get off the beaten path.
One of our favorite spots on the trip.

Toured the Butler Castle in Kilkenny and also strolled around the small town. In September, the buses were few and the crowds
light. A beautiful restored and furnished castle definitely worth
visiting.

Heading for our second B & B just west of Cork and Kinsail, we
visited Waterford Crystal factory in Waterford. Factory tour well worth doing, and the ladies loved shopping in the huge crystal
showroom. On the way to Waterford, we drove the "Vee Scenic
Drive from Clogheen to Lismore (about an 11 mile drive)-one of the most scenic drives in Ireland.

Our next B & B was just outside Kinsail - Rivermount House. It has a beautiful view of Bandon River and rolling pastures. This
B & B was clean, centrally located for touring the area, had excellent breakfasts and allowed use of a computer so you could contact people back home.

From this base, we traveled to Mizen Vision at Mizen Head--the
southernmost tip of Ireland and then to the Beara Peninsula.
Like Hook Head, Mizen Head is not touristy nor crowded--many
would not brave the narrow roads bordered by stome walls or
Ireland's famous hedge rows (which look like walls themselves).
The drive is worth it! Spectacular sea cliffs with the ocean pounding below, a one hundred year old suspension walking bridge to the lighthouse at the very tip of the cliffs, and trememdous ocean views are among our greatest highlights. The walk at the end to the light house is strenuous!! Another of our best places in Ireland.

On our way out of County Cork towards Kilkenny and the Dingle Peninsula, we stopped at Blarney Castle despite what we were told
by the locals! We should have listened!!! The only part of the castle open is the tower that you wait in line for 45min. to 1.5 hrs.
to climb so you can hang over and kiss the Blarney Stone. VERY
crowded and among the biggest disappointments of our trip!!!

Our nest stop was to Inch on the Dingle Peninsula. We stayed at
the Inch Beach Guesthouse - a 5 star B & B with some of the
most beautiful views we experienced - sandy beach and cliifs
just across the road from us. Unbelievable sunsets!! A great restaurant just a short walk away - Sammy"s - owned by the same family. Great "grandmotherly " hostess, top flight rooms, and great breakfasts! The B & B looked out over the water to the
Ring of Kerry on Kerry Peninsula. We toured the whole peninsula
from here without the crowds and tour buses found on the Ring of Kerry and with scenery just as beautiful, if not more so! To
all six of us, this was right up there near the top of memorable
things in Ireland.

Upon leaving Inch we drove north through County Clare to the
Cliffs of Moher - beautiful but crowded - and through the Burren
National Park with its totally different mountainous and scrub scenery (well worth visiting). We stayed just outside Galway City in Spiddal at Taug Beag B & B. We toured this area north and west of Galway City from here, visiting quaint villages and
beautiful scenery along the way. It was here that we found one
of the most beautiful settings in all of Ireland - Kylemore Abbey.
Set at the base of a mountain on a lake is a beautiful, fairy-
tale like castle/home run as a school for girls by an order of
nuns. Only a small portion of the home is open, but enough to
let you see its grandeur. Also on the premises are botanical
gardens and a miniature cathedral-like church which is fully
restored. From here we drove through Connemara National Park
(a totally different landscape than seen anywhere else we traveled) and on to Oughterard and Augnanure Castle-an Irish
clan castle partially preserved and well worth a stop (not at all
crowded).

From Galway we headed north towards Donegal and stopped
just outside Sligo at Carrowmore Meglithic Cemetery, a
"Stonehenge" type cemetery but much older and larger. Not at
all crowded and a nice experience; the boys especially found it
fasinating. Our next B & B was between Killybegs and Kilcar
west of Donegal City. A beautiful home with fantastic views and
a very nice and helpful hostess - Ethna Diver of Inishduff House
B&B.. Our biggest regret is we did not spend more time in
County Donegal with its lack of tourists and spectacular sea
cliffs, mountains, inlets, national parks and friendly people.

From here we headed to Tullow in Co. Carlow for our last
stay before leaving Ireland. It is where we stayed to tour the area
just south of Dublin and to attend the Ryder Cup.

Wish we could have stayed a few more weeks!!