This was a wonderful tour. Our driver was friendly and our guide was full of both charm and knowledge he also had everyone laughing and took time to connect with us all. I was in Dublin only for two days for business and not sure if I should eat up all my time with a tour. But it was both worth every minute and the reasonable cost. Very good value!

Hello! We are on our way home from the Blarney Castle tour from Dublin with our guide Phillip. Today has been simply wonderful! Phillip has been amazing, he is friendly, personable and very knowledgeable. He made us feel right at home and that we were safely in good hands. We have been traveling for two weeks and have been on many tours but this has by far been the best one yet! Thank you Phillip for a fabulous day!

The visits were timed out perfectly. Our bus driver Barry was AMAZING! Learned a lot of facts about Ireland. Had a great time!

David was our guide. He was wonderful- knowledgeable, personable. Learned a lot. Right amount of time at each site. Sites were interesting and history at each site was enlightening.

Wonderful trip; highly recommended. Small group; got to do a lot of interesting visits and learned a lot of interesting information about ancient & medieval Celtic history.

My spouse, nephew and I took the Wicklow day tour today and absolutely loved it. Our guide, Keith, was very knowledgeable about Irish history and made the tour both educational and fun. He was extremely witty and interacted well with each person on the tour. The tour offered the perfect number of stops and I feel we had adequate time at each location. Of all the trips/tours we've done, this is by far the best I've ever been on. 5 out of 5 stars 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

This was the worst tour I have ever experienced. The tour was from Dunmore East and was a cruise ship excursion. They have also refused to do any kind of reimbursement. The driver of the bus was one hour late to arrive. There was no explanation for the delay. Then he was absolutely quiet the whole excursion. Never gave us any information about what we were seeing while driving or any information on the sites that we were just dropped off at. Totally unacceptable. Don't understand how they get such good ratings. I'm hoping they will see this review and make some kind of effort to explain what went wrong.

We had Barry as our tour guide and driver. He was excellent and certainly did the part of explaining history while driving safely. For the experience, I loved visiting Blarney Castle and kissing the Blarney Stone. It was quite fun. Cashel rock also had lovely views. I didn’t get as much from the Cahir castle but the historic aspect alone is pretty great. So overall, ultimately, it depends on the person, but I myself really enjoyed the experience.

Amazing tour guide, very knowledgeable and kind, showed us beautiful countryside. The sites on the tour were gorgeous, well worth the cost.

We were a group of cruisers who had pre booked with Irish Day Tours from our port in East Dunmore. It was supposed to be a guided tour to Kilkenny Castle and St. Canice's. The bus, with only a driver and no tour guide, arrived a little more than an hour late. This was a problem as we were a group of older adults, some of us with mobility issues. We were left standing in a parking area! The driver did not apologize or give any reason as to why he was late. He did not give any explanations of where we were or what we were passing during our hour and a half "road trip" to Kilkenny. When we arrived at Kilkenny Castle, several of us asked the driver where he and the bus would be in case we needed something which we were leaving on the bus. He stated that he would stay with the bus at this exact drop off location. When my husband went back to the bus, about one hour later, to drop of our jackets and get some things which we had left on the bus, there was no sign of the driver. The arrangements made, when we arrived at Kilkenny shortly after 11AM, were that in case any of us didn't want to walk to St. Canice's Cathedral, the bus would remain in the parking spot till 3:30PM when it would depart said location to pick up those of us who had gone to St. Canice's. Imagine our thoughts when we arrived back at the exact spot at 3:10 and our bus wasn't there! It was very scary as we knew that we were a great distance from the port, and if we weren't back by "on board time" the ship would sail without us! This was the worst situation that I have ever experienced ! Do yourself a favor and DO NOT BOOK A TRIP WITH IRISH DAY TOURS! You do not need the aggravation that this company can cause!

If I could have rated a 0 I would have instead of 1. This was a tour from Dunsmore East where our cruise ship docked and werl we tendered. The bus arrived well past an hour late with NO explanation. We also had no guide. The whole excursion was a "comedy of errors" from beginning to end. We were on 8 different excursions during our cruise and this was the only one that seemed "like an after thought" with no preparation for those who were on this excursion. I am an experienced world traveler and have never experienced such a poor excursion in all my travels. Beware of this tour operator.

A more offbeat tour with an amazing guide. Our guide, Jonathon, picked us up on time and off we went. He was incredibly good as a guide both in and out of Dublin. He talked about the history of Ireland, and Dublin in particular, mixed with a wee bit of politics (not in a bad way at all) on the way out of the city. We got more history from him as we travelled to the Hill of Tara. He took us up the hill and then was so informative about the site. We went on to the Neolithic burial sites at Loughcrew. It is a steep climb up so make sure you’ve got sturdy boots and good lungs. The views were unbelievable and our guide gave us more background on what we were seeing. Off to Trim Castle and a entertaining lecture on medieval armor and weapons, followed by a great lunch and then a final stop at Fore Abbey. More history and stories and some traditional Irish singing from Jonathan saw us home. Even as we pulled into the city, Jonathan continued to provide guidance about places to see, restaurants and pubs to visit. Simply a great tour and a truly outstanding guide. Highly recommend!

This tour to Kilkinney (Castle and St Canices) from Dunmore East was a complete mess and I would not recommend using this tour operator (Irish Day Tours) for a tour from Dunmore East from a cruise ship. We had a group of 52 people and originally we had 2 small coaches for 26 people each arranged but it was changed to 1 large coach bus in January 2023, and a number of itinerary changes to make this work. The execution of the tour was very bad. The bus driver was almost an hour late. Because we tendered we had to stand waiting for an hour. The tour operator later explained that they didn’t have a driver /guide available on the day of our tour, so their transport team booked a separate guide for the tour. However, apparently the guide was sick and didn’t tell the bus driver until after he had left and he waited for some time in Dublin. We were so late into Kilkenny that there was not time for a proper restroom/comfort break. We made something work for most people but it was stressful as we were holding up the tour of the Castle which was arranged for a specific time. The bus driver was very nice and tried his best but he was ill equipped for our tour. He gave no explanation for being late or reason that we would not have a guided bus ride. He had no printed vouchers which caused confusion at the Castle. He was able to get the Cathedral one printed so we could use it. He did not talk at all during the drive or when we got to Kilkenny. This is the first time we have ever had a tour with no narrative or explanations provided, and people were very disappointed. It also created confusion at Kilkenny. We were given no maps and the only information people had was the brief tour description the tour operator provided. The tour operator later explained that we were not given maps because “nowadays most people would use their phones to navigate, so it never crossed my mind that you would need any maps.” Well, this is an older group and they don’t use maps on their cell phones and every tour we have been on with so much free time in a city either has a guide to take us around and explain or maps. The tour operator recommended that people walk to St Canices for our arranged visit there at 3pm (we thought it was a guided tour but it was only an entry fee). My understanding is that it was a 10 minute walk and very close. It was 1 kilometer and took from 20-30 minutes depending on the walking ability of some people. Due to the lack of a map, some people went to St Mary's instead and missed out on St Canices. In retrospect it should have been arranged for everyone to be driven to St. Canices and left from there. Instead we called the driver and arranged a pickup there and went back to the original bus stop for 13 people who could not make it. They were very unhappy since they paid for admission and did not get the opportunity to see it. The bus was warm (air conditioning didn't seem to work) on the 1 hour 20 min ride back. That just added more frustration to a group that was already not happy. The above was communicated to the tour operator and we received the explanations provided in my review and an apology (“I sincerely apologise for any inconvenience and misunderstanding (about maps being provided)!”). We had 18 private tours arranged for our 2 cruises and this was the only one that was done poorly. After the tour, everyone said it was the most poorly communicated and executed tour, and it was a “mess”. As the tour organizer, it was especially frustrating because I called the tour operator when the bus was late but received no phone call back to get an explanation for the late arrival of the bus and no guided tour. It took a few weeks to find out what happened after I sent an email detailing the problems the day of the tour. I should have been contacted immediately to explain the situation so we could make the necessary adjustments in our plans for the day. Instead it was a very confusing, and chaotic day ending in a very hot and uncomfortable bus ride back to Dunmore East.

The trip is very great! The guide and driver both are very good! It is very worthy.旅程很棒，莫赫悬崖很美。导游和司机都很友好。导游会在车上对景点和爱尔兰的历史进行讲解，坐船看莫赫悬崖也很有意思。

My favorite tour of my trip! Our tour guide was awesome! Rock of Cashel Cahir Castle Blarney Stone & Castle Hands down the best 3 castles in Ireland.