We had a lovely day. The trip was very interesting and the sites we visited were picturesque. Pat was very informative and very nice especially with the kids. Andrew was a great driver. Would not hesitate to do it again.

I felt this tour had way too much time on the bus for what we saw. The lakes were pretty but no where near what I expected. Just looked like a big lake in the mountains. I thought the upper lake would have a view looking down into the mountains. In any case, if you have seen lakes and mountains, this is ok. For Kilkenny, the castle was not worth going to. All I did there was have lunch at a pub and for lack of anything else to do, had some ice cream, which was delicious. I did not need to go to the shops - they are similar to the ones in Dublin.

In addition, the meeting place to get on the bus was extremely difficult to find.

If you are on limited time, I recommend going to Ancient Ireland and Northern Ireland. Also, Connemara was great but a long day.

Our guide Philip was excellent on the way up. But...on the way back, I did not like the hard sell to post a review on Trip Advisor approaching each of us and asking us to post while on our LONG drive back to Dublin since they have wifi on the bus.

We thoroughly enjoyed our day! Phillip (our guide) and Garret (our driver) were friendly, professional, and just what one would want for such a tour.

We highly recommend Collins Day Tours.