4-Day Blarney Castle, Ring of Kerry, Cliffs of Moher & Connemara

Posted By : dianemC4133QV
Brian our tour guide for most of our trip was the most informative, friendly and lovely gentleman. We learned so much about the country and totally enjoyed our trip. Andrea and Gerry also deserve high praise because they also were amazing.
RIT made our trip to Ireland magical. Thank you so much. Will highly recommend this company.
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Posted On : 2023-10-19 14:15:03

Posted By : A5253LMmaggiem
We enjoyed a fantastic tour! Everything was excellent from start to finish. The tour guides (Terrence, Michael, Ian, Shelia and others) truly made the trip - they were incredibly welcoming, knowledgeable, and accommodating. The sights, accommodations, food/beverage stops were all perfect. Thank you Railtours for making our first trip to Ireland so memorable!
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Posted On : 2023-07-22 16:24:33

Posted By : amybY4045RI
I absolutely LOVED my four day tour! The sites, the food, and the commentary made the hole trip! I booked this last minute not knowing what to expect, but Brian, our tour guide, made everything fun and easy! Meeting at the train station was super simple and they had everything planned for us! You do need to pay attention as meet times can change, but they tell you all of this before you leave the bus/train. I’ve wanted to go to Ireland for along time and this trip was absolutely amazing. So glad I did it. No regrets! Will be using rail tours again!
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Posted On : 2023-07-05 22:32:15

Posted By : bpowell888
A lot of bus travel covering some of the most beautiful scenery in the country and stops in lovely villagescto get a feel of real Ireland.
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Posted On : 2023-06-13 17:55:09

Posted By : alya_l
Too many transfers, people, constantly changing buses, drivers, guides, people continually on and off the bus. No congruency, reservations messed up, didn’t have tickets or rooms ready for extremely expensive single supplement I paid $2k for for our daughter. It was a mess, disjointed and boring with really long bus rides that weren’t worth the drive or time.
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Posted On : 2023-06-04 14:21:56

Posted By : jeannefreeman
Viatour puts the tour together for you, which is convenient. If I had to do it over, I would book directly with the tour operators and skip the Viatour layer. The experience was fantastic. However, a viatour limitation (which I didn't notice at the time- my fault) is they don't allow you to select single supplement when you are booking a group. Our family of 3 traveled together, I always book two rooms. I somehow missed that piece on the Viator site and they automatically default to a triple accommodation. Luckily we were traveling during the low season and so the hotels could get us a single room in addition to the preassigned triple. Viator could fix this by putting that into the booking at the start (like hotels do). Their offices were always closed when we checked in and so each stop we had to fix it, pay the extra, etc. etc. Not a huge problem, but pretty unnecessary. They booked us with a company called Railtours Ireland. That company is excellent, our guide was hilarious (Brian. and his coworkers call him MadBrian". We had a lot of fun. The railtour company makes it super easy to see the highlights. I would skip Viatour and just book your tours separately.
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Posted On : 2023-04-02 09:49:12

Posted By : 752karlieg
My experience with Rail Tours was absolutely amazing. I was so impressed with the amount of care and knowledge each tour guide had. As a first time solo traveler this experience was perfect for me and I felt so well taken care of each step of the way. All of the tour guides were so kind! John Todd really helped me out by taking pictures for me at the Cliffs of Moher so now I have great photos that captured the experience. I would highly recommend Rail Tours for people who want to experience as much of Ireland in a short time as they possibly can!
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Posted On : 2023-02-02 16:28:21

Posted By : JanetM1838
We had a fantastic time on our four day tour. Brian was informative, interesting and funny. He shared great tips and recommendations each day. It's a busy few days but we appreciated the organized itinerary. Yes, be prepared to move your luggage each day so pack accordingly. It's obvious. Chosen hotels and lunch stops were great. No complaints at all. We love Ireland and its people. Five star all the way.
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Posted On : 2022-10-30 16:59:23

Posted By : 75shelleyc
This tour was so well organized and the tour guides were knowledgeable. This was my first tour and I enjoyed every minute. The sights were beautiful and we had lots of opportunities for pictures. Everyone was so helpful. I left my phone on the last tour bus in Galway and had to return to Dublin without it. John Todd and Tony were great and calmed me down, assured me they would find it which they did and it was returned to me the next day. I hope to return to Ireland in the future and would definitely book with Railtours Ireland again.
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Posted On : 2022-09-30 13:16:07

Posted By : Inspire00871523886
We're reviewing the actual rail your company, not the trains or other companies used. As for Rail Tours and Brian/Norman, I found the actual company to be doing the absolute best they could under challenging employment shortages.

When you're far from home and you book a tour like this, you want knowledgeable people to be in control and the Rail Tours guys are good at keeping things orderly and together.

I can imagine your guides finding it tough to connect with a new batch of people constantly, but both Brian and Norman were affable and clearly cared about making sure our time in Ireland was fun.

As for the buses and their use of other companies, you cannot expect them to have large enough groups at all times. Ireland has tiny, windy, bumpy side roads that will challenge any bus driver.

The structured nature of times attractions certainly helps you see many things in Ireland, but I'd probably strike out on my own if I visited again to really get into the back country for hiking.
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Posted On : 2022-07-02 06:28:45