Blarney Stone
- Address:Blarney Castle, Blarney
- Hours:Monday to Saturday: May: 9am - 6:30pm, Jun - Aug: 9am - 7pm, Sept: 9am - 6:30pm, Oct - Apr: 9am to sundown. Sundays: Summer: 9am - 5:30pm, Winter: 9am to sundown
- Admission:€10
Blarney Stone Reviews
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We were very pleased with this tour. We had very informative tour guides. The B and B we stayed at in Killarney ( The Fairview was above our expectations) It was a great trip and I will recomend it to my friends.
Absolutely fantastic trip. The guides were very knowledgeable and patient. The bed and breakfast was top-of-the-line and the scenery outstanding. I would definitely recommend this trip
It's interesting but a little challenge to change the train ride to bus or vice versa. The scenic view was fantastic. I would recommend this to my friends.
What a great Tour, all the guides were nice and knowledgeable and funny. Eas a great experience, covered a lots of gound, all of it was worth it.
What isn't made completely clear is that this is not one tour but a series of tours, more or less defined by the individual day, and that the guides change with the day. So our first guide met us at the train and took us to Blarney Castle and Cobh and put us on the train to Killarney. We were met there by a different representative who took us to our guest house, then next day had a separate guide/driver for Ring of Kerry. Yet a different driver picked us up on morning three and drove us to meet our guide for the Cliffs of Moher, etc., and that guide rode the train back with us to Dublin.
The entire 3 days were amazing! It was a great balance of being taken care of (tour guides/drivers/planning) and having enough free space to enjoy everything (2 full evenings free/amazing hotel in Killarny/castles and cliffs had plenty of time to enjoy them). My first tour with viator and I would highly recommend it!
Lovely countryside. Very much enjoyed the bed and breakfast- Copper Kettle. It was geat to see so much of the country and learn so much about the history.
Everything worked well. It was organized perfectly. The guides (especially Bob) were great. I would recommend it to my friends.
This was an outstanding tour with first class guides and quality accommodation. We have booked through Viator for other parts of an extended trip and can only hope that this high standard is maintained.
Excellent trip! We were able to see everything we wanted to see, and more! They had us stay in a very cute little B and B in Killarney. The lady who owned it was wonderful and the breakfast was excellent! The tour guides all had wonderful information, and gave us lots of great little tidbits everywhere we went. Would have liked to have more time at the Cliffs of Moher, but other than that everything was incredible!
The trip was very nice but when I booked the trip, I was advised that our luggage would be taken care of for me but that is not the case as you need to transfer your own luggage to/from the train and bus. Also, the coach bus does not have a restroom so if you are traveling with older people or children, the 2.5 bus ride can be a bit difficult.
The holel in Killarney was an ideal spot and very nice hotel. The hotel opens for breakfast at 7:30a but our transfer picked us up at 7:15a so we were unable to eat before taking a two hour car ride to meet the coach bus (an additional 45 minutes) to take us to the Bunratty Castle. After the Bunratty tour, we were back on the bus another 2 hours before stopping for lunch (No place to eat at Bunratty). I highly recommend packing snacks..
I also feel that we didn't have enough time at the Blarney Castle and too much time in Cove.
I do want to mention that the tour guides were great! We wanted to see a lot in the short time that we were there so I understand time constraints are difficult.
At one point the bathroom on the train was out of order so we had to use the restroom at the station before connecting to the coach but were told that another bus would not have waited..? I recommend that the tour allow for bathroom breaks between transfers.
The trip was great and I highly recommend it. Our tour guides were informational and funny. Everybody was in good spirits and with great atmosphere to make new friends. The accomodation in Killarny was excellent too. Going for it was a good decision. Thanks!
The trip was awesome. Great tour guides and drivers. My only problem was that our train was late getting back to Dublin and our tour guide (Billy) offered to have the airport shuttle drop us off on the way as our hotel was out that way. We had planned on taking a cab but he wanted to save us some money. when he saw the bus was not there, he physically pushed us on to an electric train and told us which bus to catch. He did not tell us where to get off the train and we had no idea of where we were. Someone with limited english on the train assisted us best she could. She had us get off at her stop and then found out which bus would be going by. It was a dimly lighted area and the bus would not be there for 45 minutes. We finally found a cab. the driver informed us that we were in a very unsafe neighborhood. We were scared and upset and angry.
The entire package was well organized. Our guide on the first and last day, Bob Beatty was exceptionally good and very well informed. He gave us loads of inputs and useful tips. Michael, our driver and guide for the 'Ring of Kerry' tour was also very pleasing and good. 'Beauty's Home', at Killarney, where we spent 2 nights, was a very clean, homely and comfy B and B - well run by Katherine. She was very warm and welcoming and treated us to lavish Irish breakfasts. Due to the hazardous weather conditions on the 'Cliffs of Moher', we were unable to climb to the top and our coach hatch and windscreen ripped open! However, thanks to our driver, Michael and guide, Bob, we were sent a back-up coach within half an hour and safely tranferred to Galway. An incredible and highly recommended experience on the whole!!
I enjoyed the tour very much. the tour guides were all excellent and very helpful. beautiful things to see everywhere. I skipped the last day but had good company on my way back to Dublin. the only complaint that I had was not much help carrying/pulling suitcase. it was large and heavy and for almost $800 I thought there would be more help. one is pretty much on one's own during the whole tour, with lots of getting on/off trains and buses. lovely people on the tour and I did enjoy it very much.
