Buy the tickets in advance and you save more money vs. purchasing it upon arrival. Please note the reduced hours in the winter time. There is not really a drop off/pick up sign. Just meet back at the same place you got dropped off at. We went to Amsterdam in January so it only ran from 10am until 230pm (except Saturdays.) We purchased the canal tour; however I do not feel it was really needed for what we wanted to do. The driver of the bus was very nice. If you buy the tours in advance. From Central station main exit, head towards the right pass the visitor center, cross over the bridge. There will be a bus lot by the canals and just look for the red double decker. The times were very accurate leaving Central Station and we just counted travel time to the other stops to figure out a round about pick up time. Ex. We got off at Anne Frank, It took us 15mins to get there from central station. So if the next bus leaves Central Station at 1:00pm, it should be there to pick us up around 1:15. I saw alot of complaints on Trip Advisor but Im not really sure why. Well worth the money

OMG!!!!! YOu MUST do this trip. From Dublin it was a very long bus ride but our tour guide Gerri gave us lots of stops and great information about the countryside. On the way you see castles, castles and MORE CASTLES!!! The location for lunch was great. The weather was purrrrrfect...For the price we paid we got an awesome deal!. Suggest everyone to take this tour

The tour guide was more like a driver. Spoke very little and when he did speak you couldnt hardly hear him. He kept changing his "plan" of what we were supposed to do when we arrived in Cork. Ex. First we would drive around the city and then he changed his mind and decided to drop us off at the Visitor center instead???? Anyways. It got the highest start because the Blarney Castle and Rock of Cashel made up for it. AMAZING!! Plus size people beware that if you plan to go to the top of the Blarney castle, the stair seem to get a tad more narrow. One of my friends couldnt quite fit good enough continue the journey up. Going down was great. The grounds are beautiful. Time will not allow to see the caves and Blarney Castle and the Blarney house. You could really make this stop alone an all day adventure. Its something to go again. Love it!

Great Value to view Dubline City. First round stay on to view the entire route. Second route get off where you need too. Loved it. Stops at all the major locations. Very close to most hotels too.