Tours, sightseeing tours, activities & things to do | Viator.comCork and Blarney Castle Rail Trip from Dublin
based on 57 reviews of Cork and Blarney Castle Rail Trip from Dublin
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This was a very interesting tour. I enjoyed it and our tour guide was very knowledgeable and very friendly. It was a full day tour and I was able to see so much.
Reviewed by: Carmen B, United States of America, August 2006
This tour is worth doing. We had a great time at Blarney Castle. The tour guide offered plenty of information and gave us plenty of time at each location. I would recommend Viator to anyone looking for a great way to spend a day in Ireland!
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States of America, June 2009
The tour itself was very nice, but our guide was really not very accommodating. The tour would have been much better had we had a better tour guide. He almost left people behind twice! It was a small tour, only 12 of us, so you would think he would realize when a few people were missing.
Reviewed by: Brenda B, United States of America, May 2009
Good day trip away from Dublin. Our tour guide did an outstanding job and told us all the history and just really took care of us. Definitely a good trip to go on.
Reviewed by: Ernest T, United States of America, September 2008
This tour went very well and was ably led by our tour leader. Would definitely recommend this tour.
Reviewed by: Ken S, New Zealand, August 2008
While the tour itself was good, be prepared for a long day and to be hungry. I wish the tour simply would go to Blarney Castle and allow time for shopping and then back to Dublin eliminating all the other stuff, such as the cemetery and the church visit. The tour guide was excellent and well informed but by the end of the tour, most were bored and hungry.
Reviewed by: Daniel N, United States of America, July 2008
We had a nice leisurely day, with our professional tour guide.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United Kingdom, June 2008
This trip is well worth doing, we had a very informative guide who knew what he was taking about! Blarney Castle was an experience I would recommend, however, this is not an easy climb if you suffer with knee problems and the stairs are very very narrow in some parts. The walk around the grounds are definitely worth the trip. I would advise you to take food and drink because this trip is a long day the only criticism I have is that the trip does not provide you with a free refreshment break as this is a very long day, however you do have the opportunity to have lunch and refreshment breaks to a cost.
Reviewed by: Julie H, United Kingdom, April 2008
The Blarney Castle was beautiful to see, however I enjoyed walking the grounds more than the actual castle.
Reviewed by: Sheryl R, United States of America, December 2007
Was a great tour.
Reviewed by: Ernest H, United States of America, October 2007
This was a very interesting tour. We throughly enjoyed our day, our tour guide was very knowledgeable and very friendly. It was a full day tour and I was able to see so much.
Reviewed by: Anita C, Australia, October 2007
I would have liked to have a few photo stops along the way. Queenstown Museum and going aboard the ship were both very informative. Our guide was rather reserved and quiet.
Reviewed by: Elizabeth C, United States of America, October 2007
Our guide was so friendly and informative. He gave us plenty of time to shop also.
Reviewed by: Michael C, United States of America, August 2007
This is worthwhile and a good value for money. There's plenty packed into the day tour. Our guide for the day was very friendly and helpful, and even assisted us in getting transport back to our hotel.
Reviewed by: Margaret T, United Kingdom, August 2007
LOGISTICS - There was a private car on the train ride to Cork reserved for those on the trip the train trip was about 3 hours. When we arrived at Cork, we boarded a bus. here really wasn't a tour of Cork, just a note of the sights we passed as we drove to Blarney Castle. We got there before other tour groups, so we headed straight to kiss the Blarney Stone before there was too much of a line. We had plenty of time at Blarney Castle to explore the castle and small town, do a little bit of shopping and eat lunch. There were a few choices for lunch which was nice and a reasonably priced option.
Then on to Cobh where we visited a Church heard a little about Cobh. We got back on the bus for a very short ride down to the coast, a little more about the town and then to Queenstown Story. After some time in Queenstown Story, we took a local train approx 30 minutes to another station, where we waited another 30 minutes for a train back to Dublin.
TOUR GUIDE - Our tour guide was fantastic. He really cares about giving a good tour and what people want to see and hear about. He was always available for questions. When we arrived back in Dublin, he even made sure we knew how to get back into town - which trams to take, etc.
OVERALL RATING - This tour is definitely worth doing! It's hard to visit Ireland without kissing the Blarney stone! It's a long day with an early start - but it is a fun day!
