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Fine tour.
Reviewed by: Lene L, Denmark, October 2006
Had a great time! The tour and the tour guides were great!
Reviewed by: Walter R, United States, October 2006
Very informative. We had a bus with a live guide as opposed to an audio track and he was funny and knowledgeable.
Reviewed by: Kevin S, United States, September 2006
The tour was wonderful. There are several different buses with the Dublin city tour, each with different things to say about all the highlights of Dublin. All were interesting. The only thing is be sure you get on the Dublin city tour bus. Some are red and some are yellow and they say city tour. There is another yellow bus tour which is a different tour so you need to watch what bus you board. We sat on top of the double decker bus in the open and believe it or not I came back to the states with a nice tan from Ireland!
Reviewed by: Paulette J, United States, August 2006
I'm not one to ever complain but my daughter and I had a bad experience towards the end of our day in Dublin. We had used the on/off bus throughout the day and were aware that the buses ran until 530pm. We were on an NCL cruise and had to be back at the ship at the same time. We were at stop 20 at around 445 planning to get on and ride to the end of the route in time to meet our taxi back to the ship. We waited 15 minutes and finally saw the big red bus coming, the driver looked right at us and shook his head no. He then stopped at the red light just past us so we ran up to the bus and waved at him to let us on. He again gestured no and drove off. We ended up walking, getting lost and feeling very panicked but finally found our taxi and barely made it back to the ship on time. I now understand that stop 20 was the end of the route but I do not understand how a driver could pass us up so blatantly.
Reviewed by: Barbara C, United States, July 2008
Ends earlier than other tour companies. All go to the same attractions, but a tour that ends later comes in handy when you want to hit the last tour at Guinness or another attraction then get back to your hotel or into town.
Reviewed by: Lauren M, United States, June 2008
Everything was as advertised. It would have been better if there was a live guide doing commentary and not a recording.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, United States, June 2008
I've been on better city sightseeing tours but this was ok. The bus didn't stop at all of the stops and at one point we had to get off and walk to the next stop but in terms of learning about Dublin's history it was definitely good.
Reviewed by: Anonymous, Ireland, May 2008
Due to the weather turning bad on the Sunday, we did not take advantage of this tour to its fullest. We only used it once and after that we walked around the city. I suggest this is used as a means to get around to see everything quicker. Having said all that, the buses were clean and the conductor / driver was very helpful.
Reviewed by: Eyolanda G, United Kingdom, September 2006
Very crowded, not enough seats and buses had long waits because buses were full. Promised local guide, only plug in audio which hardly worked. In Belfast we got what was promised and would recommend that bus tour.
Reviewed by: Thomas F, United States, August 2008
Once 5:30 hit they dropped us off at the last stop without any warning. It should have run later.
Reviewed by: Angela G, United States, May 2008 Note from Viator: We agree with you 100%. This is not acceptable behavior, and we are following up directly with the operator in Dublin to ensure that this does not happen to future travelers. Please accept our apologies.
The tour was not worth the money. We were surprised to learn that most of the stops covered are walkable only blocks apart. There is some commentary on the bus about each stop along the way that you may find useful, but the same information was also covered in a Dublin guidebook that I had picked up at a bookstore before leaving home.
Reviewed by: Mae S, Canada, September 2007
