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  • Andrew A
    1 contribution
    waterford kilkenny rail
    the kilkenny castle fee needs to be included, and I thought we spent a little too much time on the rail. Maybe the trains could go faster?
    Review of: Waterford Crystal and Kilkenny Rail Tour from Dublin
    Written 30 July 2023
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  • Selina B
    4 contributions
    Castles and nature can't miss!
    Such a great tour! We had Gerry as our guide and he was full of informative facts and so kind. We had plenty of time in Kilkenny to do a few stops and more than enough time to enjoy the nature in Glendalough. The walk to the upper Lake was so peaceful. Highly recommend!
    Review of: Glendalough Day Tour from Dublin: Including Kilkenny City
    Written 15 September 2023
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  • Steven J
    2 contributions
    Wonderful Historically Informed Tour
    Wonderful, historically knowledgeable guide who was jovial and fun and who interspersed his talks with jokes a bit of magic!
    Review of: Shenanigans Walks - Guided Walking Tour in Kilkenny
    Written 19 September 2023
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  • Mícheál Mac
    Dublin, Ireland2 contributions
    Wonderful Tour. A truly professional Tour Guide
    We had a wonderful tour of Kilkenny with John Britton as our guide. We were with two other couples both from the United States. Myself and my wife are from Dublin so we knew a bit about Kilkenny and its fascinating history and heritage. We were amazed at how much extra we learned from John. He is a great story teller. We liked everthing about this tour. The locations in which he told Kilkenny's story were so well chosen. It was easily the best city tour I have experienced.
    I know the other couples thought the same. The time just flew John was so good. He is a true professional who clearly loves what he does.
    Review of: Private walking Tour of Kilkenny. English, French or German
    Written 31 August 2023
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  • Connector248505
    1 contribution
    Lovely tour with John
    John was terrific.
    Lovely tour of the beautiful Kilkenny town. Informative and funny. Very well done
    Part of Another group had run late and John shared our current location on Google maps so they were able to catch up. Very accommodating
    Review of: Fun and informative Kilkenny walking tour with a qualified guide
    Written 20 September 2023
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  • ty h
    Granbury, TX4 contributions
    Fascinating Tour of the Medieval Mile Museum and Cemetery
    We opted for the guided tour and it was exceptional. Our guide was able to explain so many of the events and eras of the artifacts that it made it really come to life. I highly recommend the guided tour.
    Review of: Medieval Mile Museum Self Guided Audio Tour
    Written 10 September 2023
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  • AtoZ
    2 contributions
    Fantastic day
    Our day trip was wonderful. We had only ten in our group and enjoyed walking around Glendalough and Kilkenny at our own pace. The scenery was beautiful, along winding roads through the mountains and sheep country. Richard was a lovely guide, very funny and knowledgeable of the area. We recommend booking a tour with HilltopTreks.
    Review of: Small-Group Glendalough, Wicklow Mountains and Kilkenny Day Tour
    Written 30 May 2023
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  • Amy V
    1 contribution
    So much fun! Great family activity!
    Our family (2 adults, 11y old daughter & 9y old son) did a hurling clinic with James & Charlie and had a blast! Good info and instruction at the start and lots of fun on the field! It was great to not just hear about hurling but to actually experience it! Highly recommend this experience.
    Review of: Hurling Tours Ireland - O'Loughlin Gaels
    Written 9 August 2023
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  • David B
    Calgary, Canada31 contributions
    Sensational trip.
    A great trip. Beautiful country, great people and a fantastic tour guide/driver in Jerome Foley. Hats off to Rabbies and a sincere heartfelt thank you, to Jerome. As they say in Canada, Merci infiniment, Jerome!
    Review of: 5-Day Escape to the South West from Dublin Including Admission
    Written 3 September 2023
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  • GrandTour766887
    2 contributions
    Perfectly paced and informative tour
    This trip has been years in the planning with our friends. I was unsure exactly what to expect from our guided trip around the North and West of Ireland but it was incredible. Our guide, Brian Barry, was phenomenal. He was organized, gave us great recommendations at each stop, and was always providing us with information and stories to keep the drives entertaining. I cannot wait to go back and visit again.
    Review of: Small-Group 6-Day Driftwood Ancient Ireland Tour from Dublin
    Written 27 July 2023
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  • Tia S
    7 contributions
    Fantastic way to see so much in a short time
    We had a fantastic tour with Dan around Kinsale, Blarney, & Kilkenny. The scenery was gorgeous, the coach was very comfortable, and Dan was incredibly knowledgeable and warm. We saw so much more than we would have seen on our own and Dan had great local knowledge and answers to all our questions!
    Review of: 3-Day Blarney Castle, Kilkenny & Irish Whiskey Tour Inc Admission
    Written 10 August 2023
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  • Michel S
    Luxembourg City, Luxembourg36 contributions
    complète and good
    The four days tour is well complete but guides vary greatly in Quality. Quigg was absolutely excellent for the day to the Cliff of Moher and Galvay , others from others days were Closer to organisers and not great guides although they made some efforts,they were missing context and a little short on explaning their trips. The day in Dublin is conceived as a DIY and was even missing an organiser, so not Bad but could certainly do better.....
    Review of: 4-Day Guided Tour to Discover Ireland and Dublin
    Written 27 July 2023
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  • Longtimesecretary
    Indiana2 contributions
    Received a refund for a trip cancelled by Covid
    Although it took awhile, we received our refund for a 6 day tour. I don’t believe they are dishonest or scammers. They were like all of us caught off guard when Covid happened and it could not be foreseen. I think like many business models they use future booking money to pay for expenses and salaries for current tours and when refunds were asked for there were no future tours to count on. I will most surely book with them again for a tour in 2022.
    Review of: 6-Day South of Ireland Tour from Dublin
    Written 13 June 2021
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  • Mary Lou W
    New Braunfels, TX96 contributions
    Terrible experience
    The airconditioing and microphone was broken it was a was a hor day and we were miserable. Also the driver provided no commentary. Best i can say is we got there and back.
    Review of: Waterford, Kilkenny and House of Waterford Crystal
    Written 12 July 2022
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