Top Ireland Day Trips - page 2

Our guide Luke and driver Anna were amazing. The weather was the only downfall but not unexpected. Luke had infinite amounts of knowledge he shared with us. He was a fun, energetic, intelligent guide. Anna could have driven an 18 wheeler thru a needles eye! The traffic at times was heavy and road slick. We felt safe and in good hands with her. She was also polite, chipper and lovely. Interesting how a women from Spain winds up driving a tour bus in Ireland! The tour itself was long and much down time. Also expected. Giants highway is a site that baffles the mind. In nature straight lines are rare but here they are plenty. Take your time and kneel down and see the little things. The drive by the castle is just part of this since you have to drive by it! I would not say it’s really part of the tour but they do stop at a pullover spot so u can take photos. Dark hedges is only interesting because of the game of thrones aspect, otherwise it’s a bunch of trees not much to look at. Titanic museum was not what we expected. It was much more about the history of ship building, the economy of the town, history. The few items from the ship along with true stories, the actual incident, and personal aspect I felt was not done to an extent of what it should have been. The ship was the focus not the human lives that once were filled with life. If I would have know the more human aspect was not prominent I would have skipped the museum all together. All in all I’d give the trip a solid 9, the down part was so minimal but there was the disappointment of the museum. Also the fact we lost time in Belfast to walk around due to waiting for 3 people. The wife and child arrived 6 minutes late and then husband 3 minutes later. These particular people had already been exceptionally rude to myself at a rest stop. To waste an entire bus load of people’s time is not only rude but should not be taken lightly. We were all told if you’re late you’re risking being left behind. Idle threats obviously. I would have left them as they cost the rest of of us 10 minutes in Belfast to see what little the 30 minutes could have offered us. Instead it was 20 minutes and barely worth getting off the bus.

This was a fantastic tour during our time in Ireland. Newgrange and Knowth were absolutely amazing to see, and having a great guide at Knowth, Maeve, made the experience even better. She was incredibly knowledgeable and brought the history of the site to life. Monasterboice was a wonderful surprise, especially seeing the field where victims of the Great Famine were buried. Kevin did an excellent job explaining its history and significance of the massive Celtic crosses. Kevin was a knowledgeable, personable guide and did a great job keeping the tour on track, going through history and keeping on time while making sure everyone had enough time to enjoy each stop. Highly recommend this tour—an excellent way to experience some of Ireland’s incredible history!

Connor was our driver and tour guide and he was amazing and funny too’ he was very knowledgeable and helpful during our trip. There was a few road work would had effected our tour but he was a quick thicker and come up with a better plan B for everyone. High five to him!