General Testimonials

We have just returned from a wonderful week on board the Emerald Pullman. The hotels and travel arrangements were all first class. The scenery was spectacular, why had I never visited the west coast before? That just leaves the team, David Mervyn Jim and the catering staff, who all looked after us exceptionally well.  And I am sure they will be pleased to know that we made our flight home to Glasgow on time.  

Thanks again for a great trip, we may meet again!

What an amazing day!! Starting from the first train ride John Todd was absolutely wonderful. He told stories and gave us history lessons all along the way. We learned loads about this beautiful country with the ease and comfort of our own private guide. John was super helpful with taking our photo at each location. Thanks for capturing our memories!! This tour (and our guide) were top notch!!

We had done Ireland before without a guided tour and having a guided tour was so much better. We wanted our mother (in-law) to have a magical trip. John T was a very entertaining and informative guide. He kept us on a leisurely pace allowing us time to take plenty of photos while taking some group photos for us as well. John is very pleasant and kind, we would certainly take another tour with him.

The beauty, history and variety of this tour was excellent. Our guide offered the best of Irish humor, cheerfulness and intelligence. The stops were beautifully arranged to allow enough time to explore the sites without feeling either rushed or too slow. The only time in Galway was the evening, but that is when the city comes to life.

Such an amazing at to see this stunning country. Our tour guide Brain was
knowledgeable and entertaining! I wish I had booked a longer tour but there
is always a next time! Can’t recommend enough!

Ireland is such a beautiful country and very clean! Our tour guide's name was Peter (i don't know his last name). He was fantastic, funny and so polite. You can tell he really loved his country and really wanted everyone to see it's beauty. Everyone was so polite and kind. There was 10 of us in our group, and we all just really, really enjoyed ourselves. This was a trip of a life time, and we were not disappointed. I think the Irish could teach us Americans a thing or two on manners! LOL, thank you for all your help in putting this together. we loved everything! Great hotels, great tours, great agents, you went above and beyond. We will be back!!! Favorite trip ever!!!!

The Emerald Pullman 7 night/8 day private rail tour from Dublin was the best tour that I have ever done by far! Cannot say enough about the tour staff - knowledgeable, fun, helpful. The variety of tours provided a good overview of the island. Each hotel was different, from the grand old railroad hotel to the castle on the coast to the modern hotel in Belfast, each were unique and special. Overall a wonderful experience.

Your team did a superb job taking care of 4 senior ladies. Every schedule location your team was there to meet us and take us on our way. We felt safe and reassured.   I can't say enough great things about Brian. He was so knowledgeable, great sense of Irish humor, and thanks to him, we had the best night of our trip in Killarney. Keiron's tour on Inishmore led us up to a stunning chapel ruin. Barry's day drive around the shores of Connemara and his special places touched all of us. The other men on our tours were excellent as well. All were knowledgeable, entertaining, and kindly cared for us.

Our hotels in Killarney and Belfast were absolutely stunning. The other hotels were very fine and met our needs. The trains and buses were excellent. One bus broke down, but a new one was promptly delivered. There was a train schedule change at the end of our trip to Belfast. Our printed itinerary did not have the change. However, a representative came to the hotel and made sure the cab driver got us to Connelly Station in time. We were well assured that all would be taken care of if we didn't make the train. One couldn't ask for better service.

We went on a 3 day tour of Southern Ireland including Blarney Castle, the Ring of Kerry, and the Cliffs of Moher. Blarney castle was SPECTACULAR absolutely the stuff fairytales and mythical stories are inspired by. A picturesque wonderland to explore and take scenic walks on, surrounded by exquisite stunning foliage shrubbery plants flowers and trees and the occasional waterfalls. It’s such a magical place! The tour was extremely well organised and I cannot recommend our guide Norman highly enough- he is such a wonderful gentleman very polite, knowledgeable, has a great sense of humour and makes sure everyone has the best time!
The accommodation was also lovely and we stopped off at some lovely souvenir shops and food places- I have garnered a lifetime of gorgeous memories of this beautiful country, I really recommend them highly. Well worth going with and takes the hassle out of organising. Coaches were all clean too. Thank you Railtours Ireland and in particular Norman, you are a gem!

As we had never been to Ireland, this tour from our ship docked in Cobh fit our needs very well. We had a private railcar just for our group, which quickly took us from Cobh to Cork, where we transferred to a large bus. We then proceeded to Blarney Castle, where we spent several hours walking the gardens. The castle itself is empty and the line to kiss the stone was 90 minutes. After souvenir shopping and a quick lunch at Woolen Mills, we were off through Cork to our final stop at St. Colman's Cathedral. Andrew, our guide, did an outstanding job with his driver optimizing our experience. Andrew was not only very knowledgeable and personable but very cognizant of the time, as our ship was leaving in the afternoon. We will definitely use Railtours again when visiting Ireland.