General Testimonials

Had a great time on our trip!
This is my second time going on this tour and I am never disappointed!
Guides and drivers are amazing!

Great tour, no doubt. Paddy, our guide went above and beyond to help my wife and I see
some extra things outside of the scheduled tour. We were treated like VIPs the entire time
and saw some amazing things. Highly recommend!

We finally made it to the one place that my wife has always wanted to visit and that was to the Waterford Crystal Factory. A beautiful place and was worth it. Kilkenny Castle seemed like an afterthought but was just beautiful; but seeing the Waterford factory caped off a beautiful place to visit. Finally.

My daughter and I had a wonderful experience taking this tour in spite of the rainy, cold weather. We were the only two rail passengers from Dublin to Galway so had our guide, Andrew Roche, all to ourselves for the three-hour trip west. He was very knowledgeable and pointed out many interesting facts along the way and shared many stories about the country with us. Once on the coach, we had a lovely time taking in the many sights through Connemara. I was especially struck by the beauty of the mountains and, of course, Kylemore Abbey. On the return train ride, we were kept up to date about our expected arrival time in Dublin, and were well taken care of. Andrew, again, made the time on the train fly by, keeping us entertained with more stories. I highly recommend this tour!

My husband and I recently returned from our 3 day trip with Railtours Ireland First Class and we had a wonderful time.
This overnight tour gave us the opportunity to see Ireland in a different light. We stayed in Killarney for 2 nights. Killarney is an amazing Irish town - the vibe, mood, culture, restaurants, shops, people are wonderful. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the Fairview Hotel.
David was our tour guide and he is full of Irish knowledge. You can tell he has a passion for this job and enjoys being able to share the history of Ireland. He made sure we were always taken care of at every stop, gave recommendations of restaurants in Killarney, gave us his phone number for emergencies.
All of our stops were beautiful and full of history.
We had one rainy day when we went around the Ring of Kerry but we all made the best of it and still came home with beautiful pictures of the scenery.

Loved the tour and the guide made the whole experience absolutely exceptional! Paul O. shared facts about each stop along the tour, including things we saw from the coach. He knew the best places to eat and had suggestions on what to do first. We laughed and joked with Paul and the group really enjoyed the experience. I was traveling alone, but the interactive nature of the day made my solo tour completely comfortable!
The castle, Cliffs of Moher, and Galway were all stunning and exactly as described.

We did the 10-day tour from London. Absolutely fantastic tour in every respect. We went all over Ireland, seeing so many iconic landmarks and landscapes. The tour guides for each day were incredibly knowledgeable and entertaining. On each day of travel there was a RailTours representative guiding us to the station and/or there was a taxi taking us to/from the station to our hotel. The hotels were Amazing! Communication to and from the Railtours office was superb. We can’t recommend them highly enough!

The organisation and level of service has been unbelievable - from the tour guides to the volunteers - the lovely hotels (Abbeyglen was beyond our expectations) and the food. Well done to all! Thank you for the exceptional experience - your knowledge of Ireland is outstanding and your genuine warmth has been very much appreciated.

We have had a lovely time - we enjoyed the experience on the Emerald Pullman and visiting Ireland and learning the history. A beautiful country!