Excellent resource for our Ireland trip. In particular it helped us discover places like Dingle Town and Kinsale, which we never would have considered otherwise. Thanks to this book we learned that Ireland is about a lot more than Dublin!

So helpful! Read this basically cover to cover so I'm counting it as a book read this year!

Excellent travel partner if you’re visiting Ireland. Will be bringing this book with us, that’s how good it is!

This was a great tool to help plan our trip to Ireland. We did both suggested activities and some that weren’t on his plan. Great practical tips and good map insert.

Back in my European travel days during September 2012 - fun times.

I've always used Rick Steve's free online resources + free downloadable podcasts when planning European adventures.

However, after using his Iceland guidebook, I'll certainly be purchasing his travel guides when offered for my next adventure! (In fact, a friend who joined me on this Iceland trip purchased 2 of his guidebooks upon our return, for use on her upcoming UK trip.) I read this one cover-to-cover and it was super helpful for our Icelandic road trip.

The guidebook is well organized and easy to read. With poor cell reception in some areas, we were grateful for the maps - not only to navigate the island, but also to figure out how to get to certain restaurants and attractions within each town.

He also includes some off the beaten path tips, such as directions for how to take the scenic route (only adding on 15 minutes) between Reyjavik and the Golden Circle. We never would have found tips like this online, and some of these moments ended up being our favorite things all trip.

Well done Rick Steves!

My husband and I just got back from an 11-day trip to Ireland. We bought this book and the Frommer's Day by Day guide, but the only guide I used the entire time was Rick Steve's. Whether you're planning a trip for 3 days or 3 weeks, Rick Steve's has all of the information to guide you through a fun, interesting and relaxing trip.

Following the outline he provided at the beginning of the book, we flew into Dublin and made our way in a clockwise circle around the entire island. All of the places we stayed that Rick Steve's recommended were fantastic except for the place we stayed in Belfast (The Windermere Guesthouse). One of the best parts about his book was the detailed information on each locale. He not only recommended restaurants and sites, but provided walking tours, advice on times to go, places where you would get more immersed in local culture and recommended lengths of your visit and places to stop on your drive between overnight stays. He even gives you plenty of cultural information such as rules of the road, how much to leave for a tip, where you're most likely to find live, authentic Irish music, and more.

The tone of the book is light-hearted but informative. It felt a lot like getting advice from a well-traveled friend. If you're interested in reading up on the history of Ireland, Rick Steve provides a nice chapter at the end of the book that gives you a good overview of the island's turbulent history. Even if you're not much into history reading, you can get a good feel for what was going on through the centuries from each of the descriptions of his recommended sites.

All in all, I would highly recommend this book for anyone going to Ireland (north or south) for any length of time. We relied entirely upon this book and the recommendations he gave to give us for the most comprehensive visit to Ireland possible in the time we had. And we had an amazing time.