I booked the Cliffs of Moher & The Burren half day tour through Galway Tour Company this past…read moreNovember. The value of the tour was great, only costing around $45 (42.50 euros) for an eight hour tour. I was able to select the pickup point at a nearby hotel. The bus was prompt and we headed on our way shortly after 10am. The tour bus driver was an absolute delight. Incredibly friendly and full of knowledge and funny stories. We stopped at a couple spots along the way including a castle, a very old cemetery, and a pub in Doolin. We drove through the Burren on our way which was a really interesting sight to see. I enjoyed learning about the geology of such a unique place. We had adequate time to explore the Cliffs of Moher once we arrive - almost 2 hours to roam around, take pictures, and check out the gift shop. Then we made our way back to Galway and arrived around 6pm. The timing was perfect and I really feel like it was a valuable experience. So glad I booked a group tour instead of renting a car and trying to navigate to the cliffs myself - the roads to get there were really wild and I'm not sure I could've handled it on my own (plus, it would've been way more expensive). I'll also note that the tour company reached out the day before my scheduled tour to let me know they had to reschedule due to the snow and ice that rolled through that night. They put me onto the tour the following day and communication was seamless throughout. I highly recommend booking your tour through Galway Tour Company!

My friends and I went on a tour to the cliffs of moher and the burren with Galway tour company and…read morewe had the most amazing time! Dave is such a great tour guide and very informative. This was easily our favorite day in Ireland!

Can't thank Paul enough for taking care of my family's bike adventures. An experience that we will…read morenever forget. Great exercise and photo ops!

I would highly recommend Paddy and Nelly bike company. Very friendly and easy to deal with. Their…read moree-bikes are fantastic to use and great for the hills on the greenway. Very enjoyable day out.

Hmmm... where to start!? from the outside the place looks quaint, half-doored and typically Irish…read more The inside is like a museum of a museum, the sort of thing you'd see in the old days before the curator realised people like to be able to see individual artifacts rather than pick them out of the jumble! The exhibits ranged from a dug-out canoo C900 CE to what looked like a 2 year old HP photocopier - in fairness that might have been there for admin purposes but who'd know!? Unlike most museums in Ireland there was a covercharge - 3Eur per person (children go free), a fee we felt was a bit cheeky considering the content but on a wet and cold Irish summers afternoon it certainly helped pass the time!

Definitely worth a visit to learn about the history of Westport and Clew Bay. Completely disagree…read morewith first reviewer who thinks it is 'cheeky' of them to charge admission. It is staffed by volunteers, begrudging them a couple of Euro to support the cause? They would spend far more than that on a pint without a second thought! The artifacts and photographs on display are interesting and the volunteer staff is very willing to answer any questions. The docent gave a short overivew of Westport's history which is fascinating. There is almost too much to see, but overall a great way to spend an hour our two. They also offer walking tours of Westport for 5 Euro.

It was a fine summer day and we'd driven from Bangor Erris through the most stunning scenery…read moreimaginable on some of the worst narrow roads imaginable. We crossed the Michael Davitt bridge onto Achill island and drove past a mobile Ulster bank van. We had Keel as our destination as we negotiated the narrow roads and meandering sheep who were everywhere and who see tourists as an inconvenience. The entire experience was a tad spooky as despite being a fine day in early summer the entire island was shrouded in mist the whole time we were there and we were there about three hours. We chose Keel as my wife used to holiday here as a child. Her family arrived with a tent to a caravan park and pitched up 15 yards from the wild Atlantic. Travelling west from here the next land is the USA. We got to Keel and the caravan park and we walked along the beach with the mighty blue/green Atlantic Ocean roaring at us as my wife relived fond memories of a stark, haunting very beautiful wilderness. Hard to believe that this stark, rugged island has been continuously inhabited from 4,000 years BC. Wow now that's impressive.

This was an amazing adventure to the cliffs and moher! Get it?…read more Anyway, our tour guide was Jerry Sweeny, full of knowledge, funny and extremely nice. Well worth it!!

Thanks to John B for an amazing tour day to amongst many places including the Cliffs of Moher…read more Amongst the amazing things he taught our group was the history of Irish famine and unfair taxation, the emigration of many Irish to other parts of the world, the famine cottages and walls, the

Ferry Ride I…read morevisited the largest of the islands 23 years ago Worth the ferry ride for lunch Must visit? Perhaps, maybe,.... I have experienced a number of ferry rides

Early in the 1970s, I saw an article in National Geographic about this set of 3 islands in Galway…read moreBay. "Ive got to go there someday" I swore. In less than 5 years in was on a small plane from Galway city to Inishmore, the largest of the islands. All of Ireland is beautiful, but Inishmore was absolutely stunning. We passed on the horse and buggy ride and made our way on foot to the north side. Thousands of miles of stone walls line the roads and fields. We stopped at the stone hut that was used in the filming of "Man of Aran." At this point, we realized that we had to get back to the plane, so we managed to use a crank phone to put in a request to the island's one cabbie. We had enough time to take one more walk to the cliffs on the west side of the island. In 2008, we managed to go back and see Inisheer, the smallest and most southerly of the chain. At dinner, we had the only truly great steak I'd eaten in Ireland (usually better to stick to the lamb). I'd hoped to get a sunset shot, and the one I got showed all three islands at once. High on my bucket list is visiting the third island someday.

We drove much of the Wild Atlantic Way while on a day tour, and the topography and experience of…read morethe Irish countryside was beautiful and so worth the excursion.

The Wild Atlantic Way is the world's longest defined coastal touring route!…read more It's inspiring, renewing, relaxing and invigorating. The Wild Atlantic Way (Irish: Slí an Atlantaigh Fhiáin) is a tourism trail on the west coast of Ireland. The 2,500 km[1] (1553 miles) driving route passes through nine counties and three provinces, stretching from County Donegal's Inishowen Peninsula to Kinsale, County Cork, on the Celtic Sea coast.[2] Along the route there are places and attractions which have been designated as points of interest for travellers.

God forsaken and desolate, devoid of inhabitants apart from the odd rodent... "Someone is going to…read morehave to clean this tent" said my wife. I agreed but suggested we go and have a look at the Deserted Village instead. The village is close to Keel and definitely somewhere you should have a look at if you are in the area. It is the remains of an entire village on the hillside overlooking Keel. It comprises of nearly 100 stone cottages all deserted around the time of the great Irish famine (though I'm not so sure what was so great about it, it sounds awful). We were fascinated - the houses are all roofless and in severe disrepair but you get an idea of the cramped conditions in which people lived. I would love to have seen a reconstructed house - so we could get an idea of where the fire was and where people slept - there were no fire places or obvious cooking areas or chimneys or anything.

Our walking tour was with Fiona on St. Paddy's Day, so the streets were very busy and noisy…read more Nevertheless, Fiona took us down some of the less traveled streets and told us about the history of the "city of tribes". She also had a lot interesting and funny stories. Pointed out features in the buildings that normally you would not notice and what the story was behind them. The tour was just the right amount of time and distance covered.

From the owner: Galway Tours provide friendly walking tours of the heart of Galway City. Our guides are all highly…read moreexperienced and can advise on great places to eat and drink while in Galway