Unforgettable 2-Day Wild Atlantic Way: Cliffs & Galway

Awful experience. Note to fellow travelers. Your bus may be unmarked and arrive at a different location than the one provided in your instructions. There may be other excursions and guests leaving from the same spot. There will be no Paddywagon signs, and your driving may be inside the bus. Have a way to be contacted, as your driver will leave without you if you are not able to be reached.

Took the PaddyWagon to Cliffs of Moher, Bunratty castle, etc. Our guide and driver was Gerry and he was so entertaining with his knowledge, fun stories, sense of humor and all around super nice human!

The meeting point was central and a rep from Paddywagon was there waiting for us and directed us to the bus. Cullen was a great driver on his big clean bus. We had some temperature issues in the bus and he addressed them. The rest of the ride was comfortable. The hotel in Galway was nice but a bit out of the center of town. We had to take a taxi to dinner and back. Breakfast at the hotel was a nice plentiful buffet. Gordon picked us up and toured to the Cliffs with us. His passion for Ireland was evident as he drove us around and explained everything in a clear humorous way. After lunch we had to change busses since we were going back to Dublin. We had an hour unnecessary layover at the restaurant waiting for our next bus. Michael came and took us into his bus from the restaurant for the test of the tour back to Dublin. Mike was excellent too.

The places listed on the Paddywagon website for this tour were largely not visited. Very disappointing, as that was the main reason we booked this trip. The guide was new, didn’t know the full route, and improvised large parts of the tour. When we pointed out that several advertised stops had been skipped, she avoided the question. She called it “go with the flow” — , but in this case it just felt like an excuse not to follow the itinerary. If I travel to Ireland again, I won’t be choosing Paddywagon.

The Ring of Kerry tour with Paddywagon was amazing 👏 the scenery was fabulous. Everything about tour was just perfect. Even the weather was good. It also helps when you have a great Driver and tour guide. Paul was very knowledgeable and had some great stories. Fabby Stuart keicher

I’ve been waiting 10yrs to take this trip and Paddy Wagon Tours and their driver Steven did a fabulous job. From the simplicity of making the booking, to the luxe comfort of the new mini bus we were fortunate to enjoy. Breaks were well spaced out, with ample time available at key sightseeing locations. The B&B accommodation we stayed in overnight was lovely, perfect and 8 minutes walking distance into Galway. Thank you so much for adding to our beautiful family vacation. Memories that we’ll cherish forever. Extremely grateful.

The 2 day tour gave us a great insight to the west of Ireland! Accomodation was great, but the passion and enthusiasm shown by Danny and Ian will be something we will remember!

I will never use this company again and would not recommend to anyone else, especially women and children. Your started off great with a friendly, respectful, informative driver. But a couple of hours later we took a 20 min break at a rest stop. Then we were told we would be switching to another bus coming in and wait another 20 minutes for those riders to have their break. Tom was in charge of the next bus with a new driver. Tom did not provide any information on Ireland and became annoyed and abrasive when asked anything. The overnight stay was ok but standing around in the cold while the bed and breakfast owner tried to figure out rooms was ridiculous. I don’t know who manages these tours but this is the most disorganized and disappointing travel company I have ever experienced. There were many unhappy customers. Tom was so inconsiderate that he twice hurt people outside the bus by opening and closing the door without checking if anyone was in the way. A woman walking in the sidewalk was hit pretty hard and Tom didn’t even apologize.At Cliffs of Moher Tom failed to inform riders that if they opted not to do the ferry, they would actually sit on the bus for two hours doing nothing instead. The tour ended on a worse note when we were again transferred to another bus after a lunch break. Tom had gotten us to lunch hours late and did not tell us or the new driver when to get on the new bus. We quickly ate and got in a bathroom line when suddenly the new driver Alex started arguing with passengers and threatening to leave them, including a mom with two young children. He told my daughter she had an attitude because she asked him to be patient and wait for her mom, he aggressively told her she can take a public bus back to Dublin. Alex was disrespectful and rude because we were ruining his schedule. This was unfair since Tom was the one responsible, but Alex didn’t want to hear it and he left two young women behind. We then had to listen to him mutter to himself and scowl and then had to pull over for 20 minutes while a good samaritan drove the abandoned girls to meet us. Alex then started speeding on narrow windy roads to get us to the next destination for a 10 minute visit and finally off his bus. Ireland is beautiful but this tour left us with horrible memories. My dream to visit Ireland was tainted by this tour’s poorly managed staff and itinerary. Paddy wagon Tours- how would you like to travel to a foreign country and be treated this way? Especially women and children who are more vulnerable to crime. Can you imagine how it feels to be threatened and actually left behind with no idea where to go?

Your was fantastic and I must say the driver and your house was very educational and knowledgeable about the history of Ireland. Has an excellent sense of humor too.

The driver, Cash, was very energetic and engaging with the group. He cracked jokes and shared history/facts of places we passed and wasn’t afraid to make the tour a little unique to accommodate the needs of travelers. The overnight stay was at an amazing B&B in Galway city and Cash again made excellent dinner, dessert, and drink recommendations for the evening in Galway. 10/10 recommend the tour. 12/10 recommend Cash.