Cliffs of Moher, Burren and Galway Bay Rail Tour from Dublin

I would’ve given a five star rating except for one reason. First, I knew that it was an all day train ride but I didn’t know that there was going to be a several-hour bus ride also. Not sure if I missed that in the description or not, but we left at 7 a.m. and returned to Dublin at 10:00 p.m. Due to Covid still being out there, I figured on the train that we would at least be able to spread out a good bit and could get up and walk around easily. But what I didn’t know is that there was a several hour bus ride to the cliffs and then to Galway in which there was a woman sitting in front of me and my daughter coughing the entire time. And this is one of those huge 40+ passenger buses. Every time we got on and off the bus everybody got back in their same seats so we were stuck behind the same lady coughing. What I didn’t like is that Viator didn’t take steps prior to the excursion to notify people that they should not come if they are symptomatic. And even if they did, it wasn’t where it was very noticeable. Also, masks were not asked or required or recommended on the bus at all. There were only a handful of people who had masks on. My daughter and I had our masks on the entire time because of the lady coughing in front of us. She had a mask on, but her husband did not and he was coughing a little bit too. There were so many people coughing it was ridiculous! Nonetheless, what I’m getting at, is that now my daughter and I both have Covid while we are still on vacation and can’t get out to do anything! What a big waste of money! I feel this could’ve been handled much better if the situation had been addressed on the front end. Or at least the coughing people should have been turned away or asked to take a taxi back. With that said, the whole tour was amazing, seeing the countryside, the shopping, eating in the pubs, seeing the cliffs, castles and more! I’m not sure if I just missed this in the description of the tour or not, but I was not aware of the bus ride being part of it. I thought it was just a day long train ride. Great trip for the sites though!

Brian the tour guide was excellent. He informed us of Irish history, described the scenes as we drove by them and throughout was humorous, helpful and thoughtful.

This tour was very organized and allotted the time among the various stops very well. Our guide was Bryan and he was funny and very helpful for the day trip. It was a long day but there was so much to see and the Cliffs were beautiful! Highly recommend this tour!

First of all, the Cliffs of Moher were gorgeous and the whole reason we took this trip. However, the rest of the trip was a pain. There was supposed to be breakfast on the train on the way there and light dinner/snacks on the way back and there was neither. We spent the majority of the day on a bus that was REALLY hot. The older crowd seemed to enjoy it but we didn’t like being so overscheduled and constantly having to check the time. We had never done a tour like this before and this will definitely be the last.

Awesome experience, would highly recommend! Norm was great tour guide. Stunning views…..you won’t be disappointed!

Thanks to a very knowledgable guide called Brendan we had an amazing day and a wonderful experience of Ireland from coast to coast.

Outstanding. Long day but the sites snd the tour guide were fabulous. Had a great time. Very memorable.

This was an excellent first step into traveling around Ireland. The weather was a bit cold but we made the best of it. We wish we had more time in Limerick. Time restrictions a for travel are hard.

My mother and I took this trip together, and what an experience. Firstly, our tour guide Norman was the most lovely man. He was knowledgeable, funny and took the utmost care of each one of us the trip. Making sure we were looked after til the last stop on the train. He made the trip something we will remember forever. We were blessed with good weather to view the cliffs and the Bunratty Castle and folk park were simply amazing. The stop at the Burren was unreal. Plus all the tidbits and stories he told of each town really gave you an experience you just wouldn't get driving yourself. Thank you so much Norman for being the greatest guide we could have asked for. Bless you!

Beautiful tour. Very professional and informative. Great lunch stop choice. I would definitely recommend it.