Leave Dublin for the day and take a coach and rail tour to Connemara and Galway. You'll travel through breathtaking Irish scenery, pass by stunning Kylemore Abbey and tour the lovely lakes, mountains, stone walls and thatched cottages of Connemara.
Posted By : 672eugeneo
Today was absolutely fabulous! John Todd, our tour guide, was the very best. He has a heart of gold and looked after us so well. Galway and Connemara are stunning. It was a day to remember forever!
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Posted On : 2024-05-07 14:54:42 
Posted By : taylornorby
We did this tour as a replacement because the weather was too rough for the Aran Island tour. Our first Railtour guide was Frank and he was very nice and got us situated where we needed to be. Then once in Galway we transferred to a lollytours bus and stopped for tea and pictures. We got the authentic Irish experience and it downpoured on us. The rain/fog made it hard to see the landscape but later in the day it cleared up and Connemara is absolutely beautiful! We enjoyed our time at Kylemore Abbey we should have found the kitchen sooner because we ended up crunched for time. Galway was very busy with the Christmas market.
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Posted On : 2022-11-19 05:07:50
Posted By : Ronald A
John, our bus driver/guide who works for Lallly Tours was phenomenal. He provided so much history including the local flora. He spoke when needed but not overly talkative which can be very annoying by many guides.
This tour started and ended in Galway which is a beautiful town. Seeing the Connemara and the Burren along with the Cliffs of Moher is a must see when visiting Ireland.
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Posted On : 2022-09-13 14:08:24
Posted By : Robert_H
Train host, bus host and bus driver were all amazing, as were the sites. My disappointment is that I spent $250 and was only allowed 1:50 minutes at Kylemoore.
1. No breakfast on train even though your trip details listed that.
2. Was rushed from train to bus even though we needed something to eat and drink, and my wife is diabetic.
3. We were told the bus would stop for tea in 45 minutes. It was 1:30 before the first stop. More time when my wife's sugar was dropping without food.
4. Had to choose between Kylemoore OR the national park. Trip details leads you to believe you see both.
5. Drove past Kylemoore to drop folks at Natl Park first, then returned back to Kylemoore to drop us. We could have had an addtl 30 mins at Kylemoore if we had been dropped on the way by the first time.
6. No one greeted us at the train station to accompany us back to Dublin. Not significant, but again we were told several times that there would be someone.
This was our third Viator trip this week and the first one that was a bad experience. Whether intentional or not I don't know but there was quite a bit of misinformation.
Bob Hilbert
fggrider@yahoo.com
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Posted On : 2022-06-17 05:14:41 
Posted By : MikeO_3691
Frank our bus driver/tour guide did an excellent job. Kylemore Abbey looks like something out of Dowtown Abbey. The food at the restaurant is super good. It would have been nice to have a little more time to visit.
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Posted On : 2019-09-23 10:10:18
Posted By : Carol_J
Wonderful way to see the Countryside of Ireland and then bus tour of Connemara and Galway! Wonderful staff and lovely travel mates🍀🇮🇪
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Posted On : 2019-09-22 04:54:31
Posted By : Marilyn_M
When our train arrived in Galway, there was some confusion with our reservation and the bus did not wait for us. We were promised a taxi ride to catch up with the bus, but learned that this was not possible. The tour company offered the On Off Bus as an alternative, which we enjoyed in spite of the rainy and windy day. We took an earlier train back to Dublin.
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Posted On : 2019-09-07 23:07:31
Posted By : Roving588196
Started off a wonderful day with Frank on the train to Galway, very pleasant man, informative, jovial a credit to the company, unfortunately very bad weather meant we had to make the best of a bad day, a little disappointed that we didn't seem to actually have a guide, so dropped off by coach at various locations, not what I was expecting, although the coach driver was very informative not quite a guided tour. However on the trip back from Galway to Dublin, we were subjected to derogative remarks from the host who obviously did not like the English, I would advise anyone English to avoid this tour, paying £109 each to be abused is not my idea of fun.
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Posted On : 2018-09-11 16:42:34
Posted By : Neill F
Great bus driver/guide who gave the best history of Ireland that I heard among the many that I had heard!
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Posted On : 2018-08-01 13:31:15
Posted By : Cathi H
This rail tour was well worth the money. The RailTours staff were easy to locate in the train stations and were so helpful and friendly. My elderly mom traveled with us and she has some mobility issues. The staff were helpful and always made sure she was comfortable. The stops were really meaningful and its was a tremendous way to see the country side. The only downfall was the coach driver once we were out of RailTours hands wasnt very attentive to our coach seat reservations causing two of our traveling companions to not get to sit together even though our seats were reserved together. Overall a great way to see the west coast of Ireland which shouldnt be missed.
