Luxury UK & Ireland Travel Agent Review: Kinsale, Adare, Galway, Dublin, Cliffs of Moher, Waterford, Blarney, London, Stonehenge

For Ireland, I would pack hiking boots/shoes because in many areas we walked on stones which, even though I had flat walking shoes, I could feel every stone and my sister ruined a pair of shoes on the stones. I would not go to the village of Adare (this was our choice due to pictures we saw online). Galway probably would have been fun in the evening with music and pubs but wasn't much fun during the day. I would have liked to see a River Dance show. I don't know why I didn't think of this before we went. I guess I thought there would be dancing everywhere but this was not the case. I would make time for lunch on the Aran Islands - it seems like we didn't have long enough on the Island. We were starving for dinner and tried to squeeze in the Cliffs of Moher which were beautiful but we rushed through. [Travel Company's Comments] Dear Lynne, Thank you for your feedback. Actually I do not work alone. Our travel agency have 3 Travel Designers. However, due to our overwhelming popularity I have to confess that I was exceptionally busy at that time and have since hired a personal assistant! She is an exceptional girl with an eye for detail that exceeds anything I have seen before and extremely organized! A great asset to the company! I am so glad that the falconry activity was one of your most memorable experiences. The reason I had selected Ashford Castle was exactly for the array of unique activities that you can enjoy there. Typically clients schedule themselves once there as you can never rely on the weather. Im glad that the restaurant recommendation in Kinsale worked out for you and I am confident that the restaurants that we had recommended would have provided you with an equal or better experience but a personal recommendation is always a great way to sample a restaurant. I tried to purchase the VIP private Sunset entrance tickets as I usually do, directly with Stonehenge. If we had been successful then we could have hired the same guide and private bus to operate this PRIVATE tour door to door from your hotel including the henge at Avebury [which is MUCH bigger than Stonehenge! ] Also there is Silbury Hill and various other features that combine to make an interesting visit. The village of Avebury is lovely too - and INSIDE the henge! However, the group tour that you found was an alternate way of still enjoying the private entrance and we were lucky they had availability even though this group tour is more commercialized. I am glad that you appreciated the guides that we carefully selected for you. I think this is the most important part of any tour experience and comes with the experience of working with these guides for many years now. The Aran Islands is normally arranged as a full days tour with plenty of time for lunch. As you wanted to trace your ancestry in County Mayo we left the morning free so that you could do this and enjoy the surrounding area before enjoying private half day tour of Inis Mor. Theres never enough time is there when you are having a good time!! Sincerely,