Amazing and one for everyone’s bucket list Unreal trip and a true living legend in Paddy Byrne the skipper of the boat too. We had originally planned... read moreUnreal trip and a true living legend in Paddy Byrne the skipper of the boat too. We had originally planned to go on this trip earlier in the summer when weather was poor. The seas were rough and Paddy gave everyone the choice to go out of the bay at least and we all were chomping at the bit. Even though we were out more than an hour and had availed of Paddys knowledge and fantastic story telling, he insisted in not taking a penny off anyone as we hadn’t had the full experience. We took our son who is wheelchair bound back the second time which was this weekend and WOW what a trip. The views, the stories, the people and the relaxed vibe had us all talking to each other and finding out each other’s stories also. This is a must for anyone coming anywhere near the area and I would even say to make it your business to come just for the boat trip. We are still buzzing and our wee man was made feel on top of the world by everyone on the boat especially Paddy the captain and the crew. … read less

Take you swimming costume - you can take a dip from the boat. Very nice to see the cliffs from the sea. Captain Paddy is a bit like marmite. He is well intentioned... read moreVery nice to see the cliffs from the sea. Captain Paddy is a bit like marmite. He is well intentioned with a kind heart, but I can see some might find his banter and comments a little difficult. Very entertaining and also very safety conscious and professional. The surfaces on both boats were all sprayed between each set of customers. Some confusion about who was going in which boat - I think that everyone wanted to be with Paddy! Trip was good value. It’s not on the info, but you can swim from the boat (in hot weather!). This looked like a very nice activity. read less

Great craic & great value We had an absolute ball with Paddy on our boat tour of the Sliabh Leagues. Having been let down by... read moreWe had an absolute ball with Paddy on our boat tour of the Sliabh Leagues. Having been let down by another boat company for a sailing (they decided to end the season early) they suggested to us that we tried Paddy's boat tours. We initially booked for a Thursday but Paddy emailed us on the Monday to say that he wouldn't be sailing Thursday duw to bad weather but as we were flexible we asked to be moved to the Wednesday. Paddy was very helpful and efficient in accommodating this for us. The views of the Cliffs were beautiful and Paddy's explanation of the landscape and historical facts were really interesting and made the tour very personal. There was a great vibe on the boat with the other passengers too. Some of them were able to for a swim also which was great. We were out on the boat for just about 2 hours and had a fabulous time. I would absolute recommend to family & friends. read less

The worst tourism experience I have ever had My partner and I were excited to participate in this activity on Monday 13th September 2021, however to say we... read moreMy partner and I were excited to participate in this activity on Monday 13th September 2021, however to say we were extremely disappointed with it is a major understatement. Whilst waiting on the pier for 15/20 minutes prior to the boat departing a crying toddler was clearly uncomfortable with the idea of putting on a lifejacket/getting on a boat/being there. Paddy, the main person in charge, said that my partner and I would be getting on the boat with the families (including the crying child), I requested that, if at all possible, we could get on the other boat staring at his phone, he coldly replied “yeah, no problem. You go and pick another couple to get on that boat then”, slightly shocked I said no thanks. Nonetheless, we ended up boarding the other boat (that he himself was manning). Whilst walking down the steps to board, Paddy once again made a scene in front of the entire group saying that I didn’t want to get on the boat because of the child at this stage it was already uncomfortable but I was unsure whether this was some form of jesting or an attempt at humour – I soon found out it was not. We had been out in the water for roughly 20/25 minutes when once again, on a boat of 12 strangers this individual decided to announce that I had requested not to be on a boat with a crying child, he then proceeded to explain how some children don’t have, and will never have the opportunity to cry and accosted me (whilst on a boat in the middle of the water) about my request – please just imagine being in this scenario. I kept my cool and tried to converse along without getting involved in a debate about how utterly unprofessional he was being. I don’t know if the other passengers fully understood what was going on. In hindsight, I wish I did confront him back on the boat about his behaviour however it definitely would have put a dampener on the other customer’s experience. Regarding the actual boat tour itself it was pretty despicable, and not at all what was promised. Two local people came aboard with us with a surf board and overall, I think 1 hour – 1 hour 10 minutes was spent watching them try to surf off the back of the boat with a rope – Paddy himself said this was an “unorthodox” boat tour So basically, not what we were paying for then? I think we must have got about 2 and a half minutes of actual information about the cliffs. We could see the other boat in the distance continuing their tour as I gather it’s supposed to be done, whilst the priority on our boat was keeping the 2 local surfers happy. When we were eventually setting sail for land again, following the most uncomfortable tourism experience of my life, I decided that I would have to speak with him about how he behaved. I made sure that we were the last people to get off the boat – again, not embarrassing him in front of his customers like he had done to me in the middle of the water. I said to him that if he had an issue with me, if he was so offended or annoyed by my request not to go on the other boat with the distressed child, then he should not have let us board and we would have left. He said “you know something, I was annoyed about that” and then started talking about how someone once didn’t want to get on a boat with a person with special needs Ehhh, not remotely the same thing and also totally irrelevant - our issue was that he made sure to take us out in the water and then proceeded to accost and belittle us – did he not think how utterly uncomfortable this would have made anyone feel? Paddy said that it would not have been fair to refuse to take us out after my request – so it was fair to take us out and then verbally attack us when we had literally nowhere to go? And we are paying for this treatment? Furthermore, as we said to him, it is totally inappropriate to start a rant about dead children when providing a service to paying customers - you never know what someone’s history is in terms of child birth or raising children. When my partner said that he ruined the tour for us, he did apologise (sarcastically or not, I couldn’t tell) for ruining it - I’m taking this as some sort of agreement from him that he had. Following on from this comes the €50.00 payment that he then debited from my account later that evening. I am entirely shocked that he actually took payment for this - I don’t even care about the money but was just astounded at the gumption, that seriously takes some nerve. Regardless of whether or not I was right to request to be on one boat and not the other, the issue here is this man’s sheer lack of professionalism. If he was so affronted at my request then he could have and should have told us to leave – trust me, I wish he had. I genuinely can’t get my head around the treatment we received here, it’s much less about the poor boat tour itself and more about the premeditated verbal bombardment. If people reading this review take anything from it, please just be extremely weary of this person, what he did to my partner and I shows nothing but malice and some questionable and concerning intent to make paying customers feel uncomfortable. Having perused other negative reviews of this enterprise I see I am not the first person to bring up this individual’s approach to ‘customer service’. On a final note, I’d like to say that negative Trip Advisor reviews are not something I take any pleasure in, I’ve never left a review, positive or negative and have only just today created a Tripadvisor account to give my review of this business and provide an open, accurate and honest account of events. Genuinely, I am still shocked by the whole experience. read less

Meath couple Great day out with paddy..a must if in the area..and a gentleman.... read moreGreat day out with paddy..a must if in the area..and a gentleman. The trip is full of local knowledge...scenery that is just read less

Amazing and one for everyone’s bucket list Unreal trip and a true living legend in Paddy Byrne the skipper of the boat too. We had originally planned... read moreUnreal trip and a true living legend in Paddy Byrne the skipper of the boat too. We had originally planned to go on this trip earlier in the summer when weather was poor. The seas were rough and Paddy gave everyone the choice to go out of the bay at least and we all were chomping at the bit. Even though we were out more than an hour and had availed of Paddys knowledge and fantastic story telling, he insisted in not taking a penny off anyone as we hadn’t had the full experience. We took our son who is wheelchair bound back the second time which was this weekend and WOW what a trip. The views, the stories, the people and the relaxed vibe had us all talking to each other and finding out each other’s stories also. This is a must for anyone coming anywhere near the area and I would even say to make it your business to come just for the boat trip. We are still buzzing and our wee man was made feel on top of the world by everyone on the boat especially Paddy the captain and the crew. read less