The value of this company surpasses the others for trips out to the Aran Islands and around the Cliffs of Moher. We bought our tickets online a few days beforehand and saved a few euro. We took a daytrip out to Inisheer, something that I HIGHLY, HIGHLY, recommend for anyone spending more than a day or two in County Clare. Inisheer is bleak and starkly beautiful -- probably one of the most eerily beautiful islands in the world, in my opinion.
The ferry trip out to the Aran Islands depends largely on the sea. A few years ago when I did the trip, the sea was so rough that nearly everyone on the boat vomited and the staff started handing out vomit bags to everyone. This must have been an anomaly, because I took the boat a couple years ago and then again just a few months ago, and the sea was much calmer. The trip was quick and everyone was polite and friendly. We hopped off the boat at Inisheer, eager to explore the town, and I realized I'd left my phone on board the boat. I turned around and saw the boat pulling away from the dock. Oh God. My endearing husband darted off past me, running towards the boat, waving his arms, asking them to come back. I was frozen in my tracks, mortified and just totally pathetic and useless. My husband caught their attention and the boat re-docked and threw me back my phone. They were so good-natured and wonderful about it. So was my husband. Long story short, the company is accommodating.
On the trip back from Inisheer, they took us on a complimentary cruise by the Cliffs of Moher that was well worth it and tacked on an extra half hour to the trip. Thoroughly enjoyed it. read more